| Year: | 1949 |
| Team: | Texas Western Miners |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Border Conference |
| Short Conf: | Border |
| Record: | 8–2–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–2 |
| Head Coach: | Jack Curtice |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Kidd Field |
| Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 33–20 vs. Georgetown |
| Prev: | 1948 |
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]