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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 13–26	7,500	[4]
September 27	at Abilene Christian*	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	L 7–13	5,000	[5]
October 4	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 13–21	11,000	[6]
October 11	Texas Mines	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 14–0		[7]
October 18	Hardin*	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 38–0		[8]
October 24	at New Mexico A&M	Las Cruces, NM	W 34–7		[9]
November 1	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	W 25–0		[10]
November 7	Hardin–Simmons	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 6–27	6,500	[11]
November 15	at Colorado College*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 40–6		[12]
November 22	Arizona State	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	W 28–18	2,500	[13]
November 29	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 28–18	7,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming