| Year: | 1950 |
| Team: | West Texas State Buffaloes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Border Conference |
| Short Conf: | Border |
| Record: | 10–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Frank Kimbrough |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Amarillo Stadium, Buffalo Stadium |
| Champion: | Border champion Sun Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Sun Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 14–13 vs. Cincinnati |
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]