# 2019 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2019 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by third-year head coach Hunter Hughes. This was the first season season the Buffs played their home games at the on-campus Buffalo Stadium after the program's previous home stadium, Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, was purchased from the university by the Canyon Independent School District.
The Buffs finished with an overall record of 8–3 with a conference record of 5–3 to finish tied for third in the LSC.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Tarleton State | 217 (19) |
| 2 | Midwestern State | 185 (1) |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 169 (1) |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico | 130 |
| 5 | Angelo State | 122 (2) |
| 6 | West Texas A&M | 119 |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 88 |
| 8 | UT Permian Basin | 67 (1) |
| 9 | Western New Mexico | 28 |
    Source:

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Azusa Pacific* | Buffalo StadiumCanyon, TX | W 35–16 | 10,145 |
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at William Jewell* | Greene StadiumLiberty, MO | W 49–21 | 1,527 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Tarleton State | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX | L 28–58 | 10,691 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | Buffalo StadiumCanyon, TX | W 45–21 | 7,514 |
| October 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Central Washington* | Buffalo StadiumCanyon, TX | W 48–41 | 9,124 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | at UT Permian Basin | Ratliff StadiumOdessa, TX | W 14–10 | 4,610 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Angelo State | Buffalo StadiumCanyon, TX | L 14–17 | 6,345 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | Greyhound StadiumPortales, NM (Wagon Wheel) | W 35–14 | 2,300 |
| November 2 | 4:05 p.m. | No. 24 Texas A&M–Commerce | Buffalo StadiumCanyon, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas) | L 20–34 | 6,734 |
| November 9 | 3:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX | W 35–31 | 3,107 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Midwestern State | Buffalo StadiumCanyon, TX | W 34–24 | 6,014 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||

## Game summaries
### Azusa Pacific

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Statistics | APU | WT |
| First downs | 14 | 18 |
| Total yards | 277 | 392 |
| Rushing yards | 24 | 200 |
| Passing yards | 253 | 192 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:21 | 26:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Azusa Pacific | Passing | Tyrone Williams Jr. | 25/38, 253 yards, TD, INT |
| Azusa Pacific | Rushing | Aaron Baltazar | 11 rushes, 17 yards |
| Azusa Pacific | Receiving | Brandon Jackson | 6 receptions, 63 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 18/27, 192 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Prince Ugwu | 9 rushes, 70 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Semaj Mitchell | 6 receptions, 95 yards |

### At William Jewell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Statistics | WT | WJC |
| First downs | 21 | 27 |
| Total yards | 368 | 444 |
| Rushing yards | 184 | 311 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 311 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 19:59 | 40:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 14/23, 187 yards, TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Duke Carter IV | 17 rushes, 103 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Markell Stephens-Peppers | 1 reception, 67 yards |
| William Jewell | Passing | Will Schneider | 21/39, 271 yards, TD |
| William Jewell | Rushing | Brad Dee | 16 rushes, 60 yards |
| William Jewell | Receiving | Ishmial Mitchell | 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD |

### At No. 4 Tarleton State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| No. 4 Texans | 25 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 58 |
| Statistics | WT | TSU |
| First downs | 10 | 24 |
| Total yards | 117 | 420 |
| Rushing yards | 30 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 87 | 188 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:49 | 36:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 10/25, 84 yards, TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Jordan Johnson | 13 rushes, 31 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Chase Sojka | 2 receptions, 32 yards |
| Tarleton State | Passing | Ben Holmes | 15/23, 185 yards, 3 TD |
| Tarleton State | Rushing | Daniel McCants | 14 rushes, 106 yards, TD |
| Tarleton State | Receiving | Camron Lewis | 4 receptions, 61 yards |

### Western New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Buffaloes | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Statistics | WNMU | WT |
| First downs | 21 | 28 |
| Total yards | 403 | 496 |
| Rushing yards | 59 | 263 |
| Passing yards | 344 | 233 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 35:31 | 24:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western New Mexico | Passing | C. J. Fowler | 30/49, 344 yards, 3 TD |
| Western New Mexico | Rushing | Oly Ta'ase | 10 rushes, 42 yards |
| Western New Mexico | Receiving | Reggie Colson III | 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 20/34, 233 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Duke Carter IV | 17 rushes, 106 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Juwan McCall | 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD |

### Central Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 41 |
| Buffaloes | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
| Statistics | CWU | WT |
| First downs | 28 | 20 |
| Total yards | 631 | 441 |
| Rushing yards | 238 | 217 |
| Passing yards | 393 | 224 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:49 | 28:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Washington | Passing | Christian Moore | 18/31, 339 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Central Washington | Rushing | Michael Roots | 21 rushes, 207 yards |
| Central Washington | Receiving | Tyson Rainwater | 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 18/31, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Jarrod Compton | 15 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Juwan McCall | 7 receptions, 132 yards, TD |

### At UT Permian Basin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Statistics | WT | UTPB |
| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total yards | 296 | 350 |
| Rushing yards | 73 | 179 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 171 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 29:30 | 30:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 22/33, 223 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Duke Carter IV | 17 rushes, 44 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Chase Sojka | 4 receptions, 55 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Passing | Caleb Leake | 20/36, 171 yards, 4 INT |
| UT Permian Basin | Rushing | Caleb Leake | 16 rushes, 68 yards |
| UT Permian Basin | Receiving | Kyle McBride | 8 receptions, 82 yards |

### No. 25 Angelo State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Statistics | ASU | WT |
| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total yards | 291 | 379 |
| Rushing yards | 132 | 137 |
| Passing yards | 159 | 242 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:51 | 31:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Angelo State | Passing | Payne Sullins | 17/28, 159 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Daven Manning | 21 rushes, 60 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Austin Landry | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 16/41, 242 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Duke Carter IV | 18 rushes, 61 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Semaj Mitchell | 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD |

### At Eastern New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 21 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Greyhounds | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Statistics | WT | ENMU |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 286 | 373 |
| Rushing yards | 153 | 239 |
| Passing yards | 133 | 134 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 6 |
| Time of possession | 28:04 | 31:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 14/27, 133 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Duke Carter IV | 15 rushes, 91 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Semaj Mitchell | 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 11/19, 96 yards, INT |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Paul Terry | 26 rushes, 123 yards |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Johnny Smith | 3 receptions, 47 yards |

### No. 24 Texas A&M–Commerce

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Lions | 13 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Statistics | TAMUC | WT |
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Total yards | 410 | 334 |
| Rushing yards | 196 | 203 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 131 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 31:40 | 28:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Miklo Smalls | 18/28, 214 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | Jemal Williams | 14 rushes, 80 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Chance Cooper | 6 receptions, 63 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 14/30, 131 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Duke Carter IV | 20 rushes, 89 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Chase Sojka | 5 receptions, 45 yards |

### At Texas A&M–Kingsville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Javelinas | 10 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Statistics | WT | TAMUK |
| First downs | 24 | 15 |
| Total yards | 462 | 360 |
| Rushing yards | 313 | 45 |
| Passing yards | 149 | 315 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:19 | 29:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 13/23, 149 yards, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Logan Vallo | 15 rushes, 111 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Chase Sojka | 3 receptions, 42 yards |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Koy Detmer | 31/44, 315 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Rushing | Luis Lopez | 7 rushes, 37 yards |
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | Receiving | Ryan Martinez | 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD |

### Midwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| Buffaloes | 13 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Statistics | MSU | WT |
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Total yards | 410 | 424 |
| Rushing yards | 91 | 206 |
| Passing yards | 319 | 218 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:30 | 30:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Triston Williams | 11/22, 214 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Lazarus Fisher | 15 rushes, 77 yards, TD |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | Kylan Harrison | 3 receptions, 78 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Nick Gerber | 13/24, 218 yards, 3 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Jordan Johnson | 15 rushes, 92 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Semaj Mitchell | 5 receptions, 95 yards, TD |