2017 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2017 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Hunter Hughes. The Buffaloes played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.

2017 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 LSC)
Head coach
  • Hunter Hughes (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan McDonough (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorMiles Kochevar (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Midwestern State $^   8 0     10 1  
No. 1 Texas A&M–Commerce ^   7 1     14 1  
Eastern New Mexico   6 2     8 2  
Tarleton State #   4 4     6 6  
Angelo State #   4 4     6 5  
Western New Mexico   3 5     4 7  
Texas A&M–Kingsville   2 6     4 7  
West Texas A&M   1 7     3 8  
UT Permian Basin   1 7     2 9  
Rankings from AFCA poll

Schedule

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West Texas A&M announced its 2017 football schedule on January 5, 2017. The schedule consists of seven home and four away games in the regular season. The Buffaloes will host LSC foes Eastern New Mexico, UT Permian Basin, Texas A&M-Commerce, and Western New Mexico and will travel to Angelo State, Midwestern State, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Kingsville.[1]

The Buffaloes will host all three non-conference games against Adams State from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), Azusa Pacific from the Pacific West Conference and Colorado State-Pueblo also from the RMAC.

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.mNo. 13 Azusa Pacific*L 13–246,198
September 96:00 p.mNo. 7 Colorado State–Pueblo*
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 24–216,095
September 163:00 p.m.UT Permian Basin
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 17–66,579
September 237:00 p.m.at Tarleton StateL 20–306,823
September 306:00 p.m.Eastern New Mexico
L 14–287,629
October 77:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–KingsvilleL 9–374,785
October 145:00 p.m.Adams State* 
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 17–148,327
October 218:00 p.m.at No. 5 Midwestern StateL 3–458,020
October 286:00 p.m.No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce
L 16–353,896
November 46:00 p.m.at Angelo StateL 3–512,832
November 111:00 p.m.Western New Mexico
  • Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 17–215,487
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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References

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  1. ^ "West Texas A&M Announces 2017 Football Schedule" (Press release). West Texas A&M University Department of Athletics. January 5, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.