1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1983
1985  →
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –06 –5 –0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 –1 –09 –3 –0
Illinois State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
West Texas State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Wichita State 2 –3 –02 –9 –0
Drake 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Southern Illinois 0 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Don Davis, the team compiled a 3–8 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Northern Illinois *
L 33–40 [1]
September 8at UT Arlington *
L 19–279,367 [2]
September 15at New Mexico *
L 0–2718,992 [3]
September 22No. 2 McNeese State *
L 7–24 [4]
September 29at Iowa State *
L 0–1450,316 [5]
October 6 Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–352,300 [6]
October 12 Abilene Christian *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 14–10 [7]
October 20at Southern Illinois
W 24–172,600 [8]
October 26at New Mexico State *
W 21–13 [9]
November 10at Wichita State
L 14–178,106 [10]
November 17 Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 22–25 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "NIU delights television fans". Chicago Tribune. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "UTA beats West Texas State, 27–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lobos defeat Buffalos, 27–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "McNeese tops WTSU, 24–7". Abilene Reporter-News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cyclones blank West Texas State". The Salina Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tulsa defeats WTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "West Texas defeats 'Cats". The Kilgore News Herald. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Buffaloes drown Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rally ruins Ag homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Shockers win 17–14". The Wichita Eagle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Drake nips Buffaloes". The Victoria Advocate. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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