American college football season
2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football |
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
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Ranking |
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AFCA | No. 11 |
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Record | 11–3 (4–2 LSC) |
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Head coach | - Mike Nesbitt (interim; 1st season)
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Offensive coordinator | Stephen Lee (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
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Defensive coordinator | Nick Paremski (1st season) |
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Base defense | 3–3–5 |
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Home stadium | Kimbrough Memorial Stadium |
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Seasons |
The 2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2013 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by first-year head coach Mike Nesbitt. The team played its home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas. The Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 11–3 with a LSC record of 4–2, finishing third in the conference.
The team received a bid to the NCAA Division II Playoffs as the sixth seed in Super Region 4, losing to Grand Valley State 28–35 in the quarterfinals; to date, this is the last season the Buffaloes have made the Division II playoffs. For the 2013 season, Nesbitt served under the interim tag before being named the Buffaloes' full-time head coach following the season.[1]
Senior quarterback Dustin Vaughan broke the program record for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Vaughan was one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy.[2] Vaughn would ultimately finish second in voting.[3]
Offseason
Coaching changes
On August 22, just weeks before the team's opening game, the university announced that head coach Don Carthel had been fired. According to the press release, Carthel was dismissed for misleading university officials about buying tickets for two players on the football team and instructed the players to lie about where the tickets came from.[4]
Mike Nesbitt, who had been originally hired as assistant head coach and offensive line coach, was named the Buffaloes' interim head coach.[1]
Preseason
The LSC media poll was released on July 29, 2013. The Buffaloes were predicted to finish first in the conference.[5]
LSC media poll |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | West Texas A&M | 141 (16) |
2 | Midwestern State | 124 (3) |
3 | Tarleton State | 99 (1) |
4 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 82 (1) |
5 | Angelo State | 69 |
6 | Eastern New Mexico | 39 |
7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 34 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Western State (CO)* | No. 3 | | W 48–21 | 752 |
September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 18 Chadron State* | No. 4 | | W 34–31 | 3,093 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 4 | | W 62–28 | 11,126 |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 4 | | W 69–7 | 11,500 |
October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | Central State* | No. 4 | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| W 72–0 | 13,876 |
October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Tarleton State | No. 4 | | L 27–31 | 8,147 |
October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State | No. 17 | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| W 34–30 | 5,487 |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at McMurry* | No. 16 | | W 90–57 | 2,134 |
November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | No. 15 | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| L 38–39 | 7,167 |
November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | West Georgia* | | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| W 63–23 | 6,178 |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Midwestern State | No. 25 | | W 19–12 | 8,123 |
November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 10 Indianapolis* | No. 19 | | W 27–14 | 3,106 |
November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Ohio Dominican* | No. 19 | | W 34–27 | 783 |
December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Grand Valley State | No. 19 | | L 28–35 | 4,296 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
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AFCA | 3 (1) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 (1) | 17 | 16 | 15 | RV | 25 | 19 | 11 |
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Personnel
Game summaries
At Western State (CO)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 3 Buffaloes | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
Statistics | WTAMU | WSCU |
First downs | 30 | 14 |
Total yards | 562 | 267 |
Rushing yards | 88 | 18 |
Passing yards | 474 | 249 |
Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
Time of possession | 31:39 | 28:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 37/57, 470 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Geremy Alridge | 11 rushes, 50 yards |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 12 receptions, 206 yards, 2 TD |
Western State | Passing | Brett Arrivey | 22/33, 177 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Arius Norris | 4 rushes, 13 yards |
Receiving | Travis Haney | 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 18 Eagles | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
