1948 Texas Mines Miners football team

The 1948 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas School of Mines (now known as University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1948 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–1–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished second in the conference, defeated West Virginia in the 1949 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 361 to 182.

1948 Texas Mines Miners football
Sun Bowl, L 12–21 vs. West Virginia
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–1–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumKidd Field
1948 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 5 0 07 3 0
Texas Mines 4 1 18 2 1
Arizona 3 2 06 5 0
Arizona State 3 2 05 5 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 2 16 2 3
West Texas State 2 3 06 5 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 2 04 5 0
New Mexico 1 6 02 9 0
New Mexico A&M 0 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Texas Mines was ranked at No. 73 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

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