1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Border Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942  →
1941 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona $ 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Texas Tech 2 –0 –09 –2 –0
West Texas State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Hardin–Simmons 3 –1 –07 –3 –1
New Mexico 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Texas Mines 3 –4 –04 –5 –1
Arizona State 2 –4 –15 –1 –1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
New Mexico A&M 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 298 to 100. [1] The 1941 season was the first for West Texas as a member of the Border Conference. The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas. [2]

The team averaged 29.8 points per game. The team was led by halfback Ben Collins who was one of the nation's leading scorers. [3] [4] [5] Collins and fullback Larry Sanders were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Tackle Cletus Kuehler and guard Jold Farbus were named to the second team. [6]

West Texas was ranked at No. 91 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. [7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Oklahoma City *
W 34–0 [3]
September 27at Fresno State *
W 7–611,000 [8]
October 4at Arizona State
W 13–74,500 [9]
October 11 New Mexico A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 51–0 [10]
October 18 Western State (CO) *
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 66–0 [4]
October 25at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 27–0 [11]
November 1at Hardin–Simmons Abilene, TX L 13–204,000 [12]
November 8 St. Mary's (TX) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 40–216,000 [13]
November 15at Texas Mines
W 40–74,000 [14]
November 22at Texas A&I * Kingsville, TX L 7–39 [15] [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[16] [17]

References

  1. ↑ "1941 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Buffalo Squad Light But Fast". The Canyon News. September 11, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Goldbugs Tumble, 34-0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Collins Scores 29 Points As Buffaloes Win". The Pampa News. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Canyon Takes 39-7 Cleaning Off Texas A. & I." El Paso Times. November 23, 1941. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Texans Spill Fresno State". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 28, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved February 1, 2017– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. ↑ Jerry McLain (October 5, 1941). "West Texas Upsets Tempe, 13-7". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Canyon Hands Aggies Terrible Walloping, 51-0". El Paso Times. October 12, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Flagstaff Bows To West Texas". Arizona Daily Star. October 26, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Hal Sayles (November 2, 1941). "HSU Trips West Texas In 20-13 Grid Thriller". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "West Texas Tags St. Marys, 40-21". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 9, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ W.T. Bentley (November 16, 1941). "West Texas Handily Wins Over Locals". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Bill Lee (November 23, 1941). "A&I Javelinas Roll Up 39 to 7 Victory Over West Texas State". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "1941 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  17. ↑ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 48. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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