2008 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 2008 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football West Texas A&M Athletics logo.svg 200 Lone Star Conference LSC South Division 11–2 8–1 10 Don Carthel 4th Scott Parr 3rd Air raid Colby Carthel 3rd 3–4 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium NCAA Division II Second Round L 68–93 vs. Abilene Christian The 2008 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2008 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by fourth-year head coach Don Carthel and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas. The Buffaloes finished the regular season 11–2 overall, going 8–1 in LSC play to finish second in the South Division. The Buffaloes received a bid for the NCAA Division II Playoffs, defeating no. 8 2008 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington in the first round. In the second round, the Buffaloes were defeated 68–93 by LSC foe Abilene Christian, with both teams breaking several conference offensive and scoring records.Lone Star Conference https://lonestarconference.org/news/2008/11/22/081122_acuwtrecords.aspx Football: ACU tops WT, 93-68, in record-setting game November 22, 2008 October 15, 2023 The two teams finished with a combined 1,531 yards of total offense while the 161 combined points are the most points scored in a single DII game.ESPN Connelly Bill The 25 most important games in college football's spread revolution https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29117122/the-25-most-important-games-college-football-spread-revolution May 5, 2020 January 9, 2025National Collegiate Athletic Association Cavadi Wayne https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-10-17/these-are-craziest-numbers-highest-scoring-dii-football-game These are the craziest numbers from the highest scoring DII football game in history October 17, 2019 October 15, 2023 Schedule 2008 NCAA Division II AFCA Central August 28, 2008 8:00 p.m. w y y 10 2008 Colorado Mesa Mavericks Mesa State Stocker Stadium Grand Junction, CO 23–20 3,822 September 6 6:00 p.m. w y 9 2008 Central Oklahoma Bronchos Central Oklahoma Chad Richison Stadium Edmond, OK 49–18 5,223 September 13 6:00 p.m. w 6 y 2008 Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 75–13 September 20 6:00 p.m. w 6 2008 Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs Southwestern Oklahoma State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 42–20 September 27 7:05 p.m. w 6 y 2008 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX 55–35 October 4 6:30 p.m. w 5 17 2008 Midwestern State Mustangs Midwestern State y Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 42–14 18,739 October 11 7:00 p.m. w 4 y 2008 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Eastern New Mexico Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM Wagon Wheel 51–27 4,132 October 18 6:00 p.m. l 4 3 Abilene Christian Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 33–52 19,380 October 25 6:00 p.m. w 11 y 2008 Angelo State Rams Angelo State San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX 27–0 3,315 November 1 6:00 p.m. w 10 2008 Northeastern State RiverHawks Northeastern State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 59–9 November 8 3:00 p.m. w 9 19 2008 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX 51–0 November 15 1:00 p.m. w 9 8 2008 Central Washington Wildcats Central Washington y Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX NCAA Division II First Round 49–42 November 22 12:00 p.m. l 9 2 y y Abilene Christian Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX 68–93 NCAA Division II Second Round 11,797 Rankings 2008 NCAA Division II football rankings AFCA 0 12 10 9 6 6 6 5 4 4 11 10 9 9 10 Game summaries At Mesa State West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 10 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Mesa State Mavericks – Game summary August 28, 2008 8:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. MDT No. 10 Buffaloes 7 6 7 3 Mavericks 7 7 6 0 Stocker Stadium, Grand Junction, Colorado 3,822 Sunny, 94 F C Mike Roussel Box score First quarter MSC – Bobby Coy 2-yard run (Jared Keating kick), 9:01. Mavericks 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:59. WTAMU – Keith Flemming 11-yard run (James Chandler kick), 1:41. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:37. Second quarter WTAMU – Charly Martin 16-yard pass from Keith Null (kick blocked), 5:31. Buffaloes 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 3:14. MSC – Bobby Coy 4-yard run (Jared Keating kick), 1:55. Mavericks 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:29. Third quarter WTAMU – Charly Martin 13-yard pass from Keith Null (James Chandler kick), 14:36. Buffaloes 20–14. Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:01. MSC – Maurice Manley 7-yard pass from Phil Vigil (kick blocked), 9:26. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:10. Fourth quarter WTAMU – James Chandler 24-yard field goal, 3:59. Buffaloes 23–20. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:10. Statistics Statistics WTAMUMSC First downs 22 21 Total yards 396 373 Rushing yards 64 205 Passing yards 332 168 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 25:03 34:57 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Keith Null 28/44, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Keith Flemming 15 rushes, 52 yards, TD Receiving Charly Martin 10 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TDMesa State Passing Phil Vigil 14/24, 168 yards, TD Rushing Bobby Coy 34 rushes, 201 yards, 2 TD Receiving Maurice Manley 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD At Central Oklahoma West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 9 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Central Oklahoma Bronchos – Game summary September 6 6:00 p.m. No. 9 Buffaloes 7 21 14 7 Bronchos 0 3 6 9 Chad Richison Stadium, Edmond, Oklahoma 5,223 Cloudy, 85 F C Larry Clemens Box score Statistics Statistics WTAMUUCO First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Rushing Receiving Central Oklahoma Passing Rushing Receiving No. 17 Midwestern State West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 17 Midwestern State Mustangs at No. 