Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Links
Saturday, October 28	7:00 p.m.	(RV) Angelo State	Canyon, Texas	Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium	Stats | Video | Game Notes

CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes of West Texas A&M close out their regular season home schedule on Saturday night as they welcome the Angelo State Rams to Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. on Senior Night in Canyon.
 
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 Eastern New Mexico picked up a 62-17 win over Lincoln on Thursday.
 
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).
 
LSC STANDINGS
Central Washington and UT Permian Basin sit atop of the LSC football standings heading into this weekend. The Wildcats are 6-0 in LSC action while the Falcons are 5-0, CWU still holds a bye week on November 4.
 
A LOOK AT THE RAMS
The Rams enter the weekend with an overall record of 4-3 with a 3-2 mark in LSC action following a 28-23 loss to the UT Permian Basin Falcons last Saturday in San Angelo.
 
Senior quarterback Gerald Gardner has completed 126-of-212 passes for 1,524 yards and 13 touchdowns to go along with six interceptions. Brayden Wilcox has registered 432 yards on 69 carries with a pair of touchdowns while San Antonio product Erin Rascoe leads the way defensively with 49 total tackles (21 solo) to go along with three hurries and a forced fumble.
 
ASU HEAD COACH JEFF GIRSCH
Jeff Girsch is now in his ninth season in San Angelo, serving the last six as the head coach of the Rams. He has led Angelo State to back-to-back trips to the NCAA Postseason including a second round appearance last year before falling to eventual National Runner-Up Colorado School of Mines. Girsch took over the ASU program on November 4, 2018 after serving as the team's Defensive Coordinator.
 
THE SERIES
Saturday night marks the 37th all-time meeting on the gridiron between the Buffs and Rams as Angelo State holds a 21-15 advantage in the series. The Rams are 10-8 all-time in Canyon as they have dropped their last two trips to the Panhandle.
 
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 5-4 all-time on games played on October 28th including a matchup in San Angelo in 2006. 
 
1950 - at Trinity - L, 27-20
1961 - Arizona - W, 27-23
1967 - UT Arlington - W, 37-27
1972 - Wichita State - W, 21-16
1989 - Central Oklahoma - W, 26-24
1995 - Central Oklahoma - L, 43-6
2000 - at East Central - L, 26-17
2006 - at Angelo State - W, 26-10
2017 - Texas A&M-Commerce - L, 35-16
 
THIS DAY IN SPORTS
1978 - Hall of Famer Bobby Orr scores his final career goal in the National Hockey League
 
1953 - Bud Grant of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepts five passes to set a new CFL record
 
1959 - The American Football League awards the Buffalo Bills franchise to Ralph C Wilson
 
1973 - Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers blocks 17 shots in a game to set a new NBA record
 
2018 - The Boston Red Sox win their 9th World Series with a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5
 
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.
 
SENIOR NIGHT
West Texas A&M will honor their Senior Class of 2023 on Saturday night during a pregame ceremony at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium. The senior class playing their final game in Canyon includes: Mo Kanani, Freddie Simmons, Jake Cosper, Michael Arceneaux II, Jimmy Harrison, Darius Carlson, Shakell Brown, Xavier Rivera, Noah Bogardus, Kenneath Redd Jr., Tyler Sweet and Wellington Bridges.