2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
AFCANo. 18
Record8–4 (8–2 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Nesbitt (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorColby Carthel (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumKimbrough Memorial Stadium
2010 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Overall*
No. 8 Abilene Christian $^   10 0     11 1  
No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville ^   9 1     10 2  
No. 18 W. Texas A&M ^   8 2     8 4  
Midwestern State #   7 3     8 4  
Northeastern State   6 4     6 5  
East Central   5 5     5 6  
Angelo State   5 5     5 5  
SW Oklahoma State   4 6     4 7  
Eastern New Mexico   4 6     5 6  
SE Oklahoma State   3 7     3 8  
Tarleton State   3 7     3 8  
Incarnate Word   3 7     3 8  
Central Oklahoma   2 8     2 9  
Texas A&M–Commerce   2 8     3 8  
North Division
Northeastern State x   5 1     6 5  
East Central x   5 1     5 6  
SW Oklahoma State   4 2     4 7  
Eastern New Mexico   3 3     5 6  
SE Oklahoma State   2 4     3 8  
Central Oklahoma   1 5     2 9  
Texas A&M–Commerce   1 5     3 8  
South Division
No. 8 Abilene Christian x$^   6 0     11 1  
No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville ^   5 1     10 2  
No. 18 W. Texas A&M ^   4 2     8 4  
Midwestern State #   3 3     8 4  
Tarleton State   2 4     3 8  
Angelo State   1 5     5 5  
Incarnate Word   0 6     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • * – The LSC counted separate overall and division standings.
    † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all five wins.
    # – Kanza Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2010 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University during the 2010 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). The Buffaloes were led by sixth-year head coach Don Carthel and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.

The Buffs finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–3. In LSC play, the team went 8–2 to finish third in the conference's South Division. West Texas received a bid for the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing 35–55 to Central Missouri in the first round.