West Texas A&M Buffaloes football

West Texas A&M Buffaloes

First season	1910
Head coach	Mike Nesbitt 3rd year, 17–8 (.680)
Stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seating capacity	20,000
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 BIAA)
Division titles	4
Colors	Maroon and White^[1]
Website	gobuffsgo.com

For information on all West Texas A&M University sports, see West Texas A&M Buffaloes.

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. ^[2] The team plays its home games at the 20,000 seat Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. They are coached by Mike Nesbitt.

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Conference championships

Year	Conference	Record
1939	Alamo Conference (co-champions)	5–3–1
1940	Alamo Conference	7–3
1950	Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association	10–1
1972	Missouri Valley Conference (co-champions)	5–5
1977	Missouri Valley Conference	6–4–1
1979	Missouri Valley Conference	5–5–1
1986	Lone Star Conference	7–4
2005	Lone Star Conference	10–2
2006	Lone Star Conference	11–2
2007	Lone Star Conference	12–1
2012	Lone Star Conference	12–3

Classification history

1941–1945 – NCAA College Division (Small College)
1946–1947 – NCAA University Division (Major College)
1948–1950 – NCAA College Division (Small College)
1951–1953 – NCAA University Division (Major College)
1952–1957 – NAIA
1954–1957 – NCAA College Division (Small College)
1958–1972 – NCAA University Division (Major College)
1973–1977 – NCAA Division I
1978–1980 – NCAA Division I-A
1981–1981 – No Classification
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 Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1962–1971 – Independent
1972–1985 – Missouri Valley Conference
1986–1990 – Lone Star Conference
1992–1994 – Division II Independent
1995–present – Lone Star Conference

Bowl game appearances

Season	Date	Bowl	W/L	Opponent	PF	PA	Coach	Notes
1950	January 1, 1951	Sun Bowl	W	Cincinnati	14	13	Frank H. Kimbrough	notes
1957	January 1, 1957	Tangerine Bowl	W	Southern Mississippi	20	13	Frank H. Kimbrough	notes
1962	December 31, 1962	Sun Bowl	W	Ohio	15	14	Joe Kerbel	notes
1967	December 2, 1967	Pasadena Bowl	W	San Fernando Valley State	35	13	Joe Kerbel	notes
Total		4 bowl games	4–0		84	53

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.

Season	Date	Bowl	W/L	Opponent	PF	PA	Coach	Notes
2009	December 5, 2009	Kanza Bowl	W	Omaha	31	25	Don Carthel	notes
2011	November 27, 2011	Kanza Bowl	W	Central Missouri	26	7	Don Carthel	notes
Total		2 bowl games	2–0		57	33

Coaches

Joe Kerbel has the most all-time wins for the Buffaloes, who have gone 496–491–23 as of 2014. ^[3]

Jim G. Miller (1910–1911): 5–5–0
Douglas A. Shirley (1913–1917): 14–16–1
Alonzo P. George (1918): 3–0–0
Walter Willy (1919): 5–1–0
Wayne McCorkle (1920): 0–6–1
Samuel D. Burton (1921–1924): 23–26–4
Ox Eckhardt (1925–1927): 14–13–1
W. Mitchell Jones (1928): 2–7–0
Claude Reeds (1929–1930): 12–6–2
Samuel D. Burton (1931–1932): 36–28–5
Alfred Baggett (1933–1939): 36–28–5
Jack Curtice (1940–1941): 15–5–0
Gus Miller (1944–1946): 16–15–0
Windy Nicklaus (1946): 2–1–0
Frank Kimbrough (1947–1957): 54–52–2
Clark Jarnagin (1958–1959): 2–18–0
Joe Kerbel (1960–1970): 68–42–1
Gene Mayfield (1971–1976): 24–39–2
Bill Yung (1977–1981): 26–27–2
Don Davis (1982–1984): 6–26–1
Bill Kelly (1985–1987): 18–13–1
Steve Graf (1988–1990): 6–26–0
Ron Steele (1992–1993): 4–15–0
Morris Stone (1994–1996): 4–15–0
Stan McGarvey (1997–2001): 25–30–0
Ronnie Jones (2002–2004): 5–27–0
Don Carthel (2005–2012): 79–22–0
Mike Nesbitt (2013–present): 17–8–0

References

External links

Official website

West Texas A&M Buffaloes football

Venues	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

Seasons	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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