# 2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2010 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by sixth-year head coach Don Carthel and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
The Buffs finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–3. In LSC play, the team went 8–2 to finish third in the conference's South Division. West Texas received a bid for the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing 35–55 to Central Missouri in the first round.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

Offensive coordinator Scott Parr was hired as the offensive quality control coach at Texas Tech by the Red Raiders' new head coach Tommy Tuberville. Quarterbacks coach Mike Nesbitt was promoted to be the Buffaloes' new offensive coordinator.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Grand Valley State* | No. 8 | Lubbers StadiumAllendale, MI | L 31–34 |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | at SW Oklahoma State | No. 9 | Milam StadiumWeatherford, OK | W 77–14 |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | SE Oklahoma State | No. 9 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 41–17 |
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | No. 9 | San Angelo StadiumSan Angelo, TX | W 37–27 |
| October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Northeastern State | No. 9 | Doc Wadley StadiumTahlequah, OK | W 34–22 |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Tarleton State | No. 7 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 48–17 |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 7 | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX | L 24–28 |
| October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | No. 14 | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | W 49–10 |
| November 6 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 Abilene Christian | No. 14 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | L 34–41 |
| November 13 | 1:00 p.m. | East Central | No. 19 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 52–21 |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Central Missouri* | No. 14 | Audrey J. Walton StadiumWarrensburg, MO (NCAA Division II First Round) | L 35–55 |
| *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 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 18 |

## Game summaries
### At No. 2 Grand Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Buffaloes | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 2 Lakers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 34 |
| Statistics | WTAMU | GVSU |
| First downs | 26 | 22 |
| Total yards | 567 | 475 |
| Rushing yards | 146 | 180 |
| Passing yards | 421 | 295 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:00 | 33:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Taylor Harris | 37/53, 421 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Tommy Hampton | 5 rushes, 99 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Tyson Williams | 14 receptions, 182 yards |
| Grand Valley State | Passing | Kyle McMahon | 17/32, 295 yards, 2 TD |
| Grand Valley State | Rushing | Justin Sherrod | 14 rushes, 73 yards, TD |
| Grand Valley State | Receiving | Jovonne Augustus | 3 receptions, 107 yards, TD |

### Southeastern Oklahoma State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Savage Storm | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| No. 9 Buffaloes | 10 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
| Statistics | SOSU | WTAMU |
| First downs | 21 | 29 |
| Total yards | 335 | 656 |
| Rushing yards | 97 | 80 |
| Passing yards | 238 | 576 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 33:55 | 26:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| SE Oklahoma State | Passing | Logan Turner | 17/42, 238 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| SE Oklahoma State | Rushing | Baylen Laury | 20 rushes, 102 yards |
| SE Oklahoma State | Receiving | Robbie Morris | 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Taylor Harris | 35/53, 562 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Kelvin Thompson | 9 rushes, 49 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Tyson Williams | 13 receptions, 217 yards, TD |

### At Angelo State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Buffaloes | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Rams | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Statistics | WTAMU | ASU |
| First downs | 31 | 13 |
| Total yards | 532 | 311 |
| Rushing yards | 202 | 201 |
| Passing yards | 330 | 110 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:37 | 25:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Taylor Harris | 29/55, 320 yards, 3 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Kelvin Thompson | 20 rushes, 127 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Stephen Burton | 7 receptions, 94 yards |
| Angelo State | Passing | Josh Neiswander | 14/34, 110 yards, 2 INT |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Tristan Carter | 13 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TD |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Nevin Gardiner | 3 receptions, 37 yards |

### No. 13 Midwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 29 |
| No. 17 Buffaloes | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Statistics | MSU | WTAMU |
| First downs | 23 | 27 |
| Total yards | 363 | 447 |
| Rushing yards | 157 | 37 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 410 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 30:12 | 29:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Zack Eskridge | 20/43, 206 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Keidrick Jackson | 12 rushes, 77 yards |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Jared Freeman | 6 receptions, 70 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Taylor Harris | 41/60, 410 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Kelvin Thompson | 9 rushes, 38 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Stephen Burton | 7 receptions, 139 yards, TD |

### At Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Buffaloes | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Statistics | WTAMU | UIW |
| First downs | 19 | 14 |
| Total yards | 412 | 259 |
| Rushing yards | 165 | 133 |
| Passing yards | 247 | 126 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:04 | 31:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Taylor Harris | 21/34, 238 yards, 3 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Kelvin Thompson | 7 rushes, 60 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Tyson Williams | 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | Paden Lynch | 18/31, 126 yards, TD, INT |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing | Paden Lynch | 12 rushes, 84 yards |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving | Andrew Mocio | 4 receptions, 48 yards |

### No. 2 Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 41 |
| No. 14 Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| Statistics | ACU | WTAMU |
| First downs | 27 | 30 |
| Total yards | 527 | 484 |
| Rushing yards | 231 | 38 |
| Passing yards | 296 | 446 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 33:30 | 26:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Abilene Christian | Passing | Mitchell Gale | 22/36, 296 yards, TD, INT |
| Abilene Christian | Rushing | Daryl Richardson | 19 rushes, 98 yards, 3 TD |
| Abilene Christian | Receiving | Edmond Gates | 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Taylor Harris | 39/60, 446 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Kelvin Thompson | 8 rushes, 23 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Tyson Williams | 13 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD |

### East Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 19 Buffaloes | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
| Statistics | ECU | WTAMU |
| First downs | 17 | 33 |
| Total yards | 297 | 735 |
| Rushing yards | 50 | 130 |
| Passing yards | 247 | 605 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:42 | 32:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| East Central | Passing | Tyler Vanderzee | 18/34, 207 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| East Central | Rushing | Justin Todd | 9 rushes, 29 yards |
| East Central | Receiving | Cleotha Euwins | 4 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Taylor Harris | 43/65, 572 yards, 5 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Kelvin Thompson | 10 rushes, 76 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Tyson Williams | 12 receptions, 203 yards |

### At No. 8 Central Missouri (NCAA Division II First Round)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| No. 8 Mules | 21 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 55 |
| Statistics | WTAMU | UCM |
| First downs | 28 | 27 |
| Total yards | 527 | 512 |
| Rushing yards | 32 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 495 | 368 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 24:53 | 35:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Taylor Harris | 35/66, 495 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Tevin Mitchell | 2 rushes, 19 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Brittan Golden | 8 receptions, 194 yards, 2 TD |
| Central Missouri | Passing | Eric Czerniewski | 33/42, 368 yards, 4 TD |
| Central Missouri | Rushing | Anthony Stewart | 15 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD |
| Central Missouri | Receiving | Anthony Stewart | 10 receptions, 131 yards, TD |