2012 WEST TExaS a&M UNivErSiTy Facts Location . Canyon,.Texas Buffalo Football Founded. .1910 FOOTball rECOrd bOOk Enrollment. 7,843 President. Dr ..Patrick.O’Brien Athletic.Director. Michael.McBroom CONTENTS Senior.Assoc ..A .D ..(SWA). Holly.Troth Nickname. Buffaloes/Buffs Coaching Staff All-Time Records Head.Football.Coach.-.Don.Carthel. 2-3 Season-Opening.Games. .29 Colors. Maroon.and.White WTAMU.Coaching.Records. .3 Homecoming.Games. 29 Affiliationw .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... NCAA.Division.II Assistant.Coaches . 4-6 All-Time.Series.Record. .29 Conference. Lone.Star.(South) 2012.Football.Schedule. .5 Year-By-Year.Results. 30-32. Stadium . .Kimbrough.Memorial.Stadium. Buffalo.Letterwinners. 33-36 Field. .Happy.State.Bank.Field 2011 Review Surface. Synthetic.Grass 2011.Season.in.Review. 7-26 Misc ..Team/Individual.Records. 37 Top-10.Leaders. 38-39 Capacity. 20,000 2011.Statistics. 7-14 Athletic.Department.Phone. .(806).651-4400 Game-by-Game.Reviews. 15-25 Year-by-Year.Individual.Leaders. 39-42. Buffalo.Bowl.Appearances. 42 Ticket.Sales.Contact. Kara.Jones The.Lone.Star.Conference. 26 Ticket.Office.Phone.Number. .(806).651-1414 LSC.Record.Book. 27-28 WT.All-America.Selections. 43 Buffaloes.in.the.Pros. 44 Media Information MEdia RelaTions Media.Information. .IBC Director. .TBA E-Mail. .TBA Office.Phone. .(806).651-4430 Assistant.Director. Brent.Seals E-Mail. bseals@wtamu .edu Office.Phone. .(806).651-4442 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. Don.Carthel Alma.Mater. .Eastern.New.Mexico.(‘74) WTAMU.Record. 67-19.( .779,.Ssven.Years) Overall.Collegiate.Record. .113-65-1.( .631,.16.Years) Office.Phone. .(806).651-4413 Assistant.Coaches Defensive.Coordinator . Colby.Carthel Offensive.Coordinator. Stephen.Lee Secondary/Recruiting.Coordinator. Nick.Paremski Inside.Receivers. Joel.Hinton Offensive.Line. Matt.Storm Football InforMaTion 2011.Overall.Record . 8-3 2011.LSC.Record.(Finish). 6-2.(Third) Letterwinners.Returning. 32 Letterwinners.Lost. 27 Offensive.Formation. Spread Defensive.Formation . 3-4 NCAA.Division.II.Playoff.Appearances. .5 NCAA.Bowl.Record. 5-0 First.Year.of.Football . .1910 All-Time.Record. 468-485-22.( .480) l SC Champions 1 9 8 6 ,. 2 0 0 5 ,. 2 0 0 6 ,. 2 0 0 7 • N C a a P l a y o f f a ppearances 2 0 0 5 ,. 2 0 0 6 ,. 2 0 0 7 ,. 2 0 0 8 ,. 2 0 1 0 1 dON CarThEl hEad COaCh EighTh SEaSON EaSTErN NEW MExiCO ‘74 To.say.that.Don.Carthel.has.elevated.the.West.Texas. Carthel.graduated.from.ENMU.with.a.bachelor’s.de- A&M.football.to.that.of.national.prominence.would.be.an. gree.in.Physical.Education.and.a.minor.in.Mathematics. understatement ...What.Carthel,.who.earned.his.100th. in.1974,.then.obtained.his.master’s.in.Physical.Educa- career.collegiate.victory.Sept.28,.2010,.in.a.37-27. tion.in.1975 ...He.played.center.for.the.Greyhounds.from. win.at.Angelo.State,.has.accomplished.over.the.past. 1970-73,.helping.ENMU.to.a.No ..17.NAIA.ranking.his. seven.seasons.at.WTAMU.is.simply.amazing ...He.took.a. senior.season ...In.addition.to.his.efforts.on.the.gridiron,. program.that.had.won.just.seven.games.combined.over. Carthel.also.threw.discus.for.ENMU’s.1974.national. the.previous.four.years.and.guided.it.to.seven.winning. championship.squad . seasons,.five.NCAA.Division-II.playoff.appearances,.four. In.1975,.Carthel.began.his.coaching.career.at.Floy- LSC.South.Division.titles,.three-consecutive.Lone.Star. dada.High.School,.serving.as.the.defensive.coordinator. Conference.Championships,.a.bowl.appearance.