MONMOUTH, OREGON – West Texas A&M Football (4-6, 4-4 LSC) had their three-game win streak snapped Saturday afternoon against Western Oregon as they fell 38-10. WT would go 3/16 on third downs in the game.
West Texas A&M would quickly fall into a two-possession hole as Western Oregon marched down the field with a 10 play, 75-yard drive where they rushed in a three-yard score to 7-0 lead after the extra point. On the ensuing kickoff, WT would fumble which would be recovered by OUU. They took the great field position and scored on two plays to with a 10-yard passing touchdown as the extra point set the score at 14-0 a little more than six minutes into the game.
On their first offensive possession of the game, the Buffaloes strung together a solid drive where a 25-yard pass to
Geramyah Porter got them out of a second and 20. WT got into field goal range where
Alan Anaya knocked in a 36-yard field goal to put West Texas A&M on the board.
Both defenses would come up big as they traded fourth down stops to get off the field before WT forced a punt and got off the field again. On their next drive, the Buffaloes were able to get into field goal range after
Cade Figg caught two passes for 37 yards on the drive while
Trace Clarkson caught an 18-yard pass. The Maroon and White were able to get to the Western Oregon 12 before they would miss a 29-yard field goal. Despite the miss, the defense had the Wolves backed up and came away with a key three and out to give the ball back to the offense.
The chunk plays continued to be crucial in moving the ball for WT with a 31-yard completion to
Joseph White, but the offense would stall out and get stopped on a fourth and five. WOU came away with a chunk play of their own as they caught a 44-yard pass in the end zone to make it 21-3 after the extra point was converted. That score would hold going into halftime.
The third quarter saw WT go scoreless again. Defensively, the Buffs allowed a touchdown on a 14-yard rush but held their own and made plays to stall out WOU drives to stay within striking distance. West Texas A&M would trail 28-3 headed into the fourth. The Buffs scored their first touchdown of the game on a two-yard run by
Tyreke Lewis, but those would be the final points of the game for WT. Western Oregon added 10 points in the fourth off a seven-yard run and 36-yard field goal as the score would finalize at 38-10 in favor of the Wolves.
Top Buffs
- Trace Clarkson caught 10 passes for 109 yards. This was Clarkson's second game with 10 receptions this season and fifth 100+ yard receiving game.
- Miles Hill led WT in tackles with nine from three solo tackles and six assisted. He added a 0.5 sack, pass breakup, and QB hurry. Hill surpassed 60 solo tackles and is the first Buff since JT Cavender in 2021 to do so. He is currently second in solo tackles and total tackles in the Lone Star Conference.
- Ryan Gafford threw for a career-high 316 yard on 27 completions.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 1-5 all-time against Western Oregon.
- The Buffs led the game in first downs (21-20), passing yards (316-199), total yards (367-352), touchbacks (3-2), kickoff return yards (60-0), and fourth down conversions (2-0).
- Herschel Craig III made five total tackles with a tackle for loss and a 0.5 sack.
- Quincy Eutsay compiled four tackles (two solo) with a 0.5 sack.
- Cam Manahan totaled three solo tackles, two pass breakups, and a QB hurry.
- Phineas Allen, SaMaury Alexander, and Dominick Toulon all registered a 0.5 sack.
- Joseph White caught four passes for 65 yards. This was his second highest receiving yardage this season.
- Geramyah Porter also caught four passes but for 57 yards.
- Caleb Giles came away with four tackles with one being for loss.
- Lucas Jarnagin made six total tackles with one being for loss to go with two QB hurries.
- Eddy Mpela and Camden Raymond both made a tackle for loss.
- Drew Cox tallied a touchback on all three of his kickoffs.
- Dayton Navy made three solo tackles.
- Tyreke Lewis rushed for his first score of the season.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action on Saturday, November 14 as they close the season against No. 9 Central Washington. Kickoff is set for 2:00 p.m. at Bain-Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium.
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