Oct. 12, 2004

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The Game
The West Texas A&M University Buffaloes will look to snap a three-game losing streak overall and a six-game home losing skein, on Saturday, Oct. 16, when the Buffaloes host the Abilene Christian University Wildcats in a Lone Star Conference South Division game. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium (Capacity 20,000).

Saturday's game will be "Take A Kid To The Game," where kids 12-and-under get in free when accompanied by an adult admission of $6 with the coupon from the front of the Saturday issue of the Amarillo Globe-News.

On The Air and On The Web
Listen to Buffalo football action on the Buffalo Sports Network on KGNC 710 AM, with broadcasts starting 15 minutes before kickoff. Fans can also listen to the broadcast via the internet at www.gobuffsgo.com, the official web site of WTAMU Athletics. Fans can additionally access rosters, schedules, statistics and press releases of the Buffs and Lady Buffs throughout the year.

The Teams
WTAMU is 1-5 overall, 0-3 in LSC South play, currently on a three-game skein, after suffering a heartbreaking, 21-20, loss to Eastern New Mexico University in the annual Wagon Wheel Game, Saturday at Portales, N.M. The Buffaloes had two chances to kick a game-winning field goal in the final 3:20 of the game, but had the first chance blocked and botched the snap and hold on the second. Senior quarterback Derek Maupin threw for 352 yards on 35-56 attempts and two TDs, and set a new WTAMU record for passing attempts, as he now has 1,078, passing Tod Mayfield's 1,036 attempts from 1984-86. Maupin is also closing in on Mayfield's career passing yardage, as he now has 6,467 yards, while Mayfield has 7,342 yards.

The Abilene Christian University Wildcats enter Saturday's game with the Buffaloes coming off a 4th quarter comeback, rallying from 10 points down to beat Angelo State University, 29-25, last Saturday. The game-winning TD came on a 44-yard fumble return by ACU's sophomore defensive back Danieal Manning with 2:30 in the game, after Dawon Gentry had a 73-yard punt return for a TD.

WTAMU totes the top-ranked passing offense in the LSC and second in the nation, as well as the fourth-ranked total offense in the conference, while ACU is the second-ranked passing defense in the league and seventh-ranked total defense in the LSC.

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