2015 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

2015 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
2015 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 LSC)
Head coach	Mike Nesbitt (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Nick Paremski (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Lone Star Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 Texas A&M–Commerce $^	6	–	0	8	–	4
No. 9 Midwestern State ^	5	–	1	10	–	2
Angelo State	3	–	3	7	–	4
West Texas A&M	3	–	3	6	–	4
Eastern New Mexico #	3	–	3	6	–	6
Tarleton State	1	–	5	3	–	7
Texas A&M–Kingsville	0	–	6	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2015 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by third-year head coach Mike Nesbitt. The team played its home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.

Preseason

LSC media poll

The Buffaloes were predicted to finish fifth in the LSC, the first time in a decade the team was not predicted to finish in the top four.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
LSC media poll
1	Angelo State	142 (17)
2	Texas A&M–Commerce	111 (4)
3	Midwestern State	89
4	Tarleton State	85
5	West Texas A&M	82
6	Eastern New Mexico	57
7	Texas A&M–Kingsville	22

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 Azusa Pacific*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 24–27	6,250
September 12	5:00 p.m.	No. 2 CSU–Pueblo*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 31–30	7,975
September 19	3:30 p.m.	vs. Tarleton State	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (LSC Football Festival)	W 52–38	11,094
September 26	5:00 p.m.	No. 6 Angelo State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 17–35	13,798
October 10	7:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Midwestern State	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	L 17–24	8,611
October 17	5:00 p.m.	No. 14 Texas A&M–Commerce	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 20–38	5,472
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Kingsville	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 24–14	3,000
October 31	12:00 p.m.	Eastern New Mexico	Canyon, TX Kimbrough Memorial Stadium	W 52–42	5,857
November 7	2:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma Panhandle State*	Carl Wooten Field Goodwell, OK (LSC Playoffs)	W 28–21	700
November 14	1:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Kingsville*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX (LSC Playoffs)	W 51–45	1,178
*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

No. 19 Azusa Pacific

No. 19 Azusa Pacific Cougars at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Cougars	0	10	3	14	27
Buffaloes	14	7	3	0	24

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

Date: September 3
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 91 °F (33 °C)
Game attendance: 6,250
Referee: Andy Dunklin
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

WT – Jarrion Rhone 14-yard pass from Preston Rabb (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 8:18. Buffaloes 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:50.
WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 60-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 3:53. Buffaloes 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:11.

Second quarter

WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 2-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 10:08. Buffaloes 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:27.
APU – Ryan Adams 1-yard run (Jacob Hall kick), 5:43. Buffaloes 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:44.
APU – Jacob Hall 35-yard field goal, 0:28. Buffaloes 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:03.

Third quarter

WT – Conner Hollabaugh 38-yard field goal, 7:51. Buffaloes 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:01.
APU – Jacob Hall 21-yard field goal, 0:53. Buffaloes 24–13. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:58.

Fourth quarter

APU – Kurt Scoby 25-yard pass from Chad Jeffries (Jacob Hall kick), 12:42. Buffaloes 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:18.
APU – Josiah Thropay 27-yard pass from Chad Jeffries (Jacob Hall kick), 5:43. Cougars 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:21.

Statistics	APU	WT
First downs	28	20
Total yards	409	393
Rushing yards	140	262
Passing yards	269	131
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	36:41	23:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Azusa Pacific	Passing	Chad Jeffries	17/32, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kurt Scoby	21 rushes, 80 yards
	Receiving	Josiah Thropay	2 receptions, 58 yards, TD
West Texas A&M	Passing	Preston Rabb	25/44, 131 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Geremy Alridge-Mitchell	17 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jarrian Rhode	7 receptions, 83 yards, TD

No. 2 CSU–Pueblo

No. 2 CSU–Pueblo ThunderWolves at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 ThunderWolves	7	10	7	6	30
Buffaloes	14	0	7	10	31

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

Date: September 12
Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Overcast, 73 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 7,975
Referee: Kenny Kelarek
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 4-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 10:57. Buffaloes 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:52.
CSUP – Cameron McDondle 80-yard run (Greg O'Donnell kick), 4:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:14.
WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 6-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 0:37. Buffaloes 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:26.

Second quarter

CSUP – LaRon Tarkington 25-yard interception return (Greg O'Donnell kick), 1:23. Tied 14–14.
CSUP – Greg O'Donnell 45-yard field goal, 0:02. ThunderWolves 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 0:24.

Third quarter

CSUP – Sam Singleton 10-yard interception return (Greg O'Donnell kick), 10:39. ThunderWolves 24–14.
WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 36-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 8:20. ThunderWolves 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19.

Fourth quarter

WT – Conner Hollabaugh 31-yard field goal, 13:40. Tied 24–24. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:20.
WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 4-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 2:13. Buffaloes 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:27.
CSUP – Kieren Duncan 98-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 1:57. Buffaloes 31–30.

