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.