1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1981 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 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 7–4 record (3–3 in the MVC).[1]

1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake + 5 1 010 1 0
Tulsa + 5 1 06 5 0
Southern Illinois 5 2 07 4 0
West Texas State 3 3 07 4 0
Wichita State 3 3 14 6 1
Indiana State 2 4 15 5 1
New Mexico State 1 5 03 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Louisiana Tech*W 17–10[2]
September 12at Iowa State*L 13–1749,854[3]
September 19at UNLV*W 21–1724,560[4]
September 26Texas–Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 35–3111,500[5]
October 3at McNeese State*W 31–2420,850[6]
October 10Southern Illinois
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 22–299,950[7]
October 17at Wichita StateW 23–1717,000[8]
October 24at DrakeL 13–2113,849[9]
November 7Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 17–14[10]
November 14Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 10–248,300[11]
November 21at New Mexico StateW 45–910,627[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1981 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. "Missed opportunities kill Louisiana Tech". The Times. September 6, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "ISU tops stubborn West Texas". Sioux City Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Texas State 21, Nevada-Las Vegas 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "West Texas beats UTA". The Odessa American. September 27, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "West Texas State defeats McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Salukis pull out another one, 29–22". Southern Illinoisan. October 11, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "WSU's 23–17 loss upsets coach". The Wichita Eagle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Unbeaten Bulldogs do it again, 21–13". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tulsa clinches share of crown". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Refs, Ags faked out 45–9". The El Paso Times. November 22, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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