1948 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
1948 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 5 0 07 3 0
Texas Mines 4 1 18 2 1
Arizona 3 2 06 5 0
Arizona State 3 2 05 5 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 2 16 2 3
West Texas State 2 3 06 5 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 2 04 5 0
New Mexico 1 6 02 9 0
New Mexico A&M 0 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

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]

West Texas was ranked at No. 126 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 28–0[4]
September 18at Texas TechL 0–19
September 25Abilene Christian
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 41–19
October 2North Texas State
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–20[5]
October 9at Texas WesternL 7–21
October 16at HardinWichita Falls, TXW 28–7
October 23vs. East Texas StateDallas, TXL 7–13
October 30Houston
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 28–13
November 11at Hardin–Simmons
L 6–283,500
November 27New Mexico
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 19–0
December 3at Corpus Christi
W 21–133,000[6]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "1948 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Loggers Drop Opener 28–0 To Buffaloes". Arizona Daily Sun. September 13, 1948. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "North Texas tops Buffs 20 to 7". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Buffaloes Edge Tarpons, 21-13". Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. December 4, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved January 31, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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