1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

American college football season

1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
  • Bill Yung (2nd season)
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
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1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico State $ 5 1 0 6 5 0
Tulsa 4 1 0 9 2 0
Southern Illinois 3 2 0 7 4 0
Drake 3 3 0 4 7 0
Indiana State 2 3 0 3 8 0
Wichita State 2 4 0 4 7 0
West Texas State 1 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 3–8 record (1–5 in the MVC).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Mississippi State*L 0–2830,000[2]
September 9at Texas–Arlington*W 18–106,750[3]
September 16McNeese State*L 13–45[4]
September 23at Southern IllinoisL 3–1711,893[5]
September 30Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 37–38[6]
October 7North Texas State*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–3517,660[7]
October 14Lamar*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 55–16[8]
October 21at Indiana State
W 36–6[9]
November 4at TulsaL 23–4418,250[10]
November 11at Drake
L 21–246,521[11]
November 23New Mexico State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 31–33[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1978 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Miss. State's alive and how well, 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. September 3, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Texas down UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. p. 2B. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McNeese State wins". El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shockers rally, nip West Texas". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buffaloes roam over Indiana St". The Indianapolis Star. October 22, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa soph gains 213 in runaway". The Daily Oklahoman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jubilant Bulldogs win No. 4". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "NM Aggies seize MVC title". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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