2006 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

2006 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
2006 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
LSC South Division champion; LSC champion
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 17–43 vs. Chadron State
Conference	Lone Star Conference
	South Division
Ranking
AFCA	No. 10
Record	11–2 (8–1 LSC)
Head coach	Don Carthel (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Scott Parr (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Colby Carthel (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Lone Star Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North Division
SE Oklahoma State	5	–	4	6	–	4
SW Oklahoma State	4	–	5	6	–	5
Texas A&M–Commerce	4	–	5	5	–	5
Central Oklahoma	4	–	5	5	–	6
Northeastern State	4	–	5	4	–	6
East Central	2	–	7	2	–	8
South Division
No. 10 W. Texas A&M $^	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 17 Midwestern St. ^	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 20 Abilene Christian ^	7	–	2	8	–	3
Tarleton State	6	–	3	6	–	4
Angelo State	2	–	7	3	–	7
Eastern New Mexico	2	–	7	3	–	7
Texas A&M–Kingsville	2	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll

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
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Mesa State*	No. 10	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	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	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas)	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	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 51–31	7,500
October 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Midwestern State	No. 6	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 29–27	16,481
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	No. 6	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM (Wagon Wheel)	W 21–14	7,200
October 19	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	San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	W 26–10	3,942
November 4	6:00 p.m.	at Central Oklahoma	No. 12	Chad Richison Stadium Edmond, TX	W 38–7	4,116
November 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 22 Abilene Christian*	No. 9	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX (NCAA Division II First Round)	W 30–27 ^OT	4,448
November 25	1:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Chadron State*	No. 9	Elliott Field Chadron, NE (NCAA Division II Second Round)	L 17–43	4,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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

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
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

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

First quarter

No scoring plays

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

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

First quarter

No scoring pays

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

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

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)

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

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

^ Martinez, Quinton (December 20, 2019). "What you need to know about new Javelinas football coach Mike Salinas". Caller Times. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
^ Heath, Jeremy. "Carthel's son named to WT staff". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved June 12, 2024.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "After taking leave of absence, Leaf resigns as West Texas A&M assistant". ESPN. November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "2006 Football Schedule". Retrieved June 11, 2024.

[1] Martinez, Quinton (December 20, 2019). "What you need to know about new Javelinas football coach Mike Salinas". Caller Times. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[2] Heath, Jeremy. "Carthel's son named to WT staff". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved June 12, 2024.^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "After taking leave of absence, Leaf resigns as West Texas A&M assistant". ESPN. November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[4] "2006 Football Schedule". Retrieved June 11, 2024.

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