1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981  →
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Wichita State 4 –1 –15 –5 –1
Indiana State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Drake 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
West Texas State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 in the MVC). [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 McNeese State *
L 17–2016,101 [2]
September 13at Oklahoma State *
W 20–1948,400 [3]
September 20at Baylor *
L 15–4325,000 [4]
September 27No. 5 Southwest Texas State *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–1310,500 [5] [6]
October 4 New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 17–1513,009 [7]
October 11at Texas–Arlington *
W 38–266,749 [8]
October 18at Drake
L 21–279,620 [9]
October 25at Tulsa
L 24–4418,011 [10]
November 1at Indiana State
L 18–378,468 [11]
November 15 Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 18–20 [12]
November 22at Southern Illinois
W 23–20894 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1980 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cowboys tip West Texans". The Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "West Texas pin surprise loss on Pokes". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Amercombie cracks Hickman's record". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Buffs topple SW Texas". El Paso Times. September 28, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  7. ↑ "NMSU falls short; Buffs prevail 17–15". El Paso Times. October 5, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "West Texas' Buffs stuff UTA back into loss column, 38–26". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1980. p. B5. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Buffaloes don't roam against Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hurricane wipes out West Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. October 26, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sycamores ride Buffalo to tie for Valley lead". The Indianapolis Star. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Shockers hold onto nip WTS". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "SIU booted to basement". Southern Illinoisan. November 23, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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