2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
LSC co-champion
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L, 18–41 vs. Winston-Salem State
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 4
Record12–3 (7–1 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorStephen Lee (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorColby Carthel (7th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
2012 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Midwestern State +^  7 –1   9 –2  
No. 4 West Texas A&M +^  7 –1   12 –3  
Tarleton State  5 –3   6 –4  
Texas A&M–Kingsville #  5 –3   6 –6  
Abilene Christian  4 –4   7 –4  
Angelo State  4 –4   5 –6  
Eastern New Mexico †  2 –6   3 –7  
Incarnate Word  1 –7   2 –9  
Texas A&M–Commerce  1 –7   1 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Kanza Bowl participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all three wins
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2012 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference.[1] The Buffaloes ended the regular season with 9–2 record (7–1 in the LSC) which was enough to claim a share of the Lone Star Conference title and to qualify for the NCAA tournament as a six seed in region 4.[2] West Texas A&M went on to win the NCAA Super Region Four Tournament but ended the season with a loss to Winston-Salem State in the National semi-final. With the 57–20 win over Western State on September 8, eighth-year head coach Don Carthel tied former head coach Joe Kerbel for the most wins in school history with 68,[3] passing him a week later with win over Texas A&M–Kingsville.[4] The Buffaloes had multiple shutouts for first time since 2008.[5]

West Texas A&M was ranked No. 24 the initial AFCA poll of the season.[6]

Dismissal of Dan Carthel and NCAA investigation

This was Dan Carthel's final season as the Buffaloes head coach as he was fired by the university on August 22, 2013. According to the university's press release, Carthel misled university officials about buying tickets to a Texas Rangers game for two players on the football team and instructed the players to lie about who bought the tickets.[7] The NCAA launched an investigation that lasted for almost two-and-a-half years; the investigation found other infractions, such as defensive coordinator Colby Carthel providing impermissible benefits to a student-athlete and an academic fraud violation that occurred during the 2014 season. As punishment, the program was placed on probation from March 23, 2016 to March 22, 2019, had to vacate four wins from the 2014 season, and was fined $5,000.[8]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmat No. 6 CSU Pueblo*No. 24
KCITL 34–446,457[9]
September 86:00 pmWestern State (CO)*
W 57–208,432[10]
September 158:00 pmvs. No. 14 Texas A&M–Kingsville
KAMRW 40–1019,143[11]
September 227:00 pmat Incarnate WordNo. 25
KAMRW 24–04,755[12]
September 296:00 pmTarleton StateNo. 23
  • Kimbrough Memorial
  • Canyon, TX
W 41–247,825[13]
October 66:00 pmat Angelo StateNo. 21
KCPN/KAMRW 35–94,822[14]
October 136:00 pmAbilene ChristiandaggerNo. 20
  • Kimbrough Memorial
  • Canyon, TX
FSSW.comW 36–013,019[15]
October 206:00 pmat Eastern New MexicoNo. 17
KAMRW 44–212,759[16]
October 277:00 pmat West GeorgiaNo. 14
KAMR/CSSWW 44–212,886[17]
November 36:00 pmNo. 10 Midwestern StateNo. 12
  • Kimbrough Memorial
  • Canyon, TX
L 48–5212,238[18]
November 102:00 pmat Texas A&M–CommerceNo. 17
KAMRW 45–141,521[19]
November 172:00 pmat No. 20 Chadron State*No. 16
KCITW 38–301,490[20]
November 2410:00 amat No. 4 Ashland*No. 16
  • Jack Miller Stadium
  • Ashhland, OH (NCAA Division II Second Round)
KAMRW 33–282,842[21]
December 15:30 pmat No. 1 CSU Pueblo*No. 16
KCITW 34–1310,217[22]
December 85:30 pmat No. 2 Winston-Salem State*No. 16
L 18-418,612[23][24]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 3 Khiry Robinson Sr
QB 4 Luke Halpin Jr
RB 5 Aaron Harris Jr
WR 6 Aarrhon Flores Sr
WR 7 Sean Morris Jr
WR 8 Nathan Slaughter Jr
QB 10 Dustin Vaughan Jr
WR 11 Torrence Allen Jr
QB 12 David Lehocky So
WR 14 Jace Jackson Jr
WR 15 Luke Russell Jr
WR 16 Jeff Lavulo Jr
WR 17 Lance Ratliff Jr
QB 29 Preston Rabb  Fr
RB 37 Jullian Ward  Fr
FB 39 Aaron Hyman So
RB 42 Calvin Burns Fr
WR 43 Jarrian Rhone  Fr
RB 44 Blake Dean Fr
RB 45 Geremy Alridge-Mitchell  Fr
OL 55 Aaron Mullane Sr
OL 59 Austin Carson Fr
OL 60 Josh Williams Jr
OL 62 Chris Dobos  Fr
OL 64 Craig Watts Jr
OL 65 Cody Kluge Fr
OL 67 Manase Foketi Sr
OL 68 Sergio Montejano  Fr
OL 70 Casey O'Conner Sr
OL 71 Terrance Harris Sr
OL 72 Juan Roman  Fr
OL 73 Marc Waller Jr
OL 74 Emory Atterberry Jr
OL 75 Larson Crume  Fr
OL 76 Stephan Dube Jr
OL 78 Patrick Ward Jr
OL 79 Justin Griego Fr
WR 80 Alphonse Coleman Sr
WR 81 Sidney Parket Jr
WR 82 Trevor Hammargren Jr
WR 84 Jacob Hancock So
WR 86 Ryan Lenzy  Fr
WR 87 Andrew Kelley  Fr
WR 88 Dimitri Donald  Fr
WR 89 Lorenzo Mervin So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Jordan Smith Sr
DL 2 Tyrell Higgins Sr
DB 9 Dwight Morrison Jr
LB 18 Bryan Johnson Jr
DB 19 John McSheffery Jr
DB 20 Chris Ceazer  Fr
DB 21 Torian Oakley So
DB 22 Curtis Slater Jr
DB 23 Tarin Lee Jr
DB 24 Mark Okoro Sr
LB 25 LeBrandon Mosley Jr
DB 26 Anthony Hayes  Fr
DB 27 Chris Metcalf Jr
LB 28 Eric Finefeuiaki Jr
LB 30 Victor Cuero Jr
DB 31 Rickey White So
LB 32 Taylor McCuller Jr
DL 33 David Christmas Jr
LB 34 Cameron Warren  Fr
LB 35 Christian McBride  Fr
DB 36 Kendrele Staten  Fr
DB 38 Ethan Morriss  Fr
LB 40 Chris Olson Jr
LB 46 Kyle Voss Jr
LB 49 Dionte Johnson  Fr
LB 50 Kevin McCluskey Sr
LB 51 Nick Whitt Jr
LB 52 Jamen Sisk  Fr
LB 53 Seth Culp Fr
LB 54 Kyler Gregory So
LB 56 Shane Sobnosky So
DL 57 Zachary Miterko Fr
DB 85 Ryan Baca So
DL 90 Ethan Westbrooks Jr
DL 92 Deone Bondurant Jr
DL 93 Aaron Wampler Sr
DL 94 Lawrence Lehauli Jr
DL 95 Shane Pennix Jr
DL 96 Joshua Hunt Jr
DL 97 Randy George  Fr
DL 98 Ronald Gonzalez Fr
DL 99 Jacob Laguna  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P, K 13 Kevin Vanvoris Jr
P, K 41 Sergio Castillo Jr
DS 58 Josh Beal  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Stephen Lee
    Offensive coordinator
  • Colby Carthel
    Defensive coordinator
  • Joel Hinton
    Wide receivers
  • Nick Paremski
    Defensive backs
  • Matt Storm
    Offensive line
  • Caid Faske
    Defensive tackles
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2023

