A CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION . Over the past nine seasons, West Texas A&M has proven it ranks among not WINNING PERCENTage – only the very best football teams in the State of Texas, but the Buffaloes rank TEXAS UNIVERSITIES among the top-10 in the entire nation, as well, based on regular-season winning (Last Nine Seasons, Regular-Season Only) percentage. School W L Pct. Yrs. in Postseason 1. West Texas A&M 80 18 82% 9 of 9 With 80 regular season victories over the last nine years which stands 2. TCU 82 25 77% 8 of 9 eighth-best nationally and WT has the best regular-season winning percentage 3. Midwestern State 73 22 77% 4 of 9 among all Division I and Division II schools in Texas during that span. 4. Texas 80 27 75% 7 of 9 Tough on the road; tough at home as the Buffs played a remarkable 5. Abilene Christian 62 33 65% 6 of 9 11-games away from Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in 2012 en route to the 6. Houston 70 38 65% 6 of 9 7. Texas Tech 68 39 64% 8 of 9 NCAA National Semifinals. The Buffs went 12-3 overall matching the school- 8. Tarleton State 61 34 64% 2 of 9 record for wins in a season (2007) and went 10-1 away from home and 9-1 in 9. Texas A&M 64 40 62% 7 of 9 true road games. The Buffs followed that performance up with an 11-3 cam- 10. Sam Houston State 58 40 59% 4 of 9 paign in 2013 as they reached the National Quarterfinal round of the Division II 11. UT-San Antonio 18 15 54% 1 of 3 12. Texas A&M-Kingsville 52 46 53% 3 of 9 playoffs with wins over Indianapolis and Ohio Dominican, before falling to Grand 13. Texas State 53 51 51% 2 of 9 Valley State. WT continued its strong play both home and away going 7-2 away 14. Baylor 54 53 50% 4 of 9 from home and 4-1 at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. 15. Eastern New Mexico 37 41 47% 0 of 9 16. Angelo State 43 53 45% 1 of 9 It all adds up to four Lone Star Conference Championships, seven NCAA 17. Stephen F. Austin 45 56 44% 2 of 9 Play off appearances and nine seasons of postseason play. Over the past nine 18. SMU 45 62 42% 4 of 9 seasons, the Buffs have become a perennial football powerhouse. 19. Rice 46 62 42% 3 of 9 20. UTEP 41 65 39% 2 of 9 21. Texas A&M-Comerce 37 56 39% 1 of 9 22. Incarnate Word 18 34 34% 0 of 5 23. North Texas 30 77 28% 1 of 9 2014 WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location . .Canyon, Texas Founded . .1910 FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK Enrollment . 8,389 President . .Dr . Patrick O’Brien Athletic Director . .Michael McBroom Nickname . Buffaloes/Buffs CONTENTS Colors . Maroon and White Opening Year-By-Year Results . 36-38 Affiliation . NCAA Division II Top Teams in Texas . IFC Buffalo Letterwinners . 39-42 Conference . Lone Star Table of Contents . 1 Buffalo Football Records . 44 Stadium . .Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Surface . Synthetic Grass Top-10 Career Leaders . 45 Coaching Staff Capacity . 20,000 Year-by-Year Individual Leaders . 46-48 Head Football Coach - Mike Nesbitt . 2 Athletic Department Phone . (806) 651-4400 Offensive/Defensive Coordinators . 3 Buffalo Bowl Appearances . 49 Ticket Sales Contact . J Rich Sparks NCAA Playoff Results . 50 Ticket Office Phone Number . (806) 651-1414 2013 Season Review NCAA Playoff Record . 51 2013 Statistics . 4-12 LSC Playoff History . 52 MEDIA RELATIONS 2013 Game-by-Game Reviews . 14-28 Images of 2013 . 53 Assistant A .D ./FB Contact . Kit Strief The Lone Star Conference . 30 WT Hall of Champions . 54 E-Mail . kstrief@wtamu .edu LSC Record Book . 31-33 Football All-Americans . 55 Office Phone . (806) 651-4430 All-Time Records Buffaloes in the Pros . 56 Cell Phone . (515) 490-4627 Season-Opening/Homecoming Games . 34 Assistant Director . Brent Seals All-Time Series Record . 34 Media Information . IBC E-Mail . bseals@wtamu .edu All-Time Series vs . 2014 Opponents . 35 Office Phone . (806) 651-442 Cell Phone . (806) 674-7050 Web Site . www .gobuffsgo .com SID Mailing Address . WTAMU Box 60049 Canyon, Texas 79016 Overnight Address . 2403 Russell Long Blvd . Canyon, Texas 79016 COACHING STAFF Head Coach . Mike Nesbitt Alma Mater . New Mexico (‘96) WTAMU Record . 11-3 ( .786, One Year) Overall Record . Same Office Phone . (806) 651-4413 Assistant Coaches Nick Paremski . .Defensive Coordinator Stephen Lee . Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Joel Hinton . Wide Receivers/Special Teams Coord . Brett Watson . Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator Rashad Sanders . Outside Linebackers Kevin Avey . Inside Linebackers John Kenjura . Defensive Backs Keola Loo . .Offensive Line Caid Faske . Defensive Quality Control/Asst . DL Matt Talamantes . Wide Receivers Tony Dickey . Wide Receivers Sarah Ramey . .Strength and Conditioning FOOTBALL INFORMATION 2013 Overall Record . 