2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

2013 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 28–35 at Grand Valley State
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 11
Record	11–3 (4–2 LSC)
Head coach	Mike Nesbitt (interim; 1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Stephen Lee (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Nick Paremski (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium

2013 Lone Star Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern New Mexico		5	–	1					7	–	3
Tarleton State		5	–	1					7	–	3
No. 11 West Texas A&M ^		4	–	2					11	–	3
Midwestern State		3	–	3					7	–	3
Texas A&M–Commerce #		2	–	4					7	–	5
Angelo State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Texas A&M–Kingsville		0	–	6					2	–	8
– Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Live United Texarkana Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA poll

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.

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. Vaughn would ultimately finish second in voting.

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.

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.

Preseason

LSC media poll

The LSC media poll was released on July 29, 2013. The Buffaloes were predicted to finish first in the conference.

LSC media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	West Texas A&M	141 (16)
2	Midwestern State	124 (3)
3	Tarleton State	99 (1)
4	Texas A&M–Kingsville	82 (1)
5	Angelo State	69
6	Eastern New Mexico	39
7	Texas A&M–Commerce	34

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	2:00 p.m.	at Western State (CO)*	No. 3	Mountaineer Bowl Gunnison, CO	W 48–21	752
September 12	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 18 Chadron State*	No. 4	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (LSC Football Festival)	W 34–31	3,093
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce	No. 4	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas)	W 62–28	11,126
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M–Kingsville	No. 4	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 69–7	11,500
October 5	3:00 p.m.	Central State*	No. 4	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 72–0	13,876
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Tarleton State	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	L 27–31	8,147
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Angelo State	No. 17	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 34–30	5,487
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at McMurry*	No. 16	Wilford Moore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 90–57	2,134
November 2	6:00 p.m.	Eastern New Mexico	No. 15	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX (Wagon Wheel)	L 38–39	7,167
November 9	6:00 p.m.	West Georgia*		Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 63–23	6,178
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Midwestern State	No. 25	Memorial Stadium Wichita Falls, TX	W 19–12	8,123
November 23	11:00 a.m.	at No. 10 Indianapolis*	No. 19	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 27–14	3,106
November 30	12:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Ohio Dominican*	No. 19	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH (NCAA Division II Second Round)	W 34–27	783
December 7	12:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Grand Valley State	No. 19	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	L 28–35	4,296
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 2013 NCAA Division II football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Final
AFCA	3 (1)	4	4	4	4	4 (1)	17	16	15	RV	25	19	11

Game summaries

At Western State (CO)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Buffaloes	17	17	7	7	48
Mountaineers	0	0	0	21	21

Statistics	WTAMU	WSCU
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	Statistics
West 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 TD
Western 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)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Eagles	21	3	7	0	31
No. 4 Buffaloes	3	3	10	18	34

Statistics	CSC	WTAMU
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	Statistics
Chadron 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 yards
West 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

See also: 2013 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	0	7	7	28
No. 4 Buffaloes	21	3	14	24	62

Statistics	TAMUC	WTAMU
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	Statistics
Texas 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 TD
West 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Buffaloes	7	24	35	3	69
Javelinas	0	7	0	0	7

Statistics	WTAMU	TAMUK
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	Statistics
West Texas A&M	Passing	Dustin Vaughan	25/33, 227 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jamison Sterns	6 rushes, 44 yards
	Receiving	Jace Jackson	6 receptions, 72 yards
Texas 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marauders	0	0	0	0	0
No. 4 Buffaloes	20	24	7	21	72

Statistics	CSU	WTAMU
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	Statistics
Central State	Passing	Michael Wilson	16/32, 124 yards, INT
	Rushing	Michael Wilson	15 rushes, 52 yards
	Receiving	Zach Thomas	6 receptions, 59 yards
West 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Buffaloes	13	14	0	0	27
No. 21 Texans	3	0	7	21	31

Statistics	WTAMU	TSU
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	Statistics
West 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 yards
Tarleton 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	16	7	0	30
No. 17 Buffaloes	7	12	0	15	34

Statistics	ASU	WTAMU
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	Statistics
Angelo State	Passing	Kyle Washington	22/36, 298 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kyle Washington	11 rushes, 106 yards, TD
	Receiving	Joey Knight	9 receptions, 106 yards, TD
West 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

See also: 2013 McMurry War Hawks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Buffaloes	24	28	31	7	90
War Hawks	14	14	21	8	57

Statistics	WTAMU	MCM
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	Statistics
West 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, TD
McMurry	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Greyhounds	0	17	7	15	39
No. 15 Buffaloes	14	17	7	0	38

Statistics	ENMU	WTAMU
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	Statistics
Eastern 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 yards
West 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	0	7	7	9	23
Buffaloes	7	28	14	14	63

Statistics	UWG	WTAMU
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	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing	Austin Trainor	4/9, 83 yards
	Rushing	Quan Jones	19 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Malcolm Johnson	1 reception, 56 yards
West 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

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Buffaloes	3	6	0	10	19
Mustangs	3	0	3	6	12

