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.
The West Texas honorees were Pete Pedro at halfback and Stu Johnson at guard.
In addition, halfback Jerry Logan, end Dean Faulkenberry, guard Bill Bradley, and center Frank Thrasher were named to the second team.