| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Texas Mines Miners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Border Conference |
| Short Conf: | Border |
| Record: | 5–3–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3–1 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Curtice |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Kidd Field |
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 5–3–1 record (3–3–1 against Border Conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 159 to 79.[1] [2]
Texas Mines was ranked at No. 103 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]