They have also competed in the Kanza Bowl, a Division II bowl between the Lone Star Conference and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 2009–2012, going 2–0.
The Wagon Wheel is a traveling trophy that is given to the winner of the Eastern New Mexico–West Texas A&M football game.[2][3] The trophy was introduced in 1986 by Dallan Sanders, the Housing Director at ENMU. The wheel is placed on the stadium hill of the host team with the winning team running up the hill to take possession of the wheel.[4] Following the 2023 meeting, ENMU leads the overall series 23–19 and the trophy series 18–17.[5]
Texas A&M–Commerce: East Texas vs. West Texas
East Texas vs. West Texas is the name given to the Texas A&M–Commerce–West Texas A&M football rivalry game. The intensity of the rivalry grew during 2013 through 2018 as the head coach for TAMUC at the time was Colby Carthel, who previously served as the defensive coordinator at WT under head coach Don Carthel, Colby's father.[6] A&M–Commerce leads the all-time series 21–14.[7] The rivalry has become largely defunct as A&M–Commerce moved to the Southland Conference, which competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level, beginning with the 2022 season.[8][9]
Head coaches
Don Carthel has the most all-time wins for the Buffaloes, who have gone 541–536–21 through the 2023 season.
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