1976 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1976 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–2 (1–1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1976 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State + 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
1 – 1 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Wichita State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 4–5–2 with a mark of 1–1–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Wichita State
W 14–12[1]
September 25at Southern Illinois*
L 17–21[2]
October 2at UT Arlington*
L 21–237,283[3]
October 9at Houston*
L 7–5023,498[4]
October 16North Texas State*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–1010,500[5]
October 23at Drake
L 14–348,116[6]
October 30McNeese State*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 30–255,000[7]
November 6Lamar*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–63,500[8]
November 13Northeast Louisiana*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 58–41[9]
November 20at New Mexico State
T 13–136,376[10]
November 27at Tulsa
T 17–177,137[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "West Texas punches Wichita State 14–12". The El Paso Times. September 19, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Salukis win 21–17". The Daily Nonpareil. September 26, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mavs deck Buffs in thriller 23–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 3, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Houston skins Buffaloes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Texas hangs on to beat WTSU, 10–7". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 17, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Victory drought over for Drake". The Daily Nonpareil. October 24, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "WTSU upsets McNeese St". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 31, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Blanchard-led Buffaloes sink Lamar 21–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 7, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buffs top Tribe". The Shreveport Times. November 14, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "New Mexico State and West Texas State tie". The Monitor. November 21, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulsa tied by Buffaloes". Wichita Falls Times. November 28, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1976 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  13. ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 51. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
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