1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Southern Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Drake 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Yung, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the MVC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Mississippi State*
L 0–2830,000[2]
September 9at UT Arlington*
W 18–106,750[3]
September 16McNeese State*
L 13–45[4]
September 23at Southern Illinois
L 3–1711,893[5]
September 30Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 37–38[6]
October 7North Texas State*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–3517,660[7]
October 14Lamar*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 55–16[8]
October 21at Indiana State
W 36–7[9]
November 4at Tulsa
L 23–4418,250[10]
November 11at Drake
L 21–246,521[11]
November 23New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 31–33[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "College Standings". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. United Press International. November 27, 1978. p. 15. Retrieved January 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Miss. State's alive and how well, 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. September 3, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Texas down UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. p. 2B. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McNeese State wins". El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shockers rally, nip West Texas". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buffaloes roam over Indiana St". The Indianapolis Star. October 22, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa soph gains 213 in runaway". The Daily Oklahoman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jubilant Bulldogs win No. 4". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "NM Aggies seize MVC title". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1978 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 52. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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