2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2024 2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football West Texas A&M Athletics logo.svg 200 Lone Star Conference LSC 11–3 4–2 11 Mike Nesbitt interim; 1st Stephen Lee 3rd Air raid Nick Paremski 1st 3–4 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium NCAA Division II Quarterfinal L 28–35 at Grand Valley State The 2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2013 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by first-year head coach Mike Nesbitt. The team played its home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas. The Buffaloes finished the season with an overall record of 11–3 with a LSC record of 4–2, finishing third in the conference. The team received a bid to the NCAA Division II Playoffs as the sixth seed in Super Region 4, losing to Grand Valley State 28–35 in the quarterfinals; to date, this is the last season the Buffaloes have made the Division II playoffs. For the 2013 season, Nesbitt served under the interim tag before being named the Buffaloes' full-time head coach following the season.West Texas A&M University Athletics https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/mike-nesbitt/563 Mike Nesbitt - Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator August 20, 2024 Senior quarterback Dustin Vaughan broke the program record for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Vaughan was one of three finalists for the Harlon Hill Trophy.Amarillo Globe-News Mayer Jacob https://www.amarillo.com/story/sports/college/2013/12/20/vaughan-learn-hill-trophy-decision/13289243007/ Vaughan to learn Hill Trophy decision December 19, 2013 August 29, 2024 Vaughn would ultimately finish second in voting.Lone Star Conference https://lonestarconference.org/hof.aspx?hof=66 Dustin Vaughan - Hall of Honor August 29, 2024 Offseason Coaching changes On August 22, just weeks before the team's opening game, the university announced that head coach Don Carthel had been fired. According to the press release, Carthel was dismissed for misleading university officials about buying tickets for two players on the football team and instructed the players to lie about where the tickets came from.http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2013-08-22 Don Carthel ousted as WT football coach August 22, 2013 Amarillo Globe-News August 29, 2024 Mike Nesbitt, who had been originally hired as assistant head coach and offensive line coach, was named the Buffaloes' interim head coach. Nesbitt had previously served as the Buffaloes' quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator.April 4, 2010 October 11, 2024 West Texas A&M Spring Football Capsule http://amarillo.com/stories/040410/wts_wtsports4.shtml Amarillo Globe-News Preseason LSC media poll The LSC media poll was released on July 29, 2013. The Buffaloes were predicted to finish first in the conference.Lone Star Conference https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/football/schedule/2013 Football: Preseason poll announced July 29, 2013 August 29, 2024 Schedule 2013 NCAA Division II AFCA Central September 7 2:00 p.m. w y 3 y 2013 Western Colorado Mountaineers Western State (CO) Mountaineer Bowl Gunnison, CO 48–21 752 September 12, 2013 7:00 p.m. w y 4 y 18 2013 Chadron State Eagles Chadron State LSC Football Festival AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX 34–31 3,093 September 21 6:00 p.m. w 4 Texas A&M–Commerce Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX East Texas vs. West Texas 62–28 11,126 September 28 7:00 p.m. w 4 y 2013 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX 69–7 11,500 October 5 3:00 p.m. w y 4 2013 Central State Marauders Central State (OH) Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX y 72–0 13,876 October 12 7:00 p.m. l 4 y 21 Tarleton State Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX 27–31 8,147 October 19 6:00 p.m. w 17 2013 Angelo State Rams Angelo State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 34–30 5,487 October 26 2:00 p.m. w 16 y McMurry y Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX 90–57 2,134 November 2 6:00 p.m. l 15 Eastern New Mexico Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX Wagon Wheel 38–39 7,167 November 9 6:00 p.m. w 2013 West Georgia Wolves West Georgia y Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 63–23 6,178 November 16 1:00 p.m. w 25 y 2013 Midwestern State Mustangs Midwestern State Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX 19–12 8,123 November 23 11:00 a.m. w 19 y 10 2013 Indianapolis Greyhounds Indianapolis y Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN NCAA Division II First Round 27–14 3,106 November 30 12:00 p.m. w 19 y 7 2013 Ohio Dominican Panthers Ohio Dominican y Panther Stadium Columbus, OH NCAA Division II Second Round 34–27 783 December 7 12:00 p.m. l 19 y 22 Grand Valley State Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 28–35 4,296 https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/football/schedule/2013 2013 Football Schedule August 29, 2024 Rankings 2013 NCAA Division II football rankings AFCA 0 12 3 (1) 4 4 4 4 4 (1) 17 16 15 RV 25 19 11 Game summaries At Western State (CO) No. 3 Buffaloes 17 17 7 7 Mountaineers 0 0 0 21 Statistics WTAMUWSCU First downs 30 14 Total yards 562 267 Rushing yards 88 18 Passing yards 474 249 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 31:39 28:21 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 37/57, 470 yards, 6 TD Rushing Geremy Alridge 11 rushes, 50 yards Receiving Torrence Allen 12 receptions, 206 yards, 2 TDWestern State Passing Brett Arrivey 22/33, 177 yards, 2 TD Rushing Arius Norris 4 rushes, 13 yards Receiving Travis Haney 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD Vs. No. 18 Chadron State (LSC Football Festival) No. 18 Eagles 21 3 7 0 No. 4 Buffaloes 3 3 10 18 Statistics CSCWTAMU First downs 25 23 Total yards 464 462 Rushing yards 242 109 Passing yards 222 353 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 33:49 26:11 Team Category Player StatisticsChadron State Passing John McLain 28/40, 222 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Glen Clinton 24 rushes, 143 yards, TD Receiving Chapman Ham 8 receptions, 61 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 29/41, 353 yards, TD Rushing Aaron Harris 17 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD Receiving Torrence Allen 8 receptions, 124 yards Texas A&M–Commerce 2013 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team Lions 14 0 7 7 No. 4 Buffaloes 21 3 14 24 Statistics TAMUCWTAMU First downs 23 31 Total yards 331 590 Rushing yards 64 82 Passing yards 267 508 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 26:09 33:51 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Tyrik Rollison 15/29, 258 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Aaron Fields 4 rushes, 31 yards Receiving Vernon Johnson 3 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TDWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 36/62, 508 yards, 4 TD Rushing Geremy Alridge 4 rushes, 44 yards, TD Receiving Anthony Johnson 9 receptions, 181 yards, TD At Texas A&M–Kingsville No. 4 Buffaloes 7 24 35 3 Javelinas 0 7 0 0 Statistics WTAMUTAMUK First downs 25 14 Total yards 419 188 Rushing yards 118 96 Passing yards 301 92 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 26:51 33:09 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 25/33, 227 yards, TD Rushing Jamison Sterns 6 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Jace Jackson 6 receptions, 72 yardsTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Aaron Bueno 13/23, 92 yards, TD Rushing Cornelius Shackelford 14 rushes, 47 yards Receiving C. J. Griggs 2 receptions, 24 yards Central State Marauders 0 0 0 0 No. 4 Buffaloes 20 24 7 21 Statistics CSUWTAMU First downs 17 32 Total yards 305 663 Rushing yards 126 169 Passing yards 179 494 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 36:08 23:52 Team Category Player StatisticsCentral State Passing Michael Wilson 16/32, 124 yards, INT Rushing Michael Wilson 15 rushes, 52 yards Receiving Zach Thomas 6 receptions, 59 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 33/41, 438 yards, 7 TD Rushing Aaron Harris 6 rushes, 82 yards, TD Receiving Anthony Johnson 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD At No. 21 Tarleton State 2013 Tarleton State Texans football team No. 4 Buffaloes 13 14 0 0 No. 21 Texans 3 0 7 21 Statistics WTAMUTSU First downs 22 30 Total yards 360 560 Rushing yards 105 133 Passing yards 255 427 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 32:05 27:55 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 