1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake + 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Tulsa + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Southern Illinois 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wichita State 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
New Mexico State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Bill Yung, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, trying for fourth place in the MVC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Louisiana Tech*
W 17–10[2]
September 12at Iowa State*
L 13–1749,854[3]
September 19at UNLV*
W 21–1724,560[4]
September 26UT Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 35–3111,500[5]
October 3at McNeese State*
W 31–2420,850[6]
October 10Southern Illinois
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 22–299,950[7]
October 17at Wichita State
W 23–1717,000[8]
October 24at Drake
L 13–2113,849[9]
November 7Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 17–14[10]
November 14Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 10–248,300[11]
November 21at New Mexico State
W 45–910,627[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[13][14]

References

  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 23, 1981. p. 2D. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Missed opportunities kill Louisiana Tech". The Times. September 6, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU tops stubborn West Texas". Sioux City Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Texas State 21, Nevada-Las Vegas 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Texas beats UTA". The Odessa American. September 27, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Texas State defeats McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Salukis pull out another one, 29–22". Southern Illinoisan. October 11, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "WSU's 23–17 loss upsets coach". The Wichita Eagle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Unbeaten Bulldogs do it again, 21–13". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulsa clinches share of crown". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Refs, Ags faked out 45–9". The El Paso Times. November 22, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1981 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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