1981 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1981

| team = West Texas State Buffaloes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 7–4

| conf_record = 3–3

| head_coach = Bill Yung

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

}}

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 (MVC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach Bill Yung, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, trying for fourth place in the MVC.{{cite news |author= |title=Missouri Valley Conference |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116906447/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |location=Fort Worth, Texas |date=November 23, 1981 |page=2D |access-date=January 20, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 5

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Canyon, TX

| score = 17–10

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76923659/missed-opportunities-kill-louisiana-tech/|work=The Times|title=Missed opportunities kill Louisiana Tech|date=September 6, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|page=8B|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Iowa State

| site_stadium = Cyclone Stadium

| site_cityst = Ames, IA

| score = 13–17

| attend = 49,854

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76924073/isu-tops-stubborn-west-texas/|work=Sioux City Journal|title=ISU tops stubborn West Texas|date=September 13, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Las Vegas Silver Bowl

| site_cityst = Whitney, NV

| score = 21–17

| attend = 24,560

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76924328/west-texas-state-21-nevada-las-vegas-17/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=West Texas State 21, Nevada-Las Vegas 17|date=September 20, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = UT Arlington

| site_stadium = Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Canyon, TX

| score = 35–31

| attend = 11,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67271901/west-texas-beats-uta/|work=The Odessa American|title=West Texas beats UTA|date=September 27, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|page=4B|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 3

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = McNeese State

| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium

| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA

| score = 31–24

| attend = 20,850

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76924672/west-texas-state-defeats-mcneese/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=West Texas State defeats McNeese|date=October 4, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = l

| opponent = Southern Illinois

| site_stadium = Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Canyon, TX

| score = 22–29

| attend = 9,950

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76924992/salukis-pull-out-another-one-2922/|work=Southern Illinoisan|title=Salukis pull out another one, 29–22|date=October 11, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 17

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Wichita State

| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium

| site_cityst = Wichita, KS

| score = 23–17

| attend = 17,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71914634/wsus-2317-loss-upsets-coach/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=WSU's 23–17 loss upsets coach|date=October 18, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Drake

| site_stadium = Drake Stadium

| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA

| score = 13–21

| attend = 13,849

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76925377/unbeaten-bulldogs-do-it-again-2113/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Unbeaten Bulldogs do it again, 21–13|date=October 25, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Indiana State

| site_stadium = Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Canyon, TX

| score = 17–14

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76925659/west-texas-state-edges-isu-1714/|work=The Indianapolis Star|title=West Texas State edges ISU, 17–14|date=November 8, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tulsa

| site_stadium = Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Canyon, TX

| score = 10–24

| attend = 8,300

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76925951/tulsa-clinches-share-of-crown/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Tulsa clinches share of crown|date=November 15, 1981|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 21

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = New Mexico State

| site_stadium = Aggie Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM

| score = 45–9

| attend = 10,627

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76926178/refs-ags-faked-out-459/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Refs, Ags faked out 45–9|date=November 22, 1979|accessdate=May 2, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=1981 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-texas-am/1981-schedule.html |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=April 7, 2025 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2023 Buffalo Football Record Book |url=https://gobuffsgo.com/documents/2024/1/4/2023_Record_Book.pdf |location=Canyon, Texas |publisher=West Texas A&M University |page=52 |access-date=April 7, 2025 }}

References

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