25/43, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Aaron Harris 17 rushes, 66 yards, TD Receiving Torrence Allen 5 receptions, 74 yardsTarleton State Passing Jake Fenske 25/42, 388 yards, 3 TD Rushing Zach Henshaw 22 rushes, 107 yards Receiving Le'Nard Meyers 8 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD Angelo State Rams 7 16 7 0 No. 17 Buffaloes 7 12 0 15 Statistics ASUWTAMU First downs 27 25 Total yards 554 519 Rushing yards 256 48 Passing yards 298 471 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 35:41 24:19 Team Category Player StatisticsAngelo State Passing Kyle Washington 22/36, 298 yards, TD Rushing Kyle Washington 11 rushes, 106 yards, TD Receiving Joey Knight 9 receptions, 106 yards, TDWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 32/58, 471 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Geremy Alridge 10 rushes, 39 yards Receiving Torrence Allen 12 receptions, 199 yards, 2 TD At McMurry 2013 McMurry War Hawks football team No. 16 Buffaloes 24 28 31 7 War Hawks 14 14 21 8 Statistics WTAMUMCM First downs 28 40 Total yards 693 708 Rushing yards 241 300 Passing yards 452 408 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 27:29 32:31 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 27/40, 452 yards, 6 TD, INT Rushing Aaron Harris 11 rushes, 136 yards, TD Receiving Anthony Johnson 5 receptions, 97 yards, TDMcMurry Passing Gabe Rodriguez 28/46, 344 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT Rushing Paxton Grayer 12 rushes, 159 yards, 2 TD Receiving Greg Livingston 8 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD Eastern New Mexico 2013 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team Greyhounds 0 17 7 15 No. 15 Buffaloes 14 17 7 0 Statistics ENMUWTAMU First downs 24 23 Total yards 380 484 Rushing yards 232 12 Passing yards 148 472 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 33:02 26:58 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern New Mexico Passing Jeremy Buurma 8/16, 148 yards, TD Rushing Christian Long 27 rushes, 121 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ricky Milks 2 receptions, 49 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 38/57, 472 yards, 5 TD, INT Rushing Geremy Alridge 2 rushes, 19 yards Receiving Torrence Allen 11 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD West Georgia Wolves 0 7 7 9 Buffaloes 7 28 14 14 Statistics UWGWTAMU First downs 25 25 Total yards 435 546 Rushing yards 290 167 Passing yards 145 379 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 35:11 24:07 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Georgia Passing Austin Trainor 4/9, 83 yards Rushing Quan Jones 19 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD Receiving Malcolm Johnson 1 reception, 56 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 29/41, 370 yards, 6 TD Rushing Aaron Harris 16 rushes, 145 yards, 2 TD Receiving Torrence Allen 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD At Midwestern State No. 25 Buffaloes 3 6 0 10 Mustangs 3 0 3 6 Statistics WTAMUMSU First downs 22 14 Total yards 315 284 Rushing yards 65 123 Passing yards 250 161 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 30:57 29:03 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 23/46, 250 yards, 2 INT Rushing Aaron Harris 13 rushes, 38 yards Receiving Torrence Allen 7 receptions, 94 yardsMidwestern State Passing Jake Glover 10/18, 116 yards, INT Rushing Keidrick Jackson 25 rushes, 132 yards, TD Receiving Mark Strange 7 receptions, 117 yards At No. 10 Indianapolis (NCAA Division II First Round) No. 19 Buffaloes 7 10 10 0 No. 10 Greyhounds 7 0 7 0 Statistics WTAMUINDY First downs 28 17 Total yards 435 312 Rushing yards 115 122 Passing yards 320 190 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 34:15 25:45 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 37/47, 320 yards, 3 TD Rushing Aaron Harris 13 rushes, 59 yards Receiving Torrence Allen 15 receptions, 146 yards, TDIndianapolis Passing Connor Barthel 19/37, 190 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Klay Fiechter 16 rushes, 67 yards Receiving Greg Johnson 5 receptions, 64 yards At No. 7 Ohio Dominican (NCAA Division II Second Round) No. 19 Buffaloes 0 7 6 21 No. 7 Panthers 7 0 6 14 Statistics WTAMUODU First downs 30 24 Total yards 530 392 Rushing yards 114 