1956 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–2 (2–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Western $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Arizona 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico A&M 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 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 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its tenth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled an 8–2 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the conference, defeated Mississippi Southern in the 1957 Tangerine Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 296 to 96.[1][2] The team played its home games at Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.

The team averaged 29.6 points per game, ranking third among 111 major college programs for the 1956 season.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bubba Hillman with 357 passing yards, Ron Mills with 569 rushing yards, Ken Ballard with 125 receiving yards, and Charles Sanders with 12 touchdowns.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Corpus Christi
W 29–6
September 22McMurry
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 33–75,500[4]
September 29Sul Ross
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 48–0
October 13at Texas Tech
W 34–1420,500
October 20New Mexico A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 45–0[5]
November 3at Arizona
L 13–20
November 10at Hardin–Simmons
W 20–6
November 17Texas Westerndagger
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 13–167,000[6]
December 1at Midwestern StateWichita Falls, TXW 41–14
January 1, 1957vs. Mississippi SouthernOrlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)W 20–1312,000[7]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2018 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). West Texas A&M University. p. 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "1956 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. ^ 2018 Buffalo Football Record Book, p. 69.
  4. ^ "West Texas Grinds Out 33-7 Victory Over Tribe". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 23, 1956. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Texas Roms 45-0". Valley Morning Star. October 21, 1956. p. A10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Chuck Whitlock (November 18, 1956). "Miners Edge West Texas State, 16-13: Last Gasp Field Goal Is Margin". El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Buffaloes' late stampede wins Tangerine Bowl". Orlando Evening Star. January 2, 1957. Retrieved March 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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