West Texas A&M Buffaloes football

West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
First season	1910
Head coach	3rd season, 17–16 (.515)
Stadium	Buffalo Stadium (capacity: 8,500-12,000)
Location	Canyon, Texas
NCAA division	Division II
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 Border)
Division titles	4
Colors	Maroon and white[1]
Website	gobuffsgo.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 Buffalo Stadium. The team formerly played at the 20,000 seat Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. They are coached by .

Notable former players[]

Notable alumni include:

Conference championships[]

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–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 Conference
• 1962–1971 – Independent
• 1972–1985 – Missouri Valley Conference
• 1986–1990 – Lone Star Conference
• 1992–1994 – Division II Independent
• 1995–present – Lone Star Conference

Postseason[]

Bowl appearances[]

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

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.

NCAA Division II playoffs[]

Head coaches[]

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

References[]

External links[]

• Official website