2016 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football | |
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–4 LSC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Thomas Rocco (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce $^ | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Midwestern State ^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Kingsville # | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern New Mexico # | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas A&M | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tarleton State | 5 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angelo State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western New Mexico | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma Panhandle State | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Permian Basin | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University (WTAMU or WT) in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Nesbitt and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
On November 18, athletic director Michael McBroom announced that Nesbitt had been fired. Nesbitt finished his career at WT with an overall record of 25–17 through four seasons. [1]
The LSC media poll was released on August 8, 2016. The Buffaloes were predicted to finish fourth. [2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 9:00 p.m. | at Azusa Pacific * | L 10–28 | 4,977 | |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 CSU Pueblo * | W 26–10 | 7,459 | |
September 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at UT Permian Basin | W 48–14 | 7,674 | |
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | W 37–25 | 10,347 | |
October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | L 30–39 | 3,072 | |
October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville ![]() |
| L 34–51 | 12,465 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma Panhandle State | W 42–14 | 1,500 | |
October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Midwestern State |
| W 35–27 | 3,967 |
October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce | L 0–36 | 9,629 | |
November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State |
| L 6–28 | 2,275 |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | W 37–30 OT | 378 | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Cougars | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
Statistics | WT | APU |
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First downs | 20 | 17 |
Total yards | 273 | 242 |
Rushing yards | 40 | 174 |
Passing yards | 233 | 68 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:28 | 32:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 28/46, 233 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 16 rushes, 62 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ja'quarius Daniels | 11 receptions, 93 yards | |
Azusa Pacific | Passing | Andrew Elffers | 10/17, 68 yards |
Rushing | Kurt Scoby | 17 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Ethan Ziedler | 3 receptions, 36 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
No. 19 ThunderWolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Statistics | WT | CSUP |
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First downs | 15 | 17 |
Total yards | 298 | 321 |
Rushing yards | 102 | 229 |
Passing yards | 196 | 92 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:54 | 31:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 24/33, 196 yards, TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 19 rushes, 100 yards | |
Receiving | Eppy Henriques | 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD | |
CSU Pueblo | Passing | Rex Dausin | 7/16, 75 yards, INT |
Rushing | Bernard McDondle | 19 rushes, 139 yards | |
Receiving | Osha Washington | 3 receptions, 41 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Statistics | WT | UTPB |
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First downs | 25 | 19 |
Total yards | 460 | 262 |
Rushing yards | 99 | 117 |
Passing yards | 361 | 145 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:06 | 28:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 34/50, 356 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 14 rushes, 93 yards | |
Receiving | Michael Andrews | 6 receptions, 87 yards | |
UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 8/25, 74 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 12 rushes, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Kristian Brown | 6 receptions, 58 yards |
The game was originally scheduled for the previous night, September 17, but was postponed to the following morning due to severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings in Ector County. [4]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Texans | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
Buffaloes | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
Statistics | TSU | WT |
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First downs | 21 | 21 |
Total yards | 428 | 479 |
Rushing yards | 60 | 123 |
Passing yards | 368 | 356 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 26:03 | 33:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tarleton State | Passing | Zed Woerner | 26/37, 368 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Curtis McGregor | 12 rushes, 46 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jeff Thomas | 8 receptions, 132 yards | |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 28/41, 356 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 21 rushes, 148 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Michael Andrews | 3 receptions, 79 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
Greyhounds | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
Statistics | WT | ENMU |
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First downs | 19 | 21 |
Total yards | 392 | 504 |
Rushing yards | 47 | 433 |
Passing yards | 345 | 71 |
Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
Time of possession | 22:03 | 37:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 31/45, 345 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 12 rushes, 41 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Eppy Henriques | 2 receptions, 77 yards | |
Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 5/7, 71 yards, TD |
Rushing | Chivasiay Gallagher | 24 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Aaron Johnson | 2 receptions, 53 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Javelinas | 20 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
Statistics | TAMUK | WT |
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First downs | 25 | 21 |
Total yards | 445 | 510 |
Rushing yards | 267 | 34 |
Passing yards | 178 | 476 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:34 | 28:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Myles Carr | 10/19, 155 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Greg Pitre | 21 rushes, 130 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Stehly Reden | 2 receptions, 74 yards | |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 18/33, 354 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 16 rushes, 86 yards | |
Receiving | Junior Pomee | 6 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Statistics | WT | OPSU |
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First downs | 24 | 24 |
Total yards | 409 | 396 |
Rushing yards | 117 | 157 |
Passing yards | 292 | 239 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 30/42, 292 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 15 rushes, 80 yards | |
Receiving | Junior Pomee | 11 receptions, 124 yards, 4 TD | |
Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 19/34, 218 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Xavier Jones | 10 rushes, 61 yards | |
Receiving | Devyn Williams | 5 receptions, 78 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 4 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
Buffaloes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Statistics | MSU | WT |
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First downs | 18 | 21 |
Total yards | 338 | 396 |
Rushing yards | 192 | 215 |
Passing yards | 146 | 181 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:11 | 30:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Midwestern State | Passing | Quade Coward | 14/32, 141 yards, TD |
Rushing | Vincent Johnson | 17 rushes, 81 yards | |
Receiving | Breion Evans | 4 receptions, 77 yards | |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 21/28, 181 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 30 rushes, 177 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Eppy Henriques | 2 receptions, 52 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 8 Lions | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
Statistics | WT | TAMUC |
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First downs | 12 | 19 |
Total yards | 284 | 358 |
Rushing yards | 43 | 124 |
Passing yards | 241 | 234 |
Turnovers | 6 | 1 |
Time of possession | 25:51 | 34:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 26/39, 241 yards, 4 INT |
Rushing | Trent Canion | 4 rushes, 18 yards | |
Receiving | Devon Paye | 10 receptions, 73 yards | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Luis Perez | 17/23, 230 yards, TD |
Rushing | Richard Cooper | 26 rushes, 105 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Darby Smith | 3 receptions, 84 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Statistics | ASU | WT |
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First downs | 18 | 8 |
Total yards | 246 | 137 |
Rushing yards | 190 | 71 |
Passing yards | 56 | 66 |
Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
Time of possession | 42:00 | 18:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Angelo State | Passing | Jake Faber | 8/13, 56 yards, TD |
Rushing | Josh Stevens | 30 rushes, 119 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Josh Stevens | 5 receptions, 40 yards, TD | |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 11/23, 66 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Trent Canion | 9 rushes, 40 yards | |
Receiving | Junior Pomee | 1 reception, 25 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 13 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
Statistics | WT | WNMU |
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First downs | 16 | 26 |
Total yards | 348 | 443 |
Rushing yards | 38 | 251 |
Passing yards | 310 | 192 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 20:59 | 39:01 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 14/26, 208 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 12 rushes, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Gilchrist | 8 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD | |
Western New Mexico | Passing | Javia Hall | 20/40, 195 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | DeAndre Williams | 27 rushes, 127 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Xavier Ayers | 7 receptions, 75 yards |