2018 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

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2018 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
West Texas A&M Athletics logo.svg
Conference Lone Star Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 LSC)
Head coach
  • Hunter Hughes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan McDonough (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Miles Kochevar (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Tarleton State $^  8 0   12 1  
No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 25 Midwestern State  6 2   8 2  
Angelo State #  4 4   6 6  
West Texas A&M  4 4   6 5  
Eastern New Mexico  4 4   5 6  
Texas A&M–Kingsville  2 6   4 7  
UT Permian Basin  1 7   2 9  
Western New Mexico  0 8   0 10  
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2018 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season as members of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by second-year head coach Hunter Hughes. The team played its home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas. This was the last year the Buffaloes played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial as the Canyon Independent School District purchased the stadium from the university; the team moved to the on-campus Buffalo Stadium (later renamed Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium [1] ) starting with the 2019 season. [2] [3]

Contents

The Buffaloes finished the 2018 season with an overall record of 6–5, going 4–4 in LSC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.

Preseason

LSC media poll

The LSC media poll was released on July 30, 2018. The Buffaloes were predicted to finish seventh in the conference. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.at Azusa Pacific *L 7–175,117
September 86:00 p.m. Oklahoma Panhandle State *W 42–76,889
September 156:00 p.m. Tarleton State
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 7–445,542
September 221:00 p.m.at Western New Mexico W 27–17544
September 298:00 p.m.at No. 14 Central Washington *
W 28–265,209
October 66:00 p.m. UT Permian Basin Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 42–216,399
October 134:00 p.m.at Angelo State W 26–182,698
October 206:00 p.m. Eastern New Mexico
L 0–288,279
October 274:00 p.m.at No. 18 Texas A&M–Commerce L 16–419,168
November 36:00 p.m. Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 35–316,137
November 101:00 p.m.at No. 16 Midwestern State L 23–24 OT7,862
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule source: [5]

Game summaries

At Azusa Pacific

1234Total
Buffaloes07007
Cougars773017
StatisticsWTAPU
First downs2120
Total yards305357
Rushing yards76236
Passing yards229121
Turnovers34
Time of possession27:4832:12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingMitch Hood23/39, 229 yards, 2 INT
RushingDuke Carter IV13 rushes, 46 yards
ReceivingMarkel Steward6 receptions, 85 yards
Azusa PacificPassingTyrone Williams Jr.12/20, 121 yards, TD, 3 INT
RushingZikel Reddick27 rushes, 201 yards, TD
ReceivingWeston Carr6 receptions, 74 yards

Oklahoma Panhandle State

1234Total
Aggies00707
Buffaloes141414042
StatisticsOPSUWT
First downs2013
Total yards283285
Rushing yards63143
Passing yards220142
Turnovers41
Time of possession32:3627:24
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Oklahoma Panhandle StatePassingJohn Polston18/32, 153 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingBrandon Ramon2 rushes, 15 yards
ReceivingNick West4 receptions, 49 yards, TD
West Texas A&MPassingMitch Hood8/18, 142 yards, TD, INT
RushingDuke Carter IV13 rushes, 84 yards, TD
ReceivingPayton Gonzales1 reception, 61 yards, TD

Tarleton State

1234Total
Texans32014744
Buffaloes07007
StatisticsTSUWT
First downs2111
Total yards419123
Rushing yards22531
Passing yards19492
Turnovers04
Time of possession34:2425:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tarleton StatePassingBen Holmes13/17, 194 yards
RushingD'Anthony Hopkins12 rushes, 61 yards, TD
ReceivingDeShun Qualls3 receptions, 82 yards
West Texas A&MPassingJustin Houghtaling7/10, 71 yards, INT
RushingDuke Carter IV22 rushes, 32 yards, TD
ReceivingSemaj Mitchell6 receptions, 46 yards

At Western New Mexico

1234Total
Buffaloes7103727
Mustangs037717
StatisticsWTWNMU
First downs1520
Total yards250426
Rushing yards16572
Passing yards85354
Turnovers22
Time of possession32:3027:30
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingMitch Hood8/17, 85 yards, TD, INT
RushingDuke Carter IV33 rushes, 150 yards, TD
ReceivingJamaal Hamilton1 reception, 31 yards
Western New MexicoPassingBlayne Armstrong34/49, 354 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingDeAndre Williams21 rushes, 67 yards
ReceivingKourde Roberts8 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

