1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
| 1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| 1947 record | 7–4 (5–2 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Buffalo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Mines | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 125.[1][2]
The team was led on offense by Cloyce Box who later played five seasons with the Detroit Lions.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Tulsa* |
| L 13–26 | 7,500 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | at Abilene Christian* |
| L 7–13 | 5,000 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at Texas Tech |
| L 13–21 | 11,000 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | Texas Mines |
| W 14–0 | [6] | |||
| October 18 | Hardin* |
| W 38–0 | [7] | |||
| October 24 | at New Mexico A&M | Las Cruces, NM | W 34–7 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | at Arizona State–Flagstaff |
| W 25–0 | [9] | |||
| November7 | Hardin–Simmons |
| L 6–27 | 6,500 | [10] | ||
| November 15 | at Colorado College* |
| W 40–6 | [11] | |||
| November 22 | Arizona State |
| W 28–18 | 2,500 | [12] | ||
| November 29 | at New Mexico |
| W 28–18 | 7,000 | [13] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "2018 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). West Texas A&M University. p. 74. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "1947 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ Hal Middlesworth (September 21, 1947). "Tulsa Passes Click to Beat Texans, 26-13". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Chick (September 28, 1947). "Smith Tallies Twice As ACC Upsets Buffs, 13-7". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Miller (October 5, 1947). "Red Raiders Stage Rally To Defeat WTSTC, 21 To 13". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffaloes Defeated Miners Here Saturday Night 14-0 In Opener". The Canyon News (Canyon, Texas). October 16, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas State Smothers Hardin College, 38 to 0". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 19, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas Wins 34-7 At Las Cruces". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas Overwhelms Jacks, 25-0". The Arizona Republic. November 2, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Davis Stars as HSU Downs West Texas 27-6". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 8, 1947. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffaloes Run Over Coloradoans, 40-6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 16, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas Romps To 35-7 Victory Over Sun Devils". The Arizona Republic. November 23, 1947. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Runs Aid West Texas as Buffaloes Beat Lobos, 28-18, in Finale". Albuquerque Journal. November 30, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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