2019 A&M-Commerce Lions Football

2019 A&M-COMMERCE LIONS FOOTBALL GAME THREE • EASTERN N.M. • September 21 • 6 p.m. No. 12 A&M-Commerce (2-0, 0-0 LSC) LIONS SCHEDULE vs. Date Opponent Time Eastern N.M. (2-0, 0-0 LSC) S7 SELECCIÓN NUEVO LEÓN W 83-0 Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium • Commerce S14 at Western Oregon W 34-27 S21 EASTERN N.M. * 6 p.m. RADIO: Lion Sports Network PxP: Charlie Chitwood • COLOR: Brock Callaway S28 at Colorado State-Pueblo 7 p.m. O5 at Texas A&M-Kingsville * 7 p.m. school history over a two (18), three BAILIFF BEGINS ON RIGHT FOOT O12 MIDWESTERN ST. * 6 p.m. • Lion Football (25), and four (30) year periods. O19 at Tarleton * 6 p.m. head coach David Rice’s 18-9 mark from 2013-14 was O26 WESTERN N.M. * 3 p.m. Bailiff was hired the second-best of any FBS program N2 at West Texas A&M * 4 p.m. in December 2018 in Texas. N9 UT PERMIAN BASIN * 4 p.m. as the 20th head N16 at Angelo St. * 3 p.m. football coach at ALL-TIME AGAINST ENMU A&M-Commerce. • This is the 33rd meeting between the • Since East Texas joined the Lone two schools. ENMU SCHEDULE Star Conference as charter members • The Lions took a 17-15 lead in the all- Date Opponent Time in 1931, Bailiff is the 13th head coach time series with last season’s win in S7 MISSOURI S&T W 35-28 of the Lions. Portales. S14 at Colorado Mesa W 44-37 (OT) • He has won both of his “firsts” • The Lions have won the last five meet- S21 at A&M-Commerce * 6 p.m. games at A&M-Commerce, defeating ings, which is their longest-ever win- S28 A&M-KINGSVILLE * 7 p.m. Nuevo Leon for the win in his first ning streak against the Greyhounds. O5 at Midwestern St. * 7 p.m. game, and beating Western Oregon • This also marks the longest winning O12 TARLETON * 7 p.m. for the win in his first road game. streak by either team in the series. O19 at Western N.M. * 7 p.m. • Bailiff was the head coach at Texas • The Lions are 12-4 against the Grey- O26 WEST TEXAS A&M * 7 p.m. N2 at UT Permian Basin * 6 p.m. State University from 2004-06 and hounds at Memorial Stadium. N9 ANGELO ST. * 7 p.m. at Rice University from 2007-17. The • Since 2008, A&M-Commerce has N16 at Western Oregon 3 p.m. Lions’ 2019 season will be Bailiff’s won four of the last five games against 15th season as a collegiate head Eastern in Commerce. coach. • The series dates back to 1984, as the • As a collegiate head coach, Bailiff teams had never played prior to ENMU FOLLOW THE LIONS has led a team to the NCAA Division joining the Lone Star Conference in • Twitter updates will be provided at @Lions_FB. I National Semifinals and has made that season. • Live statistics are available at LionAthletics. five total postseason appearances • The average margin of victory for com with a 5-2 postseason record. the Lions in the five game win streak is • All Lion games will be broadcast on the Lion • The 2005 Texas State Bobcats were 20.6 points. Sports Network, with KETR 88.9-FM as the flag- Division I National Semifinalists, and ship station. Bailiff led the Rice Owls to four bowls with a 3-1 record in those games. • Live audio will be available at KETR.org. • Bailiff has led teams to 10-win • Charlie Chitwood will provide play-by-play for seasons in three seasons (one at all Lion Football games. Color commentary will Texas State, two at Rice). Under his be provided by Brock Callaway. watch, the Owls had the most wins in • Air time for the pre-game show is 5:30 p.m. 23-TIME LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • LION FOOTBALL 1 LION FOOTBALL LION COACHES IN THEIR FIRST SEASON SENIORS SUCCEED OVER CAREER SPAN Year.....Coach...... Overall...... LSC • The 2018 senior class claimed sole possession of the 2019... David Bailiff...... 2-0...... - school record for wins in a four-year period with 43. 2013....Colby Carthel...... 7-5...... 2-4 • The 2019 senior class is already on pace to challenge 2009...Guy Morriss...... 5-5...... 5-4 that record, with a record of 40-6 through 46 games. 2004...Scotty Conley...... 4-6...... 4-5 • They are seven games away from tying the school record 1999....Eddie Brister...... 4-7...... 4-5 for most games played by a senior class. 1986....Eddie Vowell...... 2-9...... 1-5 1964....Ernest Hawkins...... 2-7...... 1-5 Years ...... Record 2015-18...... 43-10 1954....J.V. Sikes...... 6-3-1...... 5-0-1 2014-17...... 42-10 1951.....M.A. “Catfish” Smith...... 9-2...... 5-0 2016-19...... 40-6 1946....Bob Berry 2nd Stint...... 5-2-2...... 3-1-1 1951-54 ...... 36-5-2 2013-16...... 35-14 1942....Dennis Vinzant Only Season...... 4-3-1...... 2-0-1 1957-60...... 34-7 1935....Bob Berry 1st Stint...... 6-2-1...... 3-1 1972-75 ...... 32-13-1 1936-39 ...... 31-8 1931.....J.W. Rollins...... 3-6...... 1990-93 ...... 31-16-1

WE’RE GOING STREAKING! LION SUPPORT FANTASTIC ONCE AGAIN • By qualifying for their fourth straight NCAA Division II • In six home dates, A&M-Commerce drew 45,296 total Playoff berth in 2018, the Lions have the third-longest fans in 2018. That total attendance ranked second in active playoff streak in the nation. Division II. • Only Northwest Missouri State (15 straight) and Ferris • In terms of average attendance, the Lion faithful turned State (five straight) have longer active playoff streaks out at a rate of 7,549 per game. That ranked eighth than A&M-Commerce. nationally. • In Lone Star Conference history, only A&M-Kingsville • Over the last five years (available in the NCAA rankings (1992-98, 7 straight) has a streak of more than four database), the Lions have nearly doubled their average appearances. turnout since the 2013 season. The next closest season • The Lions have also advanced to the regional semifinal since 2009 was over 2,400 fans per game fewer. round for three consecutive seasons. National runner-up • While unofficial in the NCAA books, the Lions’ 7,319 fans Ferris State has reached the regional semifinal four times at the Nuevo Leon game ranked sixth in the nation in the in a row. opening week.

LIONS CONTINUE RANKINGS RUN Year...... Home Gms...... Total...... Rank...... Average..... Rank • The Lions stayed at No. 12 nationally in the 2019 2019...... 1...... 7,319...... 6th...... 7,319...... 6th American Football Coaches Association Division II 2018...... 6...... 45,296...... 2nd...... 7,549...... 8th Coaches’ Poll released Monday. 2017...... 6...... 51,482...... 3rd...... 8,580...... 5th 2016...... 4...... 34,379...... 14th...... 8,595...... 7th • A&M-Commerce has been ranked in 55 consecutive 2015...... 7...... 40,049...... 12th...... 5,721...... 19th AFCA polls, dating back to the 2015 preseason poll. 2014...... 6...... 36,757...... 11th...... 6,126...... 18th • This is A&M-Commerce’s 61st all-time appearance in 2013...... 5...... 21,673...... 40th...... 4,335...... 42nd the AFCA poll since its inception in 2000. 2012...... 5...... 11,774...... -...... 2,355...... 95th • In the polls recognized by Division II as the top rating 2011...... 4...... 9,002...... -...... 2,251...... 98th system, the Lions have been recognized as a nationally 2010...... 5...... 7,352...... -...... 1,470...... 125th ranked team 110 times since joining Division II in 1981. 2009...... 4...... 13,640...... -...... 3,410...... 56th 2008...... 5...... 12,504...... -...... 2,501...... 88th

