The 1941 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 1941 college football season.[1] In its second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 298 to 100.[2][3] The 1941 season was the first for West Texas as a member of the Border Conference. The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.[4]
| 1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–1 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Buffalo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team averaged 29.8 points per game, ranking fourth among 119 major college programs for the 1941 season.[3] The team was led by halfback Ben Collins who was one of the nation's leading scorers.[5][6][7] Collins and fullback Larry Sanders were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Tackle Cletus Kuehler and guard Jold Farbus were named to the second team.[8]
West Texas was ranked at No. 91 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[9]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | Oklahoma City* |
| W 34–0 | [5] | |||
| September 27 | at Fresno State* | W 7–6 | 11,000 | [10] | |||
| October 4 | at Arizona State | W 13–7 | 4,500 | [11] | |||
| October 11 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 51–0 | [12] | |||
| October 18 | Western State (CO)* |
| W 66–0 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 27–0 | [13] | |||
| November 1 | at Hardin-Simmons | Abilene, TX | L 13–20 | 4,000 | [14] | ||
| November 8 | St. Mary's (TX)* |
| W 40–21 | 6,000 | [15] | ||
| November 15 | at Texas Mines | W 40–7 | 4,000 | [16] | |||
| November 22 | at Texas A&I* | Kingsville, TX | L 7–39 | [7] | |||
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References edit
- ^ "WT Football Record Book 2013". Issuu. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "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 "1941 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Buffalo Squad Light But Fast". The Canyon News. September 11, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Goldbugs Tumble, 34-0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Collins Scores 29 Points As Buffaloes Win". The Pampa News. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Canyon Takes 39-7 Cleaning Off Texas A. & I." El Paso Times. November 23, 1941. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texans Spill Fresno State". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 28, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry McLain (October 5, 1941). "West Texas Upsets Tempe, 13-7". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Canyon Hands Aggies Terrible Walloping, 51-0". El Paso Times. October 12, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flagstaff Bows To West Texas". Arizona Daily Star. October 26, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Sayles (November 2, 1941). "HSU Trips West Texas In 20-13 Grid Thriller". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas Tags St. Marys, 40-21". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 9, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W.T. Bentley (November 16, 1941). "West Texas Handily Wins Over Locals". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
