1979 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1979 West Texas State Buffaloes football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Drake 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Tulsa 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 3–8 record (1–5 in the MVC).[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Southern Illinois
W 14–012,300[2]
September 8Texas–Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 6–1012,250[3]
September 15at McNeese State*
L 3–1019,500[4]
September 22at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 10–1920,145[5]
September 29at No. 8 Houston*
L 10–4927,080[6]
October 6at Lamar*
T 12–1217,250[7]
October 13Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 33–1715,766[8]
October 20at North Texas State*
L 14–2813,700[9]
October 27at Wichita State
W 58–09,127[10]
November 3at New Mexico State
W 54–2112,202[11]
November 17Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 28–18[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1979 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Salukis' trip to Wild West ends with bushwhacking". Southern Illinoisan. September 2, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mavs get to heart of matter in win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1979. p. 8B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stump sparks McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "USL takes 19–10 victory". Daily World. September 23, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Coogs maul West Texas". Victoria Advocate. September 30, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "WTSU, Lamar end up in tie". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 7, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sycamores lose 33–17 decision". The Indianapolis Star. October 14, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "NTSU's ball control offense stymies West Texas State". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Texas humiliates WSU, 58–0". The Wichita Eagle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Buffalos run over NMSU 54–21". The El Paso Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "West Texas State wins MVC crown". The Times-Mail. November 18, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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