1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football Border Conference Border 7–4 5–2 Frank Kimbrough 1st Buffalo Stadium 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. The team was led on offense by Cloyce Box who later played five seasons with the Detroit Lions. West Texas was ranked at No. 94 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 20 at Tulsa<ncg> Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK L 13-26 7,500 Tulsa Passes Click to Beat Texans, 26-13 The Daily Oklahoman Hal Middlesworth September 21, 1947 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28138559/tulsa_passes_click_to_beat_texans_2613/ Newspapers.com September 27 at Abilene Christian<ncg> Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX L 7-13 5,000 Smith Tallies Twice As ACC Upsets Buffs, 13-7 The Abilene Reporter-News Bill Chick September 28, 1947 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28138762/smith_tallies_twice_as_acc_upsets/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX L 13-21 11,000 Red Raiders Stage Rally To Defeat WTSTC, 21 To 13 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Tom Miller October 5, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28139025/red_raiders_stage_rally_to_defeat/ Newspapers.com October 11 Texas Mines Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX W 14-0 Buffaloes Defeated Miners Here Saturday Night 14-0 In Opener The Canyon News (Canyon, Texas) October 16, 1947 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28120163/buffaloes_defeated_miners_here_saturday/ Newspapers.com October 18 1947 Hardin Indians Hardin<ncg><hc> Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX W 38-0 West Texas State Smothers Hardin College, 38 to 0 Waco Tribune-Herald October 19, 1947 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28140092/west_texas_state_smothers_hardin/ Newspapers.com October 24 at New Mexico A&M Quesenberry Field Las Cruces, NM W 34-7 West Texas Wins 34-7 At Las Cruces The El Paso Times October 25, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28131793/west_texas_wins_347_at_las_cruces/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Arizona State–Flagstaff Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ W 25-0 West Texas Overwhelms Jacks, 25-0 The Arizona Republic November 2, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28139356/west_texas_overwhelms_jacks_250/ Newspapers.com November 7 Hardin–Simmons Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX L 6-27 6,500 Davis Stars as HSU Downs West Texas 27-6 The Abilene Reporter-News November 8, 1947 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28134586/davis_stars_as_hsu_downs_west_texas_276/ Newspapers.com November 15 at 1947 Colorado College Tigers Colorado College<ncg> Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO W 40-6 Buffaloes Run Over Coloradoans, 40-6 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal November 16, 1947 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28139650/buffaloes_run_over_coloradoans_406/ Newspapers.com November 22 Arizona State Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX W 28-18 2,500 West Texas Romps To 35-7 Victory Over Sun Devils The Arizona Republic November 23, 1947 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28123314/west_texas_romps_to_357_victory_over/ Newspapers.com November 29 at New Mexico Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM W 28-18 7,000 Long Runs Aid West Texas as Buffaloes Beat Lobos, 28-18, in Finale Albuquerque Journal November 30, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25738906/long_runs_aid_west_texas_as_buffaloes/ Newspapers.com 1947 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-texas-am/1947-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference April 7, 2025 2023 Buffalo Football Record Book https://gobuffsgo.com/documents/2024/1/4/2023_Record_Book.pdf Canyon, Texas West Texas A&M University 48 April 7, 2025 References West Texas State Category:West Texas A&M Buffaloes football seasons West Texas State Buffaloes football