| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | West Texas State Buffaloes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Border Conference |
| Short Conf: | Border |
| Record: | 5–5 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Head Coach: | Gus Miller |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Hc Games: | first 7 games |
| Head Coach2: | Windy Nicklaus |
| Hc Games2: | interim; remainder of season |
| Stadium: | 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.[1] [2]