2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

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2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
West Texas A&M Athletics logo.svg
Conference Lone Star Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 18
Record8–4 (8–2 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Nesbitt (1st season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Colby Carthel (5th season)
Base defense 3–4 [1]
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2009
2011  
2010 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North
Northeastern State  6 4   6 5  
East Central  5 5   5 6  
Eastern New Mexico 4 6   5 6  
SE Oklahoma State  3 7   3 8  
SW Oklahoma State  3 7   3 8  
Central Oklahoma  2 8   2 9  
Texas A&M–Commerce  2 8   3 8  
South
No. 8 Abilene Christian $^  10 0   11 1  
No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville ^  9 1   10 2  
No. 18 W. Texas A&M ^  8 2   8 4  
Midwestern State #  7 3   8 4  
Angelo State  5 5   5 5  
Tarleton State  3 7   3 8  
Incarnate Word  3 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all five wins.
    # – Kanza Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2010 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by sixth-year head coach Don Carthel and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.

Contents

The Buffs finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–3. In LSC play, the team went 8–2 to finish third in the conference's South Division. West Texas received a bid for the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing 35–55 to Central Missouri in the first round. [2]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Offensive coordinator Scott Parr was hired as the offensive quality control coach at Texas Tech by the Red Raiders' new head coach Tommy Tuberville. [3] Quarterbacks coach Mike Nesbitt was promoted to be the Buffaloes' new offensive coordinator. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at No. 2 Grand Valley State *No. 8L 31–3413,128
September 116:00 p.m.at SW Oklahoma State No. 9W 77–14
September 186:00 p.m. SE Oklahoma State No. 9W 41–17
September 256:00 p.m.at Angelo State No. 9W 37–27
October 212:00 p.m.at Northeastern State No. 9W 34–22
October 96:00 p.m. Tarleton State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 48–17
October 167:00 p.m.at No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville No. 7L 24–28
October 302:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word No. 14W 49–102,679
November 66:00 p.m.No. 2 Abilene Christian No. 14
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 34–4113,827
November 131:00 p.m. East Central No. 19
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 52–21
November 201:00 p.m.at No. 8 Central Missouri *No. 14L 35–55
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AFCA 118999977171414191418

Game summaries

At No. 2 Grand Valley State

1234Total
No. 8 Buffaloes0177731
No. 2 Lakers10331834
StatisticsWTAMUGVSU
First downs2622
Total yards567475
Rushing yards146180
Passing yards421295
Turnovers50
Time of possession27:0033:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingTaylor Harris37/53, 421 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
RushingTommy Hampton5 rushes, 99 yards, TD
ReceivingTyson Williams14 receptions, 182 yards
Grand Valley StatePassingKyle McMahon17/32, 295 yards, 2 TD
RushingJustin Sherrod14 rushes, 73 yards, TD
ReceivingJovonne Augustus3 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Southeastern Oklahoma State

1234Total
Savage Storm0140317
No. 9 Buffaloes10247041
StatisticsSOSUWTAMU
First downs2129
Total yards335656
Rushing yards9780
Passing yards238576
Turnovers33
Time of possession33:5526:05
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SE Oklahoma StatePassingLogan Turner17/42, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingBaylen Laury20 rushes, 102 yards
ReceivingRobbie Morris3 receptions, 51 yards, TD
West Texas A&MPassingTaylor Harris35/53, 562 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
RushingKelvin Thompson9 rushes, 49 yards
ReceivingTyson Williams13 receptions, 217 yards, TD

At Angelo State

1234Total
No. 9 Buffaloes16210037
Rams1307727
StatisticsWTAMUASU
First downs3113
Total yards532311
Rushing yards202201
Passing yards330110
Turnovers32
Time of possession34:3725:23
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingTaylor Harris29/55, 320 yards, 3 INT
RushingKelvin Thompson20 rushes, 127 yards, TD
Receiving Stephen Burton 7 receptions, 94 yards
Angelo StatePassing Josh Neiswander 14/34, 110 yards, 2 INT
RushingTristan Carter13 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingNevin Gardiner3 receptions, 37 yards

