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Border champion Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 14–13 vs.
Cincinnati | |
Conference | Border Conference |
Record | 10–1 (6–0 Border) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Amarillo Stadium, Buffalo Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Western | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hardin–Simmons | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, defeated Cincinnati in the 1951 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 386 to 190. [1] [2]
The team averaged 35.1 points per game, ranking fourth among 120 major college programs for the 1950 season. [2] The team also averaged 322.9 rushing yards per game, a figure that remains a program record. [3]
The team was led on offense by a trio of quarterback Gene Mayfield and backs Billy Cross and Charles Wright. Mayfield was named to the Associated Press Little All-America team. [4] Cross's 1950 average of 9.21 rushing yards per carry also remains a program record. [3] Wright set a school record (later broken) with 1,203 rushing yards. [5]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | Canyon, TX | W 52–12 | ||||
September 23 | at Arizona | W 34–26 | |||||
September 30 | McMurry* | Canyon, TX | W 41–19 | ||||
October 7 | at Texas Tech | W 28–13 | 17,000 | [6] | |||
October 14 | New Mexico |
| W 45–6 | 12,000 | [7] | ||
October 21 | Sam Houston State* | Canyon, TX | W 45–6 | [8] | |||
October 28 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | L 20–27 | ||||
November 4 | at Texas Western | W 40–12 | [9] | ||||
November 18 | at Hardin–Simmons | Abilene, TX | W 47–13 | ||||
November 25 | at Corpus Christi* | Corpus Christi, TX | W 26–13 | ||||
January 1, 1951 | vs. Cincinnati* |
| W 14–13 | 15,000 | [10] | ||
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1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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Border champion Sun Bowl champion | |
Sun Bowl, W 14–13 vs.
Cincinnati | |
Conference | Border Conference |
Record | 10–1 (6–0 Border) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Amarillo Stadium, Buffalo Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Western | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hardin–Simmons | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 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 1950 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, defeated Cincinnati in the 1951 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 386 to 190. [1] [2]
The team averaged 35.1 points per game, ranking fourth among 120 major college programs for the 1950 season. [2] The team also averaged 322.9 rushing yards per game, a figure that remains a program record. [3]
The team was led on offense by a trio of quarterback Gene Mayfield and backs Billy Cross and Charles Wright. Mayfield was named to the Associated Press Little All-America team. [4] Cross's 1950 average of 9.21 rushing yards per carry also remains a program record. [3] Wright set a school record (later broken) with 1,203 rushing yards. [5]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | Arizona State–Flagstaff | Canyon, TX | W 52–12 | ||||
September 23 | at Arizona | W 34–26 | |||||
September 30 | McMurry* | Canyon, TX | W 41–19 | ||||
October 7 | at Texas Tech | W 28–13 | 17,000 | [6] | |||
October 14 | New Mexico |
| W 45–6 | 12,000 | [7] | ||
October 21 | Sam Houston State* | Canyon, TX | W 45–6 | [8] | |||
October 28 | at Trinity (TX)* | San Antonio, TX | L 20–27 | ||||
November 4 | at Texas Western | W 40–12 | [9] | ||||
November 18 | at Hardin–Simmons | Abilene, TX | W 47–13 | ||||
November 25 | at Corpus Christi* | Corpus Christi, TX | W 26–13 | ||||
January 1, 1951 | vs. Cincinnati* |
| W 14–13 | 15,000 | [10] | ||
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