2 LION FOOTBALL • #TIMETOHUNT LION FOOTBALL SHILLOW SHINES ON NATIONAL STAGE JAKE NAILS DEBUT • Redshirt junior defensive back Alex • Junior kicker Jake Viquez was good for Shillow was announced as the National 10 kicking points for the Lions in his first Chair of the NCAA Division II Student- Division II game as the top kicker for the Athlete Advisory Committee in January. blue and gold. • Shillow has represented the Lions • The Rockwall native was 4-for-4 on PAT at the national level as the Lone Star attempts. Conference representative to the • He also made both of his field goals, connecting on kicks Division II National SAAC since 2018. • He is the president of the A&M-Commerce SAAC, which from 30 and 20 yards. has won the LSC SAAC Cup in three of the last four years, including 2017 and 2018, when Shillow in leadership roles CHANCE TOOK NO CHANCES on the A&M-Commerce SAAC executive board. • Junior wide receiver Chance Cooper • He has also been announced as one of 137 nominees made a hard-fought bobbling catch in the for the 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®, one of the endzone in the third quarter at Western most prestigious off-the-field honors in college football. Oregon, and his highlight effort was seen • Shillow is one of 59 scholar-athletes from the Combined and recognized all of the nation. Divisions (FCS, Division II, Division III and NAIA) vying for • The catch was recognized by ESPN 11 spots on the Good Works Team. SportsCenter on Instagram as the No. 4 Top Play of the • A second team all-LSC selection in 2018, Shillow is Day in college football, and was the only non-FBS play a recipient of the 2018 Hunt County African American featured. Leadership Conference - MLK Social Justice Award and a • Cooper’s catch from Miklo Smalls was also noted as three-time LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree. Division II’s No. 2 Play of the Week by the NCAA’s official • He has also been an exemplary student, earning Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll distinction Twitter account. and appearing on either the President’s List or Dean’s • Cooper was the top target in the WOU game with five List in every semester since he has been enrolled at A&M- catches for 42 yards and the highlight score. Commerce. • He interned with IMG/Learfield during the summer and NO SMALLS FEAT graduated with honors in August. • Sophomore quarterback Miklo Smalls • He will continue at A&M-Commerce in his postgraduate made his official debut in the Western studies as one of eight winners nationwide of the John Oregon game and was efficient in his McLendon Minority Postgraduate Scholarship Award. first action since 2017. • He completed 23-of-31 passes for 235 E.J. PUNCHES IT INTO PAYDIRT yards and the highlight reel scoring pass • Junior running back E.J. Thompson to Cooper. was the top producer for the Lions in • He ranks second in the Lone Star Conference in the road win at Western Oregon, scoring completion percentage at 74.2 percent, which ranks in three touchdowns of 9, 1, and 5 yards. the top five in Division II nationally. • His touchdown with 8:22 to play in the • His 242 yards of total offense ranks in the top 50 in the fourth quarter tied the game at 27-all, nation. and his score with 5:59 to play was the game-winner. • He is the first Lion to have three rushing touchdowns in a game since Joe Bergeron did so twice in 2014. • He now leads the LSC in scoring per game and had 120 all-purpose yards including his receiving yardage.

