2015 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2024 2015 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football West Texas A&M Athletics logo.svg 200 Lone Star Conference LSC 6–4 3–3 Mike Nesbitt 3rd Air raid Nick Paremski 3rd 3–4 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium The 2015 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by third-year head coach Mike Nesbitt. The team played its home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas. Preseason LSC media poll The Buffaloes were predicted to finish fifth in the LSC, the first time in a decade the team was not predicted to finish in the top four.Amarillo Globe-News https://www.amarillo.com/story/sports/college/2015/07/29/wt-picked-5th-lsc/13226700007/ WT picked 5th in LSC July 28, 2015 August 30, 2024 Schedule 2015 NCAA Division II AFCA Central September 3, 2015 7:00 p.m. l y 19 2015 Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 24–27 6,250 September 12 5:00 p.m. w y 2 2015 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves CSU Pueblo Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 31–30 7,975 September 19 3:30 p.m. w y 2015 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX LSC Football Festival 52–38 11,094 September 26 5:00 p.m. l 6 2015 Angelo State Rams Angelo State y Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 17–35 13,798 October 10 7:00 p.m. l y 12 Midwestern State Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX 17–24 8,611 October 17 5:00 p.m. l 14 Texas A&M–Commerce Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX East Texas vs. West Texas 20–38 5,472 October 24 7:00 p.m. w y 2015 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX 24–14 3,000 October 31 12:00 p.m. w 2015 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Eastern New Mexico Canyon, TX Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Wagon Wheel 52–42 5,857 November 7 2:00 p.m. w y y 2015 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies Oklahoma Panhandle State Carl Wooten Field Goodwell, OK LSC Playoffs 28–21 700 November 14 1:00 p.m. w y Texas A&M–Kingsville Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX LSC Playoffs 51–45 1,178 https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/football/schedule/2015 2015 Football Schedule August 30, 2024 Game summaries No. 19 Azusa Pacific West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 19 Azusa Pacific Cougars at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary September 3, 2015 7:00 p.m. CDT No. 19 Cougars 0 10 3 14 Buffaloes 14 7 3 0 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas 6,250 Partly cloudy, 91 F C Andy Dunklin Box score, Recap First quarter WT – Jarrion Rhone 14-yard pass from Preston Rabb (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 8:18. Buffaloes 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 2:50. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 60-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 3:53. Buffaloes 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:11. Second quarter WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 2-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 10:08. Buffaloes 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:27. APU – Ryan Adams 1-yard run (Jacob Hall kick), 5:43. Buffaloes 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:44. APU – Jacob Hall 35-yard field goal, 0:28. Buffaloes 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:03. Third quarter WT – Conner Hollabaugh 38-yard field goal, 7:51. Buffaloes 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:01. APU – Jacob Hall 21-yard field goal, 0:53. Buffaloes 24–13. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:58. Fourth quarter APU – Kurt Scoby 25-yard pass from Chad Jeffries (Jacob Hall kick), 12:42. Buffaloes 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:18. APU – Josiah Thropay 27-yard pass from Chad Jeffries (Jacob Hall kick), 5:43. Cougars 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:21. Statistics APUWT First downs 28 20 Total yards 409 393 Rushing yards 140 262 Passing yards 269 131 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 36:41 23:19 Team Category Player StatisticsAzusa Pacific Passing Chad Jeffries 17/32, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Kurt Scoby 21 rushes, 80 yards Receiving Josiah Thropay 2 receptions, 58 yards, TDWest Texas A&M Passing Preston Rabb 25/44, 131 yards, TD, INT Rushing Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 17 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jarrian Rhode 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD No. 2 CSU Pueblo West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 2 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary September 12 5:00 p.m. CDT No. 2 ThunderWolves 7 10 7 6 Buffaloes 14 0 7 10 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas 7,975 Overcast, 73 F C Kenny Kelarek Box score, Recap First quarter WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 4-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 10:57. Buffaloes 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:52. CSUP – Cameron McDondle 80-yard run (Greg O'Donnell kick), 4:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:14. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 6-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 0:37. Buffaloes 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:26. Second quarter CSUP – LaRon Tarkington 25-yard interception return (Greg O'Donnell kick), 1:23. Tied 14–14. CSUP – Greg O'Donnell 45-yard field goal, 0:02. ThunderWolves 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 0:24. Third quarter CSUP – Sam Singleton 10-yard interception return (Greg O'Donnell kick), 10:39. ThunderWolves 24–14. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 36-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 8:20. ThunderWolves 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19. Fourth quarter WT – Conner Hollabaugh 31-yard field goal, 13:40. Tied 24–24. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:20. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 4-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 2:13. Buffaloes 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:27. CSUP – Kieren Duncan 98-yard kickoff return (pass failed), 1:57. Buffaloes 31–30. Statistics CSUPWT First downs 13 18 Total yards 271 341 Rushing yards 173 98 Passing yards 98 243 Turnovers 6 2 Time of possession 25:12 34:48 Team Category Player StatisticsCSU Pueblo Passing Malcolm Ruben 11/24, 92 yards, 3 INT Rushing Cameron McDondle 23 rushes, 166 yards, TD Receiving Zach Boyd 2 receptions, 35 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 28/43, 207 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 30 rushes, 105 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jarrian Rhone 12 receptions, 71 yards Starting quarterback Preston Rabb exited the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury.Amarillo Globe-News Steed Kale https://www.amarillo.com/story/sports/college/2015/09/24/poised-quarterback/13221072007/ Poised quarterback: Brinkley takes reins after injury, leads WT offense in the right direction September 23, 2015 September 13, 2024 Vs. Tarleton State (LSC Football Festival) West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse West Texas A&M Buffaloes vs. Tarleton State Texans (LSC Football Festival) – Game summary September 19 3:30 p.m. CDT Buffaloes 0 28 10 14 Texans 7 10 21 0 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas 11,094 None (retractable roof closed) Dwayne McKee Box score, Recap First quarter TSU – Cooper Cole 8-yard pass from Zach Woerner (Blake Barnes kick), 4:29. Texans 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:35. Second quarter TSU – Jabari Anderson 8-yard run (Blake Barnes kick), 14:05. Texans 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:37. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 55-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 13:04. Texans 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:56. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 29-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 11:09. Tied 14–14. Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:40. TSU – Blake Barnes 22-yard field goal, 6:33. Texans 17–14. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 4:29. WT – Davontae Merriweather 43-yard interception return (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 4:22. Buffaloes 21–17. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 29-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 2:50. Buffaloes 28–17. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:06. Third quarter TSU – Chase Varnado 48-yard fumble return (Blake Barnes kick), 12:27. Buffaloes 28–24. WT – Conner Hollabaugh 52-yard field goal, 8:32. Buffaloes 31–24. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 3:55. TSU – Jabari Anderson 7-yard run (Blake Barnes kick), 5:40. Tied 31–31. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:52. WT – Word Hudson 73-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 4:49. Buffaloes 38–31. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:45. TSU – Zach Henshaw 1-yard (Blake Barnes kick), 0:41. Tied 38–38. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 3:58. Fourth quarter WT – Xavier Amey 53-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 14:15. Buffaloes 45–38. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:26. WT – Dimitri Donald 24-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 10:23. Buffaloes 52–38. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:02. Statistics WTTSU First downs 21 31 Total yards 501 499 Rushing yards 245 172 Passing yards 256 327 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:06 31:54 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 15/22, 256 yards, 3 TD Rushing Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 31 rushes, 236 yards, 3 TD Receiving Word Hudson 5 receptions, 129 yards, TDTarleton State Passing Zed Woerner 36/57, 327 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Daniel McCants 8 rushes, 91 yards Receiving Cooper Cole 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD No. 6 Angelo State West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 6 Angelo State Rams at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary September 26 5:00 p.m. CDT No. 6 Rams 14 14 0 7 Buffaloes 14 3 0 0 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas 13,798 Mostly sunny, 80 F C Vidal Jones Box score, Recap Statistics ASUWT First downs 32 13 Total yards 607 302 Rushing yards 231 91 Passing yards 376 211 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 33:11 26:49 Team Category Player StatisticsAngelo State Passing Kyle Washington 34/49, 376 yards Rushing Kyle Washington 12 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD Receiving Donovan Thompson 12 receptions, 143 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 25/36, 211 yards, TD, INT Rushing Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 13 rushes, 99 yards Receiving Xavier Amey 5 receptions, 101 yards, TD At No. 12 Midwestern State West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse West Texas A&M Buffaloes at No. 12 Midwestern State Mustangs – Game summary October 10 7:00 p.m. CDT Buffaloes 3 0 7 7 No. 12 Mustangs 7 7 3 7 Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, Texas 5,472 Sunny, 82 F C Kenny Kelarek Box score, Recap First quarter MSU – Vincent Johnson 9-yard run (Andy Alkhazshvilly kick), 12:08. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:52. WT – Conner Hollabaugh 46-yard field goal, 8:02. Mustangs 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 4:06. Second quarter MSU – Don Jerry 6-yard run (Andy Alkhazshvilly kick), 1:31. Mustangs 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:06. Third quarter WT – Will Toliver 31-yard interception return (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 13:56. Mustangs 14–10. MSU – Andy Alkhazshvilly 20-yard field goal, 6:39. Mustangs 17–10. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:17. Fourth quarter MSU – Vincent Johnson 84-yard run (Andy Alkhazshvilly kick), 9:21. Mustangs 24–10. Drive: 1 play, 84 yards, 0:14. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 3-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 1:30. Mustangs 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 3:31. Statistics WTMSU First downs 18 19 Total yards 378 453 Rushing yards 202 271 Passing yards 176 182 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 32:56 27:04 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 19/27, 176 yards, INT Rushing Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 40 rushes, 189 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Amey 3 receptions, 68 yardsMidwestern State Passing Quade Coward 13/22, 182 yards, INT Rushing Vincent Johnson 17 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD Receiving Statron Jones 3 receptions, 56 yards No. 14 Texas A&M–Commerce 2015 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 14 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary October 17 5:00 p.m. CDT No. 14 Lions 0 21 3 14 Buffaloes 7 3 3 7 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas 5,472 Sunny, 65 F C Andy Dunklin Box score, Recap Statistics TAMUCWT First downs 22 18 Total yards 491 314 Rushing yards 223 48 Passing yards 268 266 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 30:56 29:04 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Harrison Stewart 14/22, 253 yards, TD Rushing Theo Wofford 22 rushes, 125 yards, TD Receiving Darby Smith 3 receptions, 91 yards, TDWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 26/41, 266 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Devon Paye 14 rushes, 46 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Amey 6 receptions, 93 yards At Texas A&M–Kingsville West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas – Game summary October 24 7:00 p.m. CDT Buffaloes 14 0 7 3 Javelinas 7 7 0 0 Javelina Stadium, Kingsville, Texas 3,000 Rainy Jarvis Walker Box score, Recap First quarter WT – John Sheehy 65-yard interception return (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 9:46. Buffaloes 7–0. TAMUK – Trey Mitchell 3-yard run (Julio de la Garza kick), 6:06. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:40. WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 5-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 1:23. Buffaloes 14–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:41. Second quarter TAMUK – Chris Cooper 4-yard pass from Stevie Joe Dorman (Julio de la Garza kick), 14:29. