1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
Tulsa 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Southern Illinois 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Drake 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Indiana State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Wichita State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
West Texas State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 3–8 record (1–5 in the MVC). [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Mississippi State *
L 0–2830,000 [2]
September 9at Texas–Arlington *
W 18–106,750 [3]
September 16 McNeese State *
L 13–45 [4]
September 23at Southern Illinois
L 3–1711,893 [5]
September 30 Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 37–38 [6]
October 7 North Texas State *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–3517,660 [7]
October 14 Lamar *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 55–16 [8]
October 21at Indiana State
W 36–6 [9]
November 4at Tulsa
L 23–4418,250 [10]
November 11at Drake
L 21–246,521 [11]
November 23 New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 31–33 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1978 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Miss. State's alive and how well, 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. September 3, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "West Texas down UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. p. 2B. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "McNeese State wins". El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Shockers rally, nip West Texas". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Buffaloes roam over Indiana St". The Indianapolis Star. October 22, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tulsa soph gains 213 in runaway". The Daily Oklahoman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Jubilant Bulldogs win No. 4". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "NM Aggies seize MVC title". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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