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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
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
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

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LSC media poll

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LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Tarleton State 217 (19)
2 Midwestern State 185 (1)
3 Texas A&M–Commerce 169 (1)
4 Eastern New Mexico 130
5 Angelo State 122 (2)
6 West Texas A&M 119
7 Texas A&M–Kingsville 88
8 UT Permian Basin 67 (1)
9 Western New Mexico 28
Source: [3]

Schedule

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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*dagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Azusa Pacific

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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