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2022 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2022 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2022 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by sixth-year head coach Hunter Hughes and played their home game at the newly renamed Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium in Canyon, Texas.[1]

2022 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record5–6 (3–6 LSC)
Head coach
  • Hunter Hughes (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorRuss Martin (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJ. T. Haddan (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Angelo State $^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
Central Washington   6 – 3     6 – 4  
Texas A&M–Kingsville #   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Midwestern State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Western New Mexico   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Western Oregon   5 – 4     6 – 5  
UT Permian Basin   4 – 5     5 – 6  
West Texas A&M   3 – 6     5 – 6  
Eastern New Mexico   2 – 7     3 – 8  
Simon Fraser   1 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

Following the season, Hughes was fired as the program's head coach. The Buffs went 32–29 under Hughes through six seasons.[2]

LSC media poll

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LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Angelo State 257 (15)
2 Midwestern State 236 (9)
3 Central Washington 207
4 West Texas A&M 198 (1)
5 UT Permian Basin 150 (2)
6 Texas A&M–Kingsville 143
7 Western Oregon 108
8 Eastern New Mexico 97
9 Western New Mexico 57
10 Simon Fraser 32

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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.No. 17 Western Colorado*
W 44–66,781
September 107:00 p.m.at Adams State*No. 23
W 34–191,543
September 177:00 p.m.Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 14
  • Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 24–317,337
September 246:00 p.m.at No. 4 Angelo State
L 14–344,283
October 17:00 p.m.UT Permian Basin 
  • Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 28–279,414
October 87:00 p.m.at Midwestern State
W 38–267,128
October 153:05 p.m.at Western Oregon
L 13–271,212
October 227:00 p.m.Central Washington
  • Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
W 35–166,033
October 291:00 p.m.at Western New Mexico
L 37–41805
November 56:00 p.m.Eastern New Mexico
  • Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
L 21–245,469
November 128:00 p.m.at Simon Fraser
L 14–46649
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings

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See also: 2022 NCAA Division II football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Game summaries

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No. 17 Western Colorado

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See also: 2022 Western Colorado Mountaineers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Mountaineers 3 3 0 0 6
Buffaloes 20 7 0 17 44
Statistics WCU WT
First downs 18 25
Total yards 295 479
Rushing yards 125 229
Passing yards 170 250
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 28:29 31:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Colorado Passing Connor Desch 10/21, 103 yards, INT
Rushing Braeden Hogan 18 rushes, 86 yards
Receiving Braeden Hogan 3 receptions, 34 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 15/25, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jarrod Compton 18 rushes, 86 yards
Receiving Noah Bogardus 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD

At Adams State

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See also: 2022 Adams State Grizzlies football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Buffaloes 10 10 7 7 34
Grizzlies 3 3 6 7 19
Statistics WT ASU
First downs 29 22
Total yards 443 361
Rushing yards 219 134
Passing yards 224 227
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 33:08 26:52
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 26/42, 224 yards, TD
Rushing Brian Okoye 11 rushes, 74 yards
Receiving Jeremie Karngbaye 2 receptions, 34 yards
Adams State Passing Mark Salazar 30/51, 227 yards, INT
Rushing Daylen Boddie 16 rushes, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Harper 8 receptions, 69 yards

Texas A&M–Kingsville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Javelinas 10 0 14 7 31
No. 14 Buffaloes 0 10 14 0 24
Statistics AMK WT
First downs 15 16
Total yards 366 317
Rushing yards 124 103
Passing yards 242 214
Turnovers 2 6
Time of possession 36:17 23:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas A&M–Kingsville Passing Jacob Cavazos 20/30, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Chris Anderson 34 rushes, 155 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Craig Clemons 4 receptions, 103 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 12/26, 214 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Isaiah Smallwood 13 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Shakell Brown 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD

At No. 4 Angelo State

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See also: 2022 Angelo State Rams football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 7 0 7 14
No. 4 Rams 6 0 14 14 34
Statistics WT ASU
First downs 20 23
Total yards 356 455
Rushing yards 117 176
Passing yards 239 279
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 30:00 30:00
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 14/24, 189 yards
Rushing Jarrod Compton 15 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving Noah Bogardus 3 receptions, 71 yards
Angelo State Passing Zach Bronkhorst 27/39, 279 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nate Omayebu III 19 rushes, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Rasheen Green 5 receptions, 67 yards

