1947 West Texas
7–4 (5–2 Border Conference), coached by Frank Kimbrough. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Midwestern Texas State 38–0Oct 18
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Tulsa | L 13–26 | 20% |
| Sep 27 | at Abilene Christian | L 7–13 | 80% |
| Oct 4 | at Texas Tech | L 13–21 | 28% |
| Oct 11 | vs UTEP | W 14–0 | 46% |
| Oct 18 | vsMidwestern Texas State | W 38–0 | 81% |
| Oct 24 | at New Mexico State | W 34–7 | 57% |
| Nov 1 | at Northern Arizona | W 25–0 | 81% |
| Nov 7 | vsHardin Simmons | L 6–27 | 37% |
| Nov 15 | atColorado College | W 40–6 | 59% |
| Nov 22 | vs Arizona State | W 35–7 | 78% |
| Nov 29 | at New Mexico | W 28–18 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat New Mexico 28–18; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–2 3rd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 253–125
- Coach
- Frank Kimbrough
- Elo
- 1491 +68 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.6 No. 81 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1948
The 1948 draft| Rd 7 | Noel Cudd OT | Los Angeles Rams |
1947 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 4–0 | 6–5 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 5–1 | 8–3 | |
| West Texas | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
 Arizona | 3–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| UTEP | 3–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Arizona State | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| New Mexico | 1–5–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–4 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.