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The team's statistical leaders included Bubba Hillman with 357 passing yards, Ron Mills with 569 rushing yards, Ken Ballard with 125 receiving yards, and Charles Sanders with 12 touchdowns.
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The team averaged 29.6 points per game, ranking third among 111 major college programs for the 1956 season.
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team that represented West Texas State College (now known as
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West Texas State Buffaloes football
Tangerine Bowl
Mississippi Southern
Border Conference
Frank Kimbrough
1955
1956 Border Conference football standings
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Texas Western
Arizona State
West Texas State
Arizona
Hardin–Simmons
New Mexico A&M
American football
West Texas A&M University
Border Conference
1956 college football season
Frank Kimbrough
Mississippi Southern
1957 Tangerine Bowl
Canyon, Texas
Corpus Christi
Canyon, TX
McMurry
Sul Ross
Texas Tech
Jones Stadium

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