| 1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (3–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Louisiana Tech* | W 17–10 | [2] | ||
| September 12 | at Iowa State* | L 13–17 | 49,854 | [3] | |
| September 19 | at UNLV* | W 21–17 | 24,560 | [4] | |
| September 26 | Texas–Arlington* |
| W 35–31 | 11,500 | [5] |
| October 3 | at McNeese State* | W 31–24 | 20,850 | [6] | |
| October 10 | Southern Illinois |
| L 22–29 | 9,950 | [7] |
| October 17 | at Wichita State | W 23–17 | 17,000 | [8] | |
| October 24 | at Drake | L 13–21 | 13,849 | [9] | |
| November 7 | Indiana State |
| W 17–14 | [10] | |
| November 14 | Tulsa |
| L 10–24 | 8,300 | [11] |
| November 21 | at New Mexico State | W 45–9 | 10,627 | [12] | |
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References
- ^ "1981 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- ^ "Missed opportunities kill Louisiana Tech". The Times. September 6, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISU tops stubborn West Texas". Sioux City Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas State 21, Nevada-Las Vegas 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas beats UTA". The Odessa American. September 27, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas State defeats McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Salukis pull out another one, 29–22". Southern Illinoisan. October 11, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WSU's 23–17 loss upsets coach". The Wichita Eagle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Bulldogs do it again, 21–13". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa clinches share of crown". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Refs, Ags faked out 45–9". The El Paso Times. November 22, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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