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:41. Third quarter WT – Jarrian Rhone 3-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 2:35. Buffaloes 21–14. Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 7:00. Fourth quarter WT – Conner Hollabaugh 36-yard field goal, 2:35. Buffaloes 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:21. Statistics WTTAMUK First downs 25 11 Total yards 378 193 Rushing yards 257 136 Passing yards 121 57 Turnovers 1 5 Time of possession 41:20 18:40 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 12/21, 121 yards, TD Rushing Geremy Alrdige-Mitchell 45 rushes, 149 yards, TD Receiving Jarrian Rhone 5 receptions, 49 yards, TDTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Stevie Joe Dorman 6/16, 33 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Shawn Vasquez 11 rushes, 91 yards Receiving Jordan Thomas 2 receptions, 17 yards Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds at West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary October 31 12:00 p.m. CDT Greyhounds 14 14 7 7 Buffaloes 21 14 3 14 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas 5,857 Clear and breezy, 44 F C C. Watson Box score, Recap Statistics ENMUWT First downs 18 17 Total yards 462 528 Rushing yards 324 141 Passing yards 138 387 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 32:09 27:51 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern New Mexico Passing Jeremy Buurma 8/14, 138 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kamal Cass 23 rushes, 184 yards, 3 TD Receiving Aaron Johnson 4 receptions, 93 yards, TDWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 18/25, 387 yards, 3 TD Rushing Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 22 rushes, 80 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Amey 7 receptions, 242 yards, 2 TD At Oklahoma Panhandle State (LSC Playoffs) West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies (LSC Playoffs) – Game summary November 7 2:00 p.m. CDT Buffaloes 0 7 14 7 Aggies 0 0 7 14 Carl Wooten Field, Goodwell, Oklahoma 700 Mostly sunny, 52 F C Dustin Rudolph Box score, Recap First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter WT – Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 12-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 7:14. Buffaloes 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 5:10. Third quarter WT – Xavier Amey 18-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 5:34. Buffaloes 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:24. OPSU – Chris McClendon 31-yard run (Nick Clarkson kick), 5:34. Buffaloes 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:36. WT – Devon Paye 22-yard pass from Ethan Brinkley (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 2:57. Buffaloes 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:36. Fourth quarter OPSU – J. B. Frontz 1-yard pass from Shane Truelove (Nick Clarkson kick), 9:51. Buffaloes 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 5:55. OPSU – Xazier Murry 40-yard interception return (Nick Clarkson kick), 8:23. Tied 21–21. WT – Devon Paye 19-yard run (Conner Hollabaugh kick), 4:34. Buffaloes 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:42. Statistics WTOPSU First downs 22 19 Total yards 459 382 Rushing yards 174 243 Passing yards 285 139 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 30:18 29:42 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 22/34, 288 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Devon Paye 11 rushes, 85 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Amey 7 receptions, 91 yards, TDOklahoma Panhandle State Passing Shane Truelove 12/24, 123 yards, TD Rushing Chris McClendon 20 rushes, 170 yards, TD Receiving Chris McClendon 3 receptions, 52 yards Texas A&M–Kingsville (LSC Playoffs) West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at West Texas A&M Buffaloes (LSC Playoffs) – Game summary November 14 1:00 p.m. CST Javelinas 14 21 7 3 Buffaloes 21 17 7 6 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas 1,178 Mostly sunny, 50 F C Dwayne McKee Box score, Recap Statistics TAMUKWT First downs 20 29 Total yards 546 518 Rushing yards 274 273 Passing yards 272 245 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:02 30:51 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Myles Carr 19/30, 272 yards, 4 TD Rushing Greg Pitre 27 rushes, 226 yards Receiving Anthony Autry 7 receptions, 145 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Ethan Brinkley 22/31, 245 yards, TD Rushing Geremy Alrdige-Mitchell 32 rushes, 213 yards, 3 TD Receiving Xavier Amey 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD References West Texas AandM Category:West Texas A&M Buffaloes football seasons West Texas AandM Buffaloes football