1954 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

American college football season

1954 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	1–8 (1–5 Border)
Head coach	Frank Kimbrough (8th season)
Home stadium	Buffalo Stadium
Seasons← 19531955 →

1954 Border Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Texas Tech $	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1954 West Texas State Buffaloes football team represented West Texas State College (now known as West Texas A&M University) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 1–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth the Border Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	McMurry*	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 18–19
September 25	at No. 14 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–33	14,000
October 2	Midwestern (TX)*	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 7–14
October 16	New Mexico A&M	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 41–7
October 23	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–21
October 30	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 12–48
November 6	at Trinity (TX)*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 7–19	10,000
November 13	at Hardin–Simmons	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 27–33
November 25	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 13–33
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

"McMurry fights off Buffs to take dogfight, 19–18". Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Raiders whip Buffs, 33–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Midwestern comeback shackles West Texas State, 14–7". Wichita Falls Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"West Texas rips New Mexico A&M". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 17, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Sun Devils shade Buffs in thriller". Arizona Daily Star. October 24, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cats wallop West Texas State, 48–12". The Arizona Republic. October 31, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Trinity Overcomes West Texas, 19-7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. United Press. November 7, 1954. p. 13. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Hardin–Simmons edges out Buffaloes, 33–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas Western finishes season with 33–13 triumph". The El Past Times. November 26, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
Venues	Buffalo Stadium (–1958) Kimbrough Memorial Stadium (1959–2018) Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium (2019–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern New Mexico: Wagon Wheel Texas A&M–Commerce: East Texas vs. West Texas
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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