1979 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1979 West Texas State Buffaloes football
MVC champion
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–5–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach	Bill Yung (3rd season)
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Texas State $	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Indiana State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Drake	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wichita State	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Southern Illinois	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 14–0	12,300	[2]
September 8	Texas–Arlington*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 6–10	12,250	[3]
September 15	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 3–10	19,500	[4]
September 22	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–19	20,145	[5]
September 29	at No. 8 Houston*	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 10–49	27,080	[6]
October 6	at Lamar*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	T 12–12	17,250	[7]
October 13	Indiana State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 33–17	15,766	[8]
October 20	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 14–28	13,700	[9]
October 27	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 58–0	9,127	[10]
November 3	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 54–21	12,202	[11]
November 17	Drake	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.