1948 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 192 to 153.[1][2]
| 1948 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–3 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Buffalo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West Texas was ranked at No. 126 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 28–0 | [4] | |
| September 18 | at Texas Tech | L 0–19 | |||
| September 25 | Abilene Christian |
| W 41–19 | ||
| October 2 | North Texas State |
| L 7–20 | [5] | |
| October 9 | at Texas Western | L 7–21 | |||
| October 16 | at Hardin | Wichita Falls, TX | W 28–7 | ||
| October 23 | vs. East Texas State | Dallas, TX | L 7–13 | ||
| October 30 | Houston |
| W 28–13 | ||
| November 11 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| L 6–28 | 3,500 | |
| November 27 | New Mexico |
| W 19–0 | ||
| December 3 | at Corpus Christi |
| W 21–13 | 3,000 | [6] |
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.
- "1948 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Loggers Drop Opener 28–0 To Buffaloes". Arizona Daily Sun. September 13, 1948. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "North Texas tops Buffs 20 to 7". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Buffaloes Edge Tarpons, 21-13". Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. December 4, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved January 31, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
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