1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1980
1982 →
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake + 5 –1 –010 –1 –0
Tulsa + 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
Southern Illinois 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
West Texas State 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
Wichita State 3 –3 –14 –6 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –15 –5 –1
New Mexico State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 7–4 record (3–3 in the MVC). [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Louisiana Tech *
W 17–10 [2]
September 12at Iowa State *
L 13–1749,854 [3]
September 19at UNLV *
W 21–1724,560 [4]
September 26 Texas–Arlington *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 35–3111,500 [5]
October 3at McNeese State *
W 31–2420,850 [6]
October 10 Southern Illinois
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 22–299,950 [7]
October 17at Wichita State
W 23–1717,000 [8]
October 24at Drake
L 13–2113,849 [9]
November 7 Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 17–14 [10]
November 14 Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 10–248,300 [11]
November 21at New Mexico State
W 45–910,627 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1981 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Missed opportunities kill Louisiana Tech". The Times. September 6, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "ISU tops stubborn West Texas". Sioux City Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "West Texas State 21, Nevada-Las Vegas 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "West Texas beats UTA". The Odessa American. September 27, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "West Texas State defeats McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Salukis pull out another one, 29–22". Southern Illinoisan. October 11, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "WSU's 23–17 loss upsets coach". The Wichita Eagle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Unbeaten Bulldogs do it again, 21–13". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tulsa clinches share of crown". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Refs, Ags faked out 45–9". The El Paso Times. November 22, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.


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