2019 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

2019 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–3 (5–3 LSC)
Head coach
  • Hunter Hughes (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorJake Brown (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJoe Morris (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
2019 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Tarleton State $^   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 11 Texas A&M–Commerce ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Angelo State   5 – 3     8 – 3  
West Texas A&M   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Eastern New Mexico #   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Midwestern State   3 – 5     5 – 6  
UT Permian Basin   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Texas A&M–Kingsville   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Western New Mexico   1 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Coaches poll

The 2019 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by third-year head coach Hunter Hughes. This was the first season season the Buffs played their home games at the on-campus Buffalo Stadium after the program's previous home stadium, Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, was purchased from the university by the Canyon Independent School District.[1][2]

The Buffs finished with an overall record of 8–3 with a conference record of 5–3 to finish tied for third in the LSC.

Preseason

LSC media poll

The LSC media poll was released on July 30, 2019. The Buffaloes were predicted to finish sixth in the conference.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 76:00 p.m.Azusa Pacific*
W 35–1610,145
September 143:00 p.m.at William Jewell*
W 49–211,527
September 216:00 p.m.at No. 4 Tarleton State
L 28–5810,691
September 286:00 p.m.Western New Mexico
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 45–217,514
October 55:00 p.m.Central Washington*
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 48–419,124
October 126:00 p.m.at UT Permian Basin
W 14–104,610
October 196:00 p.m.No. 25 Angelo State
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 14–176,345
October 267:00 p.m.at Eastern New Mexico
W 35–142,300
November 24:05 p.m.No. 24 Texas A&M–Commerce
L 20–346,734
November 93:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Kingsville
W 35–313,107
November 162:00 p.m.Midwestern State
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 34–246,014
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4]

Game summaries

Azusa Pacific

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 0 6 10 0 16
Buffaloes 7 0 7 21 35
Statistics APU WT
First downs 14 18
Total yards 277 392
Rushing yards 24 200
Passing yards 253 192
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 33:21 26:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Azusa Pacific Passing Tyrone Williams Jr. 25/38, 253 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Aaron Baltazar 11 rushes, 17 yards
Receiving Brandon Jackson 6 receptions, 63 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 18/27, 192 yards, TD
Rushing Prince Ugwu 9 rushes, 70 yards
Receiving Semaj Mitchell 6 receptions, 95 yards

At William Jewell

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 7 21 14 49
Cardinals 14 7 0 0 21
Statistics WT WJC
First downs 21 27
Total yards 368 444
Rushing yards 184 311
Passing yards 184 311
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 19:59 40:01
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 14/23, 187 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Duke Carter IV 17 rushes, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Markell Stephens-Peppers 1 reception, 67 yards
William Jewell Passing Will Schneider 21/39, 271 yards, TD
Rushing Brad Dee 16 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Ishmial Mitchell 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD

At No. 4 Tarleton State

See also: 2019 Tarleton State Texans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 0 20 8 28
No. 4 Texans 25 26 0 7 58
Statistics WT TSU
First downs 10 24
Total yards 117 420
Rushing yards 30 232
Passing yards 87 188
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 23:49 36:11
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 10/25, 84 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jordan Johnson 13 rushes, 31 yards, TD
Receiving Chase Sojka 2 receptions, 32 yards
Tarleton State Passing Ben Holmes 15/23, 185 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Daniel McCants 14 rushes, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Camron Lewis 4 receptions, 61 yards

Western New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 0 0 7 14 21
Buffaloes 17 7 7 14 45
Statistics WNMU WT
First downs 21 28
Total yards 403 496
Rushing yards 59 263
Passing yards 344 233
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 35:31 24:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Western New Mexico Passing C. J. Fowler 30/49, 344 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Oly Ta'ase 10 rushes, 42 yards
Receiving Reggie Colson III 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 20/34, 233 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Duke Carter IV 17 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Juwan McCall 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD

Central Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 7 7 24 41
Buffaloes 20 14 7 7 48
Statistics CWU WT
First downs 28 20
Total yards 631 441
Rushing yards 238 217
Passing yards 393 224
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 31:49 28:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Washington Passing Christian Moore 18/31, 339 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Michael Roots 21 rushes, 207 yards
Receiving Tyson Rainwater 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 18/31, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jarrod Compton 15 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Juwan McCall 7 receptions, 132 yards, TD

At UT Permian Basin

See also: 2019 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 0 7 7 14
Falcons 0 10 0 0 10
Statistics WT UTPB
First downs 15 21
Total yards 296 350
Rushing yards 73 179
Passing yards 223 171
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 29:30 30:30
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 22/33, 223 yards, TD
Rushing Duke Carter IV 17 rushes, 44 yards
Receiving Chase Sojka 4 receptions, 55 yards
UT Permian Basin Passing Caleb Leake 20/36, 171 yards, 4 INT
Rushing Caleb Leake 16 rushes, 68 yards
Receiving Kyle McBride 8 receptions, 82 yards

No. 25 Angelo State

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 7 3 7 0 17
Buffaloes 0 0 14 0 14
Statistics ASU WT
First downs 15 21
Total yards 291 379
Rushing yards 132 137
Passing yards 159 242
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:51 31:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Angelo State Passing Payne Sullins 17/28, 159 yards, TD
Rushing Daven Manning 21 rushes, 60 yards
Receiving Austin Landry 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 16/41, 242 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Duke Carter IV 18 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving Semaj Mitchell 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

At Eastern New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 21 7 0 7 35
Greyhounds 0 7 0 7 14
Statistics WT ENMU
First downs 20 21
Total yards 286 373
Rushing yards 153 239
Passing yards 133 134
Turnovers 1 6
Time of possession 28:04 31:56
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 14/27, 133 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Duke Carter IV 15 rushes, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Semaj Mitchell 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Eastern New Mexico Passing Wyatt Strand 11/19, 96 yards, INT
Rushing Paul Terry 26 rushes, 123 yards
Receiving Johnny Smith 3 receptions, 47 yards

No. 24 Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: 2019 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Lions 13 7 0 14 34
Buffaloes 7 6 7 0 20
Statistics TAMUC WT
First downs 20 23
Total yards 410 334
Rushing yards 196 203
Passing yards 214 131
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 31:40 28:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce Passing Miklo Smalls 18/28, 214 yards, TD
Rushing Jemal Williams 14 rushes, 80 yards
Receiving Chance Cooper 6 receptions, 63 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 14/30, 131 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Duke Carter IV 20 rushes, 89 yards
Receiving Chase Sojka 5 receptions, 45 yards

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 14 7 14 35
Javelinas 10 14 7 0 31
Statistics WT TAMUK
First downs 24 15
Total yards 462 360
Rushing yards 313 45
Passing yards 149 315
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 30:19 29:41
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 13/23, 149 yards, INT
Rushing Logan Vallo 15 rushes, 111 yards
Receiving Chase Sojka 3 receptions, 42 yards
Texas A&M–Kingsville Passing Koy Detmer 31/44, 315 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Luis Lopez 7 rushes, 37 yards
Receiving Ryan Martinez 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD

Midwestern State

See also: 2019 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 3 0 21 0 24
Buffaloes 13 14 7 0 34
Statistics MSU WT
First downs 19 21
Total yards 410 424
Rushing yards 91 206
Passing yards 319 218
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 29:30 30:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Midwestern State Passing Triston Williams 11/22, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Lazarus Fisher 15 rushes, 77 yards, TD
Receiving Kylan Harrison 3 receptions, 78 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 13/24, 218 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jordan Johnson 15 rushes, 92 yards
Receiving Semaj Mitchell 5 receptions, 95 yards, TD

References

  1. ^ Woksman, Blessing (September 12, 2017). "CISD Buys Kimbrough Memorial Stadium". MYHIGHPLAINS. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Zamora, Kaitlin (October 1, 2020). "WTAMU's Buffalo Stadium named top Division II football stadium in the nation". KCBD. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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