-.and. under.Hall.of.Fame.coach.L .G ..Wilson ...He.helped.lead. 67.victories . the.Whirlwinds.to.district.championships.in.both.1975. CarThEl’S COaChiNg FilE During.his.first.season.in.Canyon,.Carthel.and.the. and.1976 . Buffs.surprised..everyone,.having.been.picked.to.finish. In.1977,.Carthel.moved.up.to.the.collegiate.ranks,. COaChiNg history last.in.the.LSC.preseason.poll,.as.they.registered.a. beginning.at.NCAA.Division-III.Dubuque.University.(Iowa) ... 1975-76. Floydada.High.School 10-1.regular.season.record.and.captured.the.school’s. He.was.assistant.head.coach/defensive.coordinator.for. Defensive.Coord . first.Lone.Star.Conference.Championship.in.19.years ... the.Spartans.from.1977-79.and.helped.turn.around. 1977-79. University.of.Dubuque.(Iowa) Excitement.surrounding.Carthel’s.program.was.evident. a.program.that.had.won.just.three.games.over.the. Asst ..Head.Coach/Def ..Coord . as.attendance.soared,.with.a.regular-season.average. previous.four.years ...Carthel.helped.lead.Dubuque.to. of.over.14,000.fans.per.game.at.Kimbrough.Memorial. back-to-back.Iowa.Intercollegiate.Athletic.Conference. 1980. Ft ..Worth.Boswell.High.School Stadium ...Carthel.was.honored.by.his.peers.as.the.2005. (IIAC).championships.in.1978.and.1979,.as.well.as.the. Defensive.Coord . LSC.Coach.of.the.Year . NCAA.Division.III.playoffs ...During.1979,.Dubuque.was. 1981-82. Lubbock.Christian.College Following.that.breakout.campaign,.Carthel.set.out. undefeated.and.ranked.No ..3.in.the.country . Head.Coach in.2006.to.let.the.LSC.and.the.rest.of.NCAA.Division.II. Carthel.returned.to.the.high.school.ranks.in.1980,. 1983-84. Texas.at.El.Paso know.that.WT’s.2005’s.success.was.no.fluke ...The.Buffs. serving.as.defensive.coordinator.at.Fort.Worth’s.Boswell. Offensive.Line/Special.Teams left.little.doubt,.as.they.posted.an.11-2.season.and.be- High.School .. came.the.first.squad.in.school.history.to.claim.back-to- 1985-91. Eastern.New.Mexico One.season.later,.at.the.age.of.28,.Carthel.became. back.outright.conference.championships ...After.leading. Head.Coach the.youngest.head.coach.in.the.country.when.he.took. the.country.in.Division.II.average.attendance.the.previous. over.at.Lubbock.Christian.College.(now.Lubbock.Chris- 1992-2001. Retired/Farming/Friona.School.Board year,.Buff.fans.again.came.out.in.droves,.helping.WT.to. tian.University),.a.position.he.held.from.1981-82 .. 2001-2004. Abilene.Christian again.rank.first,.nationally,.in.total.attendance . Carthel.then.moved.on.to.become.an.assistant.coach. Volunteer.Coach That.only.set.the.stage.for.what.was.to.come.during. at.the.University.of.Texas-El.Paso.(UTEP).from.1983-84. the.2007.campaign,.as.the.Buffs.confidently.went.about. 