1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football
MVC co-champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach	Gene Mayfield (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1971 1973 →

1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Louisville +	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Drake +	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
West Texas State +	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Memphis State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions West Texas State's game against Colorado State, Tulsa's game against TCU, and New Mexico State's game against New Mexico counted in the conference standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football team was an American football team that represented West Texas State University (now known as West Texas A&M University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the team compiled a 5–5 record (4–1 in the MVC). ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 12–42	17,100	[2]
September 23	Colorado State [n 1]	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 41–14	14,750	[3]
September 30	Lamar *	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 35–12	16,500	[4]
October 7	at Southern Miss *	Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS	L 7–14	11,500	[5]
October 14	New Mexico State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 63–14	15,600	[6]
October 21	at Northern Illinois *	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 8–17	2,480	[7]
October 28	Wichita State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 21–16	12,400	[8]
November 4	at San Diego State *	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 6–37	23,200	[9]
November 11	at Texas–Arlington *	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 7–20	8,600	[10]
November 18	at North Texas State	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	W 17–14	2,500	[11]
*Non-conference game

Notes

1. Designated conference game

References

1. "1972 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
2. "Heston powers Drake victory". Quad-City Times. September 17, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "WTSU 41–14 victors". The Odessa American. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "WTS cracks Lamar streak". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southerners beat West Texas State". Pampa Daily News. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "West Texas rips New Mexicans, 63–14". Tulsa World. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "West Texas loses, 17–8". The Odessa American. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "WTSU comes from behind". The Odessa American. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Buffs defend well despite loss". The Amarillo Globe-Times. November 6, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Mavericks clobber Buffs 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "West Texas edges by North Texas". Corpus Christi Times. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.