1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

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1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach	Bill Yung (4th season)
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulsa $	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wichita State	4	–	1	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Indiana State	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Drake	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Southern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–4 in the MVC).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	McNeese State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 17–20	16,101	^[2]
September 13	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–19	48,400	^[3]
September 20	at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 15–43	25,000	^[4]
September 27	No. 5 (D-II) Southwest Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 21–13	10,500	^[5]^[6]
October 4	New Mexico State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 17–15	13,009	^[7]
October 11	at Texas–Arlington*	Maverick Stadium Arlington, TX	W 38–26	6,749	^[8]
October 18	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 21–27	9,620	^[9]
October 25	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 24–44	18,011	^[10]
November 1	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 18–37	8,468	^[11]
November 15	Wichita State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 18–20		^[12]
November 22	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 23–20	894	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1980 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ "Cowboys tip West Texans". The Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Texas pin surprise loss on Pokes". The Daily Oklahoman. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amercombie cracks Hickman's record". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buffs topple SW Texas". El Paso Times. September 28, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1980 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
^ "NMSU falls short; Buffs prevail 17–15". El Paso Times. October 5, 1978. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Texas' Buffs stuff UTA back into loss column, 38–26". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1980. p. B5. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buffaloes don't roam against Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 19, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hurricane wipes out West Texas". The Daily Oklahoman. October 26, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sycamores ride Buffalo to tie for Valley lead". The Indianapolis Star. November 2, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Shockers hold onto nip WTS". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SIU booted to basement". Southern Illinoisan. November 23, 1980. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
Venues	Buffalo Stadium (–1958) Kimbrough Memorial Stadium (1959–2018) Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium (2019–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern New Mexico: Wagon Wheel Texas A&M–Commerce: East Texas vs. West Texas
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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