1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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]

1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Wichita State 4 –1 –15 –5 –1
Indiana State 4 –2 –06 –5 –0
Drake 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
West Texas State 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Southern Illinois 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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 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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