1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 West Texas State Buffaloes football Border Conference Border 5–5 3–4 Gus Miller 4th first 7 games Windy Nicklaus interim; remainder of season Buffalo Stadium 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. Schedule y y September 21 at Texas Tech Tech Field Lubbock, TX L 14-26 10,000 Raiders Overpower Stubborn WTSTC Buffaloes 26-14: Techsans Count Once In Each Period To Cop Opening Tilt Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Choc Hutcheson September 22, 1946 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102548820/raiders-overpower-stubborn-wtstc/ Newspapers.com September 27 Houston<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX L 12-14 4,000 Houston Cougars gain 14–12 victory from WTS Buffs https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52378180/ The Amarillo Daily News September 28, 1946 April 25, 2022 Newspapers.com October 4 at New Mexico Lobo Stadium Albuquerque, NM L 0-6 7,000 Revived Lobos Push Over Fourth Quarter Score to Beat Canyon 6-0 Albuquerque Journal October 5, 1946 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25721198/revived_lobos_push_over_fourth_quarter/ Newspapers.com October 12 Colorado College<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX W 13-12 October 19 at Texas Mines Kidd Field El Paso, TX L 20-26 7,000 Miners Employ Big Lead To Defeat Buffs 26-20: Muckers Rapidly Race Into Four Touchdown Lead El Paso Times Grenville Mott October 20, 1946 1, 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101997091/miners-employ-big-lead-to-defeat-buffs/ Newspapers.com October 26 New Mexico A&M Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX W 21-14 6,000 West Texas State Edges New Mexico Aggies 21-14: Nazum Races 94 Yards For Counter El Paso Times Associated Press October 27, 1946 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101991319/west-texas-state-edges-new-mexico/ Newspapers.com November 1 Arizona State–Flagstaff Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX W 20-0 Buffaloes Blank Lumberjacks, 20 to 0 Amarillo Daily News Harry Gilstrap November 2, 1946 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86451160/buffaloes-blank-lumberjacks-20-to-0/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Hardin–Simmons Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX L 7-28 Cowboys Throttle West Texas Buffs, 28 to 7: Bailey Leads HSU Attack Abilene Reporter-News Hal Sayles November 9, 1946 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100657730/cowboys-throttle-west-texas-buffs-28/ Newspapers.com April 28, 2022 November 15 Wichita<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX W 7-6 Wichita University Defeated by West Texas State, 7 to 6: Shockers Take Lead in First Quarter Touchdown Only to Lose Game in Last Seven Minutes of Play The Wichita Eagle November 16, 1946 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102193097/wichita-university-defeated-by-west/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Arizona State Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ W 7-0 Tech Whips Arizona: West Texas Held To 0-0 Tie At Half The Arizona Republic November 24, 1946 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102019794/tech-whips-arizona-west-texas-held-to/ Newspapers.com 1946 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-texas-am/1946-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