No. 4 Buffaloes | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 34 |
Statistics | CSC | WTAMU |
First downs | 25 | 23 |
Total yards | 464 | 462 |
Rushing yards | 242 | 109 |
Passing yards | 222 | 353 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:49 | 26:11 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Chadron State | Passing | John McLain | 28/40, 222 yards, TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Glen Clinton | 24 rushes, 143 yards, TD |
Receiving | Chapman Ham | 8 receptions, 61 yards |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 29/41, 353 yards, TD |
Rushing | Aaron Harris | 17 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 8 receptions, 124 yards |
Texas A&M–Commerce
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 4 Buffaloes | 21 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 62 |
Statistics | TAMUC | WTAMU |
First downs | 23 | 31 |
Total yards | 331 | 590 |
Rushing yards | 64 | 82 |
Passing yards | 267 | 508 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:09 | 33:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Tyrik Rollison | 15/29, 258 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Aaron Fields | 4 rushes, 31 yards |
Receiving | Vernon Johnson | 3 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 36/62, 508 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Geremy Alridge | 4 rushes, 44 yards, TD |
Receiving | Anthony Johnson | 9 receptions, 181 yards, TD |
At Texas A&M–Kingsville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Buffaloes | 7 | 24 | 35 | 3 | 69 |
Javelinas | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Statistics | WTAMU | TAMUK |
First downs | 25 | 14 |
Total yards | 419 | 188 |
Rushing yards | 118 | 96 |
Passing yards | 301 | 92 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 26:51 | 33:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 25/33, 227 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jamison Sterns | 6 rushes, 44 yards |
Receiving | Jace Jackson | 6 receptions, 72 yards |
Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Aaron Bueno | 13/23, 92 yards, TD |
Rushing | Cornelius Shackelford | 14 rushes, 47 yards |
Receiving | C. J. Griggs | 2 receptions, 24 yards |
Central State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Marauders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 4 Buffaloes | 20 | 24 | 7 | 21 | 72 |
Statistics | CSU | WTAMU |
First downs | 17 | 32 |
Total yards | 305 | 663 |
Rushing yards | 126 | 169 |
Passing yards | 179 | 494 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 36:08 | 23:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Central State | Passing | Michael Wilson | 16/32, 124 yards, INT |
Rushing | Michael Wilson | 15 rushes, 52 yards |
Receiving | Zach Thomas | 6 receptions, 59 yards |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 33/41, 438 yards, 7 TD |
Rushing | Aaron Harris | 6 rushes, 82 yards, TD |
Receiving | Anthony Johnson | 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD |
At No. 21 Tarleton State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 4 Buffaloes | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
No. 21 Texans | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
Statistics | WTAMU | TSU |
First downs | 22 | 30 |
Total yards | 360 | 560 |
Rushing yards | 105 | 133 |
Passing yards | 255 | 427 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 32:05 | 27:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 25/43, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Aaron Harris | 17 rushes, 66 yards, TD |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 5 receptions, 74 yards |
Tarleton State | Passing | Jake Fenske | 25/42, 388 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Zach Henshaw | 22 rushes, 107 yards |
Receiving | Le'Nard Meyers | 8 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD |
Angelo State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
No. 17 Buffaloes | 7 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 34 |
Statistics | ASU | WTAMU |
First downs | 27 | 25 |
Total yards | 554 | 519 |
Rushing yards | 256 | 48 |
Passing yards | 298 | 471 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 35:41 | 24:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Angelo State | Passing | Kyle Washington | 22/36, 298 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kyle Washington | 11 rushes, 106 yards, TD |
Receiving | Joey Knight | 9 receptions, 106 yards, TD |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 32/58, 471 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Geremy Alridge | 10 rushes, 39 yards |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 12 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD |
At McMurry
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Buffaloes | 24 | 28 | 31 | 7 | 90 |
War Hawks | 14 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 57 |
Statistics | WTAMU | MCM |
First downs | 28 | 40 |
Total yards | 693 | 708 |
Rushing yards | 241 | 300 |
Passing yards | 452 | 408 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 27:29 | 32:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 27/40, 452 yards, 6 TD, INT |
Rushing | Aaron Harris | 11 rushes, 136 yards, TD |
Receiving | Anthony Johnson | 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD |
McMurry | Passing | Gabe Rodriguez | 28/46, 344 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Paxton Grayer | 12 rushes, 159 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Greg Livingston | 8 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD |
