1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the team compiled a 5–5 record (4–1 in the MVC).[1]

1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Louisville + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
Drake + 4 –1 –07 –5 –0
West Texas State + 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
Memphis State 3 –2 –05 –5 –1
Tulsa 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
Wichita State 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
North Texas State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Drake
L 12–4217,100[2]
September 23Colorado State*
W 41–1414,750[3]
September 30Lamar*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 35–1216,500[4]
October 7at Southern Miss*
L 7–1411,500[5]
October 14New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 63–1415,600[6]
October 21at Northern Illinois*
L 8–172,480[7]
October 28Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 21–1612,400[8]
November 4at San Diego State*
L 6–3723,200[9]
November 11at Texas–Arlington*
L 7–208,600[10]
November 18at North Texas State
W 17–142,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1972 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. "Heston powers Drake victory". Quad-City Times. September 17, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "WTSU 41–14 victors". The Odessa American. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "WTS cracks Lamar streak". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southerners beat West Texas State". Pampa Daily News. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "West Texas rips New Mexicans, 63–14". Tulsa World. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "West Texas loses, 17–8". The Odessa American. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "WTSU comes from behind". The Odessa American. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Buffs defend well despite loss". The Amarillo Globe-Times. November 6, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Mavericks clobber Buffs 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "West Texas edges by North Texas". Corpus Christi Times. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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