No. 13 Midwestern State

1234Total
No. 13 Mustangs30121429
No. 17 Buffaloes71414742
StatisticsMSUWTAMU
First downs2327
Total yards363447
Rushing yards15737
Passing yards206410
Turnovers53
Time of possession30:1229:48
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Midwestern StatePassing Zack Eskridge 20/43, 206 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
RushingKeidrick Jackson12 rushes, 77 yards
ReceivingJared Freeman6 receptions, 70 yards
West Texas A&MPassingTaylor Harris41/60, 410 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingKelvin Thompson9 rushes, 38 yards
ReceivingStephen Burton7 receptions, 139 yards, TD

At Incarnate Word

1234Total
No. 14 Buffaloes211414049
Cardinals003710
StatisticsWTAMUUIW
First downs1914
Total yards412259
Rushing yards165133
Passing yards247126
Turnovers03
Time of possession28:0431:56
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingTaylor Harris21/34, 238 yards, 3 TD
RushingKelvin Thompson7 rushes, 60 yards
ReceivingTyson Williams4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD
Incarnate WordPassingPaden Lynch18/31, 126 yards, TD, INT
RushingPaden Lynch12 rushes, 84 yards
ReceivingAndrew Mocio4 receptions, 48 yards

No. 2 Abilene Christian

1234Total
No. 2 Wildcats33142141
No. 14 Buffaloes7713734
StatisticsACUWTAMU
First downs2730
Total yards527484
Rushing yards23138
Passing yards296446
Turnovers14
Time of possession33:3026:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Abilene ChristianPassing Mitchell Gale 22/36, 296 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Daryl Richardson 19 rushes, 98 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Edmond Gates 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD
West Texas A&MPassingTaylor Harris39/60, 446 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
RushingKelvin Thompson8 rushes, 23 yards
ReceivingTyson Williams13 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD

East Central

1234Total
Tigers0014721
No. 19 Buffaloes1414101452
StatisticsECUWTAMU
First downs1733
Total yards297735
Rushing yards50130
Passing yards247605
Turnovers21
Time of possession27:4232:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
East CentralPassingTyler Vanderzee18/34, 207 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJustin Todd9 rushes, 29 yards
ReceivingCleotha Euwins4 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
West Texas A&MPassingTaylor Harris43/65, 572 yards, 5 TD
RushingKelvin Thompson10 rushes, 76 yards
ReceivingTyson Williams12 receptions, 203 yards

At No. 8 Central Missouri (NCAA Division II First Round)

1234Total
No. 14 Buffaloes07141435
No. 8 Mules211420055
StatisticsWTAMUUCM
First downs2827
Total yards527512
Rushing yards32144
Passing yards495368
Turnovers31
Time of possession24:5335:07
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingTaylor Harris35/66, 495 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
RushingTevin Mitchell2 rushes, 19 yards
ReceivingBrittan Golden8 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TD
Central MissouriPassing Eric Czerniewski 33/42, 368 yards, 4 TD
RushingAnthony Stewart15 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingAnthony Stewart10 receptions, 131 yards, TD

