Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Live Links
Saturday, September 9	7:00 p.m.	Adams State	Canyon, Texas	Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium	Stats | Video

Game Sponsor	Promotions
First United Bank	Hall of Champions Weekend / First 1,000 Fans Receive a Free Stealth Replica T-Shirt

CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes open their 2023 home schedule on Saturday night as they welcome to the Grizzlies of Adams State to Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. in Canyon. It will mark the first game on newly named First United Field.
 
HALL OF CHAMPIONS WEEKEND
WT Athletics will honor their Hall of Champions Class of 2023 inductees during halftime of Saturday's game.
 
The Class of 2023: David Chavlovich (Men's Basketball), Keithon Flemming (Football), Rellie Kaputin (Women's Track & Field), Victor McGee (Football), Hector Rodriguez (Men's Basketball), Lacey Taylor (Softball) and Joni Unruh (Women's Basketball).
 
Legacy Award Recipients: Tracy & Pamela Haymes and Dr. James Parker.
 
A LOOK AT THE GRIZZLIES
The Grizzlies enter the weekend with a 1-0 overall record following a 35-16 victory over Lincoln University (Ca.) last Saturday in Alamosa to mark ASU's first victory in a season opener since 2017.
 
Freshman quarterback Connor Underhill completed 4-of-7 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for 15 yards in the victory. Defensively the Grizzlies were led by senior safety Daniel Mendoza who registered eight tackles (three solo) including a sack to go along with a pair of pass breakups. 
 
ASU HEAD COACH JARRELL HARRISON
Jarrell Harrison was named the 24th head coach in Adam State history prior to the 2021 campaign as he holds an overall record of 4-19 during his time in Alamosa. Harrison spent the previous five seasons as an assistant as ASU working with the running backs and special teams. Harrison was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 safety at Missouri during his collegiate career.
 
THE SERIES
The Buffaloes and Grizzlies meet for the ninth time in school history on the gridiron on Saturday night in Canyon. WT is 7-1 all-time in the series that dates back to 1994. West Texas A&M is 3-1 in games played in Canyon as the Grizzlies make their first trip to the Panhandle since 2017.
 
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.
 
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 NCAA 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 4-2 all-time on September 9th with two of those games coming against Adams State.
 
1978 - at UT Arlington - W, 18-10
1989 - at Cal Poly - L, 31-10
1995 - at Adams State - W, 44-26
2000 - at Midwestern State - L, 14-7
2006 - Adams State - W, 31-11
2017 - Colorado State-Pueblo - W, 24-21
 
THIS DAY IN SPORTS
1841 - Tom Hyer beats George McChester to become the first American heavyweight boxing champion
 
1960 - The Denver Broncos top the Boston Patriots, 13-10 in the American Football League's inaugural game
 
1960 - National Champion football coach Bob Stoops is born in Youngstown, Ohio
 
1965 - Sandy Koufax throws his fourth career no-hitter against the Chicago Cubs
 
1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter
 
1999 - Hall of Fame pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter passes away at the age of 53 from Lou Gehrig's disease
 
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.
 
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.