1949 Texas Western Miners football team

1949 Texas Western Miners football
Sun Bowl, W 33–20 vs. Georgetown
Conference	Border Conference
Record	8–2–1 (4–2 Border)
Head coach	Jack Curtice (4th season)
Home stadium	Kidd Field

1949 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
West Texas State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1949 Texas Western Miners football team was an American football team that represented Texas Western College (now known as University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–2 against Border Conference opponents), finished third in the conference, defeated Georgetown in the 1950 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 292 to 113.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at BYU*	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 47–6		[2]
September 24	John Carroll*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 33–7
October 1	Hawaii*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 14–7	15,000
October 8	at West Texas State	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 34–7
October 15	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 28–0
October 22	New Mexico	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 7–0
October 29	at Hardin–Simmons	Abilene, TX	L 14–33	8,000	[3]
November 5	Texas Tech	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–13	13,000
November 12	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	T 13–13	10,000	[4]
November 26	New Mexico A&M	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 69–7
January 2, 1950	Georgetown*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	W 33–20	15,000	[5]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1949 UTEP Miners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
2. "Texas Western Trounces B.Y. By 47-6 Count". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. September 18, 1949. p. 15A – via Newspapers.com.
3. "H-SU Buries Miners, 33 to 14, in Thriller". Abilene Reporter-News. October 30, 1949. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tex Western WV are tied". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 13, 1949. Retrieved July 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Whitlock, Chuck (January 2, 1950). "Miners Subdue Georgetown in Sun Bowl". The El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.