The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, defeated Cincinnati in the 1951 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 386 to 190.[1][2]
| 1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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Border champion Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Cincinnati | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 10–1 (6–0 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Amarillo Stadium, Buffalo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team averaged 35.1 points per game, ranking fourth among 120 major college programs for the 1950 season.[2] The team also averaged 322.9 rushing yards per game, a figure that remains a program record.[3]
The team was led on offense by a trio of quarterback Gene Mayfield and backs Billy Cross and Charles Wright. Mayfield was named to the Associated Press Little All-America team.[4] Cross's 1950 average of 9.21 rushing yards per carry also remains a program record.[3] Wright set a school record (later broken) with 1,203 rushing yards.[5]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | Canyon, TX | W 52–12 | ||||
| September 23 | at Arizona | W 34–26 | |||||
| September 30 | McMurry* | Canyon, TX | W 41–19 | ||||
| October 7 | at Texas Tech | W 28–13 | 17,000 | [6] | |||
| October 14 | New Mexico |
| W 45–6 | 12,000 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | Sam Houston State* | Canyon, TX | W 45–6 | [8] | |||
| October 28 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | L 20–27 | ||||
| November 4 | at Texas Western | W 40–12 | [9] | ||||
| November 18 | at Hardin–Simmons | Abilene, TX | W 47–13 | ||||
| November 25 | at Corpus Christi* | Corpus Christi, TX | W 26–13 | ||||
| January 1, 1951 | vs. Cincinnati* |
| W 14–13 | 15,000 | [10] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "1950 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ a b 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 67.
- ^ 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 84.
- ^ 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 69.
- ^ Kelly, Joe (October 8, 1950). "Buffaloes Roar To 28-13 Win Over Red Raiders: First Loss By Tech To Buffs Since '30". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kailer, J.D. (October 15, 1950). "West Texas State Smothers New Mexico 45 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas tramples Sam Houston". The El Paso Times. October 22, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 5, 1950). "West Texas Buffaloes Down Miners, 40-12". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Whitlock, Chuck (January 2, 1951). "West Texas Edges Cincinnati, 14-13: 15,000 Fans See Thrilling Sun Bowl Tilt". El Paso Times. p. 1.