23-TIME LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • LION FOOTBALL 3 LION FOOTBALL GRADS KEEP ON TRUCKIN’ Henderson State in 1993. • Eight Lions are continuing their football careers after earning a degree. Here are the eight graduates and the STATISTICAL CLARIFICATIONS FROM NL school they earned their degree from • The NCAA and Lone Star Conference do not count the • Neema Behbahani - A&M-Commerce statistics or win from the Nuevo Leon game. • Terrell Collins – Arkansas • A&M-Commerce will count the win towards the all-time • L.A. Dawson – West Texas A&M win-loss record, and superlative records (fewest yards • Tyler Guice - A&M-Commerce allowed, etc.) will be counted. • Deion Malone – Arkansas • However, individual statistics will not be included, in • Alex Shillow – A&M-Commerce order to avoid confusion with official statistics. • Darent White - A&M-Commerce • Highlights which will not be included in the official • Preston Wheeler - A&M-Commerce record include: • Quarterback Miklo Smalls (Plano – East) completed all four SEVEN PACK OF OPENERS of his passes for 103 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Kelan Smith (Dallas – First Baptist) and Tyler Guice (Atlanta, Ga.) were on the • The Lions have won the first official NCAA game of the receiving end of Smalls’ touchdown passes. season in each of the last seven seasons. • Spencer Long (Mont Belvieu – Barbers Hill) had seven carries for 73 yards and a score and Antonio Lealiiee (Copperas Cove) carried the ball eight times for 65 yards and two touchdowns. The 2019...... at Western Oregon - Wk 2...... W 34-27 Lions had six rushing touchdowns, as Jaquorious Smith (Kilgore), 2018...... A&M-KINGSVILLE - Wk 1...... W (2OT) 37-36 J.T. Smith (Klein – Oak), and E.J. Thompson (Cy-Ranch) each had rushing scores. 2017...... at North Alabama - Wk 1...... W 8-7 • JaQuorious Smith also opened the second half with a 70-yard 2016...... at Delta State - Wk 2...... W 40-28 kickoff return for a score. Kader Kohou (Euless – Trinity) had a 66- 2015...... ADAMS STATE - Wk 1...... W 48-17 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. • Devin Beamon (Forney – North Forney) made a tackle for a 2014...... EAST TEXAS BAPTIST - Wk 1...... W 98-20 safety as one of 22 Lion tackles for losses on 41 Nuevo León plays. 2013...... SUL ROSS STATE - Wk 1...... W 51-6 • Tali Amosa (Melbourne, Australia) had five tackles, all for loss, with a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery for the Lions’ final touchdown. NOTES FROM NUEVO LEÓN • Amosa, Kohou, and Christian Wise (Houston – Bellaire) had • The 83-0 win was the Lions’ largest margin of victory fumble recoveries, and Dominique Ramsey (Converse – Judson) and since an 80-0 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State on L.A. Dawson (Austin – LBJ) had interceptions. • The Lions rotated kickers with Jake Viquez (Rockwall) making Halloween in 1953. a 24-yard field goal and nine PATs, and Andrew Gomez (Richardson) • The 43 points scored in the first quarter sets a program made a 27-yard field goal. record for points in a quarter. The previous record was 32 points scored against Angelo State in the second quarter on November 2, 1991. • The Lions did not set records for points in a half (57) or game (98), which were set against East Texas Baptist in 2014. A&M-Commerce scored 49 points in the first half vs. Nuevo León. • The minus-83 yards allowed overall obliterated the previous record for fewest yards allowed. The Lions allowed 37 total yards (minus-35 rushing, 72 passing) vs. North- west Missouri State in 1994. • The minus-80 rushing yards allowed tops last year’s record of minus-69 rushing yards allowed at UT Permian Basin. • The minus-3 passing yards is the first-ever negative passing yardage day for the Lions defense. The Lions had previously allowed no passing yards on three occasions – Sam Houston State in 1946, Angelo State in 1971, and 4 LION FOOTBALL • #TIMETOHUNT LION FOOTBALL No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous Schoo 1 L.A. Dawson DB 6-0 180 Sr. Austin, Texas LBJ HS/West Texas A&M 50 Xavier Morris LB 6-1 220 R-Jr. Converse, Texas Judson HS 2 Miklo Smalls QB 6-2 185 R-So. Plano, Texas Plano East SHS/Independence CC 51 Amon Simon OL 6-5 290 R-Jr. Humble, Texas Atascocita HS 3 Sammy Gray DB 5-11 180 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif. Consumnes Oaks HS/American River Coll. 52 Peyton Searcy DL 6-2 275 R-Sr. Killeen, Texas Killeen HS 4 Jalon Edwards-Cooper DB 5-11 175 R-Sr. Spring, Texas Dekaney HS 53 Christian Hernandez OL 6-1 285 R-Jr. Frisco, Texas Lone Star HS 5 Felipe Chambers DB 6-1 190 Sr. Fair Oaks, Calif. Del Campo HS/Sierra College 54 Devin Beamon DL 6-1 290 So. Forney, Texas North Forney HS 6 J.T. Smith RB 6-0 185 Jr. Klein, Texas Klein Oak HS/Tyler JC 55 Pierre Leonard DL 5-10 300 Sr. Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS 8 Kader Kohou DB 5-11 190 R-Jr. Euless, Texas Trinity HS 58 Ty Reed DL 6-2 220 R-So. Richmond, Texas Foster HS 9 Jake Viquez K/P 5-10 190 R-Jr. Rockwall, Texas Rockwall HS 61 Dawson Holley OL 6-7 305 Fr. Hurst, Texas L.D. Bell HS 10 Alex Shillow DB 5-10 185 R-Jr. Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 62 Graham Eeds OL 6-4 305 Fr. Arlington, Texas Lamar HS 11 Tyler Guice TE 6-3 250 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Eagle’s Landing HS/Grossmont Coll. 63 Solomon Ndukwe OL 6-3 320 R-So. Alief, Texas Elsik HS 12 Drake Flores TE 6-3 240 R-Jr. San Antonio, Texas Johnson HS 64 Travis Dafft OL 6-1 290 R-So. Prosper, Texas Prosper HS 13 Christian Wise DB 6-0 170 R-Fr. Houston, Texas Bellaire HS 67 Jackson Richmond OL 6-4 315 R-So. Lewisville, Texas Lewisville HS 14 Gunnar Palacios QB 6-0 195 R-So. Canyon, Texas Canyon HS 68 Kendall Mathis OL 6-3 300 R-Jr. Maud, Texas Maud HS 15 Terrell Collins LB 6-0 245 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Hazelwood Central HS/Arkansas 70 Dixon Siuele OL 6-2 305 Jr. Pago Pago, Amer. Samoa Samoana HS/E. LA Coll. 16 Mason Ray QB 6-3 210 R-So. Bryan, Texas Bryan HS 71 Deion Malone OL 6-3 285 Sr. Batesville, Miss. South Panola HS/Arkansas 17 Ryan Stokes WR 6-3 185 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. McCluer North HS/S’western Coll. 72 Brian Taylor OL 6-3 290 R-Sr. Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS 18 Jeremiah Bridges WR 5-10 180 So. Powder Springs, Ga. Hillgrove HS/Elon 74 Richard West OL 6-6 285 R-So. San Antonio, Texas East Central HS 19 Preston Wheeler QB 6-3 200 R-Sr. Austin, Texas Bowie HS 75 Coleton Lasseter OL 6-6 265 R-Jr. Hallsville, Texas Hallsville HS 20 Dominique Ramsey DB 5-9 180 R-Jr. Converse, Texas Judson HS 77 Kendrick Murphy OL 6-7 285 Fr. Dallas, Texas Thomas Jefferson HS 21 Christion Brewington WR 6-5 215 So. Chandler, Ariz. Chandler HS/Mesa CC 78 Noah Harris OL 6-7 285 R-Fr. Stratford, Texas Stratford HS 22 Darent White DB 6-1 160 R-Sr. Houston, Texas Spring Westfield HS 79 Matt Mora OL 6-5 300 R-Jr. Manor, Texas Manor HS/Stephen F. Austin 23 Elijah Earls DL 6-0 240 R-Jr. San Antonio, Texas Stevens HS 80 Darian Owens WR 6-0 190 Jr. Fresno, Calif. Clovis West HS/Marshall 24 Kyevon Rider DB 5-10 160 R-Fr. Whitehouse, Texas Whitehouse HS 81 Arnezz Archie WR 6-1 170 R-So. Spring, Texas Spring HS 25 Daryion Taylor DB 6-0 160 R-Fr. Humble, Texas Atascocita HS 82 Wyatt Leath LS 6-4 245 Jr. Rockwall, Texas Heath HS/Henderson St. 26 Carandal Hale RB 5-11 190 R-Jr. Greenville, Texas Greenville HS 83 Kelan Smith WR 6-1 190 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas First Baptist Acad. 27 Darius Williams DB 5-9 165 R-So. Fort Worth, Texas Arlington Heights HS 84 Greg Craddock WR 6-6 185 So. Converse, Texas Judson HS/North Texas 28 Mark Westbrook LB 5-11 195 Sr. Schertz, Texas Clemens HS 85 Chance Cooper WR 6-3 205 Jr. Leander, Texas Rouse HS 29 Spencer Long RB 5-11 200 Fr. Mont Belvieu, Texas Barbers Hill HS 86 Dequan Dudley WR 5-10 160 Sr. Harvey, Ill. Rich Central HS/McKendree 31 Jay Bias LB 5-9 190 R-Jr. Prosper, Texas Prosper HS 87 Lorenzo Rosario WR 6-3 190 R-Sr. Sachse, Texas Sachse HS/N’west Okla. St. 32 Mekhi Roberson DB 6-0 180 R-Fr. Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff HS 88 Matt Childers WR 6-4 190 R-So. Henderson, Texas Henderson HS 33 Neema Behbahani LB 6-1 230 R-Sr. Plano, Texas Plano HS 89 Rayshawn James RB 5-10 170 Fr. Spring, Texas Westfield HS 34 E.J. Thompson RB 5-9 200 Jr. Cypress, Texas Cy-Ranch HS 90 David Brazil DL 6-0 230 Sr. Carrollton, Texas Hebron HS/Navarro College 35 Peter Kazibwe LB 6-1 200 Jr. Colchester, Conn. Bacon Acad./Fullerton Coll. 91 Austin Vaimili DL 6-5 265 Sr. Carson, Calif. Junipero Serra HS/Fresno St. 36 Andrew Gomez K/P 6-2 210 Jr. Richardson, Texas Richardson HS 92 J.R. Rocha DL 6-0 285 R-So. Bremond, Texas Bremond HS 37 Jemal Williams DB 6-0 190 So. Inglewood, Calif. Belgrade (Mont.) HS/Minot St. 93 Jaylon Hodge DL 6-0 275 R-Jr. Houston, Texas Fort Bend Travis HS 38 Eric Hebert WR 5-4 145 Fr. Manvel, Texas Manvel HS 94 Brandon Bascue DL 6-4 270 R-So. Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound HS 39 Joe Butler LB 6-3 215 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Sam Houston HS/Laney Coll. 95 Tali Amosa DL 6-5 250 Jr. Melbourne, Australia Wellington SC/E. LA Coll. 40 Caleb Cilumba TE 6-3 215 Jr. Keller, Texas Prime Prep/Wagner 96 Dylan Davis DL 6-3 225 R-So. Sunnyvale, Texas Sunnyvale HS 41 Alex Carswell TE 6-5 245 Jr. Dover, Fla. Strawberry Crest HS/Davenport 97 Chris Williams DL 6-1 285 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Sandy Creek HS/Louisville 43 Jaquorious Smith RB 5-9 195 R-Jr. Kilgore, Texas Kilgore HS 98 Myron Aiava DL 6-6 320 Jr. Westminster, Calif. Westminster HS/Golden West Coll. 44 Dayne Douglass LB 6-2 220 Jr. Canyon, Texas Canyon HS 99 Ronathan Elmore DL 6-5 255 So. Belleville, Mich. Belleville HS/Mesa CC 45 Devlen Woods WR 5-7 165 Fr. Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS 46 Antonio Lealiiee RB 5-11 210 R-Jr. Copperas Cove, Texas Copperas Cove HS 47 Chance Work LS 6-0 185 R-Fr. Sunnyvale, Texas Sunnyvale HS 48 Vili Paea DL 6-3 260 Sr. Oakland, Calif. Castlemont HS/Laney College 49 Demondre Lauderdale DL 6-2 240 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas Arlington Heights HS 23-TIME LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • LION FOOTBALL 5 LION FOOTBALL OFFENSE Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous School WR 17 Ryan Stokes 6-3 185 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. McCluer North HS/Southwestern College 80 Darian Owens 6-0 190 Jr. Fresno, Calif. Clovis West HS/Marshall WR 18 Jeremiah Bridges 5-10 180 So. Powder Springs, Ga. Hillgrove HS/Elon 83 Kelan Smith 6-1 190 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas First Baptist Acad. LT 51 Amon Simon 6-5 290 R-Jr. Humble, Texas Atascocita HS 78 Noah Harris 6-7 285 R-Fr. Stratford, Texas Stratford HS LG 72 Brian Taylor 6-3 290 R-Sr. Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS 71 Deion Malone 6-3 285 Sr. Batesville, Miss. South Panola HS/Arkansas C 53 Christian Hernandez 6-1 285 R-Jr. Frisco, Texas Lone Star HS 68 Kendall Mathis 6-3 300 R-Jr. Maud, Texas Maud HS RG 70 Dixon Siuele 6-2 305 Jr. Pago Pago, American Samoa Samoana HS/E. LA Coll. 63 Solomon Ndukwe 6-3 320 R-So. Alief, Texas Elsik HS RT 74 Richard West 6-6 285 R-So. San Antonio, Texas East Central HS 79 Matt Mora 6-5 300 R-Jr. Manor, Texas Manor HS/Stephen F. Austin TE 11 Tyler Guice 6-3 250 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Eagle’s Landing HS/Grossmont College 12 Drake Flores 6-3 240 R-Jr. San Antonio, Texas Johnson HS WR 85 Chance Cooper 6-3 205 Jr. Leander, Texas Rouse HS 84 Greg Craddock 6-6 185 So. Converse, Texas Judson HS/North Texas RB 34 E.J. Thompson 5-9 200 Jr. Cypress, Texas Cy-Ranch HS 6 J.T. Smith 6-0 185 Jr. Klein, Texas Klein Oak HS/Tyler JC QB 2 Miklo Smalls 6-2 185 R-So. Plano, Texas Plano East SHS/Independence CC 19 Preston Wheeler 6-3 200 R-Sr. Austin, Texas Bowie HS -OR- 14 Gunnar Palacios 6-0 195 R-So. Canyon, Texas Canyon HS DEFENSE Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous School DE 99 Ronathan Elmore 6-5 255 So. Belleville, Mich. Belleville HS/Mesa CC 93 Jaylon Hodge 6-0 275 R-Jr. Houston, Texas Fort Bend Travis HS DT 97 Chris Williams 6-1 285 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. Sandy Creek HS/Louisville 52 Peyton Searcy 6-2 275 R-Sr. Killeen, Texas Killeen HS NT 55 Pierre Leonard 5-10 300 Sr. Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS 54 Devin Beamon 6-1 290 So. Forney, Texas North Forney HS DE 23 Elijah Earls 6-0 240 R-Jr. San Antonio, Texas Stevens HS 91 Austin Vaimili 6-5 265 Sr. Carson, Calif. Junipero Serra HS/Fresno St. WHIP 20 Dominique Ramsey 5-9 180 R-Jr. Converse, Texas Judson HS 28 Mark Westbrook 5-11 195 Sr. Schertz, Texas Clemens HS BACKER 33 Neema Behbahani 6-1 230 R-Sr. Plano, Texas Plano SHS 35 Peter Kazibwe 6-1 200 Jr. Colchester, Conn. Bacon Acad./Fullerton College MIKE 15 Terrell Collins 6-0 245 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Hazelwood Central HS/Arkansas 44 Dayne Douglass 6-2 220 Jr. Canyon, Texas Canyon HS ROVER 4 Jalon Edwards-Cooper 5-11 175 R-Sr. Spring, Texas Dekaney HS 32 Mekhi Roberson 6-0 180 R-Fr. Dallas, Texas South Oak Cliff HS CB 8 Kader Kohou 5-11 190 R-Jr. Euless, Texas Trinity HS 22 Darent White 6-1 160 R-Sr. Houston, Texas Spring Westfield HS FS 10 Alex Shillow 5-10 185 R-Jr. Pflugerville, Texas Pflugerville HS 27 Darius Williams 5-9 165 R-So. Fort Worth, Texas Arlington Heights HS CB 1 L.A. Dawson 6-0 180 Sr. Austin, Texas LBJ HS/West Texas A&M 3 Sammy Gray 5-11 180 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif. Consumnes Oaks HS/American River Coll. SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous School K 9 Jake Viquez 5-10 190 R-Jr. Rockwall, Texas Rockwall HS P 36 Andrew Gomez 6-2 210 Jr. Richardson, Texas Richardson HS LS 82 Wyatt Leath 6-4 245 Jr. Rockwall, Texas Heath HS/Henderson State PR 20 Dominique Ramsey 5-9 180 R-Jr. Converse, Texas Judson HS KR 20 Dominique Ramsey 5-9 180 R-Jr. Converse, Texas Judson HS 8 Kader Kohou 5-11 190 R-Jr. Euless, Texas Trinity HS

