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2018 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

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2018 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 LSC)
Head coach
  • Hunter Hughes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan McDonough (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMiles Kochevar (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKimbrough 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]

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

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LSC media poll

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LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Commerce 201 (13)
2 Midwestern State 200 (10)
3 Eastern New Mexico 142
4 Angelo State 136
5 Tarleton State 130
6 Texas A&M–Kingsville 104
7 West Texas A&M 73
8 Texas–Permian Basin 57 (1)
9 Western New Mexico 37
Source: [4]

Schedule

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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 MexicoW 27–17544
September 298:00 p.m.at No. 14 Central Washington*
W 28–265,209
October 66:00 p.m.Texas–Permian Basindagger
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 42–216,399
October 134:00 p.m.at Angelo StateW 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–CommerceL 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 StateL 23–24 OT7,862
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule source:[5]

Game summaries

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At Azusa Pacific

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 7 0 0 7
Cougars 7 7 3 0 17
Statistics WT APU
First downs 21 20
Total yards 305 357
Rushing yards 76 236
Passing yards 229 121
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 27:48 32:12
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Mitch Hood 23/39, 229 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Duke Carter IV 13 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Markel Steward 6 receptions, 85 yards
Azusa Pacific Passing Tyrone Williams Jr. 12/20, 121 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Zikel Reddick 27 rushes, 201 yards, TD
Receiving Weston Carr 6 receptions, 74 yards

Oklahoma Panhandle State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 7 0 7
Buffaloes 14 14 14 0 42
Statistics OPSU WT
First downs 20 13
Total yards 283 285
Rushing yards 63 143
Passing yards 220 142
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 32:36 27:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Panhandle State Passing John Polston 18/32, 153 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brandon Ramon 2 rushes, 15 yards
Receiving Nick West 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Mitch Hood 8/18, 142 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Duke Carter IV 13 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Payton Gonzales 1 reception, 61 yards, TD

Tarleton State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 3 20 14 7 44
Buffaloes 0 7 0 0 7
Statistics TSU WT
First downs 21 11
Total yards 419 123
Rushing yards 225 31
Passing yards 194 92
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 34:24 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing Ben Holmes 13/17, 194 yards
Rushing D'Anthony Hopkins 12 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Receiving DeShun Qualls 3 receptions, 82 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 7/10, 71 yards, INT
Rushing Duke Carter IV 22 rushes, 32 yards, TD
Receiving Semaj Mitchell 6 receptions, 46 yards

At Western New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 10 3 7 27
Mustangs 0 3 7 7 17
Statistics WT WNMU
First downs 15 20
Total yards 250 426
Rushing yards 165 72
Passing yards 85 354
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Mitch Hood 8/17, 85 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Duke Carter IV 33 rushes, 150 yards, TD
Receiving Jamaal Hamilton 1 reception, 31 yards
Western New Mexico Passing Blayne Armstrong 34/49, 354 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing DeAndre Williams 21 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving Kourde Roberts 8 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD

At No. 14 Central Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 16 6 6 28
No. 14 Wildcats 0 7 12 7 26
Statistics WT CWU
First downs 16 26
Total yards 352 562
Rushing yards 268 126
Passing yards 84 436
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 11/18, 84 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Duke Carter IV 35 rushes, 259 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Johnson 3 receptions, 36 yards, TD
Central Washington Passing Reilly Hennessey 31/49, 436 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Michael Roots 11 rushes, 56 yards
Receiving Tony Archie 6 receptions, 106 yards, TD

Texas–Permian Basin

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 14 0 0 21
Buffaloes 7 14 7 14 42
Statistics UTPB WT
First downs 11 21
Total yards 292 397
Rushing yards 98 180
Passing yards 194 187
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 24:40 35:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas–Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 12/28, 194 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Marquis Simmons 10 rushes, 44 yards
Receiving Kyle McBride 2 receptions, 125 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 17/21, 187 yards, TD
Rushing Duke Carter IV 29 rushes, 143 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Jordan Johnson 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD

At Angelo State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 3 16 7 26
Rams 7 0 3 8 18
Statistics WT ASU
First downs 17 19
Total yards 297 365
Rushing yards 59 151
Passing yards 238 214
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 37:10 20:42
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 22/32, 238 yards, TD
Rushing Duke Carter IV 31 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Semaj Mitchell 7 receptions, 93 yards
Angelo State Passing Payne Sullins 17/25, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tyrese Nathan 18 rushes, 96 yards
Receiving Tyrese Nathan 7 receptions, 73 yards, TD

Eastern New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 14 7 0 7 28
Buffaloes 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics ENMU WT
First downs 26 8
Total yards 489 134
Rushing yards 440 61
Passing yards 49 73
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 38:34 21:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern New Mexico Passing Roel Sanchez 1/1, 38 yards, TD
Rushing Paul Terry 21 rushes, 134 yards
Receiving Johnny Smith 1 reception, 38 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 9/21, 73 yards
Rushing Duke Carter IV 9 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Payton Gonzales 4 receptions, 44 yards

At No. 18 Texas A&M–Commerce

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 6 3 0 16
No. 18 Lions 7 10 17 7 41
Statistics WT TAMUC
First downs 12 16
Total yards 286 375
Rushing yards 22 244
Passing yards 264 131
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 27:46 32:14
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 21/32, 264 yards, INT
Rushing Marshawn Brown 5 rushes, 29 yards, TD
Receiving Payton Gonzales 4 receptions, 79 yards
Texas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 12/15, 131 yards, TD
Rushing Ovie Urevbu 20 rushes, 118 yards
Receiving Ryan Stokes 3 receptions, 85 yards

Texas A&M–Kingsville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Javelinas 3 11 10 7 31
Buffaloes 7 7 14 7 35
Statistics TAMUK WT
First downs 26 10
Total yards 420 363
Rushing yards 106 257
Passing yards 314 106
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 39:49 20:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville Passing Koy Detmer Jr. 28/47, 314 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Nick Pelrean 13 rushes, 74 yards
Receiving Tyler Wilson 9 receptions, 154 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 6/15, 106 yards, TD
Rushing Brandon Blair 16 rushes, 182 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Semaj Mitchell 2 receptions, 83 yards

At No. 10 Midwestern State

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Buffaloes 7 0 0 106 23
No. 10 Mustangs 10 7 0 07 24
Statistics WT MSU
First downs 18 26
Total yards 282 477
Rushing yards 143 219
Passing yards 139 258
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:44 28:16
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 8/17, 73 yards, INT
Rushing Brandon Blair 26 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Payton Gonzales 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD
Midwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 20/35, 258 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Vincent Johnson 23 rushes, 138 yards, TD
Receiving Juwan Johnson 6 receptions, 97 yards

References

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  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.