Missed Chances Doom Buffs in Senior Day Loss to Western New Mexico, 21-17

Box Score

Western New Mexico WNMU 4-7 , 3-5

West Texas A&M WT 3-8 , 1-7

Western New Mexico WNMU

4-7 , 3-5

Final

Nov. 11, 2017

West Texas A&M WT

3-8 , 1-7

Score By Quarters
Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
WNMU Western New Mexico	7	0	7	7	21
WT West Texas A&M	3	7	0	7	17

Game Recap: Football | 11/11/2017 4:42:00 PM

Missed Chances Doom Buffs in Senior Day Loss to Western New Mexico, 21-17

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	WNMU	WT
Total Yards	290	353
Pass Yards	195	237
Rushing Yards	95	116
Penalty Yards	5-45	10-91
1st Downs	20	17
3rd Downs	2-10	7-16
4th Downs	3-5	1-3
TOP	26:57	32:03

Scoring Summary
Scoring Play	Visiting Team Score	Home Team Score
1st Quarter
08:06 - WT - Alex Schrag 19 yd field goal 7 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:33	0	3
04:03 - WNMU - D'Angelo Bowie 16 yd pass from Javia Hall (Collin Grady kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:03	7	3
2nd Quarter
14:47 - WT - Jordan Johnson 13 yd pass from Ben Arbuckle (Alex Schrag kick) 9 plays, 66 yards, TOP 4:06	7	10
3rd Quarter
04:36 - WNMU - Javia Hall 23 yd run (Collin Grady kick), 11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 5:16	14	10
4th Quarter
10:58 - WNMU - D'Angelo Bowie 11 yd pass from Javia Hall (Collin Grady kick) 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:02	21	10
08:42 - WT - Avery Lewis 36 yd pass from Ben Arbuckle (Alex Schrag kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:16	21	17

Total Yards

WNMU

290

353

Turnovers

WNMU

First Downs

WNMU

Total Possession

WNMU

26:57

32:03

Game Leaders

#11 Ben Arbuckle

CMP

17
TD

2
YDS

237
INT

0

#33 Warren Witherspoon

Avg

3.6
TD

0
YDS

75
GAIN

87

#14 Brandon Blair

Avg

13.0
TD

0
YDS

26
GAIN

27

#16 Jordan Johnson

Avg

2.2
TD

0
YDS

11
GAIN

12

#84 Avery Lewis

No

4
TD

1
YDS

64
Long

36

#87 Junior Pome'e

No

2
TD

0
YDS

43
Long

22

#19 Taylor O'Neal-Givens

No

3
TD

0
YDS

34
Long

18

#46 Daelin Young

Tackles

7
TFL

2.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

#3 Keith Blank

Tackles

6
TFL

0.0
Sacks

0.0
YDS

0

#53 Lance Hyder

Tackles

6
TFL

2.0
Sacks

1.0
YDS

10

Receiving Yards

#84

Passing Yards

#11

Ben Arbuckle

237

Rushing Yards

#33

Tackles

#46

Box Score

Season Stats

THE BASICS:

Score: Western New Mexico 21, West Texas A&M 17

Records: West Texas A&M 3-8 (1-7 LSC), Western New Mexico 4-7 (3-5 LSC)

Location: Canyon, Texas (Kimbrough Memorial Stadium)