2004-05. Amarillo.Dusters before.returning.to.his.alma.mater.to.serve.as.head. amassing.the.school’s.first-ever.undefeated.regular. Head.Coach/General.Manager coach.from.1985-91 .. season,.going.11-0.to.claiming.a.third-straight.Lone.Star. 2005-present. West.Texas.A&M Conference.championship.and.advance.two.rounds.into. While.head.coach.at.ENMU,.Carthel.helped.the.Grey- . Head.Coach the.NCAA.post-season.playoffs . hounds.make.the.transition.from.NAIA.to.NCAA.Division. II,.becoming.one.the.top.programs.in.the.LSC ...In.1985,. Another.11-win,.record.shattering.campaign.followed. COllEgiate Record during.Carthel’s.first.year.at.the.helm,.the.Greyhounds. in.2008,.as.the.Buffs.again.were.among.the.biggest. faced.Texas.A&I.(now.Texas.A&M.University-Kingsville). 1981. Lubbock.Christian.(NAIA). .2-8 draws.in.NCAA.Division.II ...That.season.saw.Carthel’s. 1982. Lubbock.Christian.(NAIA). .0-10 in.the.season.finale.for.a.share.of.the.LSC.title ...Despite. squad.set.no.fewer.than.15.team,.21.individual,.26.LSC. 1985. Eastern.New.Mexico . .5-5 narrowly.losing.that.game,.21-17,.the.Greyhounds. 1986. Eastern.New.Mexico . .8-3 and.eight.NCAA.playoff.records . surged.to.the.top.of.the.LSC,.claiming.the.conference. 1987. Eastern.New.Mexico . .9-2 In.2009,.playing.a.schedule.that.featured.six.nation- crown.in.1991.and.becoming.the.first.team.outside.of. 1988. Eastern.New.Mexico . .2-8 ally-ranked.opponents,.and.playing.the.nation’s.then- 1989. Eastern.New.Mexico . .7-3 Texas.to.win.the.LSC.championship.in.the.conference’s. 1990. Eastern.New.Mexico . .6-4 top-ranked.team.twice,.Carthel.rallied.an.injury-riddled. 59.years.of.football .. 1991. Eastern.New.Mexico . 7-3-1 squad.from.a.1-5.start.to.six.consecutive.wins.-.posting. Carthel.compiled.a.44-28-1.( .610).ledger.in.his. LSC.Champions a.7-5.mark.and.the.school’s.first.bowl.appearance.since. 2005. West.Texas.A&M. .10-2 seven.years.at.ENMU,.winning.seven.or.more.games.in. the.1967.season . LSC.Champions/NCAA.Playoffs five.of.his.seven.seasons,.including.opening.the.1987. 2006. West.Texas.A&M. .11-2 .He.then.guided.his.2010.squad.to.a.sixth-consecu- season.with.a.9-0.record.and.tying.the.school.record.for. LSC.Champions/NCAA.Playoffs tive.winning.season.and.a.fifth.NCAA.playoff.appearance . victories.in.a.season ...In.five.of.Carthel’s.seven.years,.the. 2007. West.Texas.A&M. .12-1 LSC.Champions/NCAA.Playoffs The.2011.season.saw.the.Buffs.finish.8-3.overall. Greyhounds.were.ranked.in.the.Division.II.Top.20.poll ..In. 2008. West.Texas.A&M. .11-2 including.a.6-2.mark.in.the.LSC.with.an.appearance.in. 2001,.Carthel.was.honored.with.the.induction.into.the. NCAA.Playoffs their.second.Kanza.Bowl,.a.26-7.victory.over.Central. ENMU.Hall.of.Fame .. 2009. West.Texas.A&M. .7-5 Missouri . Kanza.Bowl In.January,.1992,.Carthel.resigned.from.coaching. 2010. West.Texas.A&M. .8-4 But.this.isn’t.the.first.taste.of.success.for.the.Friona,. to.return.to.Friona,.where.he.farmed,.raised.his.family. Buffalo Football NCAA.Playoffs Texas,.native,.as.he.has.enjoyed.several.successful. and.served.on.the.Friona.school.board.for.the.next.nine.