1982 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1982 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
  • Don Davis (1st season)
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Wichita State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Drake 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Don Davis, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MVC.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Abilene Christian*
L 29–3310,213[2]
September 11at Louisiana Tech*
L 7–2812,300[3]
September 18at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 18–3121,828[4]
September 25McNeese State*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 25–1712,333[5]
October 21:30 p.m.Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 21–2410,212–12,500[6]
October 16at Florida*
L 14–7772,885[7]
October 231:30 p.m.North Texas State*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 24–2210,019[8]
October 30Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 24–3110,091[9]
November 6at Tulsa
L 21–5925,803[10]
November 13New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 30–287,114[11]
November 20at Southern Illinois
L 13–171,000[12]

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References

  1. ^ "Missouri Valley Conference". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 22, 1982. p. 10C. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Abilene Christian stops W. Texas St". Austin American-Statesman. September 5, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Tech whips West Texas State, 28–7". The Des Moines Register. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USL defeats West Texas". Hattiesburg American. September 19, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buffs topple McNeese". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 26, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shocks move to 4–1". The Wichita Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators flex muscles in 77–14 romp". The Pensacola News-Journal. October 17, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buffaloes trip NT Eagles". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Holt collects 187 yards to pace Drake victory". The Sioux City Journal. October 31, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa breezes, 59–21, claims conference title". The Arizona Republic. November 7, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "NMSU just misses in season finale; WTSU wins by 2". Albuquerque Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SIU blitzes WTU 17–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 21, 1982. Retrieved November 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1980 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Schedule/Results (West Texas)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 52. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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