Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Links
Saturday, October 21	8:00 p.m. CT	(RV) Central Washington	Ellensburg, Washington	Tomlinson Stadium	Stats | Video | Game Notes

CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes of West Texas A&M hit the road for their longest road trip of the season on Saturday night as they head to Ellensburg, Washington to take on the Central Washington Wildcats in Lone Star Conference action with kickoff set for 8:00 p.m. CT at Tomlinson Stadium.
 
LSC ACTION CONTINUES
The march toward a Lone Star Conference Championship continues on Saturday as eight of the nine football playing institutions are in action against league foes while Western New Mexico is idle this week.
 
LSC football began in 1931. Texas A&M-Kingsville posts a conference-best 27 championships, with its first coming in 1959 and last in 2009. West Texas A&M (1986, 2005-2007 and 2012) has won five LSC crowns. Angelo State (also 1978, 1984 and 1987) and Midwestern State (also 2011-2012 and 2017) each have four. Eastern New Mexico has won twice (1991 and 2013).
 
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Buffaloes make the long road trip to Ellensburg, Washington this Saturday to take on the Wildcats. The 3,244-mile round-trip is the longest of the season for the Buffs. WT makes their first trip to the Evergreen State in five years as their last came in Ellensburg with a 28-26 win over CWU on September 29, 2018. 
 
LSC STANDINGS
Central Washington and UT Permian Basin sit atop of the Lone Star Conference football standings heading into this weekend as both have yet to suffer a league loss. The Wildcats are 5-0 in LSC action while the Falcons are 4-0, CWU still holds a bye week on November 4.
 
A LOOK AT THE WILDCATS
The Wildcats enter the weekend atop of the Lone Star Conference standings following a 10-7 victory on the road over Midwestern State to move to 5-2 overall and 5-0 in league play.
 
Junior quarterback JJ Lemming has completed 68-of-147 passes for 881 yards and four touchdowns to go along with six interceptions. Tyler Flanagan has carried the ball 104 times for 633 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns. Defensively, Portland native Tanner Volk has registered 66 tackles (31 solo) to go along with eight interceptions which leads Division II Football.
 
CWU HEAD COACH CHRIS FISK
Chris Fisk is now in his fifth season at the helm of the Central Washington football program, entering Saturday with an overall record of 26-14. Fisk spent three seasons as an assistant in Ellensburg before being promoted to head coach in February of 2019. 
 
THE SERIES
Saturday night marks the seventh all-time meeting on the gridiron between the Buffs and Wildcats. WT holds a 5-1 advantage in the series that dates back to 2008. It marks WT's first trip to Ellensburg since 2018, the Buffs are 1-1 at Tomlinson Stadium.
 
HEAD COACH JOSH LYNN
Josh Lynn is in his first season at the helm of the West Texas A&M Football program after being named the 29th head coach in program history in December of 2022.
 
Lynn, widely regarded as one of the nation's up-and-coming head coaches, came to Canyon following six seasons at the University of Nebraska-Kearney where he led the Lopers to an overall record of 35-25 including a run to the Second Round of the 2021 NCAA Division II Playoffs. Lynn coached 61 all-conference selections during his time in Kearney while being named the MIAA Coach of the Year in 2021.
 
THIS IS LSC FOOTBALL
LSC football began in 1931. Texas A&M-Kingsville posts a conference-best 27 championships, with its first coming in 1959 and last in 2009. West Texas A&M (1986, 2005-2007 and 2012) has won five LSC crowns.
 
LSC PRESEASON POLL
The Buffaloes have been tabbed fifth in the 2023 Lone Star Conference Preseason Poll announced during the league's annual Football Media Day.
 
Angelo State picked up 25 of the possible 27 first place votes for a total of 241 points to sit atop of the poll followed by Central Washington (one first place, 198), Texas A&M-Kingsville (174), Midwestern State (147), West Texas A&M (123), Western Oregon (one first place, 118), UT Permian Basin (98), Eastern New Mexico (59) and Western New Mexico (57).
 
WHERE THE BUFFALOES ROAM
West Texas A&M is home to one of the premiere college football facilities in the country as Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium opened on September 7, 2019 to a capacity crowd of 10,145 fans as the Buffs toppled Asuza Pacific, 35-16. The state-of-the-art facility included Hellas Matrix FusionH XP2 artificial turf along with seven ground-level suites and the Fairly Group Club.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Saturday's game will be broadcasted on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network. For more information, visit the Football Schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
LSC DIGITAL NETWORK
The LSC Digital Network enters its fifth year in 2023-24, showcasing academic and athletic events from the league and its 17 member institutions.
 
The league's digital platform has generated nearly $1 million in revenue over the past two years that has been distributed back to member institutions.
 
HOME OF CHAMPIONS
West Texas A&M is home to one of the most successful athletic programs in all of Division II.
 
For just second consecutive season, the Buffs and Lady Buffs finished second in the Division II LEARFIELD Director's Cup standings. It marked the fifth straight and seventh overall time that WT has finished inside of the Top-10 including the fourth straight inside of the Top-5.
 
ON THIS DAY
The Buffs are 7-3 in games played on October 14th with just three of those coming on the road.
 
1922 - at Abilene Christian - L, 1-0
1950 - Sam Houston State - W, 45-6
1961 - Hardin-Simmons - W, 42-0
1967 - New Mexico State - L, 24-10
1972 - at Northern Illinois - L, 17-8
1978 - at Indiana State - W, 36-7
1989 - Texas A&M-Kingsville - L, 39-3
1995 - Texas A&M-Kingsville - L, 55-17
2000 - at Texas A&M-Kingsville - W, 13-3
2017 - at Midwestern State - L, 45-3
 
THIS DAY IN SPORTS
1928 - 10-time All-Star and six-time World Champion pitcherWhitey Ford is born in New York City
 
1973 - The Oakland A's win their second straight World Series with a 5-2 victory over the New York Mets in Game 7
 
1989 - Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe become the first African American owners of a major sports team, purchasing the Denver Nuggets for $65 million
 
2007 - Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets an NFL record for most points scored in a game without a touchdown (26)
 
FIRST UNITED FIELD
West Texas A&M Athletics and First United Bank announced a naming rights agreement at the university's on-campus football stadium. Under the terms of the deal, all events at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium over the next 10 years will be played on First United Field.
 
First United Bank will enjoy significant brand exposure with signage and logo placement throughout Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium, as well as broadcast, video and other marketing and advertising opportunities.
 
The on-campus football stadium, named the premiere stadium in all of Division II Athletics, was renamed for the families in 2022, following a $5 million combined gift to WT's historic, $125 million One West comprehensive fundraising campaign.