1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Texas State 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico State * 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – New Mexico State was ineligible for conference play, but its games against Drake, North Texas State, West Texas State, and Wichita State counted in the conference standings for its opponents. Drake's game against Tampa, Memphis State's games against Cincinnati and Southern Miss, and Tulsa's games against BYU and Virginia Tech were also designated as conference games.

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 2–9 record with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing sixth the MVC.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Memphis State
L 0–3021,412[3]
September 188:00 p.m.Lamar*
W 14–610,200[4]
October 28:00 p.m.Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 13–1715,000[5]
October 98:00 p.m.UT Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–1310,000[6]
October 168:00 p.m.Northern Illinois*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 19–2211,500[7]
October 238:00 p.m.Idaho*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–2613,500–14,000[8]
October 307:34 p.m.at Wichita State
W 31–1411,537[9]
November 6at New Mexico State[n 1]
L 24–5012,330–12,335[11]
November 132:00 p.m.at Colorado State*
L 14–3613,348[12]
November 208:00 p.ma.Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 28–326,000[13]
November 27at Southern Miss*
L 9–105,300[14]

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Notes

  1. ^ Designated conference game[10]

References

  1. ^ "Truthful Tulsa 2nd in MVC". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 29, 1971. p. 25. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1972 (82nd ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1972. p. 52. Retrieved January 29, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Memphis State cruises 30–0". The Tennessean. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Texas tops Lamar". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulsa hangs on to down WTSU". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mavs revive with 13–0 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Northern beats W. Texas State". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vandals spoil homecoming with shutout of Buffaloes". The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buffaloes rip Wichita". The Hutchinson News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Valley Has 'New Look'". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. Associated Press. September 16, 1971. p. 14C. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Pisarcik pitches Ags over Buffs, 50–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rams rap West Texas for first win". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "7–4 season for Drake". Sioux City Journal. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "WTSU drops ninth game of season". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "1971 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  16. ^ "Schedule/Results (1971 West Texas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  17. ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 51. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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