1950 West Texas

10–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Border Conference), coached by Frank Kimbrough.

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1950, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 52–12; won at Arizona 34–26; won vs. McMurry 41–19; won at Texas Tech 28–13; won vs. New Mexico 45–6; won vs. Sam Houston 39–18; lost at Trinity (Texas) 20–27; won at UTEP 40–12; won at Hardin Simmons 47–31; won at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 26–13; won vs. Cincinnati 14–13+40−7Won 52–12 vs. Northern Arizona+40Northern ArizonaWon 34–26 at Arizona+8ArizonaWon 41–19 vs. McMurry+22McMurryWon 28–13 at Texas Tech+15Texas TechWon 45–6 vs. New Mexico+39New MexicoWon 39–18 vs. Sam Houston+21Sam HoustonLost 20–27 at Trinity (Texas)-7Trinity (Texas)Won 40–12 at UTEP+28UTEPWon 47–31 at Hardin Simmons+16Hardin SimmonsWon 26–13 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi+13Texas A&M–Corpu…Won 14–13 vs. Cincinnati+1Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 14–⁠13 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Border Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
386–⁠190
Coach
Frank Kimbrough
Elo
1586 +127 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.6 No. 20 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1950 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Texas6–⁠010–⁠1
Arizona State4–⁠19–⁠2
UTEP4–⁠27–⁠3
Texas Tech3–⁠23–⁠8
Hardin Simmons3–⁠35–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠44–⁠6
New Mexico2–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠42–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠42–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.