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2011 West Texas A&M Game Notes Game 3 | West Texas A&M (1-1, 1-0 LSC) vs. Incarnate Word (1-2, 1-0 LSC) | Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 • 6 p.m. 2011 West Texas A&M Buffalo Football LSC ChampionS • 1986 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 Dameon Myres • WTAMU Assistant A.D. for Media Relations Office • 806.651.4430 | Cell • 254.413.5000 | Fax • 806.651.4409 Email • [email protected] | www.GoBuffsGo.com Game Information West Texas A&M Buffaloes (1-1, 1-0 LSC) Incarnate Word Cardinals (1-2, 1-0 LSC) Ranking: No. 21 (AFCA) / No. 14 (D2Football.com) Ranking: NA / NA Date: Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 Head Coach: Don Carthel Head Coach: Michael Santiago Kickoff: 6 p.m. (CDT) Career Record: 106-63-1 Career Record: 48-42 Location: Canyon, Texas WTAMU Record: 60-17 UIW Record: 9-15 Stadium: Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Team Leaders: Team Leaders: Capacity: 20,000 Passing: Dustin Vaughan (45-73-2, 563 yds, 3 TD) Passing: Paden Lynch (50-78-3, 445 yds, 4 TD) Radio: KGNC (710 AM) Rushing: Kirhy Robinson (13 att, 140 yds, 2 TD) Rushing: Trent Rios (73 att, 384 yds, 6 TD) Series: Buffs lead 1-0 Receiving: Brittan Golden (14 rec, 282 yds, 1 TD Receiving: Jacob Love (12 rec, 126 yds, 1 TD) Last Meeting: WT 49, UIW 10 Tackles: Anthony Scott (17 total tackles, 7 solo) Tackles: Juan Asencio (25 total tackles, 16 solo) Oct. 30, 2010 - San Antonio, Texas WTAMU Schedule/Results WT RETURNS HOME TO HOST CARDINALS - The No. 21-ranked West Texas A&M Buffaloes (1-1, 1-0 LSC) return home to host the Incarnate Word Cardinals (1-2, 1-0 LSC) this Saturday, Sept. 24, at September 1 CSU-Pueblo L, 24-26 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. in Canyon. 17 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville* W, 42-21 24 Incarnate Word* 6 p.m. THE SERIES - The Buffs have won the first and only meeting of the series the two teams have played October in. WT downed the Cardinals 49-10 at Benson Stadium in San Antonio, in UIW’s first season with the 1 at Tarleton State, Stephenville 7 p.m. LSC last year. WT’s Taylor Harris completed 21 of 34 passes for 238 yards and three touchdowns. 8 Angelo State* (Homecoming) 6 p.m. 15 at Abilene Christian*, Abilene 2 p.m. Trevor Hammargren caught three passes for 55 yards and Brittan Golden had three receptions as well 22 Eastern New Mexico* 6 p.m. for 31 yards and a score. 29 Central Washington 6 p.m. November THE COACHES - WTAMU head coach Don Carthel is in his seventh season at the helm of the Buffalo 5 at Midwestern State*, Wichita Falls 2 p.m. football program. His record of 60-17 ranks second-best all-time amongst WT head coaches. He 12 Texas A&M-Commerce* 1 p.m. headed into the 2011 campaign nine wins shy of tying Joe E. Kerbal’s mark of 68 wins. In 15 seasons Media Information as a collegiate head coach, Carthel is 106-63-1 overall. He is 1-0 overall against UIW. RADIO Broadcast - All WT Football games can be heard on the Buffalo Radio Network. Calling the UIW’s Michael Santiago is in his third season with the Cardinals. He is 9-15 overall at UIW, which action will be Neil Horn (play-by-play) and Brice inclues a 5-5 mark in 2009 and a 3-8 record in 2010. Santiago was the head coach at Stephen F. Edwards (color commentary). Affiliates include: • KGNC (710 AM) Amarillo Austin from 1999-2004, where he compiled an overall record of 39-27. • KJDL (1440 AM) Lubbock • KEYE (1400 AM) Perryton THE RANKINgS - The Buffs could return to the AFCA poll this week after knocking off No. 5-ranked VIDEO STREAMINg - WT Football games may be Texas A&M-Kingsville this weekend. The Buffs fell out of the poll following the first week loss to CSU- streamed live over the internet, by logging onto Pueblo. The Buffs were ranked No. 22 in last week’s D2Football.com poll. Both polls are scheduled to www.GoBuffsGo.com. be released on Monday (AFCA) and Tuesday (D2). WEEKLy INTERVIEWS - Coaches and players will be available for interviews prior to or immediately The Carinals are not ranked in either of the two football polls. following practice. To arrange all non-game day interviews, please contact WTAMU Assistant A.D. for Media Relations, Dameon Myres, at least 24 hours LAST TIME OUT - WT scored the first 20 points of the game en route to a 42-21 win over Texas A&M- prior to desired time. Kingsville. Dustin Vaughan made his first-ever collegiate start and went 24-for-41 with 384 yards MEDIA CREDENTIALS - Media members wishing to cover WT Football must request credentials through West Texas A&M Coaching Staff Dameon Myres in the WTAMU Athletic Media Don Carthel: Head Coach Blake Purvis: Offensive Line Relations office at least 24 hours prior to the game. Bill Best: Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Brandon