The West Texas A&M Buffaloes football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the West Texas A&M University located in the U.S. state of Texas. The team competes in Division II and are members of the Lone Star Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1910. Since 2019, the Buffaloes have played their home games at the 8,500 seat on-campus Bain–Schaeffer Buffalo Stadium. The team formerly played at the 20,000 seat Kimbrough Memorial Stadium. They are coached by Josh Lynn. Notable former players Notable alumni include: Ralph Anderson Anthony Armstrong Grady Benton Carl Birdsong Tully Blanchard Cloyce Box Bryan Braman Bruiser Brody Stephen Burton Ted DiBiase Bobby Duncum, Sr. Stan Hansen Kareem Larrimore Chaun Thompson Jerry Logan Ron Mayo Reggie McElroy Mercury Morris Jesse Powell Bo Robinson Khiry Robinson Tito Santana Eugene Sims Duane Thomas Rocky Thompson J'Marcus Webb Ethan Westbrooks Terry Funk Dory Funk, Jr. Dusty Rhodes Eric Collins Conference championships Classification history 1910–1955 – NCAA 1956–1972 – NCAA University Division (Major College) 1973–1977 – NCAA Division I 1978–1981 – NCAA Division I-A 1982–1985 – NCAA Division I-AA 1986–1990 – NCAA Division II 1991 – No team 1992–present – NCAA Division II Conference history 1910–1924 – Independent 1925–1930 – Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1931–1938 – Independent 1939–1940 – Alamo Conference 1941–1961 – Border Conference 1962–1971 – Independent 1972–1985 – Missouri Valley Conference 1986–1990 – Lone Star Conference 1992–1994 – Division II Independent 1995–present – Lone Star Conference Postseason Bowl appearances West Texas A&M participated in four bowl games, all while during known as West Texas State. They went 4–0. They have also competed in the Kanza Bowl, a Division II bowl between the Lone Star Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 2009–2012, going 2–0. NCAA Division II playoffs Head coaches Don Carthel has the most all-time wins for the Buffaloes, who have gone 521–516–23 as of 2019. References External links American football teams established in 1910 1910 establishments in Texas