1982 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Don Davis, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the MVC.

1982 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach	Don Davis (1st season)
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Wichita State	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Drake	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		Abilene Christian*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 29–33	10,213
September 11		at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–28	12,300
September 18		at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 18–31	21,828
September 25		McNeese State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 25–17	12,333
October 2	1:30 p.m.	Wichita State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 21–24	10,212–12,500
October 16		at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 14–77	72,885
October 23	1:30 p.m.	North Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 24–22	10,019
October 30		Drake	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 24–31	10,091
November 6		at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 21–59	25,803
November 13		New Mexico State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 30–28	7,114
November 20		at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 13–17	1,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time