Eastern New Mexico
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Greyhounds | 0 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 39 |
No. 15 Buffaloes | 14 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
Statistics | ENMU | WTAMU |
First downs | 24 | 23 |
Total yards | 380 | 484 |
Rushing yards | 232 | 12 |
Passing yards | 148 | 472 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 33:02 | 26:58 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Jeremy Buurma | 8/16, 148 yards, TD |
Rushing | Christian Long | 27 rushes, 121 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Ricky Milks | 2 receptions, 49 yards |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 38/57, 472 yards, 5 TD, INT |
Rushing | Geremy Alridge | 2 rushes, 19 yards |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 11 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD |
West Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Wolves | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 63 |
Statistics | UWG | WTAMU |
First downs | 25 | 25 |
Total yards | 435 | 546 |
Rushing yards | 290 | 167 |
Passing yards | 145 | 379 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 35:11 | 24:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Georgia | Passing | Austin Trainor | 4/9, 83 yards |
Rushing | Quan Jones | 19 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Malcolm Johnson | 1 reception, 56 yards |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 29/41, 370 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Aaron Harris | 16 rushes, 145 yards, 2 TD |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD |
At Midwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Buffaloes | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Statistics | WTAMU | MSU |
First downs | 22 | 14 |
Total yards | 315 | 284 |
Rushing yards | 65 | 123 |
Passing yards | 250 | 161 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 23/46, 250 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Aaron Harris | 13 rushes, 38 yards |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 7 receptions, 94 yards |
Midwestern State | Passing | Jake Glover | 10/18, 116 yards, INT |
Rushing | Keidrick Jackson | 25 rushes, 132 yards, TD |
Receiving | Mark Strange | 7 receptions, 117 yards |
At No. 10 Indianapolis (NCAA Division II First Round)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Buffaloes | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
No. 10 Greyhounds | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Statistics | WTAMU | INDY |
First downs | 28 | 17 |
Total yards | 435 | 312 |
Rushing yards | 115 | 122 |
Passing yards | 320 | 190 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:15 | 25:45 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 37/47, 320 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Aaron Harris | 13 rushes, 59 yards |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 15 receptions, 146 yards, TD |
Indianapolis | Passing | Connor Barthel | 19/37, 190 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Klay Fiechter | 16 rushes, 67 yards |
Receiving | Greg Johnson | 5 receptions, 64 yards |
At No. 7 Ohio Dominican (NCAA Division II Second Round)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 34 |
No. 7 Panthers | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
Statistics | WTAMU | ODU |
First downs | 30 | 24 |
Total yards | 530 | 392 |
Rushing yards | 114 | 143 |
Passing yards | 416 | 249 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 37:12 | 22:48 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 39/52, 416 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Geremy Alridge | 18 rushes, 76 yards |
Receiving | Torrence Allen | 11 receptions, 145 yards, TD |
Ohio Dominican | Passing | Mark Miller | 20/33, 249 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Brandon Schoen | 14 rushes, 65 yards |
Receiving | Nate Weeks | 6 receptions, 103 yards |
At No. 4 Grand Valley State (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 19 Buffaloes | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
No. 4 Lakers | 7 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 35 |
Statistics | WTAMU | GV |
First downs | 23 | 22 |
Total yards | 434 | 295 |
Rushing yards | 37 | 76 |
Passing yards | 397 | 219 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:03 | 26:57 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
West Texas A&M | Passing | Dustin Vaughan | 36/56, 397 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Aaron Harris | 16 rushes, 46 yards |
Receiving | Anthony Johnson | 11 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD |
Grand Valley State | Passing | Heath Parling | 16/32, 219 yards, 4 TD, INT |
Rushing | Chris Robinson | 16 rushes, 48 yards |
Receiving | Kirk Spencer | 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD |
References
- ^ a b "Mike Nesbitt - Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator". West Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ^ Mayer, Jacob (December 19, 2013). "Vaughan to learn Hill Trophy decision". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Dustin Vaughan - Hall of Honor". Lone Star Conference. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Don Carthel ousted as WT football coach". Amarillo Globe-News. August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Football: Preseason poll announced". Lone Star Conference. July 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "2013 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 29, 2024.
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