1947 West Texas State Buffaloes football team explained

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 253 to 125.^{[1] [2]}

The team was led on offense by Cloyce Box who later played five seasons with the Detroit Lions.

West Texas was ranked at No. 94 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[3]

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: 1947 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. February 1, 2019.
3. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.