Statistics	WTAMU	MSU
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	Statistics
West 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 yards
Midwestern 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)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Buffaloes	7	10	10	0	27
No. 10 Greyhounds	7	0	7	0	14

Statistics	WTAMU	INDY
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	Statistics
West 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, TD
Indianapolis	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)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Buffaloes	0	7	6	21	34
No. 7 Panthers	7	0	6	14	27

Statistics	WTAMU	ODU
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	Statistics
West 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, TD
Ohio 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)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Buffaloes	14	14	0	0	28
No. 4 Lakers	7	7	21	0	35

Statistics	WTAMU	GV
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	Statistics
West 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 TD
Grand 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 football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Anthony Johnson Jr WR 3 Jeremy Watson Jr RB 4 Geremy Alridge-Mitchell So RB 5 Aaron Harris Sr WR 6 Jarrian Rhone So WR 8 Nathan Slaughter Sr QB 10 Dustin Vaughan Sr WR 11 Torrence Allen Sr QB 12 David Lehocky Jr WR 14 Jace Jackson Sr WR 15 Word Hudson So QB 16 Jared Cate  Fr QB 17 Preston Rabb So RB 28 Jamison Sterns Jr RB 30 Marcell Porter Fr RB 45 Deshaun Rawls Jr OL 55 Austin Carson  Fr OL 59 Jared Wesley  Fr OL 60 Toriese Thomas Fr OL 62 Garrett Neuman Fr OL 63 Nick Phillips Fr OL 64 Craig Watts Sr OL 65 Joshua Keith Fr OL 66 Aaron Ploeger Fr OL 67 Marcus Clements Jr OL 68 Terry Banks Jr OL 70 Jamil Williams Jr OL 71 Terrance Harris Sr OL 72 Dillon Vaughan Fr OL 73 Marc Waller Sr OL 74 Emory Atterberry Jr OL 75 Larson Crume So OL 76 Stephan Dube Sr OL 77 Arthur Fatu Jr OL 78 Patrick Ward Sr OL 79 Justin Griego  Fr WR 80 Dimitri Donald So WR 81 Sidney Parker Sr WR 82 Trevor Hammargren Sr WR 84 Jacob Hancock Jr WR 85 Dominique Messer Fr WR 87 Akeem Harrison Fr TE 88 Preston Armstrong  Fr WR 89 Jordan Jones Fr QB Ethan Brinkley Fr RB Isiah Cowan Fr TE Jerrod Dubois Fr WR Johnny Gaines Jr WR Freddy Gibbs Fr WR Joshua Kenebrew Fr WR Lorenzo Mervin Jr WR Raymond Racine Fr QB Seth Reagan Fr WR Dontha Robinson Fr RB C. J. Washington Fr OL Tyler Wise Fr TE Jonathan Witt Jr RB Joshua Woods Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Stormy Butler Jr DB 7 Anthony Hayes So DB 9 Dwight Morrison Sr LB 18 Bryan Johnson Sr DB 19 John McSheffery Sr DB 20 Chris Ceazer So DB 21 Torian Oakley Jr DB 22 Curtis Slater Sr DB 23 Kendrele Staten So DB 24 Will Toliver  Fr LB 25 LeBrandon Mosley Sr DB 26 Brandon Green Jr DB 29 Colton McDonald Fr LB 32 Taylor McCuller Sr DL 33 David Christmas Sr LB 34 Cameron Warren Jr DB 35 Myles Wheeler  Fr LB 36 Christian McBride So DB 38 Ethan Morriss So LB 40 Chris Olson Sr LB 42 Jonathan Atchison Sr LB 44 Sergey Sadovoy So LB 45 Patrick Youngman  Fr LB 46 Kyle Voss Sr LB 47 Jared Francis Jr LB 50 Alex Olson  Fr LB 51 Nick Whitt Sr LB 53 Connor Allen Fr LB 54 Kyler Gregory Jr LB 56 Carter James Fr DL 57 Kennedy Nwanne Fr DL 61 Derriel Collins  Fr DL 69 Alex Tucci So DL 90 Ethan Westbrooks Sr DL 91 John Sheehy Jr DL 92 Meili Valele Jr DL 93 Lapear Willrich  Fr DL 95 Shane Pennix Sr DL 96 Kedrick Dial Jr DL 97 Kevon Hunter  Fr DL 98 Roland Gonzalez  Fr DL 99 Jacob Laguna So DB T. J. Broden Fr DL Tanner Graham Fr DL Conner Jetton Fr DB Tarin Lee Sr LB Steven Miller Fr LB Gavin Nesbitt Fr DB Hunter Streuling Fr LB Tanner Vestal Fr LB Anthony Walker Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P, K 13 Kevin Vanvoris Sr K 41 Sergio Castillo Sr DS 48 Ramon Lopez Sr DS 58 Josh Beal So DS 83 Conner Hollabaugh  Fr K Jose Arzate  Fr	Head coach Mike Nesbitt Coordinators/assistant coaches Stephen Lee Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Nick Paremski Defensive coordinator Brett Watson Defensive line Rashad Sanders Outside linebackers John Kenjura Defensive backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 30, 2024