Texas El Paso Football Team History
Texas El Paso Miners
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, TX
Founded: 1913 Stadium: Sun Bowl Capacity: 52,000 Colors: Blue & Orange Coach: Jack C. Curtice Conference: Border Intercollegiate Athletic-
1946 Season Highlights
Jack C. Curtice enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas El Paso.
1946 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 27 vs. Drake
2
7
L
Sat., Oct. 12 @
Arizona
13
27
L
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. West Texas A&M
26
20
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Houston
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @
New Mexico
13
21
L
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Arizona State
34
20
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Hardin-Simmons
7
20
L
Fri., Nov. 22 vs.
Brigham Young
13
14
L
Thu., Nov. 28 vs.
New Mexico State
7
14
L
1946 Season Totals
Record 3-6
Points Scored 136
Scoring Average 15.1
Points Allowed 150
Defense Average 16.7
Opponents Record 25-31
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 1-2
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1946 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1946 All Border Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.