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1983 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record0–10–1 (0–5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19821984 →
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 – 1 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Wichita State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
West Texas State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • 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.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Don Davis, the team compiled a 0–10–1 record with a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished last in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at North Texas State*L 3–3210,300
September 10Abilene Christian*L 3–28
September 17at McNeese State*L 0–1721,621
September 24UT Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 13–318,478
October 1Angelo State*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 3–10
October 8Illinois State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
T 24–24
October 22at Wichita StateL 30–315,711
October 29at DrakeL 26–361,900
November 5No. 15 Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 20–312,516
November 12at TulsaL 16–3122,318
November 19at New Mexico StateL 24–26

References

  1. "North Texas romps to 32–3 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wildcats ground out win over Buffs". Abilene Reporter-News. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeese St. 17, WTSU 0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1981. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UTA snares victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Angelo State beats West Texas". Del Rio News Herald. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Buffaloes tie Illinois State". Abilene Reporter-News. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Shockers top Buffs". The Wichita Eagle. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Drake earns first victory in last :49". The Des Moines Register. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Indiana State trips West Texas State". Palladium-Item. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "West Texas triumph wraps up MVC title for Tulsa". The Daily Oklahoman. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Late TD equals win for Aggies". Carlsbad Current-Argus. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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