2016 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team

The 2016 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team represented West Texas A&M University (WTAMU or WT) in the 2016 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC).

The Buffaloes were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Nesbitt and played their home games at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon, Texas.

On November 18, athletic director Michael McBroom announced that Nesbitt had been fired.

Nesbitt finished his career at WT with an overall record of 25–17 through four seasons.

[2] [3] The game was originally scheduled for the previous night, September 17, but was postponed to the following morning due to severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings in Ector County.