1942 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

American college football season

1942 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–2 (5–2 Border)
Head coach
  • Gus Miller (1st season)
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1944 →
1942 Border Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons + 4 0 1 9 1 1
Texas Tech + 3 0 1 4 5 1
West Texas State 5 2 0 7 2 0
Arizona 4 2 0 6 4 0
Texas Mines 4 3 0 5 4 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 5 2
Arizona State 2 5 0 2 8 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 4 0 1 5 0
New Mexico A&M 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Gus Miller, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 130 to 112.[1][2] The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Texas TechL 0–396,000
October 3Arizona State
W 28–0
October 9Albuquerque AAB*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 18–13[3][4]
October 17at Arizona State–FlagstaffFlagstaff, AZW 27–7
October 24Texas Mines
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 7–0
October 31at New Mexico A&MLas Cruces, NMW 23–0
November 7Hardin–Simmons
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–40
November 14at New MexicoAlbuquerque, NMW 13–7
November 20Lubbock Field*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 14–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "1942 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Buffaloes Upset Albuquerque Air Base 18-13". The Amarillo Daily News. October 10, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Flying Kellys Invade Canyon Tonight Seeking Third Win of Season". Albuquerque Journal. October 9, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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