At No. 14 Central Washington

1234Total
Buffaloes0166628
No. 14 Wildcats0712726
StatisticsWTCWU
First downs1626
Total yards352562
Rushing yards268126
Passing yards84436
Turnovers02
Time of possession30:0529:55
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingJustin Houghtaling11/18, 84 yards, 2 TD
RushingDuke Carter IV35 rushes, 259 yards, TD
ReceivingJordan Johnson3 receptions, 36 yards, TD
Central WashingtonPassingReilly Hennessey31/49, 436 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingMichael Roots11 rushes, 56 yards
ReceivingTony Archie6 receptions, 106 yards, TD

UT Permian Basin

1234Total
Falcons7140021
Buffaloes71471442
StatisticsUTPBWT
First downs1121
Total yards292397
Rushing yards98180
Passing yards194187
Turnovers00
Time of possession24:4035:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UT Permian BasinPassingTaylor Null12/28, 194 yards, 2 TD
RushingMarquis Simmons10 rushes, 44 yards
ReceivingKyle McBride2 receptions, 125 yards, TD
West Texas A&MPassingJustin Houghtaling17/21, 187 yards, TD
RushingDuke Carter IV29 rushes, 143 yards, 4 TD
ReceivingJordan Johnson4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

At Angelo State

1234Total
Buffaloes0316726
Rams703818
StatisticsWTASU
First downs1719
Total yards297365
Rushing yards59151
Passing yards238214
Turnovers02
Time of possession37:1020:42
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingJustin Houghtaling22/32, 238 yards, TD
RushingDuke Carter IV31 rushes, 58 yards
ReceivingSemaj Mitchell7 receptions, 93 yards
Angelo StatePassingPayne Sullins17/25, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingTyrese Nathan18 rushes, 96 yards
ReceivingTyrese Nathan7 receptions, 73 yards, TD

Eastern New Mexico

1234Total
Greyhounds1470728
Buffaloes00000
StatisticsENMUWT
First downs268
Total yards489134
Rushing yards44061
Passing yards4973
Turnovers11
Time of possession38:3421:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern New MexicoPassingRoel Sanchez1/1, 38 yards, TD
RushingPaul Terry21 rushes, 134 yards
ReceivingJohnny Smith1 reception, 38 yards, TD
West Texas A&MPassingJustin Houghtaling9/21, 73 yards
RushingDuke Carter IV9 rushes, 46 yards
ReceivingPayton Gonzales4 receptions, 44 yards

At No. 18 Texas A&M–Commerce

1234Total
Buffaloes763016
No. 18 Lions71017741
StatisticsWTTAMUC
First downs1216
Total yards286375
Rushing yards22244
Passing yards264131
Turnovers30
Time of possession27:4632:14
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingJustin Houghtaling21/32, 264 yards, INT
RushingMarshawn Brown5 rushes, 29 yards, TD
ReceivingPayton Gonzales4 receptions, 79 yards
Texas A&M–CommercePassingKane Wilson12/15, 131 yards, TD
RushingOvie Urevbu20 rushes, 118 yards
ReceivingRyan Stokes3 receptions, 85 yards

Texas A&M–Kingsville

1234Total
Javelinas31110731
Buffaloes7714735
StatisticsTAMUKWT
First downs2610
Total yards420363
Rushing yards106257
Passing yards314106
Turnovers20
Time of possession39:4920:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas A&M–KingsvillePassingKoy Detmer Jr.28/47, 314 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingNick Pelrean13 rushes, 74 yards
ReceivingTyler Wilson9 receptions, 154 yards
West Texas A&MPassingJustin Houghtaling6/15, 106 yards, TD
RushingBrandon Blair16 rushes, 182 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingSemaj Mitchell2 receptions, 83 yards

At No. 10 Midwestern State

1234OTTotal
Buffaloes70010623
No. 10 Mustangs10700724
StatisticsWTMSU
First downs1826
Total yards282477
Rushing yards143219
Passing yards139258
Turnovers22
Time of possession31:4428:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingJustin Houghtaling8/17, 73 yards, INT
RushingBrandon Blair26 rushes, 96 yards, TD
ReceivingPayton Gonzales4 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Midwestern StatePassingLayton Rabb20/35, 258 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingVincent Johnson23 rushes, 138 yards, TD
ReceivingJuwan Johnson6 receptions, 97 yards

References

  1. Cuviello, Michael (September 2, 2022). "WT officially renames facility as Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium". Amarillo Globe-News . Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  2. Woksman, Blessing (September 12, 2017). "CISD Buys Kimbrough Memorial Stadium". MYHIGHPLAINS. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  3. Zamora, Kaitlin (October 1, 2020). "WTAMU's Buffalo Stadium named top Division II football stadium in the nation". KCBD . Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. "2018 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  5. "2018 Football Schedule" . Retrieved October 13, 2023.