1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Border Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 4 –0 –06 –5 –0
Hardin–Simmons 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
West Texas State 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Arizona 3 –2 –05 –4 –1
Texas Mines 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Arizona State 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
New Mexico 1 –5 –14 –5 –1
New Mexico A&M 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 125. [1] [2]

The team was led on offense by Cloyce Box who later played five seasons with the Detroit Lions.

West Texas was ranked at No. 94 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Tulsa *
L 13–267,500 [4]
September 27at Abilene Christian *
L 7–135,000 [5]
October 4at Texas Tech
L 13–2111,000 [6]
October 11 Texas Mines
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 14–0 [7]
October 18 Hardin *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 38–0 [8]
October 24at New Mexico A&M Las Cruces, NM W 34–7 [9]
November 1at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 25–0 [10]
November 7 Hardin–Simmons
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 6–276,500 [11]
November 15at Colorado College *
W 40–6 [12]
November 22 Arizona State
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 28–182,500 [13]
November 29at New Mexico
W 28–187,000 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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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. ↑ "1947 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Hal Middlesworth (September 21, 1947). "Tulsa Passes Click to Beat Texans, 26-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Bill Chick (September 28, 1947). "Smith Tallies Twice As ACC Upsets Buffs, 13-7". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Tom Miller (October 5, 1947). "Red Raiders Stage Rally To Defeat WTSTC, 21 To 13". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Buffaloes Defeated Miners Here Saturday Night 14-0 In Opener". The Canyon News (Canyon, Texas). October 16, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "West Texas State Smothers Hardin College, 38 to 0". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "West Texas Wins 34-7 At Las Cruces". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "West Texas Overwhelms Jacks, 25-0". The Arizona Republic. November 2, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Davis Stars as HSU Downs West Texas 27-6". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 8, 1947. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Buffaloes Run Over Coloradoans, 40-6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 16, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "West Texas Romps To 35-7 Victory Over Sun Devils". The Arizona Republic. November 23, 1947. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Long Runs Aid West Texas as Buffaloes Beat Lobos, 28-18, in Finale". Albuquerque Journal. November 30, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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