American college football season
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]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source 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 28–1317,000 [ 6]
October 14 New Mexico W 45–612,000 [ 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 14–1315,000 [ 10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
^ "2018 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF) . West Texas A&M University. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019 .
^ a b "1950 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019 .
^ a b 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 67.
^ 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 84.
^ 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 69.
^ Kelly, Joe (October 8, 1950). "Buffaloes Roar To 28-13 Win Over Red Raiders: First Loss By Tech To Buffs Since '30" . Lubbock Avalanche-Journal . p. 13 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Kailer, J.D. (October 15, 1950). "West Texas State Smothers New Mexico 45 to 6" . Albuquerque Journal . p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "West Texas tramples Sam Houston" . The El Paso Times . October 22, 1950. Retrieved December 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Whitlock, Chuck (November 5, 1950). "West Texas Buffaloes Down Miners, 40-12" . The El Paso Times . pp. 1, 37 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Whitlock, Chuck (January 2, 1951). "West Texas Edges Cincinnati, 14-13: 15,000 Fans See Thrilling Sun Bowl Tilt". El Paso Times . p. 1.
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