Personnel

2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2Tyson WilliamsJr
RB 5Kelvin ThompsonSr
WR 9Brittan GoldenJr
WR 10Myron DillardJr
WR 11 Stephen Burton Sr
QB 12Taylor HarrisSr
QB 14 Dustin Vaughan Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 16 Tanner Marsh So
WR 17Lance Ratliff Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 19Ray MageeJr
WR 23Jeremy WatsonSo
RB 24Tommy HamptonJr
WR 25 Nate Slaughter Fr
WR 27Aarrhon FloresSo
QB 31David LehockyFr
TE 34Kendrick CutsingerJr
WR 37Alex Reyes Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 42Jay TillmanSo
RB 45Tevin MitchellSo
OL 53Isaiah LewisSr
OL 55Aaron MullaneSo
OL 60Hector RodriguezJr
OL 61Frank ArriolaJr
OL 62Daric Gorton Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 63Justin Brown Jr.Jr
OL 64 Craig Watts Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 65Robert ClancyFr
OL 68Marc Waller Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 69Jordan NicholsFr
OL 70Shawn JohnsonJr
OL 71Michael ZochJr
OL 72Chase FarmerFr
OL 73David GrantJr
OL 74Emory Atterberry Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 76Dan SherwoodSr
OL 77Kyle NicholsonFr
OL 78Shaun WesleySo
TE 80Landon ForgaSo
WR 81Sidney Parker Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 82Trevor Hammargren Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 84 Torrence Allen Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 86Tanner Dennis Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 87Zach RichterFr
WR 89Keith'n RobinsonSr
WR 89John Simpson Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1Jordan SmithSo
DB 3Caleb RandolphJr
DE 4Tae EvansSr
LB 6Glen StanleyJr
DB 7Lawrence HoodSr
DB 18Tarin Lee Redshirt.svg  Fr
OLB 19 Bryan Johnson Jr
LB 20Anthony ScottSr
DB 21Maurice CaldwellJr
DB 22Curtis SlaterSo
DB 26John McSheffrey Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 28Simi KuliJr
DB 29Thaddeus McCray Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 30Kendrick Geyen Redshirt.svg  Fr
ILB 32Taylor McCuller Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 33Derrick PeoplesJr
DB 36Dwight Morrison Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 38Curtis JeffersonJr
LB 39Brandon Boyd Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 40Chris Olson Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 43Shad BaichtalSr
ILB 44Steve SmithSr
ILB 46Kyle VossSo
DB 48Mark OkoroSo
LB 49D. J. RossJr
ILB 50Kevin McCluskeySo
ILB 51Drew GrahamJr
OLB 52Zane FarrisJr
LB 54James SmithJr
LB 57Victor CueroSo
DL 58Levi SparksSo
LB 59Ronnie Hodges Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 66David Christmas Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 67Hayden Rybiski Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 75Tony Scott Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 83Steven Wright Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 90Kyle ThomasSr
DL 91Dishon RobertsonJr
DL 92Terrance HarrisSo
DL 93Aaron WamplerSo
DL 94Justin WilliamsJr
DL 95William Thornton Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 96Rashad SandersJr
DL 97Servell DandridgeSo
DL 98Drew JonesJr
DL 99Jonathan HattonJr
DL Jacob DavisSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P, K 13Kevin VanvorisFr
P, K 15Todd PhillipsSo
P, K 41 Sergio Castillo Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 88Tim CowdreySr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Billy Best
    Associate head coach/offensive line
  • Mike Nesbitt
    Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Colby Carthel
    Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
  • Nick Paremski
    Secondary
  • Joel Hinton
    Inside receivers
  • Jarrod Hinton
    Outside linebackers
  • Matt Landers
    Assistant inside linebackers
  • Brandon Romero
    Defensive line
  • Jared May
    Outside receivers
  • Brett Watson
    Defensive line
  • Devario Dorsey
    Assistant offensive line
  • Sarah Ramey
    Strength and conditioning

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 11, 2024

References

  1. "2010 West Texas A&M Buffs Football Media Guide by West Texas A&M Athletics". September 12, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  2. "LSC Football Recap: WTAMU falls in first round". Lone Star Conference. November 20, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  3. Giese, Nathan (December 13, 2021). "Plainview native Parr joining Cumbie at Louisiana Tech". My Plainview. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  4. "West Texas A&M Spring Football Capsule". Amarillo Globe-News . April 4, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  5. "2010 Football Schedule" . Retrieved October 10, 2024.