1982 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1982 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Wichita State 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Southern Illinois 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Indiana State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Drake 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
West Texas State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Don Davis, the team compiled a 3–8 record with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 Abilene Christian *
L 29–3310,213 [1]
September 11at Louisiana Tech *
L 7–2812,300 [2]
September 18at Southwestern Louisiana *
L 18–3121,828 [3]
September 25 McNeese State *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 25–1712,333 [4]
October 2 Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 21–2410,212 [5]
October 16at Florida *
L 14–7772,885 [6]
October 24 North Texas State *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 24–2210,019 [7]
October 30 Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 24–3110,091 [8]
November 6at Tulsa
L 21–5925,803 [9]
November 13 New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 30–287,114 [10]
November 20at Southern Illinois
L 13–171,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Abilene Christian stops W. Texas St". Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Tech whips West Texas State, 28–7". The Des Moines Register. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "USL defeats West Texas". Hattiesburg American. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Buffs topple McNeese". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Shocks move to 4–1". The Wichita Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Gators flex muscles in 77–14 romp". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Buffaloes trip NT Eagles". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. ↑ "Holt collects 187 yards to pace Drake victory". The Sioux City Journal. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tulsa breezes, 59–21, claims conference title". The Arizona Republic. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "NMSU just misses in season finale; WTSU wins by 2". Albuquerque Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "SIU blitzes WTU 17–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule & Results (West Texas)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved November 9, 2024.


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