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
ConfOverall
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. [1] 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. [2] [3] 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. [4]

The team averaged 29.8 points per game, ranking fourth among 119 major college programs for the 1941 season. [3] The team was led by halfback Ben Collins who was one of the nation's leading scorers. [5] [6] [7] 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. [8]

West Texas was ranked at No. 91 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941. [9]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Oklahoma City *
W 34–0 [5]
September 27at Fresno State *
W 7–611,000 [10]
October 4at Arizona State
W 13–74,500 [11]
October 11 New Mexico A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 51–0 [12]
October 18 Western State (CO) *
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 66–0 [6]
October 25at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 27–0 [13]
November 1at Hardin-Simmons Abilene, TX L 13–204,000 [14]
November 8 St. Mary's (TX) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 40–216,000 [15]
November 15at Texas Mines
W 40–74,000 [16]
November 22at Texas A&I * Kingsville, TX L 7–39 [7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

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  2. ↑ "2018 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). West Texas A&M University. p. 74. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "1941 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Buffalo Squad Light But Fast". The Canyon News. September 11, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 "Goldbugs Tumble, 34-0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 "Collins Scores 29 Points As Buffaloes Win". The Pampa News. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 "Canyon Takes 39-7 Cleaning Off Texas A. & I." El Paso Times. November 23, 1941. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "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
  11. ↑ Jerry McLain (October 5, 1941). "West Texas Upsets Tempe, 13-7". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Canyon Hands Aggies Terrible Walloping, 51-0". El Paso Times. October 12, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Flagstaff Bows To West Texas". Arizona Daily Star. October 26, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ Hal Sayles (November 2, 1941). "HSU Trips West Texas In 20-13 Grid Thriller". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "West Texas Tags St. Marys, 40-21". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 9, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ W.T. Bentley (November 16, 1941). "West Texas Handily Wins Over Locals". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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