5 West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary October 4 6:30 p.m. No. 17 Mustangs 0 14 0 0 No. 5 Buffaloes 6 15 14 7 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas 18,739 Cloudy and rainy, 68 F C Eddy Shelton Box score Statistics Statistics MSUWTAMU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsMidwestern State Passing Rushing Receiving West Texas A&M Passing Rushing Receiving At Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 4 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds – Game summary October 11 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT No. 4 Buffaloes 30 7 7 7 Greyhounds 0 20 7 0 Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico 4,132 Cloudy and rain, 75 F C Bill Keaton Box score Statistics Statistics WTAMUENMU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Rushing Receiving Eastern New Mexico Passing Rushing Receiving At Angelo State West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 11 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Angelo State Rams – Game summary October 25 6:00 p.m. CDT No. 11 Buffaloes 7 7 7 6 Rams 0 0 0 0 San Angelo Stadium, San Angelo, Texas 3,315 Eddy Shelton Box score Statistics Statistics WTAMUASU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Rushing Receiving Angelo State Passing Rushing Receiving No. 8 Central Washington (NCAA Division II First Round) West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse NCAA Division II First RoundNo. 8 Central Washington Wildcats at No. 9 West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary November 15 1:00 p.m. CDT No. 8 Wildcats 7 14 14 7 No. 9 Buffaloes 8 27 14 0 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, TX Statistics Statistics CWUWTAMU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsCentral Washington Passing Rushing Receiving West Texas A&M Passing Rushing Receiving At No. 2 Abilene Christian (NCAA Division II Second Round) West Texas A&M Buffaloes white ;text-align:center; autocollapse NCAA Division II Second RoundNo. 9 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at No. 2 Abilene Christian Wildcats – Game summary November 22 12:00 p.m. CST No. 9 Buffaloes 14 20 20 14 No. 2 Wildcats 21 21 37 14 Shotwell Stadium, Abilene, Texas 11,797 Dwight Neibling Box score First quarter ACU – Edmund Gates 65-yard pass from Billy Malone (Matt Adams kick), 11:43. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 0:39. WTAMU – Carl Johnson 6-yard pass from Keith Null (James Chandler kick), 3:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:45. ACU – Edmund Gates 33-yard run (Matt Adams kick), 1:39. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:45. WTAMU – Wayne McKnight 85-yard kickoff return (James Chandler kick), 1:25. Tied 14–14. ACU – Bernard Scott 19-yard run (Matt Adams kick), 0:45. Wildcats 21–14. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:40. Second quarter WTAMU – A. J. Ruffins 11-yard pass from Keith Null (James Chandler kick), 12:12. Tied 21–21. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:33. ACU – Bernard Scott 54-yard run (Matt Adams kick), 11:46. Wildcats 28–21. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:26. WTAMU – James Chandler 22-yard field goal, 4:30. Wildcats 28–24. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 7:16. ACU – Bernard Scott 64-yard run (Matt Adams kick), 3:55. Wildcats 35–24. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:35. WTAMU – Charly Martin 46-yard pass from Keith Null (James Chandler kick), 2:24. Wildcats 35–31. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:31. ACU – Jonathan Ferguson 43-yard pass from Billy Malone (Matt Adams kick), 0:59. Wildcats 42–31. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 1:25. WTAMU – James Chandler 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Wildcats 42–34. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 0:59. Third quarter ACU – Johnny Knox 27-yard pass from Billy Malone (Zach Stewart run), 10:28. Wildcats 50–34. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 2:00. WTAMU – Keith Flemming 19-yard run (pass failed), 7:23. Wildcats 50–40. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:05. ACU – Bernard Scott 2-yard run (Matt Adams kick), 6:19. Wildcats 57–40. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:04. WTAMU – Charly Martin 46-yard pass from Keith Null (James Chandler kick), 4:54. Wildcats 57–47. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:25. ACU – Bernard Scott 39-yard pass from Billy Malone (Matt Adams kick), 4:44. Wildcats 64–47. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:10. ACU – Bernard Scott 44-yard run (Zach Stewart run), 1:14. Wildcats 72–47. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:41. WTAMU – Charly Martin 64-yard pass from Keith Null (James Chandler kick), 0:34. Wildcats 72–54. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:40. ACU – Bernard Scott 44-yard run (Matt Adams kick), 0:21. Wildcats 79–54. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:13. Fourth quarter ACU – Kendrick Holloway 6-yard pass from Billy Malone (Matt Adams kick), 10:13. Wildcats 86–54. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:41. WTAMU – Charly Martin 1-yard pass from Keith Null (James Chandler kick), 7:55. Wildcats 86–61. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:18. ACU – Ryan Keeling 10-yard pass from Billy Malone (Matt Adams kick), 4:11. Wildcats 93–61. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:44. WTAMU – Charly Martin 52-yard pass from Keith Null (James Chandler kick), 0:03. Wildcats 93–68. Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 4:08. Statistics Statistics WTAMUACU First downs 34 30 Total yards 721 810 Rushing yards 126 427 Passing yards 595 383 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 36:48 23:12 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Keith Null 42/63, 595 yards, 7 TD Rushing Keith Flemming 21 rushes, 105 yards, TD Receiving Charly Martin 14 receptions, 323 yards, 5 TDAbilene Christian Passing Billy Malone 16/25, 383 yards, 6 TD Rushing Bernard Scott 19 rushes, 292 yards, 6 TD Receiving Johnny Knox 5 receptions, 125 yards, TD References West Texas AandM Category:West Texas A&M Buffaloes football seasons West Texas AandM Buffaloes football