6 LION FOOTBALL • #TIMETOHUNT LION FOOTBALL TRACKING A&M-COMMERCE’S 2019 OPPONENTS Opponent Date W-L Last Game This Week Next Week at Western Oregon S14 0-2 L 27-34 A&M-COMMERCE at Azusa Pacific * at Central Washington * EASTERN N.M. * S21 2-0 W (OT) 44-37 at Colorado Mesa at A&M-Commerce * TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE * at Colorado State-Pueblo S28 2-0 W 42-21 at Chadron State * COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES * A&M-COMMERCE at Texas A&M-Kingsville * O5 1-1 W 72-0 SUL ROSS STATE ANGELO STATE * at Eastern N.M. * MIDWESTERN ST. * O12 2-0 W 28-27 at Lindenwood UT PERMIAN BASIN * at Angelo State * at Tarleton * O19 2-0 W 56-3 DOANE WEST TEXAS A&M * at UT Permian Basin * WESTERN N.M. * O26 0-2 L 21-55 at Northern Arizona CENTRAL WASHINGTON at West Texas A&M * at West Texas A&M * N2 2-0 W 49-21 at William Jewell at Tarleton * WESTERN N.M, * UT PERMIAN BASIN * N9 2-0 W 40-24 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (Midland) at Midwestern State * TARLETON * at Angelo St. * N16 2-0 W 68-7 SIMON FRASER at Texas A&M-Kingsville * MIDWESTERN ST. * ON THIS DAY... : SEPTEMBER 21 OTHER GAMES OF ... in Texas A&M-Commerce/East Texas State Football (3-5) : INTEREST TODAY • 1963 - The Lions shut out Abilene Christian at home in the season opener, 17-0. The win was ETSU’s third straight season-opening win over the Wildcats, and second straight shutout of ACC. 11 a.m. • 1968 - East Texas claims a 29-22 win at Abilene Christian in the season opener in Abilene. Lyon at Texas College •1974 - The Lions earn a 27-21 win over East Central in the home opener. The win was the Lions’ sixth straight Noon win. Minnesota State at Concordia-St. Paul • 1985 - ETSU heads east and the Lions are edged by the Southern Arkansas Muleriders in Magnolia, 30-20. Bemidji State at Minnesota-Crookston • 1991 - A week after stunning Pittsburg State in the upset of the year, the Lions fall flat at Southern Arkansas 1 p.m. Central Washington at Western N.M. in a 14-6 loss in Magnolia. Wayne State (Neb.) at Augustana • 1996 - A&M-Commerce punches up a weight class and loses 33-7 in Natchitoches at Northwestern State. Chadron State at Fort Lewis Sioux Falls at Southwest Minnesota • 2002 - The Lions lose a 21-7 decision at home against East Central. Hardin-Simmons at Howard Payne • 2013 - Despite three Tyrik Rollison passing touchdowns and two Vernon Johnson receiving touchdowns, the Centre at Austin College Lions suffer a 62-28 loss at No. 4 West Texas A&M in the LSC opener for the year. 2 p.m. Adams State at Black Hills State ... in world history : Dixie State at N.M. Highlands Sul Ross State at McMurry • 1776 – Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces. Arizona Christian at Wayland Baptist • 1780 – American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point. • 1933 – Salvador Lutteroth establishes Mexican professional wrestling. 2:30 p.m. Auburn at Texas A&M • 1937 – J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is published. SMU at TCU • 1942 – The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight. 6 p.m. • 1981 – Sandra Day O’Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice. West Texas A&M at Tarleton Minot State at U-Mary ... in birthdays : St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State-Moorhead at Northern State • 1931 – Larry Hagman, actor, director, and producer (d. 2012) Baylor at Rice • 1934 – Leonard Cohen, singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2016) The Georgia State at Texas State greatness of “Hallelujah” has been covered over 200 times in var- McNeese at Abilene Christian Northwestern State at Houston Baptist ious languages Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State • 1943 – Jerry Bruckheimer, film and television producer. He’s Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin produced so many good movies that we gave up typing the list. It’s Belhaven at Mary Hardin-Baylor Berry at Trinity crazy. Texas Lutheran at East Texas Baptist • 1947 – Stephen King, author and screenwriter. He of course of the horror writing, but - far more importantly - of The Louisiana College at Southwestern Shawshank Redemption. 6:30 p.m. • 1950 – Bill Murray, actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter. OK this day was good for the entertainment world. Murray Oklahoma State at Texas received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2016. He amazingly has a Division II connection. He briefly attended UTSA at North Texas Regis University in Denver before dropping out. 7 p.m. •1951 – Bruce Arena, soccer player and manager UT Permian Basin at Midwestern State • 1956 – Marta Kauffman, screenwriter and producer of “Friends” Angelo State at Texas A&M-Kingsville • 1957 – Ethan Coen, director, producer, and screenwriter. The younger of the Coen Brothers, who also have an impossibly Colorado School of Mines at Colorado St.-Pueblo Nevada at UTEP long list of great films to their credit. Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana • 1959 – Dave Coulier, actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter - Uncle Joey on “Full House” 8 p.m. • 1963 – Cecil Fielder, baseball player and manager Western Colorado at Colorado Mesa • 1967 – Faith Hill, singer-songwriter, producer, and actress South Dakota Mines at Simon Fraser • 1968 – Ricki Lake, actress, producer, and talk show host 8:30 p.m. • 1971 – Luke Wilson, actor, director, and screenwriter Western Oregon at Azusa Pacific • 1972 – Liam Gallagher of Oasis AND former Cowboy great and current QB coach Jon Kitna • 1989 - Rapper Jason Derulo (you have to say it in that auto-tuned voice, though) 9 p.m. Texas Wesleyan at Ottawa (Ariz.)

23-TIME LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • LION FOOTBALL 7 LION FOOTBALL 2019 LONE STAR 2019 LONE STAR CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE Pl Team LSC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak PRESEASON POLL 1 A&M-Commerce 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 W 1 Angelo State 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W 2 Rk School 1st Pts Eastern New Mexico 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W 2 Midwestern State 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W 2 1 Tarleton 19 217 Tarleton 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W 2 2 Midwestern State 2 185 UT Permian Basin 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W 2 West Texas A&M 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 W 2 3 A&M-COMMMERCE 1 169 8 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 W 1 9 Western New Mexico 0-0 0.000 0-2 0.000 L 2 4 Eastern New Mexico 130 LAST WEEK THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK Saturday, September 14 Saturday, September 21 Saturday, September 28 5 Angelo State 2 122 A&M-Commerce 34, at Western Oregon 17 1 p.m...... Central Washington at Western N.M. 6 p.m...... Midwestern St. at Angelo St. * West Texas A&M 49, at William Jewell 21 6 p.m...... Eastern N.M. at A&M-Commerce * 6 p.m...... Western N.M. at West Texas A&M * 6 West Texas A&M 119 at Northern Arizona 55, Western N.M. 21 6 p.m...... West Texas A&M at Tarleton * 7 p.m...... A&M-Commerce at Colorado St.-Pueblo at Angelo State 68, Simon Fraser 7 7 p.m...... Angelo St. at A&M-Kingsville * 7 p.m...... Tarleton at UT Permian Basin * Midwestern St. 28, at Lindenwood 27 7 p.m.....UT Permian Basin at Midwestern St. * 7 p.m...... A&M-Kingsville at Eastern N.M. * 7 Texas A&M-Kingsville 88 at UT Permian Basin 40, Northern Michigan 24 at Tarleton 56, Doane 3 8 UT Permian Basin 1 67 at A&M-Kingsville 72, Sul Ross State 0 Eastern N.M. 44, at Colorado Mesa 37 (OT 9 Western New Mexico 28

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Rk School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Pv Rk School Rec. Pv 1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (31) 2-0 799 1 1 Valdosta State 2-0 1 2. Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) 2-0 768 2 2 Ferris State 2-0 2 3. Minnesota St. 2-0 730 3 3 Minnesota State 2-0 3 4. Tarleton (Texas) 2-0 678 5 4 Ouachita Baptist 2-0 4 5. Notre Dame (Ohio) 2-0 649 4 5 Tarleton 2-0 5 6. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 2-0 637 6 6 Northwest Missouri 2-0 6 7. Northwest Missouri St. 2-0 614 7 7 Colorado St.-Pueblo 2-0 7 8. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 2-0 571 8 8 Minnesota Duluth 2-0 8 9. Colorado St.-Pueblo 2-0 541 9 9 Grand Valley State 2-0 9 10. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 2-0 505 10 10 Notre Dame 2-0 10 11. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 2-0 465 11 11 Indianapolis 2-0 11 12. A&M-COMMERCE 2-0 415 12 12 A&M-COMMERCE 2-0 12 13. Minnesota-Duluth 2-0 401 13 13 West Georgia 2-0 13 14. Indianapolis (Ind.) 2-0 378 15 14 Lenoir-Rhyne 2-0 14 15. West Georgia 2-0 376 14 15 Colorado School of Mines 2-0 15 16. Midwestern St. (Texas) 2-0 313 16 16 Midwestern State 2-0 16 17. Colorado School of Mines 2-0 293 17 17 Slippery Rock 2-0 17 18. West Chester (Pa.) 2-0 218 19 18 West Chester 2-0 18 19. Wingate (N.C.) 2-0 214 18 19 Wingate 2-0 19 20. West Alabama 2-0 190 20 20 Central Missouri 2-0 20 21. Central Missouri 2-0 164 21 21 Harding 1-1 21 22. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 2-0 136 23 22 Pittsburg State 2-0 23 23. Harding (Ark.) 1-1 84 22 23 West Alabama 2-0 24 24. Indiana (Pa.) 2-0 81 24 24 Ashland 1-1 25 25. Bowie St. (Md.) 2-0 38 NR 25 Indiana (Pa.) 2-0 NR

Dropped Out: Fort Hays St. (Kan.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: West Texas A&M, 31; Ashland (Ohio), 25; Florida Tech, 14; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 10; Kutztown (Pa.), 10; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 8; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 7; Eastern New Mexico, 5; Shepherd (W.Va.), 5; Colorado Mesa, 4; Southern Arkansas, 4; Virginia Union, 4; California (Pa.), 3; Missouri S&T, 3; Missouri Western St., 2; Truman St. (Mo.), 2; West Florida, 2; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 1; Henderson St. (Ark.), 1; Ohio Dominican, 1.

8 LION FOOTBALL • #TIMETOHUNT LION FOOTBALL A&M-Commerce Fast Facts Overall Record...... 544-430-31 (.557) Total Games Played...... 1,004 Texas A&M-Commerce Overall Home Record...... (500 games) 298-175-19 (.615) Ernest Hawkins Field (Nov. 4, 2017-present)...... (9 games) 7-2 (.778) Memorial Stadium (1950-present)...... (357 games) 224-122-11 (.643) College Field (1919-1949)...... (132 games) 71-50-11 (.580) Commerce City Park (1914-1917)...... (13 games) 7-5-1 (.577) Road Overall Record...... (480 games) 219-250-11 (.467) Neutral Overall Record...... 19-9-1 (.672) Cotton Bowl Overall Record...... 7-2-0 (.778) Season Openers Overall Record...... 54-44-2 (.550) Homecoming Overall Record...... 48-33-1 (.591) Postseason Record...... 16-8-1 (.660) Live United Bowl...... 0-1 (.000) Heart of Texas Bowl...... 1-0 (1.000) Tangerine Bowl Appearances...... 3-0-1 (.875) NAIA Playoffs...... 3-1 (.750) NCAA Division II Playoffs...... 9-6 (.600) National Championships...... Two (1972 - NAIA | 2017 - NCAA Division II) Lone Star Conference Overall Record...... 311-211-12 (.594) Total Lone Star Conference Games Played...... 534 Lone Star Conference Championships...... 23 ...... 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, ...... 1959, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1983, 1990, 2014, 2015, 2016 Lone Star Conference Runner-Up Finishes...... 15 Lone Star Conference Third-Place Finishes...... 7

First Game...... 9/26/1914 (A&M-Commerce 12, Commerce H.S. 0) Memorial Stadium Dedication...... 9/23/1950 (North Texas 42, A&M-Commerce 20) Ernest Hawkins Field Dedication...... 11/4/2017 (A&M-Commerce 52, UT Permian Basin 0) First Night Game...... 10/17/1930 (West Texas 14, A&M-Commerce 0) First Home Night Game...... 10/2/1931 (A&M-Commerce 6, Trinity 0) First Homecoming Game...... 10/27/1928 (A&M-Commerce 13, North Texas 12) Largest Margin of Victory...... 83 points (9/7/2019) ...... A&M-Commerce 83, Selección Nuevo León 0 Largest Margin of Defeat...... 78 points (10/1927) ...... Sam Houston State 78, A&M-Commerce 0 Most Points Scored in a Quarter...... 43 vs.Selección Nuevo León - 1st qtr. (9/7/2019) Most Points Allowed in a Quarter...... 42 vs. Arkansas State - 2nd qtr. (9/26/1987) Most Points Scored in a Half...... 57 vs. East Texas Baptist - 1st half (9/4/2014) Most Points Scored in a Game...... 98 vs. East Texas Baptist - (9/4/2014) Most Points Allowed in a Half...... 49 vs. Arkansas State - 1st half (9/26/1987) Most Consecutive Shutout Quarters...... 39 quarters ...... First quarter vs. North Texas (1933) through fourth quarter vs. Southwest Texas (1934) Longest Winning Streak...... 29 games (1951-1953) ...... Fifth-longest streak in NCAA Division II history Longest Unbeaten Streak...... 30 games (1951-1953) Longest Home Winning Streak...... 14 games (1957-1960) Longest Losing Streak...... 13 games (1925-1926) Longest Non-Shutout Streak...... 76 games (1978-1986) Consecutive Opponent Shutouts...... Nine games (1933-1934) Total Number of Shutouts...... 144 games

23-TIME LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • LION FOOTBALL 9 LION FOOTBALL HEAD COACH DAVID BAILIFF David Bailiff was announced as the 20th head foot- In 2005 at Texas State, Bailiff was named the American Football Coaches ball coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce on De- Association’s Region 5 Coach of the Year and finished third in the voting for cember 9, 2018 by University President Dr. Mark Rudin the Eddie Robinson Award presented annually to the top coach in Division and director of athletics Tim McMurray. I-AA. Prior to being named Texas State head coach, Bailiff spent three seasons on the staff at TCU. He served as the Horned Frogs’ defensive coordina- “During our comprehensive search process, David tor in both 2002 and 2003 while working with the team’s defensive linemen. Bailiff emerged as an exceptional leader of men who exemplifies our Best in Class mission,” noted McMur- He began his coaching career as the defensive line coach at New Braunfels ray. “We had seven key pillars during our search – in- High School (1982-84). He went into private business from 1984-88 before tegrity and commitment to compliance, initiatives for student-athlete suc- returning to the coaching ranks as a defensive graduate assistant coach at cess, strategic recruiting based within the Texas footprint, a championship Texas State in 1988. He was elevated to the Bobcats’ defensive line coach in vision, an inclusive leadership style, excellent collaboration with campus 1989. partners, and demonstrated ability to engage our alumni and community. With Coach Bailiff’s energy, passion, and ability to connect with student-ath- Bailiff left Texas State in 1992 for an assistant coaching position at New letes, we checked all our boxes.” Mexico. He returned to Texas State in 1997 as defensive coordinator and add- ed assistant head coach responsibilities to his role in 1999. Bailiff was the head coach at Texas State University from 2004-06 and at Rice University from 2007-17. The Lions’ 2019 season will be Bailiff’s 15th sea- In 1999, Bailiff was selected the NCAA Division I-AA Assistant Coach of the son as a collegiate head coach. Year by the American Football Coaches Association. While at TCU, Bailiff was also honored as the Top Assistant Football Coach by the All-American Foot- In his tenure as a collegiate head coach, Bailiff has led a team to the NCAA ball Foundation following the Horned Frogs’ 2002 season. Division I National Semifinals and has made five total postseason appearances with a 5-2 postseason record. The 2005 Texas State Bobcats were Division As a player, Bailiff was named All-Lone Star Conference as well as All-Amer- I National Semifinalists, and Bailiff led the Rice Owls to four bowls with a 3-1 ica honorable mention while playing at Southwest Texas State from 1977-80. record in those games. He served as a team captain in 1980 and was named honorable mention to the Lone Star Team of the Decade. Bailiff has led teams to 10-win seasons in three seasons (one at Texas State, two at Rice). Under his watch, the Owls had the most wins in school history Bailiff is married to the former Angie Daniels of Versailles, Mo. He has a over a two (18), three (25), and four (30) year periods. Rice’s 18-9 mark from daughter, Brooke and the couple has twin sons, Grayson and Gregory. 2013-14 was the second-best of any FBS program in Texas. BAILIFF YEAR-BY-YEAR “I am so thrilled to be the 20th head coach in the history of the school. I’m Year...... School...... Overall...... Conf an old Lone Star Conference guy, and that’s where my roots are in college 2004...... Texas State...... 5-6...... 3-2 football,” Bailiff said. “It’s great and exciting what coach Carthel built here, 2005...... Texas State ...... FCS Semifinals...... 11-3...... 5-1 and it’s the first job I’ve had where you’ve got to look at the blueprint and con- 2006...... Texas State...... 5-6...... 3-3 tinue building the momentum on something great he’s already got started.” ...... 3 years...... 21-15...... 11-6

Bailiff was twice honored by his peers as Conference USA Coach of the Year 2007...... Rice...... 3-9...... 3-5 (2008 & 2013) and led the Owls to their first outright conference champion- 2008...... Rice...... Texas Bowl Champs...... 10-3...... 7-1 ship in 56 years in 2013. His Southland Conference championship at Texas 2009...... Rice...... 2-10...... 2-6 State in 2005 was the Bobcats’ first conference title in their 21 years as a 2010...... Rice...... 4-8...... 3-5 Division I school at the time. 2011...... Rice...... 4-8...... 3-5 2012...... Rice...... Armed Forces Bowl Champs...... 7-6...... 4-4 While reaching new heights on the field, Bailiff’s Rice teams excelled in the 2013...... Rice...... C-USA Champs, Liberty Bowl...... 10-4...... 7-1 classroom while also making a profound impact on the Houston community. 2014...... Rice...... Hawai’i Bowl Champs...... 8-5...... 5-3 2015...... Rice...... 5-7...... 3-5 Twice in his tenure, the Owls were honored by the American Football Coaches 2016...... Rice...... 3-9...... 2-6 Association with its Academic Achievement Award, having posted a 100 per- 2017...... Rice...... 1-11...... 1-6 cent graduation rate. Rice led Conference USA football teams in GPA in seven ...... 11 years...... 57-80...... 40-47 of his first 10 seasons and annually dominated Texas on the conference in the NCAA’s annual graduation rate studies. 2019...... A&M-Commerce...... 2-0...... - ...... First season...... 2-0...... - He was honored with the Greater Houston Football Coaches Association’s John Kelley Distinguished Service Award and by the Conference USA Stu- TOTAL...... 14 years...... 80-95.... 51-53 dent-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) Coaches Choice Award winner for 2011-12. He was also cited by the Houston Press as “Houston’s Best Sports Role Model” in its 2013 Best of Houston edition.

Rice had eight players taken in the NFL Draft during Bailiff’s tenure, match- ing the output of the previous 22 years prior to his arrival.

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2019 Lion Football Tex. A&M-Commerce Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) All games

Team Statistics TAMUC OPP SCORING 34 27 Points Per Game 34.0 27.0 Points Off Turnovers 7 0 FIRST DOWNS 21 13 R u s h in g 9 2 P a s s in g 12 8 P e n a lt y 0 3 RUSHING YARDAGE 134 75 Yards gained rushing 161 86 Yards lost rushing 27 11 Rushing Attempts 36 26 Average Per Rush 3.7 2.9 Average Per Game 134.0 75.0 TDs Rushing 3 3 PASSING YARDAGE 235 226 C o m p - A t t - I n t 23-31-0 16-32-1 Average Per Pass 7.6 7.1 Average Per Catch 10.2 14.1 Average Per Game 235.0 226.0 TDs Passing 1 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 369 301 Total Plays 67 58 Average Per Play 5.5 5.2 Average Per Game 369.0 301.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 4-104 4-58 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-4 0-0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-25 0-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.0 14.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.0 0.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 25.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 0-0 0-0 PENALTIES-Yards 6-73 2-19 Average Per Game 73.0 19.0 PUNTS-Yards 4-162 4-151 Average Per Punt 40.5 37.8 Net punt average 40.5 36.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 7-405 5-313 Average Per Kick 57.9 62.6 Net kick average 42.4 36.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 5 : 2 2 2 4 : 3 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 6/14 4/13 3rd-Down Pct 43% 31% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/2 3/4 4th-Down Pct 100% 75% SACKS BY-Yards 1-6 2-19 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 4 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-2 0-0 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (6-6) 100% (3-4) 75% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (4-6) 67% (3-4) 75% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (3-3) 100% ATTENDANCE 0 5780 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 2/2890 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Tex. A&M-Commerce 3 7 10 14 0 34 Opponents 0 13 0 14 0 27

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2019 Lion Football Tex. A&M-Commerce Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) All games

SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g E.J. Thompson 1 17 83 2 81 4.8 3 25 81.0 20 176 875 19 856 4.9 8 32 42.8 J.T. Smith 1 3 26 0 26 8.7 0 11 26.0 1 2 21 0 21 10.5 0 11 21.0 Jeremiah Bridges 1 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 11 19.0 1 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 11 19.0 Spencer Long 1 2 5 1 4 2.0 0 5 4.0 1 2 5 1 4 2.0 0 5 4.0 Chance Cooper 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 22 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.2 Miklo Smalls 1 10 24 22 2 0.2 0 9 2.0 1 10 24 22 2 0.2 0 9 2.0 TEAM 1 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Total 0 36 161 27 134 3.7 3 25 0.0 Opponents 0 26 86 11 75 2.9 3 15 0.0

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Miklo Smalls 1 148.52 23-31-0 74.2 235 1 52 235.0 1 148.31 24-32-0 75.0 240 1 52 240.0 Total 0 148.52 23-31-0 74.2 235 1 52 0.0 Opponents 0 113.39 16-32-1 50.0 226 1 74 0.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Chance Cooper 1 5 42 8.4 1 23 42.0 22 27 275 10.2 2 43 12.5 Ryan Stokes 1 4 60 15.0 0 52 60.0 12 44 763 17.3 5 68 63.6 Jeremiah Bridges 1 4 55 13.8 0 25 55.0 1 4 55 13.8 0 25 55.0 E.J. Thompson 1 4 39 9.8 0 14 39.0 20 21 216 10.3 0 21 10.8 Kelan Smith 1 2 19 9.5 0 13 19.0 17 24 256 10.7 0 32 15.1 Darian Owens 1 2 18 9.0 0 14 18.0 1 2 18 9.0 0 14 18.0 Greg Craddock 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 J.T. Smith 1 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 -5.0 1 2 0 0.0 0 5 0.0 Total 0 23 235 10.2 1 52 0.0 Opponents 0 16 226 14.1 1 74 0.0

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Miklo Smalls 1 41 2 235 237 237.0 1 42 2 240 242 242.0 E.J. Thompson 1 17 81 0 81 81.0 20 176 856 0 856 42.8 J.T. Smith 1 3 26 0 26 26.0 1 2 21 0 21 21.0 Jeremiah Bridges 1 2 19 0 19 19.0 1 2 19 0 19 19.0 Spencer Long 1 2 4 0 4 4.0 1 2 4 0 4 4.0 Chance Cooper 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 22 1 4 0 4 0.2 TEAM 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Total 0 67 134 235 369 0.0 Opponents 0 58 75 226 301 0.0

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts E.J. Thompson 3 ------18 8 ------48 Jake Viquez - 2-2 4-4 - - - - - 10 - 2-2 4-4 - - - - - 10 Chance Cooper 1 ------6 2 ------12 Total 4 2-2 4-4 - - - - - 34 Opponents 4 - 3-3 0-1 - - - - 27

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Dominique Ramsey 1 4 4.0 0 4 51 543 10.6 2 79 Total 1 4 4.0 0 4 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Dominique Ramsey 3 62 20.7 0 24 16 197 12.3 0 31 Kader Kohou 1 42 42.0 0 42 1 42 42.0 0 42 Total 4 104 26.0 0 42 Opponents 4 58 14.5 0 20

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Kader Kohou 1 25 25.0 0 25 3 77 25.7 1 51 Total 1 25 25.0 0 25 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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2019 Lion Football Tex. A&M-Commerce Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) All games

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Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g E.J. Thompson 1 81 39 0 0 0 120 120.0 20 856 216 0 0 0 1072 53.6 Jeremiah Bridges 1 19 55 0 0 0 74 74.0 1 19 55 0 0 0 74 74.0 Kader Kohou 1 0 0 0 42 25 67 67.0 23 0 0 0 42 77 119 5.2 Dominique Rams 1 0 0 4 62 0 66 66.0 29 0 0 543 197 261 1001 34.5 Ryan Stokes 1 0 60 0 0 0 60 60.0 12 0 763 0 0 0 763 63.6 Chance Cooper 1 4 42 0 0 0 46 46.0 22 4 275 0 44 0 323 14.7 J.T. Smith 1 26 -5 0 0 0 21 21.0 1 21 0 0 0 0 21 21.0 Kelan Smith 1 0 19 0 0 0 19 19.0 17 0 256 0 0 0 256 15.1 Darian Owens 1 0 18 0 0 0 18 18.0 1 0 18 0 0 0 18 18.0 Greg Craddock 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.0 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.0 Spencer Long 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 Miklo Smalls 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 TEAM 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Total 0 134 235 4 104 25 502 0.0 Opponents 0 75 226 0 58 0 359 0.0

