1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Memphis State
L 0–3021,412[2]
September 18Lamar*
W 14–610,200[3]
October 2Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 13–1715,000[4]
October 9Texas–Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–1310,000[5]
October 16Northern Illinois*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 19–2211,500[6]
October 23Idaho*dagger
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–2614,000[7]
October 30at Wichita State
W 31–1411,537[8]
November 6at New Mexico State
L 24–5012,335[9]
November 13at Colorado State*
L 14–3613,348[10]
November 20Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 28–326,000[11]
November 27at Southern Miss*
L 9–105,300[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1971 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Memphis State cruises 30–0". The Tennessean. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Texas tops Lamar". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa hangs on to down WTSU". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mavs revive with 13–0 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northern beats W. Texas State". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandals spoil homecoming with shutout of Buffaloes". The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buffaloes rip Wichita". The Hutchinson News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pisarcik pitches Ags over Buffs, 50–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rams rap West Texas for first win". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "7–4 season for Drake". Sioux City Journal. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "WTSU drops ninth game of season". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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