1942 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Gus Miller, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 130 to 112.[1][2] The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.

1942 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–2 (5–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons + 4 0 1 9 1 1
Texas Tech + 3 0 1 4 5 1
West Texas State 5 2 0 7 2 0
Arizona 4 2 0 6 4 0
Texas Mines 4 3 0 5 4 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 5 2
Arizona State 2 5 0 2 8 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 4 0 1 5 0
New Mexico A&M 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Texas TechL 0–396,000
October 3Arizona State
W 28–0
October 9Albuquerque AAB*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 18–13[3][4]
October 17at Arizona State–FlagstaffFlagstaff, AZW 27–7
October 24Texas Mines
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 7–0
October 31at New Mexico A&MLas Cruces, NMW 23–0
November 7Hardin–Simmons
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–40
November 14at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NMW 13–7
November 20Lubbock Field*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 14–6
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  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. ^ "1942 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Buffaloes Upset Albuquerque Air Base 18-13". The Amarillo Daily News. October 10, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Flying Kellys Invade Canyon Tonight Seeking Third Win of Season". Albuquerque Journal. October 9, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.