UT Permian Basin

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See also: 2022 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 14 10 3 27
Buffaloes 9 7 3 9 28
Statistics TPB WT
First downs 21 27
Total yards 419 503
Rushing yards 107 232
Passing yards 312 271
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 27:18 32:42
Team Category Player Statistics
UT Permian Basin Passing Dylan Graham 33/46, 306 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Antonio Malone 11 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving MJ Link 12 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 27/43, 271 yards
Rushing Nick Gerber 14 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Bogardus 11 receptions, 195 yards

At Midwestern State

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See also: 2022 Midwestern State Mustangs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 14 14 7 3 38
Mustangs 10 0 13 3 26
Statistics WT MSU
First downs 29 19
Total yards 585 402
Rushing yards 277 171
Passing yards 308 231
Turnovers 1 4
Time of possession 36:51 23:01
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 23/28, 308 yards, TD
Rushing Jarrod Compton 24 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Noah Bogardus 8 receptions, 88 yards
Midwestern State Passing Neiko Hollins 14/31, 201 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Trenton Kennedy 15 rushes, 103 yards, TD
Receiving Jayden Moore 6 receptions, 72 yards

At Western Oregon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 6 7 0 13
Wolves 7 0 3 17 27
Statistics WT WOU
First downs 21 18
Total yards 347 417
Rushing yards 105 195
Passing yards 242 222
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 32:03 27:57
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 32/51, 242 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Brian Okoye 12 rushes, 65 yards
Receiving Noah Bogardus 6 receptions, 81 yards
Western Oregon Passing Gannon Winker 15/38, 222 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Andrew Valladares 6 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Receiving Damon Hickok 7 receptions, 132 yards

Central Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 3 13 16
Buffaloes 14 14 7 0 35
Statistics CWU WT
First downs 15 25
Total yards 262 301
Rushing yards 117 165
Passing yards 145 136
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 26:49 33:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Washington Passing J. J. Lemming 13/38, 126 yards
Rushing Tre'Jon Henderson 21 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Demonte Horton 4 receptions, 38 yards
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 12/19, 128 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Brian Okoye 24 rushes, 83 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Bogardus 2 receptions, 42 yards

At Western New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 3 17 7 10 37
Mustangs 7 13 14 7 41
Statistics WT WNM
First downs 25 27
Total yards 511 525
Rushing yards 175 92
Passing yards 336 433
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 24:13 35:47
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 18/28, 336 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Nick Gerber 5 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Bogardus 3 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Western New Mexico Passing Devin Larsen 29/42, 433 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Maurice Smith 10 rushes, 39 yards, TD
Receiving Vincent Rankin 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD

Eastern New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Greyhounds 0 3 7 14 24
Buffaloes 0 7 7 7 21
Statistics ENM WT
First downs 24 22
Total yards 408 396
Rushing yards 146 227
Passing yards 262 169
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 35:24 24:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern New Mexico Passing Kason Martin 25/38, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kiante Stoker 13 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Asa Wondeh 15 receptions, 147 yards, TD
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 16/29, 169 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Nick Gerber 11 rushes, 78 yards
Receiving Hunter Kaufman 3 receptions, 58 yards

At Simon Fraser

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See also: 2022 Simon Fraser Red Leafs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 7 0 0 7 14
Red Leafs 10 22 14 0 46
Statistics WT SFU
First downs 19 25
Total yards 197 465
Rushing yards 64 115
Passing yards 133 350
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 21:16 38:44
Team Category Player Statistics
West Texas A&M Passing Nick Gerber 13/23, 98 yards
Rushing Jarrod Compton 6 rushes, 45 yards, TD
Receiving Noah Bogardus 5 receptions, 37 yards
Simon Fraser Passing Justin Seiber 24/34, 293 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Somto Anyadike 19 rushes, 82 yards, TD
Receiving Sam Davenport 7 receptions, 156 yards, TD

References

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  1. ^ Cuviello, Michael (September 2, 2022). "WT officially renames facility as Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Pisani, Hart (November 21, 2022). "Hunter Hughes out as head football coach at West Texas A&M after six seasons". Amarillo Globe-News. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "2022 LSC Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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