Statistics	CSUP	WT
First downs	13	18
Total yards	271	341
Rushing yards	173	98
Passing yards	98	243
Turnovers	6	2
Time of possession	25:12	34:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
CSU–Pueblo	Passing	Malcolm Ruben	11/24, 92 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Cameron McDondle	23 rushes, 166 yards, TD
	Receiving	Zach Boyd	2 receptions, 35 yards
West Texas A&M	Passing	Ethan Brinkley	28/43, 207 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Geremy Alridge-Mitchell	30 rushes, 105 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Jarrian Rhone	12 receptions, 71 yards

Vs. Tarleton State (LSC Football Festival)

West Texas A&M Buffaloes vs. Tarleton State Texans (LSC Football Festival) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	28	10	14	52
Texans	7	10	21	0	38

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Date: September 19
Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 11,094
Referee: Dwayne McKee
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

TSU – Cooper Cole 8-yard pass from Zach Woerner (Blake Barnes kick), 4:29. Texans 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.

Second quarter

TSU – Jabari Anderson 8-yard run (Blake Barnes kick), 14:05. Texans 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:37.
WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 55-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 13:04. Texans 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:56.
WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 29-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 11:09. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:40.
TSU – Blake Barnes 22-yard field goal, 6:33. Texans 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 4:29.
WT – Davontae Merriweather 43-yard interception return (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 4:22. Buffaloes 21–17.
WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 29-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 2:50. Buffaloes 28–17. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

TSU – Chase Varnado 48-yard fumble return (Blake Barnes kick), 12:27. Buffaloes 28–24.
WT – Conner Hollabaugh 52-yard field goal, 8:32. Buffaloes 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 3:55.
TSU – Jabari Anderson 7-yard run (Blake Barnes kick), 5:40. Tied 31–31. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
WT – Word Hudson 73-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 4:49. Buffaloes 38–31. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:45.
TSU – Zach Henshaw 1-yard (Blake Barnes kick), 0:41. Tied 38–38. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:58.

Fourth quarter

WT – Xavier Amey 53-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 14:15. Buffaloes 45–38. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:26.
WT – Dimitri Donald 24-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 10:23. Buffaloes 52–38. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:02.

Statistics	WT	TSU
First downs	21	31
Total yards	501	499
Rushing yards	245	172
Passing yards	256	327
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:06	31:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing	Ethan Brinkley	15/22, 256 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Geremy Alridge-Mitchell	31 rushes, 236 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Word Hudson	5 receptions, 129 yards, TD
Tarleton State	Passing	Zed Woerner	36/57, 327 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Daniel McCants	8 rushes, 91 yards
	Receiving	Cooper Cole	7 receptions, 83 yards, TD

No. 6 Angelo State

No. 6 Angelo State Rams at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Rams	14	14	0	7	35
Buffaloes	14	3	0	0	17

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

Date: September 26
Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Mostly sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 13,798
Referee: Vidal Jones
Box score, Recap

Statistics	ASU	WT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At No. 12 Midwestern State

West Texas A&M Buffaloes at No. 12 Midwestern State Mustangs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	3	0	7	7	17
No. 12 Mustangs	7	7	3	7	24

at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas

Date: October 10
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 5,472
Referee: Kenny Kelarek
Box score, Recap

Statistics	WT	MSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Midwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 14 Texas A&M–Commerce

No. 14 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Lions	0	21	3	14	38
Buffaloes	7	3	3	7	20

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

Date: October 17
Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 5,472
Referee: Andy Dunklin
Box score, Recap

Statistics	TAMUC	WT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	14	0	7	3	24
Javelinas	7	7	0	0	14

at Javelina Stadium, Kingsville, Texas

Date: October 24
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Rainy
Game attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jarvis Walker
Box score, Recap

Statistics	WT	TAMUK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Eastern New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	14	14	7	7	42
Buffaloes	21	14	3	14	52

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

Date: October 31
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear and breezy, 44 °F (7 °C)
Game attendance: 5,857
Referee: C. Watson
Box score, Recap

Statistics	ENMU	WT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern New Mexico	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Oklahoma Panhandle State (LSC Playoffs)

West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies (LSC Playoffs) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	0	7	14	7	28
Aggies	0	0	7	14	21

at Carl Wooten Field, Goodwell, Oklahoma

Date: November 7
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Mostly sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 700
Referee: Dustin Rudolph
Box score, Recap

Statistics	WT	OPSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Oklahoma Panhandle State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas A&M–Kingsville (LSC Playoffs)

Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at West Texas A&M Buffaloes (LSC Playoffs) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Javelinas	14	21	7	3	45
Buffaloes	21	17	7	6	51

at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas

Date: November 14
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Mostly sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 1,178
Referee: Dwayne McKee
Box score, Recap

Statistics	TAMUK	WT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "WT picked 5th in LSC". Amarillo Globe-News. July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
^ "2015 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 30, 2024.

[1] "WT picked 5th in LSC". Amarillo Globe-News. July 28, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

[2] "2015 Football Schedule". Retrieved August 30, 2024.

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