1948 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
| 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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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.
West Texas was ranked at No. 126 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 11 | Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 28–0 | [2] | ||||
| September 18 | at Texas Tech | L 0–19 | 16,000 | [3] | ||||
| September 25 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 41–19 | [4] | ||||
| October 2 | North Texas State* |
| L 7–20 | [5] | ||||
| October 9 | at Texas Mines | L 7–21 | 10,000 | [6] | ||||
| October 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Hardin* |
| W 28–7 | 4,500 | [7][8] | ||
| October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. East Texas State* | L 7–13 | 3,000 | [9][10] | |||
| October 30 | Houston* |
| W 28–13 | 6,000 | [11] | |||
| November 11 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| L 6–28 | 3,500 | [12] | |||
| November 27 | New Mexico |
| W 19–0 | [13] | ||||
| December 3 | at Corpus Christi* |
| W 21–13 | 3,000 | [14] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Texas Tech shuts out West Texans in BC game, 19–0". The Arizona Daily Star. September 19, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas rolls over ACC, 41–19". The Arizona Daily Star. September 26, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas tops Buffs 20 to 7". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1948. Retrieved November 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miners wallop West Texas State". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Parks, Harry (October 16, 1948). "Underdog Hardin Indians Meet West Texas State Saturday Night". Wichita Daily Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. p. 4. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Glines, Bill (October 17, 1948). "West Texas State Rolls Over Hardin College in Last Half 28-7". Wichita Daily Times. Wichita Falls, Texas. p. 11, part 1. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Buffs Seek Fourth Victory Of Season at Cotton Bowl". Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas. October 23, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Murphy, Jack (October 24, 1948). "Lions Defeats Buffaloes, 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. pp. 1–2, section 2. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Buffaloes defeat Cougars, 28–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys lengthen victory string over Buffaloes, 28–6". The Amarillo Daily News. October 12, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffaloes stop Lobos in snow, wind, 19–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1948. Retrieved April 4, 2025 – 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 .
- ^ "1948 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 48. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
