# 2006 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2006 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by second-year head coach Don Carthel and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
For a second-straight season, the Buffaloes won both the LSC South Division and the Lone Star Conference. The team received a bid to the Division II playoffs, losing to Chadron State in the second round.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

Defensive coordinator Mike Salinas took a position with the Sam Houston Bearkats after just one season with the Buffaloes. Colby Carthel, son of head coach Don Carthel, was named the Buffaloes' new defensive coordinator.
Tarleton State wide receivers coach Scott Parr was hired as co-offensive coordinator.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Mesa State* | No. 10 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 44–14 | 10,371 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Adams State* | No. 9 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 31–11 | 9,031 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas) | W 35–10 | 2,934 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Northeastern State | No. 7 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 14–10 | 9,842 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 7 | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX | W 51–31 | 7,500 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Midwestern State | No. 6 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | W 29–27 | 16,481 |
| October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | No. 6 | Greyhound StadiumPortales, NM (Wagon Wheel) | W 21–14 | 7,200 |
| October 19 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Abilene Christian | No. 4 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX | L 33–49 | 13,641 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | No. 13 | San Angelo StadiumSan Angelo, TX | W 26–10 | 3,942 |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Central Oklahoma | No. 12 | Chad Richison StadiumEdmond, TX | W 38–7 | 4,116 |
| November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Abilene Christian* | No. 9 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (NCAA Division II First Round) | W 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 4,448 |
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Chadron State* | No. 9 | Elliott FieldChadron, NE (NCAA Division II Second Round) | L 17–43 | 4,000 |
| *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 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |

## Game summaries
### Adams State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Grizzlies | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| No. 9 Buffaloes | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 9,031
* Referee: Reggie Anderson
* Box score
| Statistics | ASC | WTAMU |
| First downs | 15 | 19 |
| Total yards | 267 | 405 |
| Rushing yards | 81 | 127 |
| Passing yards | 186 | 278 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:30 | 31:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Adams State | Passing | Clint Buderus | 8/16, 79 yards |
| Adams State | Rushing | Clint Buderus | 12 rushes, 53 yards |
| Adams State | Receiving | Gene Mejia | 8 receptions, 99 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Dalton Bell | 24/40, 247 yards, 3 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Maurice White | 9 rushes, 85 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Charly Martin | 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD |

### No. 24 Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Mustangs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 6 Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 29 |
at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear and windy, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,481
* Referee: Mark Windham
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | MSU | WTAMU |
| First downs | 17 | 27 |
| Total yards | 422 | 402 |
| Rushing yards | 51 | 66 |
| Passing yards | 371 | 36 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:04 | 34:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Midwestern State | Passing | Rahsaan Bell | 17/24, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Midwestern State | Rushing | Daniel Polk | 5 rushes, 21 yards |
| Midwestern State | Receiving | DelJuan Lee | 6 receptions, 170 yards, TD |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Dalton Bell | 42/58, 336 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Maurice White | 16 rushes, 62 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Charly Martin | 7 receptions, 89 yards, TD |

### At Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Buffaloes | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Greyhounds | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
* Game weather: Rainy and overcast
* Game attendance: 7,200
* Referee: Mark Denny
* Box score
| Statistics | WTAMU | ENMU |
| First downs | 20 | 10 |
| Total yards | 375 | 194 |
| Rushing yards | 116 | 176 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:04 | 31:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Dalton Bell | 25/33, 259 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Maurice White | 21 rushes, 148 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Charly Martin | 4 receptions, 103 yards |
| Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Michael Benton | 2/3, 18 yards |
| Eastern New Mexico | Rushing | Michael Benton | 20 rushes, 69 yards, TD |
| Eastern New Mexico | Receiving | Zach Gerleve | 1 reception, 9 yards |

### At Angelo State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Buffaloes | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at San Angelo Stadium, San Angelo, Texas
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear and breezy, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,942
* Referee: Al Skuza
* Box score
| Statistics | WTAMU | ASU |
| First downs | 29 | 14 |
| Total yards | 530 | 210 |
| Rushing yards | 86 | 46 |
| Passing yards | 444 | 164 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:54 | 28:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Dalton Bell | 44/57, 444 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Maurice White | 15 rushes, 66 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Ramon Perry | 11 receptions, 131 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Passing | Trey Weishuhn | 16/25, 164 yards, TD |
| Angelo State | Rushing | Daniel Thomas | 15 rushes, 62 yards |
| Angelo State | Receiving | Chris Fowler | 3 receptions, 50 yards |

### At No. 7 Chadron State (NCAA Division II Second Round)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Buffaloes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 7 Eagles | 7 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 43 |
at Elliott Field, Chadron, Nebraska
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/12:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,000
* Referee: Justin Ingalls
* Box score
| Statistics | WTAMU | CSC |
| First downs | 14 | 21 |
| Total yards | 164 | 407 |
| Rushing yards | -14 | 295 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 112 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:49 | 27:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| West Texas A&M | Passing | Dalton Bell | 24/42, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| West Texas A&M | Rushing | Michael Ford | 5 rushes, 32 yards |
| West Texas A&M | Receiving | Ramon Perry | 8 receptions, 58 yards |
| Chadron State | Passing | Tyler Hidrogo | 7/13, 81 yards, TD |
| Chadron State | Rushing | Danny Woodhead | 35 rushes, 252 yards, 3 TD |
| Chadron State | Receiving | Logan Stropko | 4 receptions, 42 yards |