1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–5 4–1 Gene Mayfield 2nd Kimbrough Memorial Stadium MVC co-champion 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 (MVC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the MVC with Drake and Louisville. Buffaloes Share Mo-Valley Crown https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116835059/the-amarillo-globe-times/ Amarillo Globe-Times Amarillo, Texas Associated Press November 27, 1972 11 January 19, 2023 Newspapers.com The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1973 https://archive.org/details/official-collegiate-football-guide-1973-c/page/54/mode/1up 83rd Shawnee Mission, Kansas NCAA Publishing Service 1973 54 January 30, 2025 Internet Archive Schedule 1972 NCAA College Division AP Central September 16 1:30 p.m. l y Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 12–42 17,100 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120867645/heston-powers-drake-victory/ Quad-City Times Heston powers Drake victory September 17, 1972 March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 7:30 p.m. w Colorado StateDesignated conference game n designated Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 41–14 14,750 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65015208/csu-wtsu-1972-ap-recap/ The Odessa American WTSU 41–14 victors September 24, 1972 March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 7:30 p.m. w y Lamar Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 35–12 16,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120868090/wts-cracks-lamar-streak/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram WTS cracks Lamar streak October 1, 1972 March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 7:33 p.m. l y y Southern Miss Faulkner Field Hattiesburg, MS 7–14 11,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74210102/southerners-beat-west-texas-state Pampa Daily News Southerners beat West Texas State October 8, 1972 March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 7:30 p.m. w y New Mexico State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 63–14 15,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120868441/west-texas-rips-new-mexicans-6314/ Tulsa World West Texas rips New Mexicans, 63–14 October 15, 1972 March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 1:30 p.m. l y y Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL 8–17 2,480 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120868664/west-texas-loses-178/ The Odessa American West Texas loses, 17–8 October 22, 1972 March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 7:30 p.m. w Wichita State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 21–16 12,400 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120868977/wtsu-comes-from-behind/ The Odessa American WTSU comes from behind October 29, 1972 March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 10:00 p.m. l y y San Diego State San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA 6–37 23,000–23,206 Buffs defend well despite loss The Amarillo Globe-Times November 6, 1972 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112577/buffs/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 2:00 p.m. l y y UT Arlington Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX 7–20 8,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67425575/mavericks-clobber-buffs-207/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Mavericks clobber Buffs 20–7 November 12, 1972 March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 7:30 p.m. w y North Texas State Texas Stadium Irving, TX 17–14 2,500 West Texas edges by North Texas Corpus Christi Times November 19, 1972 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88106509/west-texas-edges-by-north-texas/ March 14, 2023 Newspapers.com 1972 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-texas-am/1972-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference April 7, 2025 Schedule/Results (1972 West Texas State) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/251819 NCAA Statistics National Collegiate Athletic Association June 3, 2025 2023 Buffalo Football Record Book https://gobuffsgo.com/documents/2024/1/4/2023_Record_Book.pdf Canyon, Texas West Texas A&M University 51 April 7, 2025 Notes n References West Texas State Category:West Texas A&M Buffaloes football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons West Texas State Buffaloes football