1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6McNeese State*
L 17–2016,101[2]
September 13at Oklahoma State*
W 20–1948,400[3]
September 20at Baylor*
L 15–4325,000[4]
September 27No. 5 (D-II) Southwest Texas State*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–1310,500[5][6]
October 4New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 17–1513,009[7]
October 11at Texas–Arlington*
W 38–266,749[8]
October 18at Drake
L 21–279,620[9]
October 25at Tulsa
L 24–4418,011[10]
November 1at Indiana State
L 18–378,468[11]
November 15Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 18–20[12]
November 22at Southern Illinois
W 23–20894[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1980 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cowboys tip West Texans". The Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Texas pin surprise loss on Pokes". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Amercombie cracks Hickman's record". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buffs topple SW Texas". El Paso Times. September 28, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "NMSU falls short; Buffs prevail 17–15". El Paso Times. October 5, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Buffaloes don't roam against Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hurricane wipes out West Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. October 26, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sycamores ride Buffalo to tie for Valley lead". The Indianapolis Star. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Shockers hold onto nip WTS". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "SIU booted to basement". Southern Illinoisan. November 23, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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