1985 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1985 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1984
1986 →
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 –0 –06 –5 –0
West Texas State 3 –1 –16 –3 –1
Illinois State 3 –1 –16 –3 –2
Indiana State 3 –2 –04 –6 –0
Wichita State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Southern Illinois 1 –3 –04 –7 –0
Drake 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • 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.

The 1985 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 (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Kelly, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Abilene Christian *
L 18–259,000 [1]
September 14 Angelo State *
W 12–108,172 [2]
September 21 Louisiana Tech *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 10–207,025 [3]
September 28 Texas A&I *
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 37–17 [4]
October 5 Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 29–27 [5]
October 12 Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 33–2110,237 [6]
October 19at Illinois State
T 29–298,036 [7]
October 26at Tulsa
L 17–4411,378 [8]
November 2at Drake
W 28–278,075 [9]
November 16at New Mexico State *
W 55–256,872 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Wildcats tip West Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "West Texas slips by hard-luck Rams 12–10". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "La Tech cuts off West Texas at the pass". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1984. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "West Texas State bombards Javelinas 37–17". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "West Texas State trips Indiana State, 29–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Shockers crumble in Valley opener". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "ISU squanders big lead, ties 29-all". The Pantagraph. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Hurricane pops West Texas St". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Blocked FG in closing seconds thwarts Drake". Waterloo Courier. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Buffs smash records, NMSU". The El Paso Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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