The Lead: The West Texas A&M football team dropped a 21-17 decision on Senior Day on Saturday to Western New Mexico at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. WT's offense came to life on Saturday outgaining WNMU for the game and had a number of chances to win the game, but missed three costly field goals.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Mustangs methodically moved down the field using 11 yards on the ground and 30 through the air, but sophomore Kevon Thomas picked off Javia Hall at the one and returned it 52 yards on the first possession of the game.
The Buffs, starting junior quarterback Ben Arbuckle, had passes to senior Junior Pome'e and sophomore Avery Lewis moving the Buffs within the five. Three rushes moved WT to the one, but couldn't get six as freshman Alex Schrag kicked a 19-yard field goal with 8:06 left in the first half.
Western New Mexico used a nine play, 75-yard drive as Hall found D'Angelo Bowie in the end zone for a 16-yard touchdown pass and a 7-3 Mustang lead with 4:03 left in the first quarter.
WT freshman Brandon Blair broke a 27-yard run moving the Buffs to the WNMU 12 on the ensuing drive. On a 3^rd and 11 from the 13, Arbuckle found sophomore Jordan Johnson in the back of the end zone for a touchdown and a 10-7 WT lead early in the fourth quarter.
On a third and seven from the WT 26, Arbuckle found redshirt freshman Jared Shirley over the middle for a big 31-yard catch and run for the fourth third down conversion in five attempts for the Buffs. The first penalty of the game, a hold on WNMU, gave WT an automatic first down at the WNMU 30. Schrag missed a 39-yard field goal wide left giving WNMU the ball with 5:30 left in the half.
Following a punt from the Mustangs, Arbuckle found Lewis on a slant for 17 yards and a first down and the fifth third down conversion of the game.
LSC leading punter, senior John Cummings, turned field position with a 59-yard punt from the Buffs' own two-yard line on the second possession of the second half for the Buffs. Cummings entered the game fifth nationally in punting.
Junior Lance Hyder came up with a big 10-yard sack on Hall, but a pass interference penalty set the Mustangs up at the WT 29. Then, on fourth down the Mustangs lined up in a two fullback and a running back formation and Hall used a naked bootleg to go untouched into the end zone for 23 yards and a 14-10 WNMU lead with 4:36 left in the third quarter.
WT had 3^rd and 22 as Arbuckle found Taylor O'Neal-Givens for a 19-yard reception and then Arbuckle found Pome'e for 21 yards to the WNMU 21.
Schrag missed a 43-yard field goal with 14 minutes left in regulation. It was his second miss of the game.
Following the miss, the Mustangs marched right down the field on a seven play, 74-yard drive for a 21-10 lead as Hall found Bowie for an 11-yard strike with 10:58 left.
Arbuckle threw his second touchdown pass of the game, this time 36-yard to Lewis for a 21-17 deficit with 8:42 left in the fourth quarter.
On the ensuing WNMU possession, the Mustangs tried a fake punt as Collin Grady, the punter, got stuffed by junior Mykeil Clayton as the Buffs took over at the WNMU 27. Schrag missed his third field goal of the game – wide right as that marked nine points the Buffs let slip away.
WT forced WNMU into a 4^th and 27 and Grady was drilled by Clayton as the Buffs took over at the WNMU 15 with 2:59 left. Following a holding penalty, O'Neal-Givens caught a 15-yard pass for a 3^rd and four at the nine with 90 seconds left. An incomplete pass followed setting up a fourth down as the Buffs were 1-2 on fourth down. Arbuckle's pass was broken-up by Leo Marin as WNMU took over at the nine.
The Buffs used their final two timeouts and a helmet came off for a 10-second runoff. WNMU then run Nolan Grigsby out of the end zone with one second left as the game ended.

WT honored ten seniors playing in their final game in a WT uniform before the game as the 2017 Senior Class includes in numerical order; #22 Isaac Watson, #46 Daelin Young, #49 John Cummings, #51 Trevor Myklebust, #56 Carter James, #63 Moses Mondesir, #70 Dillon Vaughan, #87 Junior Pome'e, #88 Ja'Quarius Daniels and #97 Solomon Perdue. We wish each of these seniors the best of luck in their future endeavors.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

For the half, the Buffs had one of their better halves of the year as they had 102 yards rushing and 111 through the air as Arbuckle was 9 of 12 passing with a touchdown, while junior running back Warren Witherspoon had 55 yards on the ground 13 carries.
WNMU had 96 passing yards and 37 rushing for 133 for the half. Hall was 9 of 14 with an interception for 96 yards and touchdown.
It was the Buffs' first lead at halftime since the Sept. 30 outing against Eastern New Mexico when the Buffs led 7-0, before falling 28-14.
WT had 11 first downs in the first half, while WNMU had 10. Buffs had the ball for 19:01, while the Mustangs had it for 10:59.
WT outgained WNMU 353-290 and ran five more plays as the Buffs had 116 yards on the ground and 237 through the air.
Arbuckle went 17 of 31 with no interceptions and two touchdowns, while Hall went 17 of 28 with a pick and two scores.
Witherspoon had 75 yards on 21 carries, while Lewis had four catches for 64 yards and a score.
The three missed field goals proved costly by Schrag, while WNMU didn't attempt a field goal.
WT held a 32:03 to 26:57 lead in time of possession, while WNMU held a 20-17 advantage in first downs.
The Buffs dropped their last four games to end the season.

UP NEXT:

The Buffs' season comes to an end.

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