Game summaries

At No. 6 CSU Pueblo

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Buffaloes 14 0 6 14 34
No. 6 Thunderwolves 14 10 6 14 44
StatisticsWTAMUCSUP
First downs2527
Total yards541487
Rushing yards75265
Passing yards466222
Turnovers21
Time of possession25:4534:15
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingDustin Vaughan30/47, 398 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingAaron Harris9 rushes, 28 yards, TD
ReceivingTorrence Allen9 receptions, 164 yards, TD
CSU PuebloPassingRoss Dausin20/24, 222 yards, 2 TD
RushingJ. B. Matthews23 rushes, 153 yards, TD
ReceivingJ. B. Matthews4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Western State (CO)

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 6 14 20
Buffaloes 21 13 14 9 57
StatisticsWSCUWTAMU
First downs1629
Total yards278677
Rushing yards65170
Passing yards213507
Turnovers20
Time of possession30:3829:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Western StatePassingBrian Duboski15/30, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingGermaine Daniels19 rushes, 48 yards
ReceivingLukas Adams4 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
West Texas A&MPassingDustin Vaughan22/32, 409 yards, 5 TD
RushingGeremy Aldridge11 rushes, 102 yards
ReceivingNathan Slaughter6 receptions, 132 yards, TD

Vs. No. 14 Texas A&M–Kingsville

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Javelinas 3 0 0 7 10
Buffaloes 7 3 14 16 40
StatisticsTAMUKWTAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas A&M–KingsvillePassing
Rushing
Receiving
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Buffaloes 0 10 14 0 24
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0
StatisticsWTAMUUIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Incarnate WordPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Tarleton State

1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 7 0 14 0 21
No. 23 Buffaloes 7 17 10 7 41
StatisticsTSUWTAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tarleton StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Angelo State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Buffaloes 8 10 10 7 35
Rams 3 0 0 6 9
StatisticsWTAMUASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Angelo StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
No. 20 Buffaloes 7 6 16 7 36
StatisticsACUWTAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Abilene ChristianPassing
Rushing
Receiving
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Eastern New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Buffaloes 14 7 14 9 44
Greyhounds 0 14 0 7 21
StatisticsWTAMUENMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern New MexicoPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At West Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Buffaloes 7 24 7 14 52
Wolves 14 0 14 0 28
StatisticsWTAMUUWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving
West GeorgiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 10 Midwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Mustangs 14 14 3 21 52
No. 12 Buffaloes 10 21 10 7 48
StatisticsMSUWTAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Midwestern StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Texas A&M–Commerce

