1968 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1968 West Texas State Buffaloes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Bowl
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
Rutgers   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Florida State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Air Force   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Houston   –   6 – 2 – 2
Utah State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Miss   –   4 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   2 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 West Texas State Buffaloes football team represented West Texas State University (now known as West Texas A&M University) as an independent during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Joe Kerbel, the Buffaloes compiled an 8–2 record. West Texas State played home games at the Buffalo Bowl in Canyon, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Lamar Tech
W 45–715,500[1]
September 21Wichita State
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 26–015,100[2]
September 28Pacific (CA)
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 23–714,250[3]
October 5at Montana State
W 35–207,000[4]
October 12at Memphis State
L 21–4225,027[5]
October 19No. 12 UT Arlington
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 41–017,200[6]
October 26at Utah State
L 10–2014,367[7]
November 2at New Mexico State
W 23–1417,000[8]
November 9Western Michigan
  • Buffalo Bowl
  • Canyon, TX
W 28–2014,500[9]
November 16at Colorado State
W 22–177,604[10]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "West Texas swamps Lamar Tech". The El Paso Times. September 15, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Buffs skate by Wichita". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Morris, Buffaloes wallop Pacific". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Too much for Bobcats". The Daily Inter Lake. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Memphis State rolls by WTSU". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buffs bounce back 41 to 0". The Canyon News. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Texas falls, 20–10". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Buffs deflate Aggie homecoming; Pass, kick way to 23–14 victory". Las Cruces Sun-News. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercury soars high in West Texas win". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mercury high in 22–17 win for W. Texas". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1968 West Texas A&M Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 West Texas State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
  13. ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Record Book" (PDF). Canyon, Texas: West Texas A&M University. p. 51. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
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