2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–4 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Clint Dolezel (2nd season);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jack Tyler (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
McNeese	1	–	0	3	–	2
No. 22 Lamar	0	–	0	3	–	1
No. 15 Incarnate Word	0	–	0	2	–	2
Houston Christian	0	–	0	1	–	3
Nicholls	0	–	0	1	–	3
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	1	–	3
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	4
Texas A&M–Commerce *	0	–	0	0	–	4
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	1	2	–	2

* – Texas A&M–Commerce is ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 22, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team will represent Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions are led by second-year head coach Clint Dolezel and play home games at the Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

This season marks Texas A&M–Commerce's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions will not be eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Lions were picked to finish eighth in the conference.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	119 (9)
2	Incarnate Word	113 (8)
3	Southeastern Louisiana	94
4	Lamar	88 (1)
5	Stephen F. Austin	72
6	McNeese	64
7	Houston Christian	41
8	Texas A&M–Commerce	37
9	Northwestern State	25

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. TAMUC had a total of three players selected.^[3]

Offense

2nd Team

Mitchell McGarry – Punter, RS-SR

Defense

1st Team

Max Epps – Defensive back, RS-SR

2nd Team

Jaden Rios – Defensive back, RS-JR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego State*	Snapdragon Stadium San Diego, CA	TruTV	L 14–45	25,180
September 7	9:00 pm	at No. 18 UC Davis*	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	ESPN+	L 22–36	8,743
September 14	6:00 pm	Grambling State*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	L 28–35 ^OT	5,944
September 21	6:00 pm	No. 11 Sacramento State*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	L 0–34	4,477
October 5	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	–
October 12	2:00 pm	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	–
October 19	3:30 pm	Lamar	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	–
October 26	2:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M*	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	–
November 2	7:00 pm	at McNeese	Cowboys Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	–
November 9	3:30 pm	Stephen F. Austin*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	–
November 16	1:00 pm	Houston Christian	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	–
November 23	1:00 pm	Incarnate Word	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	–
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At San Diego State

Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at San Diego State Aztecs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	6	8	0	14
Aztecs	3	0	21	21	45

at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: August 31
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 25,180
Referee: Patrick Foy
TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker, and Jared Greenberg
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SDSU – Gabriel Plascencia 50-yard field goal, 0:28. Aztecs 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 48 yards, 5:27.

Second quarter

AMC – E. J. Oakman 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:59. Lions 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:08.

Third quarter

SDSU – Marquez Cooper 47-yard run (Nick Lopez kick), 11:36. Aztecs 9–6. Aztecs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:54.
SDSU – Tano Letuli 0-yard fumble return (kick failed), 10:47. Aztecs 16–6.
SDSU – Louis Brown IV 44-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Michael Harrison run), 6:35. Aztecs 24–6. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:44.
AMC – Drew Allison 6-yard pass from Eric Rodriguez (Eric Rodriguez pass to JaiSean McMillian), 2:17. Aztecs 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:18.

Fourth quarter

SDSU – Marquez Cooper 7-yard run (Nick Lopez kick), 14:55. Aztecs 31–14. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:17.
SDSU – J. D. Coffey III 45-yard interception return (Nick Lopez kick), 13:48. Aztecs 38–14.
SDSU – Jordan Napier 8-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nick Lopez kick), 6:57. Aztecs 45–14. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:28.

Statistics	AMC	SDSU
First downs	17	23
Total yards	180	468
Rushing yards	63	254
Passing yards	117	214
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	31:28	28:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Eric Rodriguez	14/20, 105 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	E. J. Oakman	8 rushes, 30 yards
	Receiving	Dayan Bilbo	2 receptions, 35 yards
San Diego State	Passing	Danny O'Neil	22/33, 214 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Marquez Cooper	27 rushes, 223 yards, TD
	Receiving	Louis Brown IV	3 receptions, 91 yards, TD

At No. 18 UC Davis

Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at No. 18 UC Davis Aggies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	15	22
No. 18 Aggies	0	9	13	14	36

at UC Davis Health Stadium, Davis, California

Date: September 7
Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 8,743
Referee: Robert Quello
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

UCD – Hunter Ridley 28-yard field goal, 7:23. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:20.
UCD – Hunter Ridley 32-yard field goal, 5:44. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:34.
UCD – Hunter Ridley 29-yard field goal, 0:03. Aggies 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

UCD – Chaz Davis 4-yard pass from Miles Hastings (pass failed), 12:07. Aggies 15–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.
UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 54-yard pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley kick), 11:34. Aggies 22–0. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:08.
AMC – Sean Sallis 32-yard pass from Ron Peace (Aidan Martin kick), 4:51. Aggies 22–7. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:22.

Fourth quarter

UCD – Winston Williams 14-yard pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley kick), 9:02. Aggies 29–7. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:57.
AMC – E. J. Oakmon 61-yard pass from Ron Peace (Aidan Martin kick), 7:36. Aggies 29–14. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:19.
AMC – Brooks Rigney 17-yard pass from Ron Peace (Ron Peace pass to Sean Sallis), 5:03. Aggies 29–22. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:45.
UCD – David Meyer 60-yard interception return (Hunter Ridley kick), 0:46. Aggies 36–22.

Statistics	AMC	UCD
First downs	23	22
Total yards	448	449
Rushing yards	-9	129
Passing yards	457	320
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	29:54	30:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Ron Peace	29/56, 457 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	E. J. Oakmon	8 rushes, 14 yards
	Receiving	Brooks Rigney	5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
UC Davis	Passing	Miles Hastings	26/39, 320 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Lan Larison	28 rushes, 123 yards
	Receiving	C. J. Hutton	6 receptions, 84 yards

Grambling State

Grambling State Tigers at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tigers	6	15	0	7	7	35
Lions	7	14	7	0	0	28

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

Date: September 14
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C)
Game attendance: 5,944
Referee: Ed Bourgeois
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

GRAM – Blake Davis 35-yard fumble return (kick blocked), 6:43. Tigers 6–0.
AMC – B. K. Jackson 69-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 6:02. Lions 7–6. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41.

Second quarter

GRAM – Jacoby Bellazar 10-yard pass from Myles Crawley (Myles Crawley pass to Jacoby Bellazar), 12:56. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:15.
AMC – B. K. Jackson 9-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 7:27. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:29.
AMC – JaiSean McMillian 5-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 4:41. Lions 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:09.
GRAM – Tre Bradford 41-yard run (Reed Harradine kick), 4:17. Tied 21–21. Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 0:12.

Third quarter

AMC – Braxton Garmon 3-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 8:56. Lions 28–21. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:03.

Fourth quarter

GRAM – Nicholas Howard 27-yard pass from Myles Crawley (Reed Harradine kick), 1:18. Tied 28–28. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26.

Overtime

GRAM – Tre Bradford 3-yard run (Reed Harradine kick). Tigers 35–28. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.

Statistics	GRAM	AMC
First downs	13	19
Total yards	247	419
Rushing yards	117	267
Passing yards	130	152
Turnovers	3	6
Time of possession	25:45	34:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grambling State	Passing	Myles Crawley	14/30, 125 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Tre Bradford	15 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Covadis Knighten	4 receptions, 29 yards
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Ron Peace	14/28, 152 yards, 4 INT
	Rushing	B. K. Jackson	16 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Christian Jourdain	4 receptions, 57 yards

No. 11 Sacramento State

No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Hornets	3	17	14	0	34
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

Date: September 21
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)
Game attendance: 4,477
Referee: Austin Mezzacasa
TV: ESPN+
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

SAC – Zach Schreiner 37-yard field goal, 11:03. Hornets 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:57.

Second quarter

SAC – Zach Schreiner 34-yard field goal, 7:52. Hornets 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:45.
SAC – Elias Mullican 35-yard interception return (Zach Shreiner kick), 6:34. Hornets 13–0.
SAC – Jared Gipson 22-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Shreiner kick), 0:35. Hornets 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:24.

Third quarter

SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 16-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner kick), 10:46. Hornets 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:21.
SAC – Ezra Moleni 1-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick), 2:24. Hornets 34–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:43.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics	SAC	AMC
First downs	20	9
Total yards	414	197
Rushing yards	260	26
Passing yards	154	171
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	38:04	21:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sacramento State	Passing	Carson Conklin	13/22, 154 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Elijah Tau-Tolliver	20 rushes, 127 yards
	Receiving	Jared Gipson	4 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing	Eric Rodriguez	8/16, 87 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	B. K. Jackson	9 rushes, 32 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Daniels	2 receptions, 51 yards

At Southeastern Louisiana

Game Five – Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	Total
AMC Lions			0
SELA Lions			0

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

Date: October 5
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	AMC	SELA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Northwestern State

Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Demons			0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

Date: October 12
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	AMC	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lamar

Lamar Cardinals at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Lions			0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

Date: October 19
Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	LAM	AMC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Prairie View A&M

Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Prairie View A&M Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Panthers			0

at Panther Stadium, Prairie View, Texas

Date: October 26
Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	AMC	PV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At McNeese

Texas A&M-Commerce Lions at McNeese Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Date: November 2
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	AMC	MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lumberjacks			0
Lions			0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

Date: November 9
Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SFA	AMC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston Christian

Houston Christian Huskies at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Huskies			0
Lions			0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

Date: November 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	HCU	AMC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Lions			0

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	UIW	AMC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "TAMUC News Release: Texas A&M University-Commerce Accepts Invitation to Southland Conference - NCAA Division II power to begin NCAA Division I transition in 2022-23 academic year". Yahoo. September 28, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
^ "Three named to preseason All-SLC Football team, Lions picked eighth". lionathletics.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
^ "2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
^ "Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

[1] "TAMUC News Release: Texas A&M University-Commerce Accepts Invitation to Southland Conference - NCAA Division II power to begin NCAA Division I transition in 2022-23 academic year". Yahoo. September 28, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[2] "Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[3] "Three named to preseason All-SLC Football team, Lions picked eighth". lionathletics.com. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

[4] "2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[5] "2024 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

[6] "Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Schedule 2024". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2024.

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