1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football team
| 1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (1–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Memphis State | L 0–30 | 21,412 | [2] | |
| September 18 | Lamar* | W 14–6 | 10,200 | [3] | |
| October 2 | Tulsa |
| L 13–17 | 15,000 | [4] |
| October 9 | UT Arlington* |
| L 0–13 | 10,000 | [5] |
| October 16 | Northern Illinois* |
| L 19–22 | 11,500 | [6] |
| October 23 | Idaho* |
| L 0–26 | 14,000 | [7] |
| October 30 | at Wichita State | W 31–14 | 11,537 | [8] | |
| November 6 | at New Mexico State | L 24–50 | 12,335 | [9] | |
| November 13 | at Colorado State* | L 14–36 | 13,348 | [10] | |
| November 20 | Drake |
| L 28–32 | 6,000 | [11] |
| November 27 | at Southern Miss* | L 9–10 | 5,300 | [12] | |
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References
- ^ "1971 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "Memphis State cruises 30–0". The Tennessean. September 12, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas tops Lamar". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa hangs on to down WTSU". The Odessa American. October 3, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavs revive with 13–0 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northern beats W. Texas State". Chicago Tribune. October 17, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandals spoil homecoming with shutout of Buffaloes". The Spokesman-Review. October 24, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffaloes rip Wichita". The Hutchinson News. October 31, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pisarcik pitches Ags over Buffs, 50–24". Albuquerque Journal. November 7, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rams rap West Texas for first win". Fort Collins Coloradoan. November 14, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "7–4 season for Drake". Sioux City Journal. November 21, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WTSU drops ninth game of season". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 28, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.