1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the team compiled a 2–9 record (1–3 in the MVC).[1]
| 1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Memphis State | L 0–30 | 21,412 | [2] | |
| September 18 | Lamar* | W 14–6 | 10,200 | [3] | |
| October 2 | Tulsa |
| L 13–17 | 15,000 | [4] |
| October 9 | Texas–Arlington* |
| L 0–13 | 10,000 | [5] |
| October 16 | Northern Illinois* |
| L 19–22 | 11,500 | [6] |
| October 23 | Idaho* |
| L 0–26 | 14,000 | [7] |
| October 30 | at Wichita State | W 31–14 | 11,537 | [8] | |
| November 6 | at New Mexico State | L 24–50 | 12,335 | [9] | |
| November 13 | at Colorado State* | L 14–36 | 13,348 | [10] | |
| November 20 | Drake |
| L 28–32 | 6,000 | [11] |
| November 27 | at Southern Miss* | L 9–10 | 5,300 | [12] | |
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References
- "1971 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- "Memphis State cruises 30–0". The Tennessean. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "West Texas tops Lamar". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tulsa hangs on to down WTSU". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mavs revive with 13–0 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Northern beats W. Texas State". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vandals spoil homecoming with shutout of Buffaloes". The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Buffaloes rip Wichita". The Hutchinson News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pisarcik pitches Ags over Buffs, 50–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rams rap West Texas for first win". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "7–4 season for Drake". Sioux City Journal. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "WTSU drops ninth game of season". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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