Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Links
Saturday, October 7	7:00 p.m.	(RV) Texas A&M-Kingsville	Kingsville, Texas	Javelina Stadium	Stats | Video | Game Notes

CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes of West Texas A&M hit the road for Lone Star Conference action this Saturday as they travel to South Texas to take on the Javelinas of Texas A&M-Kingsville with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. at Javelina 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. Angelo State is idle.
 
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).
 
A LOOK AT THE JAVELINAS
The Javelinas enter the weekend with an overall record of 3-1 with a 1-1 mark in Lone Star Conference action as they dropped their first game of the season last Saturday to UT Permian Basin on the road in Odessa, 29-17.
 
Kannon Williams has completed 39-of-56 passes for 372 yards and one touchdown to go along with a pair of interceptions. Christian Anderson has carried the ball 57 times for 193 yards and two scores. Defensively, Amos Coleman III leads the way with 23 total tackles to go along with two interceptions and 0.5 sacks.
 
TAMUK HEAD COACH MIKE SALINAS
Mike Salinas is in his third season at the helm of his alma mater, being introduced as 12th head coach in program history on December 20, 2019. He holds an overall record of 15-13 during his time in Kingsville.
 
He was a three-year letterwinner for the Javelinas from 1995-99 where TAMUK won three LSC Championships and two West Region Titles. Salinas is no stranger to the Maroon & White as he served as the Defensive Coordinator at WT during the 2005 season.
 
THE SERIES
The Javelinas lead the all-time series against the Buffs, 19-17-1. WT has won nine of the last 12 meetings, the Javelinas snapped a three-game losing streak in the series last season. The Buffs are 8-9-1 all-time in Kingsville.
 
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 5-5 in games played on October 7th with just four of those coming on the road.
 
1950 - at Texas Tech - W, 28-13
1961 - Wichita State - L, 41-34
1967 - Colorado State - W, 24-14
1972 - at Southern Mississippi - L, 14-7
1978 - North Texas - L, 35-0
1989 - Cameron - W, 28-9
1995 - Tarleton - W, 46-23
2000 - at Tarleton - L, 43-19
2006 - Midwestern State - W, 29-27
2017 - at Texas A&M-Kingsville - L, 37-9
 
THIS DAY IN SPORTS
1916 - Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland, 222-0 for the most lopsided score in American college football history
 
1952 - The New York Yankees win their fourth straight and 14th overall World Series with a 4-2 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 7
 
1984 - Walter Payton becomes the NFL's all-time rushing leader, passing Hall of Famer Jim Brown
 
1985 - Lynette Woodward chosen as the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters
 
2012 - Drew Brees breaks Johnny Unitas' NFL record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (48)
 
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.