1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Border champion
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Cincinnati
Conference Border Conference
Record10–1 (6–0 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumAmarillo Stadium, Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
←  1949
1951  →
1950 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
West Texas State $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Arizona State 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Western 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Texas Tech 3 –2 –03 –8 –0
Hardin–Simmons 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arizona 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
New Mexico A&M 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, defeated Cincinnati in the 1951 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 386 to 190.

The team averaged 35.1 points per game. The team also averaged 322.9 rushing yards per game, a figure that remains a program record. [1]

The team was led on offense by a trio of quarterback Gene Mayfield and backs Billy Cross and Charles Wright. Mayfield was named to the Associated Press Little All-America team. [2] Cross's 1950 average of 9.21 rushing yards per carry also remains a program record. [1] Wright set a school record (later broken) with 1,203 rushing yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 52–12 [4] [5]
September 23at Arizona
W 34–2618,000 [6]
September 30 McMurry *
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 41–19 [7]
October 7at Texas Tech
W 28–1317,000 [8]
October 14 New Mexico
W 45–612,000 [9]
October 21 Sam Houston State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 45–6 [10]
October 28at Trinity (TX) *
L 20–27 [11]
November 4at Texas Western
W 40–12 [12]
November 18at Hardin–Simmons
W 47–137,400 [13]
November 25at Corpus Christi *
W 26–13600 [14]
January 1, 1951vs. Cincinnati *
W 14–1315,000 [15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

[16] [17]

References

  1. 1 2 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 67.
  2. ↑ 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 84.
  3. ↑ 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 69.
  4. ↑ "NM Lobos Next For Loggers, Buffs Trample 'Jacks, 55–12". Arizona Daily Sun. September 18, 1950. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Buffs Roll Over Arizonians: West Texas State Thunders Past Flagstaff Squad, 52–12". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 17, 1950. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "West Texas State nudges out Arizona U. in opener 34–26". The Arizona Daily Star. September 24, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Buffs get revenge; Beat Indians 41–19". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 1, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Joe (October 8, 1950). "Buffaloes Roar To 28–13 Win Over Red Raiders: First Loss By Tech To Buffs Since '30". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Kailer, J.D. (October 15, 1950). "West Texas State Smothers New Mexico 45 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "West Texas tramples Sam Houston". The El Paso Times. October 22, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Trinity ousts WT Buffaloes". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Whitlock, Chuck (November 5, 1950). "West Texas Buffaloes Down Miners, 40–12". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "West Texas Buffaloes trample Hardin Simmons 'Pokes, 47–31". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 19, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Tarpons lose to West Texas State, 26–13". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 26, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ Whitlock, Chuck (January 2, 1951). "West Texas Edges Cincinnati, 14–13: 15,000 Fans See Thrilling Sun Bowl Tilt". El Paso Times. p. 1.
  16. ↑ "1950 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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