The 1947 Texas Mines Miners football team was an American football team that represented the Texas School of Mines (now known as the University of Texas at El Paso) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled a 5âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 record (3âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 79.
Texas Mines was ranked at No. 103 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.