The 2017 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by first-year head coach Hunter Hughes. The Buffaloes played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.

Schedule West Texas A&M announced its 2017 football schedule on January 5, 2017. The schedule consisted of seven home and four away games in the regular season.

Game summaries No. 13 Azusa Pacific

Statistics APUWT First downs 15 19 Total yards 314 317 Rushing yards 78 223 Passing yards 236 94 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 26:19 33:41 Team Category Player StatisticsAzusa Pacific Passing Andrew Elffers 15/22, 236 yards, TD, INT Rushing Gavin McDaniel 16 rushes, 54 yards, TD Receiving Weston Carr 9 receptions, 161 yards, TDWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 9/21, 94 yards Rushing Warren Witherspoon 24 rushes, 138 yards Receiving Avery Lewis 3 receptions, 42 yards

No. 7 CSU Pueblo

Statistics CSUPWT First downs 16 14 Total yards 310 223 Rushing yards 79 133 Passing yards 231 90 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 24:43 35:17 Team Category Player StatisticsCSU Pueblo Passing Brandon Edwards 18/25, 231 yards, INT Rushing Austin Micci 20 rushes, 79 yards, 3 TD Receiving Morgan Smith 5 receptions, 78 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 4/11, 51 yards Rushing Jordan Johnson 12 rushes, 66 yards, TD Receiving Junior Pome'e 2 receptions, 35 yards

UT Permian Basin

Statistics UTPBWT First downs 14 15 Total yards 314 222 Rushing yards 68 82 Passing yards 246 140 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 28:34 31:26 Team Category Player StatisticsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 16/39, 246 yards, 2 INT Rushing Brandon Infiesto 8 rushes, 37 yards Receiving Courtney McMaryion 2 receptions, 92 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Ben Arbuckle 13/24, 140 yards, 2 INT Rushing Brandon Blair 6 rushes, 31 yards, TD Receiving Kailan Noseff 3 receptions, 41 yards

At Tarleton State

Statistics WTTSU First downs 22 19 Total yards 407 359 Rushing yards 135 242 Passing yards 272 117 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 30:14 29:46 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 17/38, 272 yards, INT Rushing Jordan Houghtaling 6 rushes, 37 yards, TD Receiving Markel Steward 6 receptions, 132 yardsTarleton State Passing Zed Woerner 13/20, 117 yards, TD Rushing Xavier Turner 17 rushes, 135 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jeff Thomas 4 receptions, 50 yards

Eastern New Mexico

Statistics ENMUWT First downs 25 7 Total yards 447 154 Rushing yards 362 38 Passing yards 85 116 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 39:01 20:59 Team Category Player StatisticsEastern New Mexico Passing Wyatt Strand 8/15, 85 yards Rushing Kamal Cass 28 rushes, 138 yards, TD Receiving Russell Montoya 2 receptions, 34 yardsWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 12/20, 116 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kobe Morrow 10 rushes, 19 yards Receiving Avery Lewis 1 reception, 38 yards

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

Statistics WTTAMUK First downs 11 19 Total yards 187 420 Rushing yards 12 167 Passing yards 175 253 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 26:27 33:33 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 7/17, 125 yards, TD, INT Rushing Warren Witherspoon 10 rushes, 25 yards Receiving Kailan Noseff 3 receptions, 59 yards, TDTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Cade Dyal 23/29, 249 yards, 3 TD Rushing Nick Pelran 12 rushes, 56 yards Receiving Jordan Thomas 6 receptions, 113 yards, TD

Adams State

Statistics ADAMSWT First downs 31 17 Total yards 479 360 Rushing yards 83 189 Passing yards 396 171 Turnovers 5 3 Time of possession 33:46 26:14 Team Category Player StatisticsAdams State Passing Nick Rooney 45/55, 385 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Nick Rooney 16 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Chad Hovasse 14 receptions, 128 yards, TDWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 14/23, 171 yards, INT Rushing Warren Witherspoon 18 rushes, 160 yards, TD Receiving Jordan Johnson 3 receptions, 59 yards

At No. 5 Midwestern State

Statistics WTMSU First downs 12 24 Total yards 228 521 Rushing yards 74 153 Passing yards 154 368 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 24:56 29:57 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 9/20, 154 yards, 2 INT Rushing Warren Witherspoon 14 rushes, 33 yards Receiving Warren Witherspoon 2 receptions, 53 yardsMidwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 23/31, 289 yards, 3 TD Rushing Nicholas Gabriel 7 rushes, 44 yards, TD Receiving D. J. Myers 8 receptions, 149 yards, TD

No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce

Statistics TAMUCWT First downs 28 13 Total yards 506 243 Rushing yards 60 85 Passing yards 446 158 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 27:53 32:07 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 30/46, 387 yards, 3 TD Rushing Carandal Hale 11 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Darrion Landry 6 receptions, 123 yards, TDWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 10/20, 158 yards, TD, INT Rushing Warren Witherspoon 31 rushes, 87 yards Receiving Avery Lewis 2 receptions, 72 yards

At Angelo State

Statistics WTASU First downs 8 31 Total yards 103 524 Rushing yards 74 154 Passing yards 29 370 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 32:57 27:03 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 3/10, 19 yards, 2 INT Rushing Warren Witherspoon 31 rushes, 98 yards Receiving Nick Andress 3 receptions, 23 yardsAngelo State Passing Jake Faber 23/31, 270 yards, 4 TD Rushing Josh Stevens 21 rushes, 68 yards Receiving Keke Chism 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Western New Mexico

Statistics WNMUWT First downs 21 17 Total yards 300 353 Rushing yards 105 116 Passing yards 195 237 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 26:57 33:03 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 17/28, 195 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Justin Harris 9 rushes, 55 yards Receiving D'Angelo Bowie 9 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TDWest Texas A&M Passing Ben Arbuckle 17/31, 237 yards, 2 TD Rushing Warren Witherspoon 21 rushes, 75 yards Receiving Avery Lewis 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD

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