1983 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1983 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record0–10–1 (0–5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984 →
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –08 –3 –0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 –1 –013 –1 –0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 –2 –09 –4 –0
New Mexico State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Illinois State 2 –2 –16 –4 –1
Wichita State 3 –3 –03 –8 –0
Drake 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
West Texas State 0 –5 –10 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • 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.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Don Davis, the team compiled a 0–10–1 record with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished last in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at North Texas State *
L 3–3210,300 [1]
September 10 Abilene Christian *
L 3–28 [2]
September 17at McNeese State *
L 0–1721,621 [3]
September 24 UT Arlington *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 13–318,478 [4]
October 1 Angelo State *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 3–10 [5]
October 8 Illinois State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
T 24–24 [6]
October 22at Wichita State
L 30–315,711 [7]
October 29at Drake
L 26–361,900 [8]
November 5No. 15 Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 20–312,516 [9]
November 12at Tulsa
L 16–3122,318 [10]
November 19at New Mexico State
L 24–26 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "North Texas romps to 32–3 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Wildcats ground out win over Buffs". Abilene Reporter-News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McNeese St. 17, WTSU 0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1981. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "UTA snares victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Angelo State beats West Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Buffaloes tie Illinois State". Abilene Reporter-News. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Shockers top Buffs". The Wichita Eagle. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Drake earns first victory in last :49". The Des Moines Register. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Indiana State trips West Texas State". Palladium-Item. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "West Texas triumph wraps up MVC title for Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Late TD equals win for Aggies". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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