1976 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1976 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–2 (1–1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977  →
1976 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa + 2 –1 –17 –4 –1
New Mexico State + 2 –1 –14 –6 –1
West Texas State 1 –1 –24 –5 –2
Wichita State 2 –2 –04 –7 –0
Drake 1 –3 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 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 (MVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 4–5–2 with a mark of 1–1–2 in conference play, and finished third in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Wichita State
W 14–12 [1]
September 25at Southern Illinois *
L 17–21 [2]
October 2at UT Arlington *
L 21–237,283 [3]
October 9at Houston *
L 7–5023,498 [4]
October 16 North Texas State *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–1010,500 [5]
October 23at Drake
L 14–348,116 [6]
October 30 McNeese State *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 30–255,000 [7]
November 6 Lamar *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–63,500 [8]
November 13 Northeast Louisiana *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 58–41 [9]
November 20at New Mexico State
T 13–136,376 [10]
November 27at Tulsa
T 17–177,137 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "West Texas punches Wichita State 14–12". The El Paso Times. September 19, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Salukis win 21–17". The Daily Nonpareil. September 26, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mavs deck Buffs in thriller 23–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Houston skins Buffaloes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "North Texas hangs on to beat WTSU, 10–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 17, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Victory drought over for Drake". The Daily Nonpareil. October 24, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "WTSU upsets McNeese St". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 31, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blanchard-led Buffaloes sink Lamar 21–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 7, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Buffs top Tribe". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "New Mexico State and West Texas State tie". The Monitor. November 21, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tulsa tied by Buffaloes". Wichita Falls Times. November 28, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1976 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  13. ↑ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 51. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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