1950 West Texas State Buffaloes football team explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Buffalo Football Record Book. West Texas A&M University. February 1, 2019. 74. January 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135955/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hsim/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fbmg.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: 1950 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. January 31, 2019.
  3. 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 67.
  4. 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 84.
  5. 2018 West Texas A&M Record Book, p. 69.