1956 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1956 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Tangerine Bowl champion
Conference Border Conference
Record8–2 (2–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
←  1955
1957  →
1956 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Western $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Arizona State 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
West Texas State 2 –2 –08 –2 –0
Arizona 1 –2 –04 –6 –0
Hardin–Simmons 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico A&M 0 –4 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Buffaloes compiled an 8–2 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, defeated Mississippi Southern in the 1957 Tangerine Bowl, and outscored all opponents 296 to 96. West Texas State played home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.

The Buffaloes averaged 29.6 points per game. The team's statistical leaders included Bubba Hillman with 357 passing yards, Ron Mills with 569 rushing yards, Ken Ballard with 125 receiving yards, and Charles Sanders with 12 touchdowns. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Corpus Christi *
W 29–6 [2]
September 22 McMurry *
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 33–75,500 [3]
September 29 Sul Ross *
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 48–0 [4]
October 13at Texas Tech *
W 34–1420,500 [5]
October 20 New Mexico A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 45–0 [6]
November 3at Arizona
L 13–2016,000 [7]
November 10at Hardin–Simmons
W 20–6 [8]
November 17 Texas Western Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 13–167,000 [9]
December 1at Midwestern (TX) *
W 41–141,000 [10]
January 1, 1957vs. Mississippi Southern * Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)W 20–1312,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ 2018 Buffalo Football Record Book, p. 69.
  2. ↑ "West Texas defeats UCC". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 16, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "West Texas Grinds Out 33–7 Victory Over Tribe". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 23, 1956. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "WT State clips Sul Ross, 48–0". The Odessa American. September 30, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Buffs thrash Tech, 34–14". The Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "West Texas Roms 45–0". Valley Morning Star. October 21, 1956. p. A10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Arizona stuns West Texas with first defeat, 20–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 4, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "West Texas State shocks H–SU, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Chuck Whitlock (November 18, 1956). "Miners Edge West Texas State, 16–13: Last Gasp Field Goal Is Margin". El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Herd Tramples Tribe, 41–14". Wichita Falls Times. December 2, 1956. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Buffaloes' late stampede wins Tangerine Bowl". Orlando Evening Star. January 2, 1957. Retrieved March 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1956 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 49. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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