11-3 2013 LSC Record . 4-2 (3rd) Starters Returning . 8 Starters Lost . 17 Letterwinners Returning . 32 Letterwinners Lost . 33 Offensive Formation . Spread Defensive Formation . 3-4 NCAA Division II Playoff Appearances . 7 (8-7) Buffalo Football NCAA Bowl Record . 6-0 First Year of Football . .1910 All-Time Record . 489-486-22 ( .502) 1 2014 West Texas A&M Buffalo Football Record Book MIKE NESBITT HEAD COACH SECOND SEASON NEW MEXICO ‘96 ike Nesbitt begins his second season quarterback, while also implementing his own at the helm of the Buffaloes after brand of offensive football . Nesbitt’s transition Mserving as interim head coach in 2013 to S .F .A . was a success as sophomore Brady where he guided the Buffaloes to an 11-3 Attaway ranked No . 10 nationally in total of- season and a berth in the NCAA quarterfinals . fense, racking up 286 .9 yards per game, while Nesbitt’s interim tag was removed following throwing for 3,181 yards and 27 touchdowns . the season on Dec . 9 . Overall, the Lumberjack offense enjoyed Top The Buffs earned their second-straight 15 national rankings in passing offense (No . NCAA Playoff appearance in 2013 and sev- 6 - 318 .8), scoring offense (No . 11- 35 .7) and enth in schoool history as senior quarterback total offense (No . 11 - 439 .4), earning Nesbitt in school history . Nesbitt also mentored cur- Dustin Vaughan threw for 5,401 yards and 53 recognition among his peers . rent Seattle Seahawks receiver Charly Martin touchdown passes in 2013 as he finished as Despite replacing the top player in Football that year . Martin concluded his collegiate the 2013 Harlon Hill runner-up . Vaughan was Bowl Subdivision play in 2011, S .F .A . nearly career with 95 receptions for 1,867 yards and the only quarterbaback at any level to throw equaled its offensive and scoring output, 22 touchdowns to earn All-America honors . for over 5,000 yards, his 5,401 yards is the racking up 439 .4 total yards (compared to Nesbitt has 17 years of coaching experi- most all-time in Division II and his 53 touch- 442 .9 in 2010) and scoring 35 .7 points (36 .3 ence, including 13 years at the collegiate down passes were the third-most all-time in in 2010) . level . He spent two seasons in Brenham, Division II . Under Nesbitt’s guidence, the Buffs Prior to S .F .A ., Nesbitt spent four years Texas, as the offensive coordinator at Blinn finished eighth nationally in the final AFCA at West Texas A&M coordinating the offense College and helped coach the Buccaneers Coaches’ Poll . in 2010 while also working with the Buffalo to a 19-3 ( .864) overall record and the 2006 Nesbitt returned to the WT football pro- receivers and quarterbacks . Nesbitt’s offense NJCAA National Championship . In addition gram in 2013 as the assistant head coach averaged 529 yards per game in 2010, includ- to the team’s success, Nesbitt’s offense and coach the offensive line for the Buffaloes ing 423 yards through the air . The Buffaloes produced several All-Americans . Prior to his before being elevated to interim head coach ranked No . 2 nationally in total offense and two seasons at Blinn, Nesbitt helped Howard on Aug . 22, 2013 . He came back to Canyon No . 3 in scoring offense (42 .0) . West Texas Payne produce a 30-10 ( .750) overall record from the University of Houston where he A&M quarterback Taylor Harris also finished in four seasons . spent the 2012 campaign as the Cougars’ third nationally with 400 yards passing per Nesbitt enjoyed a standout playing career offensive coordinator . contest, and was among the nation’s leaders at the University of New Mexico, where he Prior to the University of Houston, Nesbitt with 38 touchdown passes . was one of the nation’s top punters . He was the offensive coordinator at Stephen F . Nesbitt coached the West Texas A&M finished second all-time in UNM school history Austin where he mentored one of college receivers in 2009 . The Buffaloes hauled in 355 averaging 45 yards per punt as a junior and football’s most explosive offenses . A former passes for 4,251 yards, the third-highest total led the nation in net punting that season . He Division I student- also spent time in the athlete (New Mexico) NFL with the New and NFL punter for Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Minnesota Vikings . Saints and Minne- A native of sota Vikings, Nesbitt Belen, N .M ., Nes- has spent the major- bitt received his ity of his collegiate bachelor’s degree coaching career from UNM in 1996 . crafting offensive He graduated with game plans, includ- a master’s degree ing his one-year in interdisciplinary stint at S .F .A .