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Buffaloes 14 7 14 10 45
Lions 0 7 7 0 14
StatisticsWTAMUTAMUC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M–CommercePassing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 20 Chadron State (NCAA Division II First Round)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 0 17 7 14 38
No. 20 Eagles 14 0 6 10 30
StatisticsWTAMUCSC
First downs2527
Total yards580455
Rushing yards31172
Passing yards269383
Turnovers20
Time of possession29:3830:22
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingDustin Vaughan19/31, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingKhiry Robinson30 rushes, 235 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingTorrence Allen7 receptions, 142 yards
Chadron StatePassingJohn McLain32/49, 331 yards, 2 TD
RushingMichael Madkins11 rushes, 54 yards
ReceivingNathan Ross8 receptions, 76 yards, TD

At No. 4 Ashland (NCAA Division II Second Round)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 10 9 14 0 33
Eagles 0 21 7 0 28
StatisticsWTAMUAU
First downs1922
Total yards451366
Rushing yards53200
Passing yards398166
Turnovers24
Time of possession31:2428:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingDustin Vaughan35/50, 398 yards, 4 TD, INT
RushingKhiry Robinson21 rushes, 58 yards
ReceivingTorrence Allen13 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD
AshlandPassingTaylor Housewright20/34, 166 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingAnthony Taylor22 rushes, 156 yards, TD
ReceivingLogan Slavinski7 receptions, 43 yards

At No. 1 CSU Pueblo (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 7 17 10 0 34
No. 1 ThunderWolves 0 3 3 7 13
StatisticsWTAMUCSUP
First downs2417
Total yards517225
Rushing yards19332
Passing yards324193
Turnovers22
Time of possession31:0928:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingDustin Vaughan24/38, 324 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingKhiry Robinson26 rushes, 176 yards
ReceivingNathan Slaughter7 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
CSU PuebloPassingRoss Dausin22/33, 193 yards, TD, INT
RushingJ. B. Matthews16 rushes, 75 yards
ReceivingJ. B. Matthews6 receptions, 58 yards

At No. 2 Winston-Salem State (NCAA Division II Semifinal)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 7 0 3 8 18
No. 2 Rams 6 14 7 14 41
StatisticsWTAMUWSSU
First downs1928
Total yards302510
Rushing yards133261
Passing yards169249
Turnovers20
Time of possession27:0232:58
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
West Texas A&MPassingDustin Vaughan21/35, 169 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingKhiry Robinson20 rushes, 137 yards, TD
ReceivingTorrence Allen6 receptions, 74 yards
Winston-Salem StatePassingKameron Smith15/23, 233 yards, 2 TD
RushingMaurice Lewis21 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJamal Williams5 receptions, 99 yards, TD

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCA24RVRV2523212017141217164

TV and radio

West Texas A&M road games were brotcasted on KAMR-TV.[25]

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "Nov. 12, 2012: LSC Football Weekly Release (Week 11)". Lone Star Conference.
  3. ↑ "Sept. 10, 2012: LSC Football Weekly Release (Week 2)". Lone Star Conference.
  4. ↑ "Sept. 17, 2012: LSC Football Weekly Release (Week 3)". Lone Star Conference.
  5. ↑ "Oct. 15, 2012: LSC Football Weekly Release (Week 7)". Lone Star Conference.
  6. ↑ "Buffs ranked No. 24 in poll". Amarillo Globe-News.
  7. ↑ "Don Carthel ousted as WT football coach". Amarillo Globe-News. August 22, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ Steed, Kale (March 23, 2016). "NCAA punishes WT football for conduct violations". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs CSU-Pueblo (Aug 30, 2012)".
  10. ↑ "Western State vs West Texas A&M (Sep 08, 2012)".
  11. ↑ "Texas A&M-Kingsville vs West Texas A&M (Sep 15, 2012)".
  12. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs Incarnate Word (Sep 22, 2012)".
  13. ↑ "Tarleton vs West Texas A&M (Sep 29, 2012)".
  14. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs Angelo State (Oct 06, 2012)".
  15. ↑ "Abilene Christian vs West Texas A&M (Oct 13, 2012)".
  16. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs Eastern New Mexico (Oct 20, 2012)".
  17. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs West Georgia (10/27/12)".
  18. ↑ "Midwestern State vs West Texas A&M (Nov 03, 2012)".
  19. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs A&M-Commerce (Nov 10, 2012)".
  20. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs Chadron State (Nov 17, 2012)".
  21. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs Ashland University (Nov 24, 2012)".
  22. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs CSU-Pueblo (Dec 01, 2012)".
  23. ↑ "West Texas A&M falls in semis". The Odessa American. December 9, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ↑ "West Texas A&M vs Winston-Salem State (Dec 08, 2012)".
  25. ↑ "WT, KAMR-TV reach 2-year deal". Amarillo Globe-News.
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