1979 West Texas State Buffaloes football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
West Texas State $ 5 –0 –05 –5 –1
Southern Illinois 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Indiana State 3 –2 –08 –3 –0
Drake 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
Wichita State 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
Tulsa 0 –0 –06 –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

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

  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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