1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football
MVC co-champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973 →
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Louisville + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
Drake + 4 –1 –07 –5 –0
West Texas State + 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
Memphis State 3 –2 –05 –5 –1
Tulsa 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
Wichita State 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
North Texas State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Drake
L 12–4217,100 [2]
September 23 Colorado State *
W 41–1414,750 [3]
September 30 Lamar *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 35–1216,500 [4]
October 7at Southern Miss *
L 7–1411,500 [5]
October 14 New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 63–1415,600 [6]
October 21at Northern Illinois *
L 8–172,480 [7]
October 28 Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–1612,400 [8]
November 4at San Diego State *
L 6–3723,200 [9]
November 11at Texas–Arlington *
L 7–208,600 [10]
November 18at North Texas State
W 17–142,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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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.
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