1979 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Bill Yung, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–5–1 record with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the MVC title.^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Southern Illinois	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 14–0	12,300	[2]
September 8	UT Arlington*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 6–10	12,250	[3]
September 15	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 3–10	19,500	[4]
September 22	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 10–19	20,145	[5]
September 29	at No. 8 Houston*	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 10–49	27,080	[6]
October 6	at Lamar*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	T 12–12	17,250	[7]
October 13	Indiana State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 33–17	15,766	[8]
October 20	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 14–28	13,700	[9]
October 27	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 58–0	9,127	[10]
November 3	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 54–21	12,202	[11]
November 17	Drake	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 28–18		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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