The 2006 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by second-year head coach Don Carthel and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.
For a second-straight season, the Buffaloes won both the LSC South Division and the Lone Star Conference. The team received a bid to the Division II playoffs, losing to Chadron State in the second round.
Offseason
Coaching changes
Defensive coordinator Mike Salinas took a position with the Sam Houston Bearkats after just one season with the Buffaloes.[1] Colby Carthel, son of head coach Don Carthel, was named the Buffaloes' new defensive coordinator.[2]
Tarleton State wide receivers coach Scott Parr was hired as co-offensive coordinator.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Mesa State* | No. 10 | | W 44–14 | 10,371 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Adams State* | No. 9 | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| W 31–11 | 9,031 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | No. 9 | | W 35–10 | 2,934 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Northeastern State | No. 7 | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| W 14–10 | 9,842 |
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 7 | | W 51–31 | 7,500 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Midwestern Statedagger | No. 6 | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| W 29–27 | 16,481 |
October 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | No. 6 | | W 21–14 | 7,200 |
| 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 Abilene Christian | No. 4 | - Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
- Canyon, TX
| L 33–49 | 13,641 |
October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Angelo State | No. 13 | | W 26–10 | 3,942 |
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Central Oklahoma | No. 12 | | W 38–7 | 4,116 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 Abilene Christian* | No. 9 | | W 30–27 OT | 4,448 |
November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Chadron State* | No. 9 | | L 17–43 | 4,000 |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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AFCA | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
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Game summaries
Adams State
Adams State Grizzlies at No. 9 West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Grizzlies |
0 |
3 |
0 | 8 | 11 |
No. 9 Buffaloes |
0 |
17 |
14 | 0 | 31 |
at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas
- Date: September 9
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 9,031
- Referee: Reggie Anderson
- Box score
Statistics |
ASC |
WTAMU
|
First downs |
15 |
19
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Total yards |
267 |
405
|
Rushing yards |
81 |
127
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Passing yards |
186 |
278
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Turnovers |
1 |
1
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Time of possession |
28:30 |
31:30
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Adams State |
Passing |
Clint Buderus |
8/16, 79 yards
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Rushing |
Clint Buderus |
12 rushes, 53 yards
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Receiving |
Gene Mejia |
8 receptions, 99 yards
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West Texas A&M |
Passing |
Dalton Bell |
24/40, 247 yards, 3 TD
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Rushing |
Maurice White |
9 rushes, 85 yards
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Receiving |
Charly Martin |
6 receptions, 69 yards, TD
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No. 24 Midwestern State
No. 24 Midwestern State Mustangs at No. 6 West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 24 Mustangs |
0 |
13 |
7 | 7 | 27 |
No. 6 Buffaloes |
0 |
14 |
3 | 12 | 29 |
at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, Texas
- Date: October 7
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear and windy, 79 °F (26 °C)
- Game attendance: 16,481
- Referee: Mark Windham
- Box score, Recap
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- MSU – DelJuan Lee 9-yard run (Kristian Foster kick), 13:36. Mustangs 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 3:43.
- WTAMU – Charly Martin 16-yard pass from Dalton Bell (Luis Villagomez kick), 6:39. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:39.
- MSU – Ulysses Odoms 5-yard pass from Daniel Polk (kick blocked), 3:07. Mustangs 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:24.
- WTAMU – Maurice White 8-yard pass from Dalton Bell (Luis Villagomez kick), 0:37. Buffaloes 14–13. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:25.
Third quarter
- WTAMU – Luis Villagomez 31-yard field goal, 8:47. Buffaloes 17–13. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:01.
- MSU – DelJuan Lee 33-yard pass from Rahsaan Bell (Kristian Foster kick), 5:50. Mustangs 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:45.
Fourth quarter
- WTAMU – Shawn Scott-Jones 30-yard pass from Dalton Bell (kick blocked), 12:19. Buffaloes 23–20. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:19.
- MSU – Keith Flanagan 16-yard pass from Rahsaan Bell (Kristian Foster kick), 10:59. Mustangs 27–23. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:05.
- WTAMU – Kolo Kapanui 1-yard pass from Dalton Bell (kick failed), 2:30. Buffaloes 29–27. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:08.
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Statistics |
MSU |
WTAMU
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First downs |
17 |
27
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Total yards |
422 |
402
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Rushing yards |
51 |
66
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Passing yards |
371 |
36
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Turnovers |
2 |
1
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Time of possession |
25:04 |
34:56
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Midwestern State |
Passing |
Rahsaan Bell |
17/24, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT
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Rushing |
Daniel Polk |
5 rushes, 21 yards
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Receiving |
DelJuan Lee |
6 receptions, 170 yards, TD
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West Texas A&M |
Passing |
Dalton Bell |
42/58, 336 yards, 4 TD, INT
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Rushing |
Maurice White |
16 rushes, 62 yards
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Receiving |
Charly Martin |
7 receptions, 89 yards, TD
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At Eastern New Mexico
No. 6 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 6 Buffaloes |
0 |
0 |
14 | 7 | 21 |
Greyhounds |
0 |
14 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico
- Date: October 14
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT
- Game weather: Rainy and overcast
- Game attendance: 7,200
- Referee: Mark Denny
- Box score
Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- ENMU – Michael Benton 1-yard run (Lee Price kick), 9:33. Greyhounds 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:51.
- ENMU – Michael Fields 52-yard interception return (Lee Price kick), 1:34. Greyhounds 14–0.
Third quarter
- WTAMU – Jordan Jones 87-yard kickoff return (Luis Villagomez kick), 14:44. Greyhounds 14–7.
