# 2011 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2011 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). Led by seventh-year head coach Don Carthel, the Buffaloes played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
The team finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–3 with a LSC record of 6–2, finishing third in the conference. For just the second time under Carthel, the Buffs failed to receive a bid for the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Instead, the team was invited to the Kanza Bowl, where they defeated Central Missouri 26–7.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

In January 2011, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Nesbitt was hired for the same position with the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks. Nesbitt was replaced by Stephen Lee, who previously served as co-offensive coordinator/passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Brenham High School in Brenham, Texas.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | CSU Pueblo* | No. 19 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | L 24–26 | 7,935 |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Kingsville | | Cowboys StadiumArlington, TX (LSC Football Festival) | W 42–21 | 24,837 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | Incarnate Word | No. 21 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 52–7 | 6,138 |
| October 1 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State | No. 20 | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX | W 44–13 | 7,534 |
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Angelo State | No. 20 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 19–7 | 14,577 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Abilene Christian | No. 17 | Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX | L 18–28 | 10,246 |
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | No. 24 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (Wagon Wheel) | W 52–21 | 8,413 |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Washington* | No. 20 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 49–35 | 4,427 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Midwestern State | No. 20 | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | L 21–35 | 10,820 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce | | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas) | W 49–0 | 3,630 |
| November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Central Missouri* | | Hummer Sports ComplexTopeka, KS (Kanza Bowl) | W 26–7 | 465 |
| *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 — = Not ranked :
| | 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 | Final |
| AFCA | 19 | — | — | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 25 |

## Game summaries
### CSU Pueblo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| ThunderWolves | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| No. 19 Buffaloes | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### Vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Kingsville (LSC Football Festival)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 42 |
| No. 5 Javelinas | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 21 Buffaloes | 14 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 52 |

### At Tarleton State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Buffaloes | 9 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 44 |
| Texans | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Angelo State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 20 Buffaloes | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 |

### At No. 10 Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Buffaloes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| No. 10 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Eastern New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 24 Buffaloes | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 52 |

### Central Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 20 Buffaloes | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 49 |

### At No. 5 Midwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 5 Mustangs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Texas A&M–Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffaloes | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Vs. No. 23 Central Missouri (Kanza Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| No. 23 Mules | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |