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1949 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1949 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 5 0 0 7 5 0
Arizona State 4 1 0 7 3 0
Texas Western 4 2 0 8 2 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 2 0 6 4 1
West Texas State 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arizona 2 4 0 2 7 1
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 4 6 0
New Mexico 1 6 0 2 8 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 3 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In its third season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 249 to 170.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17East Texas State
W 41–7[3]
September 24McMurry
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–34
October 1at Texas TechL 19–3516,800
October 8Texas Western
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–34
October 15at HoustonL 13–146,000
October 22Trinity (TX)
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 55–20
November 5at Arizona State–FlagstaffFlagstaff, AZW 47–6[4]
November 12Hardin–Simmons
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 19–7
November 26at New MexicoW 41–13

References

  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. ^ "1949 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Buffs Batter Opening Foe To Win, 41-7". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. Associated Press. September 18, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Lumberjacks Lose But Cisterna Stars In ASC-Buff Clash Here". Arizona Daily Sun. November 7, 1949. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.