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1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Don Davis, the team compiled a 3–8 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the MVC.

1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Northern Illinois*
L 33–40[1]
September 8at UT Arlington*
L 19–279,367[2]
September 15at New Mexico*
L 0–2718,992[3]
September 22No. 2 McNeese State*
L 7–24[4]
September 29at Iowa State*
L 0–1450,316[5]
October 6Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–352,300[6]
October 12Abilene Christian*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 14–10[7]
October 20at Southern Illinois
W 24–172,600[8]
October 26at New Mexico State*
W 21–13[9]
November 10at Wichita State
L 14–178,106[10]
November 17Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 22–25[11]

References

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  1. ^ "NIU delights television fans". Chicago Tribune. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UTA beats West Texas State, 27–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lobos defeat Buffalos, 27–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McNeese tops WTSU, 24–7". Abilene Reporter-News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cyclones blank West Texas State". The Salina Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulsa defeats WTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Texas defeats 'Cats". The Kilgore News Herald. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buffaloes drown Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rally ruins Ag homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Shockers win 17–14". The Wichita Eagle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Drake nips Buffaloes". The Victoria Advocate. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
 

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