1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
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, W 14–13 vs. Cincinnati | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| 1950 record | 10–1 (6–0 Border) |
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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
| 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 | ||||
| October 28 | at Trinity (TX) | San Antonio, TX | L 20–27 | ||||
| November 4 | at Texas Western | W 40–12 | [8] | ||||
| 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 | [9] | |||
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References
- "2018 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). West Texas A&M University. p. 74. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- "1950 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- 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.
- 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.