1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
American college football season
| 1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–4 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 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 during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 in the MVC).[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | McNeese State* |
| L 17–20 | 16,101 | [2] |
| September 13 | at Oklahoma State* | W 20–19 | 48,400 | [3] | |
| September 20 | at Baylor* | L 15–43 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| September 27 | No. 5 (D-II) Southwest Texas State* |
| W 21–13 | 10,500 | [5][6] |
| October 4 | New Mexico State |
| W 17–15 | 13,009 | [7] |
| October 11 | at Texas–Arlington* | W 38–26 | 6,749 | [8] | |
| October 18 | at Drake |
| L 21–27 | 9,620 | [9] |
| October 25 | at Tulsa | L 24–44 | 18,011 | [10] | |
| November 1 | at Indiana State |
| L 18–37 | 8,468 | [11] |
| November 15 | Wichita State |
| L 18–20 | [12] | |
| November 22 | at Southern Illinois | W 23–20 | 894 | [13] | |
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References
- ^ "1980 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Cowboys tip West Texans". The Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas pin surprise loss on Pokes". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amercombie cracks Hickman's record". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffs topple SW Texas". El Paso Times. September 28, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "NMSU falls short; Buffs prevail 17–15". El Paso Times. October 5, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas' Buffs stuff UTA back into loss column, 38–26". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1980. p. B5. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffaloes don't roam against Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricane wipes out West Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. October 26, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sycamores ride Buffalo to tie for Valley lead". The Indianapolis Star. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers hold onto nip WTS". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SIU booted to basement". Southern Illinoisan. November 23, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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