1953 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1953 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record1–8–1 (0–6 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
1953 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas Tech $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
Hardin–Simmons 4 1 0 6 5 0
Texas Western 4 2 0 8 2 0
Arizona 3 2 0 4 5 1
Arizona State 1 3 0 4 5 1
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 2 7 0
West Texas State 0 6 0 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frank Kimbrough, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 1–8–1 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the Border Conference.