1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the team compiled a 2–9 record (1–3 in the MVC).[1]

1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 1 0 5 6 0
Louisville 3 2 0 6 3 1
Tulsa 3 2 0 4 7 0
North Texas State 3 2 0 3 8 0
Drake 2 3 0 7 4 0
West Texas State 1 4 0 2 9 0
Wichita State 0 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Memphis StateL 0–3021,412[2]
September 18Lamar*W 14–610,200[3]
October 2Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 13–1715,000[4]
October 9UT Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–1310,000[5]
October 16Northern Illinois*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 19–2211,500[6]
October 23Idaho* 
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 0–2614,000[7]
October 30at Wichita StateW 31–1411,537[8]
November 6at New Mexico StateL 24–5012,335[9]
November 13at Colorado State*L 14–3613,348[10]
November 20Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 28–326,000[11]
November 27at Southern Miss*L 9–105,300[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1971 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Memphis State cruises 30–0". The Tennessean. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "West Texas tops Lamar". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulsa hangs on to down WTSU". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mavs revive with 13–0 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Northern beats W. Texas State". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandals spoil homecoming with shutout of Buffaloes". The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buffaloes rip Wichita". The Hutchinson News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Pisarcik pitches Ags over Buffs, 50–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rams rap West Texas for first win". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "7–4 season for Drake". Sioux City Journal. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "WTSU drops ninth game of season". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.