- WTAMU – Shawn Scott-Jones 3-yard pass from Dalton Bell (Luis Villagomez kick), 9:36. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:41.
Fourth quarter
- WTAMU – Shawn Scott-Jones 3-yard pass from Dalton Bell (Luis Villagomez kick), 8:25. Buffaloes 21–14. Drive: 16 plays, 96 yards, 5:51.
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Statistics |
WTAMU |
ENMU
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First downs |
20 |
10
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Total yards |
375 |
194
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Rushing yards |
116 |
176
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Passing yards |
259 |
18
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Turnovers |
5 |
1
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Time of possession |
28:04 |
31:56
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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West Texas A&M |
Passing |
Dalton Bell |
25/33, 259 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Maurice White |
21 rushes, 148 yards
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Receiving |
Charly Martin |
4 receptions, 103 yards
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Eastern New Mexico |
Passing |
Michael Benton |
2/3, 18 yards
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Rushing |
Michael Benton |
20 rushes, 69 yards, TD
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Receiving |
Zach Gerleve |
1 reception, 9 yards
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At Angelo State
No. 13 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Angelo State Rams – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Buffaloes |
0 |
6 |
6 | 14 | 26 |
Rams |
3 |
0 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
at San Angelo Stadium, San Angelo, Texas
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear and breezy, 75 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 3,942
- Referee: Al Skuza
- Box score
Game information
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First quarter
- ASU – J. D. Williams 22-yard field goal, 5:00. Rams 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:53.
Second quarter
- WTAMU – Shawn Scott-Jones 17-yard pass from Dalton Bell (kick failed), 2:27. Buffaloes 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 99 yards, 6:16.
Third quarter
- WTAMU – Ramon Perry 23-yard pass from Dalton Bell (kick failed), 5:22. Buffaloes 12–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:09.
Fourth quarter
- WTAMU – Shawn Scott-Jones 6-yard pass from Dalton Bell (Luis Villagomez kick), 12:37. Buffaloes 19–3. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:28.
- WTAMU – Michael Ford 4-yard run (Luis Villagomez kick), 8:00. Buffaloes 26–3. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:50.
- ASU – Sam Tindol 11-yard pass from Trey Weishuhn (J. D. Williams kick), 4:48. Buffaloes 26–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:02.
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Statistics |
WTAMU |
ASU
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First downs |
29 |
14
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Total yards |
530 |
210
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Rushing yards |
86 |
46
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Passing yards |
444 |
164
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Turnovers |
2 |
0
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Time of possession |
31:54 |
28:06
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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West Texas A&M |
Passing |
Dalton Bell |
44/57, 444 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Maurice White |
15 rushes, 66 yards
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Receiving |
Ramon Perry |
11 receptions, 131 yards, TD
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Angelo State |
Passing |
Trey Weishuhn |
16/25, 164 yards, TD
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Rushing |
Daniel Thomas |
15 rushes, 62 yards
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Receiving |
Chris Fowler |
3 receptions, 50 yards
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At No. 7 Chadron State (NCAA Division II Second Round)
No. 9 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at No. 7 Chadron State (NCAA Division II Second Round) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 9 Buffaloes |
14 |
3 |
0 | 0 | 17 |
No. 7 Eagles |
7 |
5 |
17 | 14 | 43 |
at Elliott Field, Chadron, Nebraska
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/12:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 4,000
- Referee: Justin Ingalls
- Box score
Game information
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First quarter
- WTAMU – Shawn Scott-Jones 2-yard pass from Dalton Bell (Jason Roberts kick), 12:52. Buffaloes 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:52.
- CSC – Danny Woodhead 22-yard run (Travis Atter kick), 7:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:26.
- WTAMU – Charly Martin 2-yard pass from Dalton Bell (Jason Roberts kick), 2:25. Buffaloes 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:52.
Second quarter
- WTAMU – Jason Roberts 29-yard field goal, 12:59. Buffaloes 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:17.
- CSC – Travis Atter 35-yard field goal, 9:23. Buffaloes 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:25.
- CSC – Dalton Bell sacked in own end zone, 7:19. Buffaloes 17–12.
Third quarter
- CSC – Danny Woodhead 8-yard pass from Tyler Hidrogo (Travis Atter kick), 9:35. Eagles 19–17. Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 2:02.
- CSC – Danny Woodhead 8-yard run (Travis Atter kick), 3:27. Eagles 26–17. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:33.
- CSC – Travis Atter 35-yard field goal, 0:30. Eagles 29–17. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:00.
Fourth quarter
- CSC – Danny Woodhead 2-yard run (Travis Atter kick), 12:30. Eagles 36–17. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:16.
- CSC – Joel Schommer 11-yard run (Travis Atter kick), 9:20. Eagles 43–17. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 1:02.
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Statistics |
WTAMU |
CSC
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First downs |
14 |
21
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Total yards |
164 |
407
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Rushing yards |
-14 |
295
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Passing yards |
178 |
112
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Turnovers |
2 |
2
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Time of possession |
26:49 |
27:33
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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West Texas A&M |
Passing |
Dalton Bell |
24/42, 178 yards, 2 TD
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Rushing |
Michael Ford |
5 rushes, 32 yards
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Receiving |
Ramon Perry |
8 receptions, 58 yards
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Chadron State |
Passing |
Tyler Hidrogo |
7/13, 81 yards, TD
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Rushing |
Danny Woodhead |
35 rushes, 252 yards, 3 TD
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Receiving |
Logan Stropko |
4 receptions, 42 yards
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