1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	5–5 (3–4 Border)
Head coach	Gus Miller (4th season; first 7 games) Windy Nicklaus (interim; remainder of season)
Home stadium	Buffalo Stadium
Seasons ←  1945 1947  →

1946 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hardin–Simmons $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	2
Arizona	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
West Texas State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Texas Mines	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Gus Miller, the Buffaloes compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Border Conference, and were outscored by a total of 132 to 121.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Texas Tech	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 14–26	10,000	[1]
September 27	Houston *	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 12–14	4,000	[2]
October 4	at New Mexico	Lobo Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–6	7,000	[3]
October 12	Colorado College *	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 13–12
October 19	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 20–26	7,000	[4]
October 26	New Mexico A&M	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 21–14	6,000	[5]
November 1	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 20–0		[6]
November 8	at Hardin–Simmons	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 7–28		[7]
November 15	Wichita *	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 7–6		[8]
November 23	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 7–0		[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. Choc Hutcheson (September 22, 1946). "Raiders Overpower Stubborn WTSTC Buffaloes 26-14: Techsans Count Once In Each Period To Cop Opening Tilt". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Houston Cougars gain 14–12 victory from WTS Buffs". The Amarillo Daily News. September 28, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Revived Lobos Push Over Fourth Quarter Score to Beat Canyon 6-0". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Grenville Mott (October 20, 1946). "Miners Employ Big Lead To Defeat Buffs 26-20: Muckers Rapidly Race Into Four Touchdown Lead". El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "West Texas State Edges New Mexico Aggies 21-14: Nazum Races 94 Yards For Counter". El Paso Times. Associated Press. October 27, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Harry Gilstrap (November 2, 1946). "Buffaloes Blank Lumberjacks, 20 to 0". Amarillo Daily News. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Hal Sayles (November 9, 1946). "Cowboys Throttle West Texas Buffs, 28 to 7: Bailey Leads HSU Attack". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 2. Retrieved April 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wichita University Defeated by West Texas State, 7 to 6: Shockers Take Lead in First Quarter Touchdown Only to Lose Game in Last Seven Minutes of Play". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tech Whips Arizona: West Texas Held To 0-0 Tie At Half". The Arizona Republic. November 24, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "1946 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
11. "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 48. Retrieved April 7, 2025.