2015 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE LION FOOTBAll GAME 1 NOTES 22 LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 11 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES | 1 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 762 LONE STAR All-CONFERENCE PLAYERS | 232 All-AMERICAN SELEctIONS A&M-Commerce Athletic Communications: Josh Manck | Office: (903)886-5131 | Cell: (817)487-5136 | Email:
[email protected] QUICK FACTS No. 9/18 A&M-Commerce (0-0, 0-0 LSC) ABOUT A&M-COMMERCE Official Name...... Texas A&M University-Commerce vs. Location ........................ Commerce, Texas University of Faith (0-0) Founded ....... 1889 (as East Texas Normal College) Thursday, September 1, 2016 • 7 p.m. Previous Names ......... East Texas Normal College Memorial Stadium • Commerce, Texas ................. East Texas State Teacher’s College .......................... East Texas State College STARTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT COOPER ON THE LOOSE ........................ East Texas State University • The Lions have won their home opener in • Senior running back Richard Cooper Enrollment ...................... 12,375 (Fall 2015) each of their first three seasons under head (Angleton HS) enters the 2016 season Nickname ................................... Lions coach Colby Carthel. ranked sixth in school history in career Colors .............................. Blue and Gold • The first game of the Carthel era was a 51-6 rushing yardage with 11 games of 100 or Stadium (Capacity) ..... Memorial Stadium (10,000) win over Sul Ross State in 2013, followed more rushing yards in his storied career. Affiliation ......................... NCAA Division II Conference.............................. Lone Star by the record-breaking 98-20 rout of East • He is one of the top returning running Interim President ..................... Dr. Ray Keck Texas Baptist in 2014. backs in Division II this season in multiple Athletic Director ...................