1954 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
| 1954 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 1–8 (1–5 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Buffalo Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 West Texas State Buffaloes football team represented West Texas State College (now known as West Texas A&M University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth the Border Conference.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | McMurry* |
| L 18–19 | [1] | |
| September 25 | at No. 14 Texas Tech | L 7–33 | 14,000 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Midwestern (TX)* |
| L 7–14 | [3] | |
| October 16 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 41–7 | [4] | |
| October 23 | at Arizona State | L 14–21 | [5] | ||
| October 30 | at Arizona | L 12–48 | [6] | ||
| November 6 | at Trinity (TX)* | L 7–19 | 10,000 | [7] | |
| November 13 | at Hardin–Simmons |
| L 27–33 | [8] | |
| November 25 | at Texas Western | L 13–33 | [9] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "McMurry fights off Buffs to take dogfight, 19–18". Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders whip Buffs, 33–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Midwestern comeback shackles West Texas State, 14–7". Wichita Falls Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas rips New Mexico A&M". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 17, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sun Devils shade Buffs in thriller". Arizona Daily Star. October 24, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats wallop West Texas State, 48–12". The Arizona Republic. October 31, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity Overcomes West Texas, 19-7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. United Press. November 7, 1954. p. 13. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hardin–Simmons edges out Buffaloes, 33–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Western finishes season with 33–13 triumph". The El Past Times. November 26, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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