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1947 UTEP

5–⁠3–⁠1 (3–⁠3–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Jack Curtice.

Schedule and results

UTEP in 1947, game by game: won at Drake 19–7; won vs. Kansas State 20–6; won vs. Northern Arizona 40–0; lost at West Texas 0–14; lost vs. Arizona 13–14; tied vs. New Mexico 20–20; won vs. Arizona State 21–0; lost at Hardin Simmons 0–18; won vs. New Mexico State 26–0+40−18Won 19–7 at Drake+12DrakeWon 20–6 vs. Kansas State+14Kansas StateWon 40–0 vs. Northern Arizona+40Northern ArizonaLost 0–14 at West Texas-14West TexasLost 13–14 vs. Arizona-1ArizonaTied 20–20 vs. New Mexico0New MexicoWon 21–0 vs. Arizona State+21Arizona StateLost 0–18 at Hardin Simmons-18Hardin SimmonsWon 26–0 vs. New Mexico State+26New Mexico State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atDrakeW 19–⁠748%
Sep 26vsKansas StateW 20–⁠677%
Oct 4vsNorthern ArizonaW 40–⁠088%
Oct 11atWest TexasL 0–⁠1454%
Oct 18vsArizonaL 13–⁠1450%
Nov 1vsNew MexicoT 20–⁠2062%
Nov 8vsArizona StateW 21–⁠069%
Nov 15atHardin SimmonsL 0–⁠1820%
Nov 22vsNew Mexico StateW 26–⁠076%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico State 26–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 94 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
159–⁠79
Coach
Jack Curtice
Elo
1434 +28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.1 No. 89 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 3Ed Smith RBGreen Bay Packers

1947 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech4–⁠06–⁠5
Hardin Simmons5–⁠18–⁠3
West Texas5–⁠27–⁠4
Arizona3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Arizona State3–⁠44–⁠7
New Mexico1–⁠5–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠43–⁠6
Northern Arizona0–⁠41–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.