1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1946 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 1946 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Gus Miller, the Buffaloes compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Border Conference, and were outscored by a total of 132 to 121.[1][2]

1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hardin–Simmons $6001100
Texas Tech310831
New Mexico421552
Arizona221442
West Texas State340550
Arizona State–Flagstaff121522
Texas Mines240360
Arizona State141272
New Mexico A&M140450
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Texas TechL 14–2610,000[3]
September 27Houston*
L 12–144,000[4]
October 4at New Mexico
L 0–67,000[5]
October 12Colorado College*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 13–12
October 19at Texas MinesL 20–267,000[6]
October 26New Mexico A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–146,000[7]
November 1Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 20–0[8]
November 8at Hardin–Simmons
L 7–28[9]
November 15Wichita*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 7–6[10]
November 23at Arizona StateW 7–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References