1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1971 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State $ 4 1 05 6 0
Louisville 3 2 06 3 1
Tulsa 3 2 04 7 0
North Texas State 3 2 03 8 0
Drake 2 3 07 4 0
West Texas State 1 4 02 9 0
Wichita State 0 5 03 8 0
New Mexico State * 0 0 05 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – New Mexico State was ineligible for conference play, but its games against Drake, North Texas State, West Texas State, and Wichita State counted in the conference standings for its opponents. Drake's game against Tampa, Memphis State's games against Cincinnati and Southern Miss, and Tulsa's games against BYU and Virginia Tech were also designated as conference games.

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 2–9 record with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing sixth the MVC.