The No. 12 WTAMU Buffalo football hosted the No. 10 Midwestern State Mustangs on Nov. 3 for the final home game of the season and Senior Night. The Mustangs pulled out a 52-48 victory in the last minute of the game to end the Buffs’ undefeated streak in Lone Star Conference play. WT got on the board first with a field goal on the first drive of the game. MSU would answer with back-to-back rushing touchdowns by quarterback Brandon Kelsey and running back Keidrick Jackson, who leads the LSC in rushing, with runs of 16 and four yards, respectively. The Buffs would get back on the board when junior Dustin Vaughn connected with fellow junior Lance Ratliff for a 21-yard scoring strike that cut WT’s deficit down to 14-10 after the first quarter. The Mustangs found the end zone again when Kelsey ran it in from six yards out to give MSU a 21-10 lead with 12:11 remaining in the half. Senior Khiry Robinson ran in an 11-yard touchdown to get the Buffs back within four, at 21-17. Jackson would extend the Mustang’s lead once again by punching the ball in from one yard out with 5:19 left in the half, giving MSU a 28-17 lead. Two more touchdown runs by Robinson of seven and 20-yards would the Buffs a 31-28 that WT would take to halftime after the Mustangs missed a last-second field goal. After MSU kicked a field goal to start the third quarter, Vaughn connected with junior Trevor Hammargren for a seven yard touchdown pass that put the Buffs in front 38-31. WT would end the third quarter with a 10-point lead at 41-31. The Mustangs cut it back down to a three-point deficit after Kelsey found Mark Strange for a 20-yard touchdown pass that made the score 41-38. The Buffs would respond with a six-yard scoring pass from Vaughn to Robinson to go back up 48-38 with 2:55 left in the game. Midwestern started a rally when Kelsey found the end zone less than minute later on a one-yard run. The Mustangs would cap off the comeback after a bad snap on a WT punt was recovered and returned for a score by Marqui Christian with 0:55 to go in the game. “It’s really a hard loss, one of the hardest losses I’ve had as a coach and I am sure for these players, it is the hardest loss they’ve had,” Head Coach Don Carthel said. The Buffs now stand with an overall record of 8-2 and 6-1 in the LSC. A win for WT would have clinched the LSC Championship, but the Buffs have a chance to earn a share of the title as they take on the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions in the final regular season game on Nov. 10. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. from Commerce, Texas.