Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Links
Saturday, September 16	7:00 p.m.	Midwestern State	Canyon, Texas	Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium	Stats | Video | Game Notes

Game Sponsor	Promotions
People's Federal Credit Union	First 900 Fans Receive a Bucky Bobblehead

CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes open up Lone Star Conference action this weekend as they welcome the Midwestern State Mustangs to Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. in Canyon.
 
PROMOTIONS
The first 900 fans will receive a Bucky bobblehead courtesy of our game sponsor, People's Federal Credit Union.
 
TAILGATING
WT Football invites and welcomes students, alumni, fans and guests to enjoy the Countdown to Kickoff Block Party presented by Bud Light and United Supermarkets prior to all five home football games at this season at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium.
 
If available, single game reservations must be made by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday BEFORE each home game by purchasing your spot online or by calling the WT Ticket Office at (806) 651-1400.
 
LSC ACTION BEGINS
The march toward a Lone Star Conference Championship begins on Saturday night as eight of the nine football playing institutions are in action against league foes. UT Permian Basin travels to Southwest Baptist for a non-conference contest.
 
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 MUSTANGS
The Mustangs enter the weekend with an overall record of 1-1 following a 30-17 victory over Mississippi College last Saturday night in Wichita Falls.
 
Reigning LSC Offensive Player of the Week Devin Cross leads the way offensively for the Mustangs as the Pflugerville native has carried the ball 35 times for 209 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Defensively, senior Quinterrius Hargrave from Mesquite leads the way with 12 total tackles (five solo).
 
MSU HEAD COACH BILL MASKILL
Five-time LSC Coach of the Year Bill Maskill is now in his 22nd season at the helm of the Midwestern State Football program. Maskill enters Saturday with an overall career record of 170-74.
 
He holds an overall record of 157-66 during his time in Wichita Falls with eight trips to the NCAA Playoffs and five LSC Championships (2009, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2021). 
 
THE SERIES
The Buffs lead the all-time series 20-15 against the Mustangs dating back to the 1947 campaign. Midwestern State is 8-10 all-time in Canyon including 0-2 at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium with those trips coming in 2019 (34-24) and 2021 (15-12).
 
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.
 
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.
 
Defending LSC Champion 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 4-5-4 all-time on September 16th with six of those games played in Canyon.
 
1950 - Northern Arizona - W, 52-12
1967 - Montana State - W, 35-26
1972 - at Drake - L, 40-12
1978 - McNeese State - L, 45-13
1989 - Lamar - L, 49-17
1995 - Fort Lewis - W, 44-7
2000 - at Western Washington - L, 41-17
2006 - at Texas A&M-Commerce - W, 35-10
2017 - UT Permian Basin - W, 17-6
 
THIS DAY IN SPORTS
1869 - Golf's first hole-in-one recorded by Tom Morris at Prestwick's (Scotland)
 
1934 - Basketball Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor is born in Washington, D.C.
 
1950 - The Cleveland Browns play their first National Football League game, defeating Philadelphia 35-10
 
1958 - Hall of Fame pitcher Orel Hershiser is born in Buffalo, New York
 
1993 - Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 19th player to reach 3,000 hits
 
1997 - Mark McGwire signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for $26M
 
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.
 
First United Bank was originally chartered in Dimmitt, Texas in 1907 and currently reports total assets of more than $2 Billion. First United Bank operates seventeen (17) locations throughout thirteen (13) cities in West and North Texas.