1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State $ 4 –1 –05 –6 –0
Louisville 3 –2 –06 –3 –1
Tulsa 3 –2 –04 –7 –0
North Texas State 3 –2 –03 –8 –0
Drake 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
West Texas State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Wichita State 0 –5 –03 –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

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

  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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