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West Texas A&M University West Texas A&M University (WTAMU or WT) is a public university in Canyon, Texas. It is the northernmost campus of the Texas A&M University System and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It was established on Se ...

located in the U.S. state of

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. The team competes in Division II and are members of the

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. The school's first football team was fielded in 1910. Since 2019, the Buffaloes have played their home games at the 8,500 seat on-campus Buffalo Stadium. The team formerly played at the 20,000 seat

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. They are coached by Josh Lynn.

Notable former players

Notable alumni include: * Ralph Anderson * Anthony Armstrong *

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* Stephen Burton *

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* Chaun Thompson *

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* Ron Mayo * Reggie McElroy *

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* Bo Robinson *

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* J'Marcus Webb * Ethan Westbrooks *

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Conference championships

Classification history

*1910–1955 – NCAA *1956–1972 – NCAA University Division (Major College) *1973–1977 – NCAA Division I *1978–1981 – NCAA Division I-A *1982–1985 – NCAA Division I-AA *1986–present – NCAA Division II

Conference history

*1910–1924 – Independent *1925–1930 –

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*1931–1938 – Independent *1939–1940 – Alamo Conference *1941–1961 –

Border Conference The Border Conference, officially known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, was an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA-affiliated college athletic conference founded in 1931 that disbanded following the 1961–62 season. ...

*1962–1971 – Independent *1972–1985 –

Missouri Valley Conference The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the third-oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the midwest. History The MVC was established ...

*1986–1990 –

*1992–1994 – Division II Independent *1995–present –

Postseason

Bowl appearances

West Texas A&M participated in four bowl games, all while during known as West Texas State. They went 4–0. They have also competed in the

Kanza Bowl The Kanza Bowl was an annual American NCAA Division II college football bowl game played between teams from the Lone Star Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association that is played the first Saturday of each December at t ...

, a Division II bowl between the Lone Star Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 2009–2012, going 2–0.

NCAA Division II playoffs

Head coaches

Don Carthel has the most all-time wins for the Buffaloes, who have gone 521–516–23 as of 2019.

References

External links

* {{West Texas A&M Buffaloes football navbox American football teams established in 1910 1910 establishments in Texas