1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football team

1972 West Texas State Buffaloes football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Louisville + 4 1 09 1 0
Drake + 4 1 07 5 0
West Texas State + 4 1 05 5 0
Memphis State 3 2 05 5 1
Tulsa 3 2 04 7 0
Wichita State 2 4 06 5 0
New Mexico State 1 4 02 9 0
North Texas State 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • West Texas State's game against Colorado State, Tulsa's game against TCU, and New Mexico State's game against New Mexico counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Gene Mayfield, the Buffaloes compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the MVC with Drake and Louisville.