1959 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1959 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record1–9 (0–5 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Bowl
1959 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Arizona 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by Clark Jarnagin in his second and final season as head coach, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Border Conference. West Texas State played home games at the newly-opened Buffalo Bowl in Canyon, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Arizona State
L 22–4325,200[1]
September 268:00 p.m.Arizona
L 6–711,000[2][3]
October 3at North Texas State*
L 6–28[4]
October 10at Texas Western
L 12–137,000[5]
October 17No. 1 Mississippi Southern*
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
L 6–375,000[6]
October 24Hardin–Simmons
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–225,000[7]
October 318:00 p.m.Drake*
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 34–21[8][9]
November 7Virginia Tech*
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
L 21–26[10]
November 14at Trinity (TX)*
L 8–14801[11]
November 21at New Mexico A&M
L 13–357,000[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Tempe races by Buffs in debut, 43–22". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 20, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Kranz, Dick (September 25, 1959). "New Buffalo Bowl Is Full of Promise". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. pp. 9, 11. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Wildcats squeeze 7–6 victory over West Texas State". The Arizona Republic. September 27, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "North Texas gets 28–6 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miners in win over West Texas". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mississippi S. smashes West Texas". The El Paso Times. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hardin–Simmons beats Buffs, 22–0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Kranz, Dick (October 30, 1959). "WT Prepared For Drakers". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. p. 10. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Drake's Bid Too Late, Texans Win, 34-21". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 1, 1959. p. 6S. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "VPI rallies to edge West Texas". The El Paso Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Janes, Johnny (November 15, 1959). "Trinity Ends On Win Note". Sunday Express and News. San Antonio, Texas. p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ Abe Perilman (November 22, 1959). "Aggies Bowl Over West Texas State". Las Cruces Sun-News. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1959 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1959 West Texas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  15. ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 49. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
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