1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Bill Yung, the team compiled a 3–8 record (1–5 in the MVC).^[1]

1978 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach	Bill Yung (2nd season)
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Mexico State $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tulsa	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Southern Illinois	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Drake	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Mississippi State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–28	30,000	^[2]
September 9	at Texas–Arlington*	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	W 18–10	6,750	^[3]
September 16	McNeese State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 13–45		^[4]
September 23	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 3–17	11,893	^[5]
September 30	Wichita State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 37–38		^[6]
October 7	North Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 0–35	17,660	^[7]
October 14	Lamar*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 55–16		^[8]
October 21	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	W 36–6		^[9]
November 4	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 23–44	18,250	^[10]
November 11	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 21–24	6,521	^[11]
November 23	New Mexico State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 31–33		^[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1978 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
2. "Miss. State's alive and how well, 28–0". Clarion-Ledger. September 3, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "West Texas down UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1978. p. 2B. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "McNeese State wins". El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Like mad dogs, Salukis maul Buffaloes". Southern Illinoisan. September 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Shockers rally, nip West Texas". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "An easy victory for North Texas". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Buffaloes roam over Indiana St". The Indianapolis Star. October 22, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tulsa soph gains 213 in runaway". The Daily Oklahoman. November 5, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Jubilant Bulldogs win No. 4". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "NM Aggies seize MVC title". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 24, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.