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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
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2012 NCAA Division II football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCA24RVRV2523212017141217164

Personnel[edit]

2012 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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[edit]

At No. 6 CSU Pueblo[edit]

See also: 2012 CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Buffaloes 14 0 6 14 34
No. 6 Thunderwolves 14 10 6 14 44
Statistics WTAMU CSUP
First downs 25 27
Total yards 541 487
Rushing yards 75 265
Passing yards 466 222
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 25:45 34:15
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 30/47, 398 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Aaron Harris 9 rushes, 28 yards, TD
Receiving Torrence Allen 9 receptions, 164 yards, TD
CSU Pueblo Passing Ross Dausin 20/24, 222 yards, 2 TD
Rushing J. B. Matthews 23 rushes, 153 yards, TD
Receiving J. B. Matthews 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Western State (CO)[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 0 0 6 14 20
Buffaloes 21 13 14 9 57
Statistics WSCU WTAMU
First downs 16 29
Total yards 278 677
Rushing yards 65 170
Passing yards 213 507
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 30:38 29:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Western State Passing Brian Duboski 15/30, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Germaine Daniels 19 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Lukas Adams 4 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 22/32, 409 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Geremy Aldridge 11 rushes, 102 yards
Receiving Nathan Slaughter 6 receptions, 132 yards, TD

Vs. No. 14 Texas A&M–Kingsville[edit]

See also: 2012 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Javelinas 3 0 0 7 10
Buffaloes 7 3 14 16 40
Statistics TAMUK WTAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Incarnate Word[edit]

See also: 2012 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Buffaloes 0 10 14 0 24
Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics WTAMU UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Incarnate Word Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Tarleton State[edit]

See also: 2012 Tarleton State Texans football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Texans 7 0 14 0 21
No. 23 Buffaloes 7 17 10 7 41
Statistics TSU WTAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tarleton State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Angelo State[edit]

See also: 2012 Angelo State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Buffaloes 8 10 10 7 35
Rams 3 0 0 6 9
Statistics WTAMU ASU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Angelo State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Abilene Christian[edit]

See also: 2012 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
No. 20 Buffaloes 7 6 16 7 36
Statistics ACU WTAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Abilene Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Eastern New Mexico[edit]

See also: 2012 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Buffaloes 14 7 14 9 44
Greyhounds 0 14 0 7 21
Statistics WTAMU ENMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern New Mexico Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At West Georgia[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Buffaloes 7 24 7 14 52
Wolves 14 0 14 0 28
Statistics WTAMU UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Georgia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 10 Midwestern State[edit]

See also: 2012 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Mustangs 14 14 3 21 52
No. 12 Buffaloes 10 21 10 7 48
Statistics MSU WTAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Midwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

At Texas A&M–Commerce[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Buffaloes 14 7 14 10 45
Lions 0 7 7 0 14
Statistics WTAMU TAMUC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 0 17 7 14 38
No. 20 Eagles 14 0 6 10 30
Statistics WTAMU CSC
First downs 25 27
Total yards 580 455
Rushing yards 311 72
Passing yards 269 383
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 29:38 30:22
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 19/31, 269 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Khiry Robinson 30 rushes, 235 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Torrence Allen 7 receptions, 142 yards
Chadron State Passing John McLain 32/49, 331 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Michael Madkins 11 rushes, 54 yards
Receiving Nathan Ross 8 receptions, 76 yards, TD

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

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 10 9 14 0 33
Eagles 0 21 7 0 28
Statistics WTAMU AU
First downs 19 22
Total yards 451 366
Rushing yards 53 200
Passing yards 398 166
Turnovers 2 4
Time of possession 31:24 28:36
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 35/50, 398 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Khiry Robinson 21 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Torrence Allen 13 receptions, 185 yards, 3 TD
Ashland Passing Taylor Housewright 20/34, 166 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Anthony Taylor 22 rushes, 156 yards, TD
Receiving Logan Slavinski 7 receptions, 43 yards

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

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 7 17 10 0 34
No. 1 ThunderWolves 0 3 3 7 13
Statistics WTAMU CSUP
First downs 24 17
Total yards 517 225
Rushing yards 193 32
Passing yards 324 193
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:09 28:51
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 24/38, 324 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Khiry Robinson 26 rushes, 176 yards
Receiving Nathan Slaughter 7 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
CSU Pueblo Passing Ross Dausin 22/33, 193 yards, TD, INT
Rushing J. B. Matthews 16 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving J. B. Matthews 6 receptions, 58 yards

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

See also: 2012 Winston-Salem State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Buffaloes 7 0 3 8 18
No. 2 Rams 6 14 7 14 41
Statistics WTAMU WSSU
First downs 19 28
Total yards 302 510
Rushing yards 133 261
Passing yards 169 249
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 27:02 32:58
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Dustin Vaughan 21/35, 169 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Khiry Robinson 20 rushes, 137 yards, TD
Receiving Torrence Allen 6 receptions, 74 yards
Winston-Salem State Passing Kameron Smith 15/23, 233 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Maurice Lewis 21 rushes, 118 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jamal Williams 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD

TV and radio[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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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