1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1941 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–2 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
West Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
New Mexico 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Arizona State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 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 1941 college football season.[1] In its second season under head coach Jack Curtice, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, and outscored all opponents by a total of 298 to 100.[2][3] The 1941 season was the first for West Texas as a member of the Border Conference. The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.[4]

The team averaged 29.8 points per game, ranking fourth among 119 major college programs for the 1941 season.[3] The team was led by halfback Ben Collins who was one of the nation's leading scorers.[5][6][7] Collins and fullback Larry Sanders were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the 1941 All-Border Conference football team. Tackle Cletus Kuehler and guard Jold Farbus were named to the second team.[8]

West Texas was ranked at No. 91 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[9]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Oklahoma City*
W 34–0[5]
September 27at Fresno State*
W 7–611,000[10]
October 4at Arizona State
W 13–74,500[11]
October 11New Mexico A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 51–0[12]
October 18Western State (CO)*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 66–0[6]
October 25at Arizona State–Flagstaff
W 27–0[13]
November 1at Hardin-SimmonsAbilene, TXL 13–204,000[14]
November 8St. Mary's (TX)*dagger
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 40–216,000[15]
November 15at Texas Mines
W 40–74,000[16]
November 22at Texas A&I*Kingsville, TXL 7–39[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "WT Football Record Book 2013". Issuu. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "1941 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Buffalo Squad Light But Fast". The Canyon News. September 11, 1941. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Goldbugs Tumble, 34-0". The Daily Oklahoman. September 19, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "Collins Scores 29 Points As Buffaloes Win". The Pampa News. October 19, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b "Canyon Takes 39-7 Cleaning Off Texas A. & I." El Paso Times. November 23, 1941. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona, Hardin-Simmons Dominate All-Border Eleven". Arizona Republic. December 15, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texans Spill Fresno State". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. September 28, 1941. p. 15. Retrieved February 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  11. ^ Jerry McLain (October 5, 1941). "West Texas Upsets Tempe, 13-7". Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Canyon Hands Aggies Terrible Walloping, 51-0". El Paso Times. October 12, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Flagstaff Bows To West Texas". Arizona Daily Star. October 26, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Hal Sayles (November 2, 1941). "HSU Trips West Texas In 20-13 Grid Thriller". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "West Texas Tags St. Marys, 40-21". The Big Spring Daily Herald. November 9, 1941. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ W.T. Bentley (November 16, 1941). "West Texas Handily Wins Over Locals". The El Paso Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.