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1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third and final year under head coach Don Davis, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the MVC.[1]

1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $5–0–06–5–0
No. 5 Indiana State ^4–1–09–3–0
Illinois State3–2–05–6–0
West Texas State2–3–03–8–0
Wichita State2–3–02–9–0
Drake2–3–04–7–0
Southern Illinois0–5–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Indiana State's game against Louisville and West Texas State and Wichita State's games against New Mexico State counted in the conference standings. The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Northern Illinois*
L 33–40[2]
September 8at UT Arlington*
L 19–279,367[3]
September 15at New Mexico*
L 0–2718,992[4]
September 22No. 2 McNeese State*
L 7–24[5]
September 29at Iowa State*
L 0–1450,316[6]
October 6Tulsa
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–352,300[7]
October 13Abilene Christian*dagger
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 14–10[8]
October 20at Southern Illinois
W 24–172,600[9]
October 26at New Mexico State[n 1]
W 21–13[11]
November 10at Wichita State
L 14–178,106[12]
November 17Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 22–25[13]

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Designated conference game[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "Valley standings". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 18, 1984. p. C4. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "NIU delights television fans". Chicago Tribune. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UTA beats West Texas State, 27–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Lobos defeat Buffalos, 27–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "McNeese tops WTSU, 24–7". Abilene Reporter-News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Cyclones blank West Texas State". The Salina Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tulsa defeats WTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "West Texas defeats 'Cats". The Kilgore News Herald. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Buffaloes drown Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Valley standings". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 18, 1984. p. C4. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ "Rally ruins Ag homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Shockers win 17–14". The Wichita Eagle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Drake nips Buffaloes". The Victoria Advocate. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1984 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  15. ↑ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 52. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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