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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]

Record5–5–1 (5–0 MVC)
Headcoach
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1979 West Texas State Buffaloes football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5–1 (5–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1978
1980 
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1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
West Texas State $500551
Southern Illinois410830
Indiana State320830
Drake140380
New Mexico State140290
Wichita State1401100
Tulsa000650
  • $ Conference champion
  • Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Southern IllinoisW 14–012,300[2]
September 8UT Arlington*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 6–1012,250[3]
September 15at McNeese State*L 3–1019,500[4]
September 22at Southwestern Louisiana*L 10–1920,145[5]
September 29at No. 8 Houston*L 10–4927,080[6]
October 6at Lamar*T 12–1217,250[7]
October 13Indiana Statedagger
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 33–1715,766[8]
October 20at North Texas State*L 14–2813,700[9]
October 27at Wichita StateW 58–09,127[10]
November 3at New Mexico StateW 54–2112,202[11]
November 17Drake
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 28–18[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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