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1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 2
Arizona 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
West Texas State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Texas Mines 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Arizona State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 2
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Gus Miller, the Buffaloes compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Border Conference, and were outscored by a total of 132 to 121.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Texas Tech
L 14–2610,000[3]
September 27Houston*
L 12–144,000[4]
October 4at New Mexico
L 0–67,000[5]
October 12Colorado College*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 13–12
October 19at Texas Mines
L 20–267,000[6]
October 26New Mexico A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–146,000[7]
November 1Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 20–0[8]
November 8at Hardin–Simmons
L 7–28[9]
November 15Wichita*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 7–6[10]
November 23at Arizona State
W 7–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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. ^ "1946 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Choc Hutcheson (September 22, 1946). "Raiders Overpower Stubborn WTSTC Buffaloes 26-14: Techsans Count Once In Each Period To Cop Opening Tilt". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Houston Cougars gain 14–12 victory from WTS Buffs". The Amarillo Daily News. September 28, 1946. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Revived Lobos Push Over Fourth Quarter Score to Beat Canyon 6-0". Albuquerque Journal. October 5, 1946. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Grenville Mott (October 20, 1946). "Miners Employ Big Lead To Defeat Buffs 26-20: Muckers Rapidly Race Into Four Touchdown Lead". El Paso Times. pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Texas State Edges New Mexico Aggies 21-14: Nazum Races 94 Yards For Counter". El Paso Times. Associated Press. October 27, 1946. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Harry Gilstrap (November 2, 1946). "Buffaloes Blank Lumberjacks, 20 to 0". Amarillo Daily News. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hal Sayles (November 9, 1946). "Cowboys Throttle West Texas Buffs, 28 to 7: Bailey Leads HSU Attack". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 2. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wichita University Defeated by West Texas State, 7 to 6: Shockers Take Lead in First Quarter Touchdown Only to Lose Game in Last Seven Minutes of Play". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1946. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tech Whips Arizona: West Texas Held To 0-0 Tie At Half". The Arizona Republic. November 24, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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