# 2007 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2007 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University (WTAMU or WT) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by third-year head coach Don Carthel and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
For the third season in-a-row, the Buffs won both the LSC South Division title and the LSC conference title. WT received a bid to the Division II playoffs, losing 28–56 to no. 5 Northwest Missouri State in the Second Round.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 South Dakota* | No. 24 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 55–45 |
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | Adams State* | No. 17 | Rex StadiumAlamosa, CO | W 63–20 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 14 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas) | W 45–14 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northeastern State | No. 12 | Doc Wadley StadiumTahlequah, OK | W 38–0 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 11 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 36–3 |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Midwestern State | No. 10 | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | W 25–20 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | No. 10 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (Wagon Wheel) | W 62–31 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Abilene Christian | No. 6 | Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX | W 41–31 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State | No. 5 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 38–17 |
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Oklahoma | No. 4 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 31–0 |
| November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Tarleton State | No. 4 | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX | W 39–14 |
| November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Washburn* | No. 4 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (NCAA Division II First Round) | W 40–39 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Northwest Missouri State* | No. 4 | Bearcat StadiumMaryville, MO (NCAA Division II Second Round) | L 28–56 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| AFCA | 24 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |

## Game summaries
### No. 8 South Dakota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Coyotes | 3 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 45 |
| No. 24 Buffaloes | 17 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 55 |

### Texas A&M–Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 14 Buffaloes | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### At No. 12 Midwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 25 |
| No. 12 Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Eastern New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 10 Buffaloes | 10 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 62 |

### Angelo State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| No. 5 Buffaloes | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### No. 25 Washburn (NCAA Division II First Round)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Ichabods | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 39 |
| No. 4 Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 40 |

### At No. 5 Northwest Missouri State (NCAA Division II Second Round)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Buffaloes | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 5 Bearcats | 21 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 56 |