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Butch Lauffer begins his 19th season as head men's soccer coach and his 14th as head women's coach at West Texas A&M University. During his tenure, Lauffer has coached the men to 16 consecutive winning seasons and the women to 12-plus victories seven times. While overseeing the combined WTAMU Soccer program, he has compiled a 392-162-34 (.667) record in 18 seasons, with the women having recorded 10 or more wins in all but one season.
In 2007, West Texas A&M maintained dominance on the pitch as both the men and women advanced to the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament. The women became the first sixth seed to win the Lone Star Conference Tournament Championship, while the men claimed a share of the Southwest Soccer Conference Championship, along with rival Midwestern State.
In 1991, Lauffer organized a Division II soccer program in less than three months and in their first season he guided the Buffs to a 10-8-2 record; he has a 217-99-22 (.642) record over 18 seasons. The Buffaloes reached the NCAA Division II men's soccer playoffs for the first time in 1997, losing to Cal State-Bakersfield in shootouts. The men made a return trip in 2000, and both the men's and women's teams qualified in 2001. The Buffs were ranked in each of their first 11 seasons.
Lauffer was named NCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year in 2001 and received the LSC Men's Coach of the Year award in 1999 and 2000. Additionally, he was chosen as the Women's LSC Coach of the Year in 1996 and 2001. Lauffer started the women's program in 1996, leading them to a 12-4-0 finish and Lone Star Conference regular season title.
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