2005 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 2005 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football West Texas A&M Athletics logo.svg 200 Lone Star Conference LSC South Division 10–2 8–1 15 Don Carthel 1st Lee Hays 3rd Air raid Mike Salinas 1st 3–4 LSC championLSC South Division champion Kimbrough Memorial Stadium NCAA Division II Second Round L 3–41 vs. 2005 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State The 2005 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2005 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by first-year head coach Don Carthel and played their games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas. In Carthel's first year as head coach, the Buffaloes finished with an overall record of 10–2, going 8–1 in LSC play, winning the LSC's South Division and were named conference champions. West Texas A&M qualified for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, earning a first-round bye, but the Buffaloes were eliminated by No. 23 2005 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State, 41–3, in the second round. Offseason Coaching changes Head coach Ronnie Jones was suspended with pay on April 13, 2005, amid allegations that he had misused university resources for personal gain.ESPN Associated Press https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=2036549 West Texas A&M suspends football coach pending probe April 13, 2005 October 13, 2023 Jones resigned as the Buffaloes' head coach on April 18 after a university investigation discovered that Jones was running a marketing business out of his office; offensive coordinator Lee Hays was named the team's interim head coach.Myplainview https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/WT-coach-resigns-after-university-investigation-8588214.php WT coach resigns after university investigation April 18, 2005 October 13, 2023 In three years as the program's head coach, the Buffaloes went 0–11, 3–8, and 2–8 under Jones for an overall record of 5–27. The university hired Don Carthel to replace Jones. Carthel had previously applied to be the Buffaloes' head coach in 2001, but Jones was selected over Carthel.http://www.amarillo.com/stories/113001/wts_ronniejones.shtml WT hires new coach: Sunray native Jones chosen over Carthel, others October 12, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20120210064622/http://amarillo.com/stories/113001/wts_ronniejones.shtml February 10, 2012 dead Schedule 2005 NCAA Division II AFCA Central August 25, 2005 8:00 p.m. w y y 2005 New Mexico Highlands Cowboys New Mexico Highlands Perkins Stadium Las Vegas, NM 90–21 September 3 6:00 p.m. w 2005 East Central Tigers East Central Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 37–6 September 10 6:00 p.m. w y 24 2005 Central Oklahoma Bronchos Central Oklahoma Chad Richison Stadium Edmond, OK 44–31 September 17 6:00 p.m. w 2005 Southwestern Oklahoma Bulldogs Southwestern Oklahoma Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 41–14 8,599 September 24 6:00 p.m. w 3 2005 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 28–20 14,095 October 1 7:00 p.m. w y 22 2005 Midwestern State Mustangs Midwestern State Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX 47–44 7,883 https://msumustangs.com/sports/football/stats/2005/west-texas-am/boxscore/3464 Football vs West Texas A&M on 10/1/2005 October 12, 2023 October 8 7:00 p.m. w 16 y 2005 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Eastern New Mexico Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX Wagon Wheel 52–51 OT 22,993A A October 15 2:00 p.m. w y 10 2005 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX 40–24 10,000 https://acusports.com/sports/2005/10/15/70458412 West Texas A&M 40, ACU 24 WTAMU vs Abilene Christian (Oct 15, 2005) October 12, 2023 October 22 6:00 p.m. l 7 2005 Angelo State Rams Angelo State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 53–58 17,127 https://static.angelosports.com/custompages/stats/football/2005/gamenine.htm Angelo State Univ. vs West Texas A&M (Oct 22, 2005) October 12, 2023 October 29 2:00 p.m. w y 13 2005 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Commerce Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX East Texas vs. West Texas 19–17 1,246 https://static.lionathletics.com/custompages/htmstats/football/2005/1029d.htm West Texas A&M vs Texas A&M-Commerce (Oct 29, 2005) October 12, 2023 November 5 7:00 p.m. w y 12 22 2005 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX 30–26 November 19 1:00 p.m. l y 7 23 2005 Pittsburg State Gorillas Pittsburg State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX NCAA Division II Second Round 3–41 8,510 https://pittstate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/stats/football/2005/05fb13.htm Pittsburg State vs West Texas A&M (Nov 19, 2005) October 12, 2023 https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 2005 Football Schedule October 12, 2023 A A Denotes the then largest crowd to watch a football game at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. The record was later broken on October 13, 2007.https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/2010/5/20/facilities_kimbrough.aspx?id=35 Happy State Bank Field at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium October 13, 2023 Rankings 2005 NCAA Division II football rankings AFCA 0 12 NR NR NR RV RV 22 16 10 7 13 12 7 15 References West Texas AandM Category:West Texas A&M Buffaloes football seasons Category:Lone Star Conference football champion seasons West Texas AandM Buffaloes football