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
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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
{{CFB 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}}
|October 2|||North Texas State
|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}}
|October 23|3:00 p.m.|vs|{{cfb link|year=1948|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}
|October 30|||Houston
|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}}
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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 }}
References
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