1948 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1948

| team = West Texas State Buffaloes

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Border Conference

| short_conf = Border

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 2–3

| head_coach = Frank Kimbrough

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Buffalo Stadium

}}

{{1948 Border Conference football standings}}

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 192 to 153.

West Texas was ranked at No. 126 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Schedule

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|September 11|||Arizona State–Flagstaff|Buffalo Stadium|Canyon, TX|W 28–0||{{cite news|title=Loggers Drop Opener 28–0 To Buffaloes|newspaper=Arizona Daily Sun|date=September 13, 1948|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86443893/loggers-drop-opener-28-0-to-buffaloes/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 18||at|Texas Tech|Jones Stadium|Lubbock, TX|L 0–19|16,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-texas-tech-shuts-out/169599356/|work=The Arizona Daily Star|title=Texas Tech shuts out West Texans in BC game, 19–0|date=September 19, 1948|accessdate=April 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 25|||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Abilene Christian Wildcats|title=Abilene Christian}}|Buffalo Stadium|Canyon, TX|W 41–19||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-texas-tech-shuts-out/169599356/|work=The Arizona Daily Star|title=West Texas rolls over ACC, 41–19|date=September 26, 1948|accessdate=April 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 2|||North Texas State|Buffalo Stadium|Canyon, TX|L 7–20||{{cite news|title=North Texas tops Buffs 20 to 7|newspaper=The El Paso Times|date=October 3, 1948|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88439317/north-texas-tops-buffs-20-to-7/|accessdate=November 6, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9||at|Texas Mines|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|L 7–21|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-miners-wallop-west-texas-s/169600184/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Miners wallop West Texas State|date=October 10, 1948|accessdate=April 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16|8:00 p.m.|at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Hardin Indians|title=Hardin}}|Coyote Stadium|Wichita Falls, TX|W 28–7|4,500|{{cite news |last=Parks |first=Harry |title=Underdog Hardin Indians Meet West Texas State Saturday Night |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times/168237892/ |newspaper=Wichita Daily Times |location=Wichita Falls, Texas |date=October 16, 1948 |page=4 |access-date=March 17, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Glines |first=Bill |title=West Texas State Rolls Over Hardin College in Last Half 28-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times/168237657/ |newspaper=Wichita Daily Times |location=Wichita Falls, Texas |date=October 17, 1948 |page=11, part 1 |access-date=March 17, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 23|3:00 p.m.|vs|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}|Cotton Bowl|Dallas, TX|L 7–13|3,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Buffs Seek Fourth Victory Of Season at Cotton Bowl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/amarillo-daily-news/168238350/ |newspaper=Amarillo Daily News |location=Amarillo, Texas |date=October 23, 1948 |page=2 |access-date=March 17, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Jack |title=Lions Defeats Buffaloes, 13-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/168238074/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=October 24, 1948 |pages=1–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram/168238181/ 2], section 2 |access-date=March 17, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 30|||Houston|Buffalo Stadium|Canyon, TX|W 28–13|6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-buffaloes-defea/168855506/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Buffaloes defeat Cougars, 28–13|date=October 31, 1948|accessdate=March 25, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11||at|Hardin–Simmons|Fair Park Stadium|Abilene, TX|L 6–28|3,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/amarillo-daily-news-the-windpanhandle1/8727543/|work=The Amarillo Daily News|title=Cowboys lengthen victory string over Buffaloes, 28–6|date=October 12, 1948|accessdate=April 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27|||New Mexico|Buffalo Stadium|Canyon, TX|W 19–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-buffaloes-stop/169604119/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Buffaloes stop Lobos in snow, wind, 19–0|date=November 28, 1948|accessdate=April 4, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 3||at|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Corpus Christi Tarpons|title=Corpus Christi}}|Buccaneer Field|Corpus Christi, TX|W 21–13|3,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Buffaloes Edge Tarpons, 21-13 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27887393/amarillo_daily_news/ |newspaper=Amarillo Daily News |location=Amarillo, Texas |date=December 4, 1948 |page=9 |access-date=January 31, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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{{cite web |author= |title=1948 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-texas-am/1948-schedule.html |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 7, 2025 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2023 Buffalo Football Record Book |url=https://gobuffsgo.com/documents/2024/1/4/2023_Record_Book.pdf |location=Canyon, Texas |publisher=West Texas A&M University |page=48 |access-date=April 7, 2025 }}

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