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American college football season
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 [ edit ]
Coaching changes [ edit ]
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]
Schedule [ edit ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Mesa State * No. 10 W 44–1410,371
September 9 6:00 p.m. Adams State * No. 9 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX W 31–119,031
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Texas A&M–Commerce No. 9 W 35–102,934
September 23 6:00 p.m. Northeastern State No. 7 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX W 14–109,842
September 30 7:00 p.m. at Texas A&M–Kingsville No. 7 W 51–317,500
October 7 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Midwestern State No. 6 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX W 29–2716,481
October 14 7:00 p.m. at Eastern New Mexico No. 6 W 21–147,200
7:00 p.m. No. 20 Abilene Christian No. 4 Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX L 33–4913,641
October 28 6:00 p.m. at Angelo State No. 13 W 26–103,942
November 4 6:00 p.m. at Central Oklahoma No. 12 W 38–74,116
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 17–434,000
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Rankings [ edit ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final AFCA 11 10 9 9 7 7 6 6 4 13 12 10 9 10
Game summaries [ edit ]
Adams State [ edit ]
Adams State Grizzlies at No. 9 West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary
Period
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 9Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 9,031Referee : Reggie AndersonBox score
Statistics
ASC
WTAMU
First downs
15
19
Total yards
267
405
Rushing yards
81
127
Passing yards
186
278
Turnovers
1
1
Time of possession
28:30
31:30
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Adams State
Passing
Clint Buderus
8/16, 79 yards
Rushing
Clint Buderus
12 rushes, 53 yards
Receiving
Gene Mejia
8 receptions, 99 yards
West Texas A&M
Passing
Dalton Bell
24/40, 247 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
Maurice White
9 rushes, 85 yards
Receiving
Charly Martin
6 receptions, 69 yards, TD
No. 24 Midwestern State [ edit ]
No. 24 Midwestern State Mustangs at No. 6 West Texas A&M Buffaloes – Game summary
Period
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 7Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear and windy, 79 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 16,481Referee : Mark WindhamBox score , Recap
Game information
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.
Statistics
MSU
WTAMU
First downs
17
27
Total yards
422
402
Rushing yards
51
66
Passing yards
371
36
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
25:04
34:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Midwestern State
Passing
Rahsaan Bell
17/24, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Daniel Polk
5 rushes, 21 yards
Receiving
DelJuan Lee
6 receptions, 170 yards, TD
West Texas A&M
Passing
Dalton Bell
42/58, 336 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing
Maurice White
16 rushes, 62 yards
Receiving
Charly Martin
7 receptions, 89 yards, TD
At Eastern New Mexico [ edit ]
No. 6 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds – Game summary
Period
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 14Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT/6:00 p.m. MDT Game weather : Rainy and overcastGame attendance : 7,200Referee : Mark DennyBox score
Game information
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.
Statistics
WTAMU
ENMU
First downs
20
10
Total yards
375
194
Rushing yards
116
176
Passing yards
259
18
Turnovers
5
1
Time of possession
28:04
31:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
West Texas A&M
Passing
Dalton Bell
25/33, 259 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Maurice White
21 rushes, 148 yards
Receiving
Charly Martin
4 receptions, 103 yards
Eastern New Mexico
Passing
Michael Benton
2/3, 18 yards
Rushing
Michael Benton
20 rushes, 69 yards, TD
Receiving
Zach Gerleve
1 reception, 9 yards
At Angelo State [ edit ]
No. 13 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at Angelo State Rams – Game summary
Period
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 28Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear and breezy, 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 3,942Referee : Al SkuzaBox score
Game information
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.
Statistics
WTAMU
ASU
First downs
29
14
Total yards
530
210
Rushing yards
86
46
Passing yards
444
164
Turnovers
2
0
Time of possession
31:54
28:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
West Texas A&M
Passing
Dalton Bell
44/57, 444 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Maurice White
15 rushes, 66 yards
Receiving
Ramon Perry
11 receptions, 131 yards, TD
Angelo State
Passing
Trey Weishuhn
16/25, 164 yards, TD
Rushing
Daniel Thomas
15 rushes, 62 yards
Receiving
Chris Fowler
3 receptions, 50 yards
At No. 7 Chadron State (NCAA Division II Second Round) [ edit ]
No. 9 West Texas A&M Buffaloes at No. 7 Chadron State (NCAA Division II Second Round) – Game summary
Period
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 25Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST/12:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : Mostly cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C)Game attendance : 4,000Referee : Justin IngallsBox score
Game information
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.
Statistics
WTAMU
CSC
First downs
14
21
Total yards
164
407
Rushing yards
-14
295
Passing yards
178
112
Turnovers
2
2
Time of possession
26:49
27:33
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
West Texas A&M
Passing
Dalton Bell
24/42, 178 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Michael Ford
5 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving
Ramon Perry
8 receptions, 58 yards
Chadron State
Passing
Tyler Hidrogo
7/13, 81 yards, TD
Rushing
Danny Woodhead
35 rushes, 252 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
Logan Stropko
4 receptions, 42 yards
References [ edit ]
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