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1985 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–1–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 19841986 →
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Illinois State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • 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.

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Kelly, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the MVC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Abilene Christian*L 18–259,000
September 14Angelo State*W 12–108,172
September 21Louisiana Tech*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 10–207,025
September 28Texas A&I*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 37–17
October 5Indiana State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 29–27
October 12Wichita State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 33–2110,237
October 19at Illinois StateT 29–298,036
October 26at TulsaL 17–4411,378
November 2at DrakeW 28–278,075
November 16at New Mexico State*W 55–256,872
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Wildcats tip West Texas". Abilene Reporter-News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "West Texas slips by hard-luck Rams 12–10". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "La Tech cuts off West Texas at the pass". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1984. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Texas State bombards Javelinas 37–17". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "West Texas State trips Indiana State, 29–27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Shockers crumble in Valley opener". The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. October 13, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "ISU squanders big lead, ties 29-all". The Pantagraph. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Hurricane pops West Texas St". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Blocked FG in closing seconds thwarts Drake". Waterloo Courier. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Buffs smash records, NMSU". The El Paso Times. November 17, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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