The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the team compiled a 5–5 record (4–1 in the MVC).[1]
| 1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (4–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Louisville + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | at Drake | L 12–42 | 17,100 | [2] | |
| September 23 | Colorado State* | W 41–14 | 14,750 | [3] | |
| September 30 | Lamar* |
| W 35–12 | 16,500 | [4] |
| October 7 | at Southern Miss* | L 7–14 | 11,500 | [5] | |
| October 14 | New Mexico State |
| W 63–14 | 15,600 | [6] |
| October 21 | at Northern Illinois* | L 8–17 | 2,480 | [7] | |
| October 28 | Wichita State |
| W 21–16 | 12,400 | [8] |
| November 4 | at San Diego State* | L 6–37 | 23,200 | [9] | |
| November 11 | at Texas–Arlington* | L 7–20 | 8,600 | [10] | |
| November 18 | at North Texas State | W 17–14 | 2,500 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1972 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Heston powers Drake victory". Quad-City Times. September 17, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WTSU 41–14 victors". The Odessa American. September 24, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WTS cracks Lamar streak". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southerners beat West Texas State". Pampa Daily News. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas rips New Mexicans, 63–14". Tulsa World. October 15, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas loses, 17–8". The Odessa American. October 22, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WTSU comes from behind". The Odessa American. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffs defend well despite loss". The Amarillo Globe-Times. November 6, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavericks clobber Buffs 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas edges by North Texas". Corpus Christi Times. November 19, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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