American college football season
2016 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football |
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
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Record | 6–5 (5–4 LSC) |
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Head coach | - Mike Nesbitt (4th season)
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Thomas Rocco (1st season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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The 2016 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University (WTAMU or WT) in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Nesbitt and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
On November 18, athletic director Michael McBroom announced that Nesbitt had been fired. Nesbitt finished his career at WT with an overall record of 25–17 through four seasons.[1]
Preseason
The LSC media poll was released on August 8, 2016. The Buffaloes were predicted to finish fourth.[2]
LSC media poll |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 269 (19) |
2 | Midwestern State | 254 (8) |
3 | Angelo State | 211 |
4 | West Texas A&M | 182 |
5 | Eastern New Mexico | 181 |
6 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 141 |
7 | Tarleton State | 121 |
8 | Oklahoma Panhandle State | 66 |
9 | Western New Mexico | 66 |
10 | UT Permian Basin | 49 (1) |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 9:00 p.m. | at Azusa Pacific* | - Citrus Stadium
- Glendora, CA
| L 10–28 | 4,977 |
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 CSU–Pueblo* | | W 26–10 | 7,459 |
September 18 | 11:00 a.m. | at UT Permian Basin | - Ratliff Stadium
- Odessa, TX
| W 48–14 | 7,674 |
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| W 37–25 | 10,347 |
October 1 | 8:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | - Greyhound Stadium
- Portales, NM
| L 30–39 | 3,072 |
October 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| L 34–51 | 12,465 |
October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma Panhandle State | | W 42–14 | 1,500 |
October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 Midwestern State | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| W 35–27 | 3,967 |
October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce | | L 0–36 | 9,629 |
November 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| L 6–28 | 2,275 |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | | W 37–30 OT | 378 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries
At Azusa Pacific
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Cougars | 8 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
Statistics | WT | APU |
First downs | 20 | 17 |
Total yards | 273 | 242 |
Rushing yards | 40 | 174 |
Passing yards | 233 | 68 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:28 | 32:32 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 28/46, 233 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 16 rushes, 62 yards, TD |
Receiving | Ja'quarius Daniels | 11 receptions, 93 yards |
Azusa Pacific | Passing | Andrew Elffers | 10/17, 68 yards |
Rushing | Kurt Scoby | 17 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Ethan Ziedler | 3 receptions, 36 yards |
At No. 19 CSU–Pueblo
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
No. 19 ThunderWolves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Statistics | WT | CSUP |
First downs | 15 | 17 |
Total yards | 298 | 321 |
Rushing yards | 102 | 229 |
Passing yards | 196 | 92 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:54 | 31:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 24/33, 196 yards, TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 19 rushes, 100 yards |
Receiving | Eppy Henriques | 5 receptions, 65 yards, TD |
CSU–Pueblo | Passing | Rex Dausin | 7/16, 75 yards, INT |
Rushing | Bernard McDondle | 19 rushes, 139 yards |
Receiving | Osha Washington | 3 receptions, 41 yards |
At UT Permian Basin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Statistics | WT | UTPB |
First downs | 25 | 19 |
Total yards | 460 | 262 |
Rushing yards | 99 | 117 |
Passing yards | 361 | 145 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:06 | 28:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ethan Brinkley | 34/50, 356 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 14 rushes, 93 yards |
Receiving | Michael Andrews | 6 receptions, 87 yards |
UT Permian Basin | Passing | Kameron Mathis | 8/25, 74 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Brandon Infiesto | 12 rushes, 60 yards |
Receiving | Kristian Brown | 6 receptions, 58 yards |
The game was originally scheduled for the previous night, September 17, but was postponed to the following morning due to severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings in Ector County.[4]
Tarleton State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Texans | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
Buffaloes | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
Statistics | TSU | WT |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | | |
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At Eastern New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
Greyhounds | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
Statistics | WT | ENMU |
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Texas A&M–Kingsville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Javelinas | 20 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 51 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 34 |
Statistics | TAMUK | WT |
First downs | 25 | 21 |
Total yards | 445 | 510 |
Rushing yards | 267 | 34 |
Passing yards | 178 | 476 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:34 | 28:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Myles Carr | 10/19, 155 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Greg Pitre | 21 rushes, 130 yards, TD |
Receiving | Stehly Reden | 2 receptions, 74 yards |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 18/33, 354 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 16 rushes, 86 yards |
Receiving | Junior Pomee | 6 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD |
At Oklahoma Panhandle State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Aggies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Statistics | WT | OPSU |
First downs | 24 | 24 |
Total yards | 409 | 396 |
Rushing yards | 117 | 157 |
Passing yards | 292 | 239 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 30/42, 292 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 15 rushes, 80 yards |
Receiving | Junior Pomee | 11 receptions, 124 yards, 4 TD |
Oklahoma Panhandle State | Passing | Shane Truelove | 19/34, 218 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Xavier Jones | 10 rushes, 61 yards |
Receiving | Devyn Williams | 5 receptions, 78 yards |
No. 4 Midwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
Buffaloes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Statistics | MSU | WT |
First downs | 18 | 21 |
Total yards | 338 | 396 |
Rushing yards | 192 | 215 |
Passing yards | 146 | 181 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:11 | 30:49 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Midwestern State | Passing | Quade Coward | 14/32, 141 yards, TD |
Rushing | Vincent Johnson | 17 rushes, 81 yards |
Receiving | Breion Evans | 4 receptions, 77 yards |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 21/28, 181 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Devon Paye | 30 rushes, 177 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Eppy Henriques | 2 receptions, 52 yards |
At No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 8 Lions | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
Statistics | WT | TAMUC |
First downs | 12 | 19 |
Total yards | 284 | 358 |
Rushing yards | 43 | 124 |
Passing yards | 241 | 234 |
Turnovers | 6 | 1 |
Time of possession | 25:51 | 34:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Ben Arbuckle | 26/39, 241 yards, 4 INT |
Rushing | Trent Canion | 4 rushes, 18 yards |
Receiving | Devon Paye | 10 receptions, 73 yards |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Luis Perez | 17/23, 230 yards, TD |
Rushing | Richard Cooper | 26 rushes, 105 yards, TD |
Receiving | Darby Smith | 3 receptions, 84 yards |
Angelo State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | | |
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At Western New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Buffaloes | 13 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
Mustangs | 14 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
Statistics | WT | WNMU |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | | |
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Western New Mexico | Passing | | |
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References
- ^ Smith, Allie (November 19, 2016). "WT Relieves Mike Nesbitt of Coaching Duties". The Prairie News. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "2016 LSC Football Media Guide". August 8, 2016. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "2016 Football Schedule". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Durbin, James (September 18, 2016). "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: West Texas A&M rolls past UTPB in LSC opener". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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