West Texas A&M Regular Season Schedule

2010 Division 2 Preseason Coaches Poll

West Texas A&M drops out of the top 25 for the first time in two seasons with a loss to Central Oklahoma.  Things are not looking good for the Buffaloes as they have dropped the first two games of the season.  Texas A&M Kingsville, however, has had a huge turn around season winning their first two games of the season including opening up against Delta State.  What surprises me the most I think is how Northwest Missouri is still ranked ahead of Kingsville even though they have lost a game.  Their strength of schedule must be rediculous.  Abilene Christian is off to their usually slaughter of every team they place winning their first game against the #2 team in the nation at the time Northwest Missouri and then crushing this past weeks opponent (Fort Lewis) 58-10.  They seem to dismantle everything they come into contact with which isnt any surprise since University of Texas quarterback Colt Mccoy was about 4 inches from being at the school.  Anyways here are the scores in no particular order…the winner will be in bold:

Central Oklahoma  24
West Texas A&M (13)  17

Carson-Newman (25)  14
North Alabama (4)  31

Bemidji State  34
Minnesota State (10)  37

Ashland (23)  44
Ferris State   23

Bloomsburg (6)  17
California (18)  10

East Central   7
Texas A&M-Kingsville (11)  39

Newberry (20  )  23
Austin Peay (FCS)   34

Fort Lewis  10
Abilene Christian (2)   58

Grand Valley (1)  26
Indianapolis   10

Catawba (19)   21
Fayetteville State    20

C.W. Post   14
IUP (21)   27

Chadron State (8)   13
Pittsburg State (5)   41

Nebraska-Omaha (22)   28
Nebraska-Kearney   31

Shippensburg   24
Edinboro (16)  14

Saginaw Valley (24)   21
Wayne State (Mi.)   13

Grand Valley State (1) 37
West Texas A&M (12) 23

Delta State (3) 17
Texas A&M-Kingsville (24) 28

Concordia-St. Paul  0
Minnesota-Duluth (4)56

North Alabama (5) 41
Southern Arkansas 9

Central Oklahoma   13
Pittsburg State (7) 42

Newberry  31
Valdosta State (8) 24

Central Washington (14) 10
Mesa State 0

Mary  14
Chadron State (15) 30

Minnesota State (17) 31
Truman State 13

Tusculum (18) 14
Charleston 31

Catawba (19) 25
St. Augustine’s 7

West Liberty  30
Edinboro (21) 42

Nebraska-Kearney  16
Wayne State (Ne.) (25) 21

2009 WT Football Schedule

August 29 - Grand Valley State – Canyon, Texas 6:00PM CST

September 5 – Central Oklahoma^ – Canyon, Texas 6:00PM CST

September 12 – at Central Washington – Ellensburg, Wash. TBA

September 19 – at Southwestern Oklahoma State^ – Weatherford, Okla. TBA

September 26 – Texas A&M-Kingsville* – Canyon, Texas 6:00PM CST

October 3 - at Midwestern State* – Wichita Falls, Texas TBA

October 10 – Eastern New Mexico*# – Canyon, Texas 6:00PM CST

October 17 - at Abilene Christian* – Abilene, Texas TBA

October 24 - Angelo State* – Canyon, Texas 6:00PM CST

October 31 – at Northeastern State^ – Tahlequah, Okla. TBA

November 7 - at Tarleton State* – Stephenville, Texas TBA

So what killed West Texas A&M?  Two words, Billy Malone.  Bill Malone threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more.  The Senior had 407 all-purpose yards throughout the whole game.  What gets me is Scott was averaging over 10 yards a carry the other night.  He had over 26 carries which means he had over 260 yards on the ground.  That to me, is just unbelievable.  I dont understand how the #5 team in the nation can allow those kind of stats when they are just obliterating other teams year round.

Another Question I have is whether or not Abilene Christian deservers the #1 spot in the polls.  We recently saw Penn State jump several spots after beating Wisconsin, Purdue, and Michigan State, so is that a far cry from what we have seen here?  Who has Grand Valley played that makes them the team that deserves the #1 spot in the polls.  Anyways, I worry that this blows any chance for West Texas A&M to make the playoffs.  With a loss that bad, it makes me wonder if the players are starting to question their abilities to hang with the big boys because to me…Saturday night there was a clear message from Abilene Christian.  Basically this, “You come to play or dont come at all.”  This game had Alabama – Georgia written all over it.  Well here are the up to date rankings for Division 2 Football:

1. Grand Valley State, Mich. (23) 7-0

2. Abilene Christian, Texas (3) 7-0

3. Northwest Missouri State 7-1

4. Bloomsburg, Pa. 8-0

5. Delta State, Miss. 6-1

6. California, Pa. 7-1

6. Minnesota-Duluth 8-0

8. North Alabama 7-1

9. Valdosta State, Ga. 6-1

10. Central Washington 7-1

11. West Texas A&M 7-1

12. Tuskegee, Ala. 7-0

13. Chadron State, Neb. 7-1

13. Pittsburg State, Kan. 7-1

15. Edinboro, Pa. 7-1

16. Tarleton State, Texas 7-1

17. Carson-Newman, Tenn. 5-2

18. Central Missouri 6-2

19. American International, Mass. 7-0

20. Wingate, N.C. 7-1

21. Indiana, Pa. 5-2

22. West Virginia State 6-1

23. Ashland, Ohio 6-2

24. West Chester, Pa. 6-2

25. Midwestern State, Texas 5-2

(1) Grand Valley 41
Hillsdale 10

(2) North Alabama 52
North Greenville 10

(3) Abilene Christian 51
Angelo State 7

(4) West Texas A&M 51
Eastern New Mexico 27

(5) Northwest Missouri 20
(20) Central Missouri 13

(6) Central Washington 50
Western Washington

(7) Bloomsburg 42
East Stroudsburg 23

(8) Valdosta State 27
Henderson State 23

(9) Minnesota-Duluth 55
Northern State 7

(10) Delta State 21
West Alabama 14

(11) Tuskegee 41
Morehouse 21

(12) California 56
Lock Haven 3

(13) Chadron State 43
Western New Mexico 17

(14) Pittsburg 45
Truman 28

(15) IUP 17
(18) Edinboro 24

(16) Carson-Newman 21
Catawba 14

(17) Wingate 35
Lenoir-Rhyne 17

(19) West Virginia State 28
(23) Seton Hill 35

(21) Tarleton State 37
(24) Midwestern State 16

(25) Nebraska- Omaha 42
Missouri Western 14

I just dont see how you can argue some of those teams should not be up in the top 5.  I feel bad for Central Missouri and Midwestern State schools, as they have probably both left the Top 25 but that also opens up a couple of spots for some of the other D-2 schools to step it up…