West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
First season1910
Head coachJosh Lynn
1st season, 3–7 (.300)
StadiumBain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium
(capacity: 8,500–12,000)
LocationCanyon, Texas
NCAA divisionDivision II
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Bowl record6–0 (1.000)
Conference titles11 (5 Lone Star Conference 3 Missouri Valley Conference, 2 Alamo Conference, 1 Border)
Division titles4
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
Websitegobuffsgo.com

The West Texas A&M Buffaloes football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the West Texas A&M University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team competes in Division II and are members of the Lone Star Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1910. Since 2019, the Buffaloes have played their home games at the 8,500 seat on-campus Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium. The team formerly played at the 20,000 seat Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. They are coached by Josh Lynn.

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Conference championships

Season Coach Conference Record
1939Alfred BaggettAlamo Conference (co-champions)5–3–1
1940Jack CurticeAlamo Conference7–3
1950Frank KimbroughBorder Conference10–1
1977Bill YungMissouri Valley Conference6–4–1
19795–5–1
1986Bill KellyLone Star Conference7–4
2005Don Carthel10–2
200611–2
200712–1
201212–3

Classification history

  • 1910–1955 – NCAA
  • 1956–1972 – NCAA University Division (Major College)
  • 1973–1977 – NCAA Division I
  • 1978–1981 – NCAA Division I-A
  • 1982–1985 – NCAA Division I-AA
  • 1986–1990 – NCAA Division II
  • 1991 – No team
  • 1992–present – NCAA Division II

Conference history

Postseason

Bowl appearances

West Texas A&M participated in four bowl games, all while during known as West Texas State. They went 4–0.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
1950Frank KimbroughSun BowlCincinnatiW 14–13
1956Frank KimbroughTangerine BowlMississippi SouthernW 20–13
1962Joe KerbelSun BowlOhioW 15–14
1967Joe KerbelPasadena BowlValley StateW 35–13

They have also competed in the Kanza Bowl, a Division II bowl between the Lone Star Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 2009–2012, going 2–0.

Season Coach Bowl Opponent Result
2009Don CarthelKanza BowlOmahaW 31–25
2011Don CarthelKanza BowlCentral MissouriW 26–7

NCAA Division II playoffs

Semifinals
2012
Quarterfinals
2012, 2013
Second Round
2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
First Round
2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013

Head coaches

Don Carthel has the most all-time wins for the Buffaloes, who have gone 521–516–23 as of 2019. [2]

Coach Record Tenure
Josh Lynn3-72023–present
Hunter Hughes20–182018–2022
Brad Wana25–172011–2017
Don Carthel72–222005–2010
Ronnie Jones5–272002–2004
Stan McGarvey25–301997–2001
Morris Stone15–171994–1996
Ron Steele4–151992–1993
Football Not FieldedN/A1991
Steve Graf6–261988–1990
Bill Kelly18–13–11985–1987
Don Davis6–26–11982–1984
Bill Yung26–27–21977–1981
Gene Mayfield24–39–21971–1976
Joe Kerbel68–42–11960–1970
Clark Jarnagin2–181958–1959
Frank Kimbrough54–52–21947–1957
Windy Nicklaus2–11946
Gus Miller9–131944–1946
World War IIN/A1943
Gus Miller7–21942
Jack Curtice15–51940–1941
Alfred Baggett36–28–51933–1939
Samuel D. Burton10–5–21931–1932
Claude Reeds12–6–11929–1930
W. Mitchell Jones3–61928
Ox Eckhardt12–13–11925–1927
Samuel D. Burton13–21–21921–1924
Wayne McCorkle1–5–11920
Walter Willy4–21919
Lt. Alonzo P. George3–01918
Douglas A. Shirley14–16–11913–1917
Jim G. Miller8–61910–1911

References

  1. ↑ "West Texas A&M University Graphic Standards". Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2019 West Texas A&M Football Media Guide by West Texas A&M Athletics – Issuu".
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