1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football
1984 West Texas State Buffaloes football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–8 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach	Don Davis (3rd season);
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Indiana State ^	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Illinois State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Drake	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant 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

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 during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Don Davis, the team compiled a 3–8 record with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the MVC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 33–40		^[1]
September 8	at UT Arlington*	Maverick Stadium Arlington, TX	L 19–27	9,367	^[2]
September 15	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 0–27	18,992	^[3]
September 22	No. 2 McNeese State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 7–24		^[4]
September 29	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 0–14	50,316	^[5]
October 6	Tulsa	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 7–35	2,300	^[6]
October 12	Abilene Christian*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 14–10		^[7]
October 20	at Southern Illinois	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	W 24–17	2,600	^[8]
October 26	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 21–13		^[9]
November 10	at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 14–17	8,106	^[10]
November 17	Drake	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 22–25		^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "NIU delights television fans". Chicago Tribune. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UTA beats West Texas State, 27–19". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lobos defeat Buffalos, 27–0". Albuquerque Journal. September 16, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese tops WTSU, 24–7". Abilene Reporter-News. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cyclones blank West Texas State". The Salina Journal. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tulsa defeats WTSU". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Texas defeats 'Cats". The Kilgore News Herald. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buffaloes drown Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. October 21, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rally ruins Ag homecoming". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Shockers win 17–14". The Wichita Eagle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Drake nips Buffaloes". The Victoria Advocate. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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