| West Texas A&M Buffaloes football | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1910; 115 years ago (1910) |
| Head coach | Josh Lynn 2nd season, 8–13 (.381) |
| Stadium | Bain–Schaeffer 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 (5Lone Star Conference 3Missouri Valley Conference, 2Alamo Conference, 1Border) | |
| Conference division titles | |
| 4 | |
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] |
| Website | gobuffsgo.com/football |
TheWest Texas A&M Buffaloes football program is the intercollegiateAmerican football team for theWest Texas A&M University located in the U.S. state ofTexas. The team competes inDivision II and are members of theLone 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-campusBain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium. The team formerly played at the 20,000 seatKimbrough Memorial Stadium. They are coached byJosh Lynn.
Notable alumni include:
| Season | Coach | Conference | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Alfred Baggett | Alamo Conference (co-champions) | 5–3–1 |
| 1940 | Jack Curtice | Alamo Conference | 7–3 |
| 1950 | Frank Kimbrough | Border Conference | 10–1 |
| 1977 | Bill Yung | Missouri Valley Conference | 6–4–1 |
| 1979 | 5–5–1 | ||
| 1986 | Bill Kelly | Lone Star Conference | 7–4 |
| 2005 | Don Carthel | 10–2 | |
| 2006 | 11–2 | ||
| 2007 | 12–1 | ||
| 2012 | 12–3 |
West Texas A&M participated in four bowl games, all while during known as West Texas State. They went 4–0.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Frank Kimbrough | Sun Bowl | Cincinnati | W 14–13 |
| 1956 | Frank Kimbrough | Tangerine Bowl | Mississippi Southern | W 20–13 |
| 1962 | Joe Kerbel | Sun Bowl | Ohio | W 15–14 |
| 1967 | Joe Kerbel | Pasadena Bowl | Valley State | W 35–13 |
They have also competed in theKanza Bowl, a Division II bowl between the Lone Star Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 2009–2012, going 2–0.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Don Carthel | Kanza Bowl | Omaha | W 31–25 |
| 2011 | Don Carthel | Kanza Bowl | Central Missouri | W 26–7 |
| Semifinals |
|---|
| 2012 |
| Quarterfinals |
| 2012, 2013 |
| Second Round |
| 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 |
| First Round |
| 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
The Wagon Wheel is a traveling trophy that is given to the winner of the Eastern New Mexico–West Texas A&M football game.[2][3] The trophy was introduced in 1986 by Dallan Sanders, the Housing Director at ENMU. The wheel is placed on the stadium hill of the host team with the winning team running up the hill to take possession of the wheel.[4] Following the 2023 meeting, ENMU leads the overall series 23–19 and the trophy series 18–17.[5]
East Texas vs. West Texas is the name given to the Texas A&M–Commerce–West Texas A&M football rivalry game. The intensity of the rivalry grew during 2013 through 2018 as the head coach for TAMUC at the time wasColby Carthel, who previously served as the defensive coordinator at WT under head coachDon Carthel, Colby's father.[6] A&M–Commerce leads the all-time series 21–14.[7] The rivalry has become largely defunct as A&M–Commerce moved to theSouthland Conference, which competes at theNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, beginning with the 2022 season.[8][9]
Don Carthel has the most all-time wins for the Buffaloes, who have gone 541–536–21 through the 2023 season.[10]
| Coach | Record | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Lynn | 8–13 | 2023–present |
| Hunter Hughes | 32–28 | 2017–2022 |
| Mike Nesbitt | 25–17 | 2013–2016 |
| Don Carthel | 79–22 | 2005–2012 |
| Ronnie Jones | 5–27 | 2002–2004 |
| Stan McGarvey | 25–30 | 1997–2001 |
| Morris Stone | 15–17 | 1994–1996 |
| Ron Steele | 4–15 | 1992–1993 |
| Football Not Fielded | N/A | 1991 |
| Steve Graf | 6–26 | 1988–1990 |
| Bill Kelly | 18–13–1 | 1985–1987 |
| Don Davis | 6–26–1 | 1982–1984 |
| Bill Yung | 26–27–2 | 1977–1981 |
| Gene Mayfield | 24–39–2 | 1971–1976 |
| Joe Kerbel | 68–42–1 | 1960–1970 |
| Clark Jarnagin | 2–18 | 1958–1959 |
| Frank Kimbrough | 54–52–2 | 1947–1957 |
| Windy Nicklaus | 2–1 | 1946 |
| Gus Miller | 9–13 | 1944–1946 |
| World War II | N/A | 1943 |
| Gus Miller | 7–2 | 1942 |
| Jack Curtice | 15–5 | 1940–1941 |
| Alfred Baggett | 36–28–4 | 1933–1939 |
| Samuel D. Burton | 10–5–2 | 1931–1932 |
| Claude Reeds | 12–6–1 | 1929–1930 |
| W. Mitchell Jones | 3–6 | 1928 |
| Ox Eckhardt | 12–13–1 | 1925–1927 |
| Samuel D. Burton | 13–21–2 | 1921–1924 |
| Wayne McCorkle | 1–5–1 | 1920 |
| Walter Willy | 4–2 | 1919 |
| Lt.Alonzo P. George | 3–0 | 1918 |
| Douglas A. Shirley | 14–16–1 | 1913–1917 |
| Jim G. Miller | 8–6 | 1910–1911 |