143 Passing yards 416 249 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 37:12 22:48 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 39/52, 416 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Geremy Alridge 18 rushes, 76 yards Receiving Torrence Allen 11 receptions, 145 yards, TDOhio Dominican Passing Mark Miller 20/33, 249 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Brandon Schoen 14 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Nate Weeks 6 receptions, 103 yards At No. 4 Grand Valley State (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) No. 19 Buffaloes 14 14 0 0 No. 4 Lakers 7 7 21 0 Statistics WTAMUGV First downs 23 22 Total yards 434 295 Rushing yards 37 76 Passing yards 397 219 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 33:03 26:57 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 36/56, 397 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Aaron Harris 16 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Anthony Johnson 11 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TDGrand Valley State Passing Heath Parling 16/32, 219 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Chris Robinson 16 rushes, 48 yards Receiving Kirk Spencer 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD Personnel 2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes y white Anthony Johnson 1 WR Jr Jeremy Watson 3 WR Jr Geremy Alridge-Mitchell 4 RB So Aaron Harris 5 RB Sr Jarrian Rhone 6 WR So Nathan Slaughter 8 WR Sr Dustin Vaughan 10 QB Sr y Torrence Allen 11 WR Sr y David Lehocky 12 QB Jr Jace Jackson 14 WR Sr Word Hudson 15 WR So Jared Cate 16 QB Fr y Preston Rabb 17 QB So Jamison Sterns 28 RB Jr Marcell Porter 30 RB Fr Deshaun Rawls 45 RB Jr Austin Carson 55 OL Fr y Jared Wesley 59 OL Fr y Toriese Thomas 60 OL Fr Garrett Neuman 62 OL Fr Nick Phillips 63 OL Fr Craig Watts 64 OL Sr Joshua Keith 65 OL Fr Aaron Ploeger 66 OL Fr Marcus Clements 67 OL Jr Terry Banks 68 OL Jr Jamil Williams 70 OL Jr Terrance Harris 71 OL Sr Dillon Vaughan 72 OL Fr Marc Waller 73 OL Sr Emory Atterberry 74 OL Jr Larson Crume 75 OL So Stephan Dube 76 OL Sr Arthur Fatu 77 OL Jr Patrick Ward 78 OL Sr Justin Griego 79 OL Fr y Dimitri Donald 80 WR So Sidney Parker 81 WR Sr Trevor Hammargren 82 WR Sr Jacob Hancock 84 WR Jr Dominique Messer 85 WR Fr Akeem Harrison 87 WR Fr Preston Armstrong 88 TE Fr y Jordan Jones 89 WR Fr Ethan Brinkley QB Fr Isiah Cowan RB Fr Jerrod Dubois TE Fr Johnny Gaines WR Jr Freddy Gibbs WR Fr Joshua Kenebrew WR Fr Lorenzo Mervin WR Jr Raymond Racine WR Fr Seth Reagan QB Fr Dontha Robinson WR Fr C. J. Washington RB Fr Tyler Wise OL Fr Jonathan Witt TE Jr Joshua Woods RB Fr Stormy Butler 2 DB Jr Anthony Hayes 7 DB So Dwight Morrison 9 DB Sr Bryan Johnson 18 LB Sr John McSheffery 19 DB Sr Chris Ceazer 20 DB So Torian Oakley 21 DB Jr Curtis Slater 22 DB Sr Kendrele Staten 23 DB So Will Toliver 24 DB Fr y LeBrandon Mosley 25 LB Sr Brandon Green 26 DB Jr Colton McDonald 29 DB Fr Taylor McCuller 32 LB Sr David Christmas 33 DL Sr Cameron Warren 34 LB Jr Myles Wheeler 35 DB Fr y Christian McBride 36 LB So Ethan Morriss 38 DB So Chris Olson 40 LB Sr Jonathan Atchison 42 LB Sr Sergey Sadovoy 44 LB So Patrick Youngman 45 LB Fr y Kyle Voss 46 LB Sr Jared Francis 47 LB Jr Alex Olson 50 LB Fr y Nick Whitt 51 LB Sr Connor Allen 53 LB Fr Kyler Gregory 54 LB Jr Carter James 56 LB Fr Kennedy Nwanne 57 DL Fr Derriel Collins 61 DL Fr y Alex Tucci 69 DL So Ethan Westbrooks 90 DL Sr John Sheehy 91 DL Jr Meili Valele 92 DL Jr Lapear Willrich 93 DL Fr y Shane Pennix 95 DL Sr Kedrick Dial 96 DL Jr Kevon Hunter 97 DL Fr y Roland Gonzalez 98 DL Fr y Jacob Laguna 99 DL So T. J. Broden DB Fr Tanner Graham DL Fr Conner Jetton DL Fr Tarin Lee DB Sr Steven Miller LB Fr Gavin Nesbitt LB Fr Hunter Streuling DB Fr Tanner Vestal LB Fr Anthony Walker LB Fr Kevin Vanvoris 13 P K Sr Sergio Castillo 41 K Sr y Ramon Lopez 48 DS Sr Josh Beal 58 DS So Conner Hollabaugh 83 DS Fr y Jose Arzate K Fr y https://gobuffsgo.com/sports/football/roster/2013 August 30, 2024 Mike Nesbitt Stephen LeeOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Nick ParemskiDefensive coordinator Brett WatsonDefensive line Rashad SandersOutside linebackers John KenjuraDefensive backs References West Texas AandM Category:West Texas A&M Buffaloes football seasons West Texas AandM Buffaloes football