West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
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| First season | 1910 |
| Head coach | Mike Nesbitt 3rd year, 17–8 (.680) |
| Stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
| Seating capacity | 20,000 |
| Location | Canyon, Texas |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Bowl record | 6–0 (1.000) |
| Conference titles | 11 (5 Lone Star Conference 3 Missouri Valley Conference, 2 Alamo Conference, 1 BIAA) |
| Division titles | 4 |
| Website | gobuffsgo.com |
- For information on all West Texas A&M University sports, see West Texas A&M Buffaloes
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. [1] The team plays its home games at the 20,000 seat Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. They are coached by Mike Nesbitt.
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Notable former players
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Notable alumni include:
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Conference championships
| Year | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Alamo Conference (co-champions) | 5–3–1 |
| 1940 | Alamo Conference | 7–3 |
| 1950 | Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 10–1 |
| 1972 | Missouri Valley Conference (co-champions) | 5–5 |
| 1977 | Missouri Valley Conference | 6–4–1 |
| 1979 | Missouri Valley Conference | 5–5–1 |
| 1986 | Lone Star Conference | 7–4 |
| 2005 | Lone Star Conference | 10–2 |
| 2006 | Lone Star Conference | 11–2 |
| 2007 | Lone Star Conference | 12–1 |
| 2012 | Lone Star Conference | 12–3 |
Classification history
- 1941–1945 – NCAA College Division (Small College)
- 1946–1947 – NCAA University Division (Major College)
- 1948–1950 – NCAA College Division (Small College)
- 1951–1953 – NCAA University Division (Major College)
- 1952–1957 – NAIA
- 1954–1957 – NCAA College Division (Small College)
- 1958–1972 – NCAA University Division (Major College)
- 1973–1977 – NCAA Division I
- 1978–1980 – NCAA Division I-A
- 1981–1981 – No Classification
- 1982–1985 – NCAA Division I-AA
- 1986–present – NCAA Division II
Conference history
- 1910–1924 – Independent
- 1925–1930 – Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1931–1938 – Independent
- 1939–1940 – Alamo Conference
- 1941–1961 – Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1962–1971 – Independent
- 1972–1985 – Missouri Valley Conference
- 1986–1990 – Lone Star Conference
- 1992–1994 – Division II Independent
- 1995–present – Lone Star Conference
Bowl game appearances
| Season | Date | Bowl | W/L | Opponent | PF | PA | Coach | Notes |
| 1950 | January 1, 1951 | Sun Bowl | W | Cincinnati | 14 | 13 | Frank H. Kimbrough | notes |
| 1957 | January 1, 1957 | Tangerine Bowl | W | Southern Mississippi | 20 | 13 | Frank H. Kimbrough | notes |
| 1962 | December 31, 1962 | Sun Bowl | W | Ohio | 15 | 14 | Joe Kerbel | notes |
| 1962 | December 2, 1967 | Pasadena Bowl | W | San Fernando Valley State | 35 | 13 | Joe Kerbel | notes |
| Total | 4 bowl games | 4–0 | 84 | 53 |
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.
| Season | Date | Bowl | W/L | Opponent | PF | PA | Coach | Notes |
| 2009 | December 5, 2009 | Kanza Bowl | W | Omaha | 31 | 25 | Don Carthel | notes |
| 2011 | November 27, 2011 | Kanza Bowl | W | Central Missouri | 26 | 7 | Don Carthel | notes |
| Total | 2 bowl games | 2–0 | 57 | 33 |
Coaches
Joe Kerbel has the most all-time wins for the Buffaloes, who have gone 496–491–23 as of 2014. [2]
- Jim G. Miller (1910–1911): 5–5–0
- Douglas A. Shirley (1913–1917): 14–16–1
- Alonzo P. George (1918): 3–0–0
- Walter Willy (1919): 5–1–0
- Wayne McCorkle (1920): 0–6–1
- Samuel D. Burton (1921–1924): 23–26–4
- Ox Eckhardt (1925–1927): 14–13–1
- W. Mitchell Jones (1928): 2–7–0
- Claude Reeds (1929–1930): 12–6–2
- Samuel D. Burton (1931–1932): 36–28–5
- Alfred Baggett (1933–1939): 36–28–5
- Jack Curtice (1940–1941): 15–5–0
- Gus Miller (1944–1946): 16–15–0
- Windy Nicklaus (1946): 2–1–0
- Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957): 54–52–2
- Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959): 2–18–0
- Joe Kerbel (1960–1970): 68–42–1
- Gene Mayfield (1971–1976): 24–39–2
- Bill Yung (1977–1981): 26–27–2
- Don Davis (1982–1984): 6–26–1
- Bill Kelly (1985–1987): 18–13–1
- Steve Graf (1988–1990): 6–26–0
- Ron Steele (1992–1993): 4–15–0
- Morris Stone (1994–1996): 4–15–0
- Stan McGarvey (1997–2001): 25–30–0
- Ronnie Jones (2002–2004): 5–27–0
- Don Carthel (2005–2012): 79–22–0
- Mike Nesbitt (2013–present): 17–8–0
References
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