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1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Louisiana Tech*
W 17–10[2]
September 12at Iowa State*
L 13–1749,854[3]
September 19at UNLV*
W 21–1724,560[4]
September 26Texas–Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 35–3111,500[5]
October 3at McNeese State*
W 31–2420,850[6]
October 10Southern Illinois
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 22–299,950[7]
October 17at Wichita State
W 23–1717,000[8]
October 24at Drake
L 13–2113,849[9]
November 7Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 17–14[10]
November 14Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 10–248,300[11]
November 21at New Mexico State
W 45–910,627[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1981 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Missed opportunities kill Louisiana Tech". The Times. September 6, 1981. p. 8B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "ISU tops stubborn West Texas". Sioux City Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Texas State 21, Nevada-Las Vegas 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Texas beats UTA". The Odessa American. September 27, 1981. p. 4B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Texas State defeats McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Salukis pull out another one, 29–22". Southern Illinoisan. October 11, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "WSU's 23–17 loss upsets coach". The Wichita Eagle. October 18, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Unbeaten Bulldogs do it again, 21–13". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14". The Indianapolis Star. November 8, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulsa clinches share of crown". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Refs, Ags faked out 45–9". The El Paso Times. November 22, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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