1942 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The 1942 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented West Texas State College (now known as West Texas A&M University) in the Border Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Gus Miller, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 130 to 112.[1][2] The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
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Conference | Border Conference |
Record | 7–2 (5–2 Border) |
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Home stadium | Buffalo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hardin–Simmons + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Mines | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | at Texas Tech | L 0–39 | 6,000 | ||||
October 3 | Arizona State |
| W 28–0 | ||||
October 9 | Albuquerque AAB* |
| W 18–13 | [3][4] | |||
October 17 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff | Flagstaff, AZ | W 27–7 | ||||
October 24 | Texas Mines |
| W 7–0 | ||||
October 31 | at New Mexico A&M | Las Cruces, NM | W 23–0 | ||||
November 7 | Hardin–Simmons |
| L 0–40 | ||||
November 14 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | W 13–7 | ||||
November 20 | Lubbock Field* |
| W 14–6 | ||||
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References
- "2018 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). West Texas A&M University. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- "1942 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- "Buffaloes Upset Albuquerque Air Base 18-13". The Amarillo Daily News. October 10, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flying Kellys Invade Canyon Tonight Seeking Third Win of Season". Albuquerque Journal. October 9, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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