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 | – | 9 | – | 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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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