Romero: Offensive Line Credentials are issued for working media members Brett Watson: Defensive Line only and can be revoked at anytime. Priority is Colby Carthel: Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Losson Demel: Defensive Line given to daily newspapers, radio and TV stations Nick Paremski: Assistant Head Coach / Secondary regularly covering Buffalo Football. Stephen Lee: Quarterbacks Brian Sepkowitz: Defensive Line Andrew Sowder: Running Backs Brandon Smith: Outside Linebackers PhotogRAPHy - Photographers bearing photo Joel Hinton: Inside Wide Receivers Wendell Davis: Inside Linebackers credentials wishing to shoot from the field during Jarod May: Outside Wide Receivers Michael Conrad: Defensive Backs games must abide by both NCAA and WTAMU photo Eric White: Wide Receivers Stephen Bachmeier: Video Coordinator regulations. 2011 West Texas A&M Football Game Notes | www.GoBuffsGo.com 2011 West Texas A&M Game Notes Game 3 | West Texas A&M vs. Incarnate Word WEST TEXAS A&M and three touchdown passes. Brittan Golden led the Buff’s receiving corps with seven catches for ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 131 yards and Khiry Robinson led the ground attack with 24 yards on five carries. WT’s defense held WTAMU Box 60049 TAMUK’s Jonathan Woodson to just 63 yards on the ground and did not allow a Javelina receiver to go Canyon, Texas 79016-0001 over 100 yards. Anthony Scott led the defense with eight total tackles, while Kevin McCluskey led the Fax • 806.651.4409 team with seven solo tackles. CONTACTS DAMEON MyRES .......Assistant AD/Media Relations UIW dropped a non-conference game to NCAA Division I member, Lamar, 45-35. Trent Rios rushed the Office • 806.651.4430 | Cell • 254.413.5000 ball 23 times for 120 total yards and had a pair of touchdowns, while UIW quarterback Paden Lynch [email protected] completed 21 passes for 203 yards. Jacob Love brought in six catches for 75 yards. Defensively, the BRENT SEALS ........................... Assistant Director Cardinals were led by Juan Asencio who had 11 tackles, with eight of them being solo tackles. Office • 806.651.4430 | Cell • 806.674.7050 [email protected] LEADINg THE BUFFS - Dustin Vaughan leads the air-attack, having completed 47 of his 73 passes JOHNNy STORy .................Multimedia Coordinator (61.6%) for 563 yards and three touchdowns. He has thrown two interceptions on the season, with all Office • 806.651.4430 | Cell • 806.440.6988 of them coming in the first game against CSU-Pueblo. His longest pass went for 61 yards, a strike to [email protected] Torrence Allen for a TD against Texas A&M-Kingsville this past Saturday in Arlington. MONDAy MEDIA LUNCHEONS Khiry Robinson leads the ground game having amassed 140 yards in just 13 carries for an average of Every Monday, fans and media members are 10.8 yards per carry. He has scored twice this season, one in each game so far and has a long-run of invited to join WTAMU’s fall coaches (including 45 yards which came against CSU-Pueblo in the season opener. head football coach Don Carthel) at the Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 I-40 East in Amarillo. The luncheons begin at 11:45 a.m. and cost $12 Brittan Golden leads all receivers in both catches (14) and yards (282). He averages 20.1 yards per per person. WT coaches and players will be on catch and 141.0 yards per contest. His longest reception went for 71 yards, a touchdown pass he hand for in-depth reports and interviews. received from Tanner Marsh in the second quarter of the season-opener against CSU-Pueblo. WT ATHLETICS WEBSITE Linebacker Anthony Scott leads the defense with 17 total tackles on the season and seven of them For the Buffalo football team and all of WTAMU’s coming unassisted. Linebacker Kevin McCluskey leads all players on the defensive side of the ball athletic programs, plus informations on tickets, with 10 solo tackles. Three different Buffs - Zane Farris, Tyrell Higgins and Albertson Alexandre - sponsorship opportunities, log on to www. are each tied for the team lead with one sac apiece. Caleb Randolph, Curtis Jefferson and Maurice GoBuffsGo.com. Caldwell are each tied for the team lead with one interception each. Randolph leads the team with 20 Quick Facts interception return yards. general WT PLAyERS HONORED By LSC - Following its 42-21 win over then No. 5-ranked Texas A&M- Location ..........................Canyon, Texas 79016 Founded ...................................................1910 Kingsville last Saturday, a pair of WT players were honored by the LSC. Vaughan was named this Enrollment ...............................................7,843 week’s LSC Offensive Player of the Week and McCluskey was tabbed the LSC Defensive Player of the Colors ......................................Maroon & White Week.