1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
| 1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–5 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Mississippi State* | L 0–28 | 30,000 | [2] | |
| September 9 | at Texas–Arlington* | W 18–10 | 6,750 | [3] | |
| September 16 | McNeese State* | L 13–45 | [4] | ||
| September 23 | at Southern Illinois | L 3–17 | 11,893 | [5] | |
| September 30 | Wichita State |
| L 37–38 | [6] | |
| October 7 | North Texas State* |
| L 0–35 | 17,660 | [7] |
| October 14 | Lamar* |
| W 55–16 | [8] | |
| October 21 | at Indiana State | W 36–6 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | at Tulsa | L 23–44 | 18,250 | [10] | |
| November 11 | at Drake | L 21–24 | 6,521 | [11] | |
| November 23 | New Mexico State |
| L 31–33 | [12] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "1978 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "Miss. State's alive and how well, 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. September 3, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas down UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. p. 2B. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State wins". El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers rally, nip West Texas". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffaloes roam over Indiana St". The Indianapolis Star. October 22, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa soph gains 213 in runaway". The Daily Oklahoman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jubilant Bulldogs win No. 4". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NM Aggies seize MVC title". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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