1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bill Yung, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–6 record with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the MVC.

1980 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–6 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach	Bill Yung (4th season)
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

1980 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	McNeese State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 17–20	16,101
September 13	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 20–19	48,400
September 20	at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 15–43	25,000
September 27	No. 5 (D-II) Southwest Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 21–13	10,500
October 4	New Mexico State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 17–15	13,009
October 11	at UT Arlington*	Maverick Stadium Arlington, TX	W 38–26	6,749
October 18	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 21–27	9,620
October 25	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 24–44	18,011
November 1	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 18–37	8,468
November 15	Wichita State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 18–20
November 22	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 23–20	894
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game