| 1961 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–1 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Buffalo Bowl |
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| Arizona State § | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 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) as a member of the Border Conference during the 1961 college football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Kerbel, the Buffaloes compiled a 6–4 record (3–1 in conference games), finished in second place in the Border Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 309 to 221.[1]
Highlights of the season included a 27–23 victory over Arizona (the only loss for No. 18 Arizona) and high-scoring victories over BYU (55–8), Texas Western (56–27), and Hardin–Simmons (42–0).
Halfback Pete "Pistol Pete" Pedro ranked second among all major college players in the country in rushing (976 yards) and scoring (132 points) and led the country with 22 touchdowns. Pedro and guard Stu Johnson were selected as first-team players on the 1961 All-Border Conference football team.
The team played its home games at the Buffalo Bowl (later renamed Kimbrough Memorial Stadium) in Canyon, Texas.