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Jake Viquez 2 2 30 0 2 2 30 0 Total 2 2 30 0 Opponents 0 0 0 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Andrew Gomez 4 162 40.5 51 0 4 162 40.5 51 0 Total 4 162 40.5 51 0 Opponents 4 151 37.8 50 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Jake Viquez 7 405 57.9 2 1 7 405 57.9 2 1 Total 7 405 57.9 2 1 Opponents 5 313 62.6 1 0

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 33 Neema Behbahani 1 4 1 5 0.0 ...... 1 4 1 5 0.0 ...... 4 Jalon Edwards-Cooper 1 4 1 5 0.0 ...... 34 5 6 2 2 7 8 12.0 4 . 0 3 1 6 . 3 . 15 Terrell Collins 1 . 4 4 0.0 ...... 1 . 4 4 0.0 ...... 20 Dominique Ramsey 1 4 . 4 0.0 ...... 29 5 7 2 3 8 0 0.5 . 6 1 5 1 1 . 10 Alex Shillow 1 2 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 29 7 2 4 8 1 2 0 3.0 . 4 1 1 1 1 . 55 Pierre Leonard 1 2 2 4 0.5 ...... 38 4 1 4 9 9 0 15.0 4 . 0 2 2 . 1 . 99 Ronathon Elmore 1 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 1 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 8 Kader Kohou 1 3 . 3 0.0 . 1 . . . . 23 5 0 1 3 6 3 4.5 . 3 2 1 1 3 1 23 Elijah Earls 1 1 1 2 0.5 ...... 23 2 0 1 0 3 0 8.0 3 . 0 . . . 1 . 35 Peter Kazibwe 1 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 1 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 97 Chris Williams 1 2 . 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 1 2 . 2 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 3 Sammy Gray 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 7 2 . 2 0.0 . . 1 1 . . 1 L.A. Dawson 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 14 2 7 8 3 5 2.0 1 . 0 1 1 2 1 . . 49 Demondre Lauderdale 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 8 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 54 Devin Beamon 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 43 Jaquorious Smith 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 19 7 2 9 0.0 . . . . . 1 91 Austin Vaimili 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 . . . 0.0 ...... 28 Mark Westbrook 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 37 9 8 4 1 1 3 9 4.0 . 1 9 . . . 25 Daryion Taylor 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 9 Jake Viquez 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 13 . 2 2 0.5 ...... Total 0 3 1 1 6 4 7 2 1 1 1 . . . Opponents 0 4 5 2 4 6 9 7 2 . 4 . . .

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2019 Lion Football Tex. A&M-Commerce Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) All games

SEASON CAREER

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Dominique Ramsey 1 4 4.0 0 4 51 543 10.6 2 79 Total 1 4 4.0 0 4 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Dominique Ramsey 3 62 20.7 0 24 16 197 12.3 0 31 Kader Kohou 1 42 42.0 0 42 1 42 42.0 0 42 Total 4 104 26.0 0 42 Opponents 4 58 14.5 0 20

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Kader Kohou 1 25 25.0 0 25 3 77 25.7 1 51 Total 1 25 25.0 0 25 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 14 LION FOOTBALL • #TIMETOHUNT LION FOOTBALL

2019 Lion Football Tex. A&M-Commerce - Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 52 Pass Ryan Stokes from Miklo Smalls Western Ore. 100+ 0 0 42 KR Kader Kohou Western Ore. 90-99 0 0 25 Rush E.J. Thompson Western Ore. 80-89 0 0 25 Pass Jeremiah Bridges from Miklo Smalls Western Ore. 70-79 0 0 25 INT Kader Kohou Western Ore. 60-69 0 0 24 KR Dominique Ramsey Western Ore. 50-59 1 0 23 Pass Jeremiah Bridges from Miklo Smalls Western Ore. 40-49 1 0 23* Pass Chance Cooper from Miklo Smalls Western Ore. 30-39 0 0 21 KR Dominique Ramsey Western Ore. 20-29 7 1 * touchdown scored on play Long Plays By Type No. TD Rushing 1 0 Passing 4 1 Punt returns 0 0 Kick returns 3 0 Interceptions 1 0 Fumble returns 0 0 Other 0 0 TOTAL 9 1 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Kader Kohou 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Jeremiah Bridges 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Dominique Ramsey 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Chance Cooper 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 E.J. Thompson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Stokes 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 9 1 1 4 3 0 1 0 LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 25 E.J. Thompson vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019) Rushing Touchdown 9 E.J. Thompson vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019) Passing 52 Ryan Stokes from Miklo Smalls vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019) Passing Touchdown 23 Chance Cooper from Miklo Smalls vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019) Punt Return 4 Dominique Ramsey vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019) Kick Return 42 Kader Kohou vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019) Interception Return 25 Kader Kohou vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019) Fumble Return None Punt 51 Andrew Gomez vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019) Field Goal 30 Jake Viquez vs Western Ore. (9/14/2019)

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 17 E.J. Thompson at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Rushing 81 E.J. Thompson at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Rushes 3 E.J. Thompson at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Rush 25 E.J. Thompson at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Pass attempts 32 Miklo Smalls at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Pass completions 24 Miklo Smalls at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Passing 240 Miklo Smalls at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Passes 1 Miklo Smalls at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Pass 52 Miklo Smalls at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Receptions 5 Chance Cooper at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Receiving 60 Ryan Stokes at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Receptions 1 Chance Cooper at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Reception 52 Ryan Stokes at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Field Goals 2 Jake Viquez at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Field Goal 30 Jake Viquez at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punts 4 Andrew Gomez at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punting Avg 40.5 Andrew Gomez at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Punt 51 Andrew Gomez at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Punt Return 4 Dominique Ramsey at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 42 Kader Kohou at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Tackles 5 Jalon Edwards-Cooper at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) 5 Neema Behbahani at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Sacks 1.0 Chris Williams at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Tackles For Loss 1.0 Chris Williams at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Interceptions 1 Kader Kohou at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019)

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TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 35 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Rushing 129 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Per Rush 3.7 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Rushes 3 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Pass attempts 32 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Pass completions 24 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Passing 240 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Per Pass 7.5 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Passes 1 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Total Plays 67 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Total Offense 369 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Per Play 5.5 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Points 34 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Sacks By 1 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) First Downs 21 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Penalties 6 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Penalty Yards 73 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Interceptions By 1 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punts 4 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punting Avg 40.5 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Punt 51 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Punt Return 4 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019)

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OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 10 Jackson,N., at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Rushing 30 Jackson,N., at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Rushes 1 Jackson,N., at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) 1 Currie, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) 1 Land, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Rush 15 Jackson,N., at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Pass attempts 32 Currie, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Pass completions 16 Currie, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Passing 226 Currie, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Passes 1 Currie, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Pass 74 Currie, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Receptions 5 Wright, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Receiving 96 Wright, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Receptions 1 Wright, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Reception 74 Wright, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punts 4 Gross, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punting Avg 37.8 Gross, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Punt 50 Gross, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punts inside 20 1 Gross, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 20 Anderson,Curtis, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Tackles 10 Wharf, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Sacks 1.0 Burnett, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) 1.0 Cummings, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Tackles For Loss 2.0 Proctor, at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019)

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OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 26 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Rushing 75 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Per Rush 2.9 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Rushes 3 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Pass attempts 32 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Pass completions 16 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Passing 226 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Per Pass 7.1 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) TD Passes 1 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Total Plays 58 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Total Offense 301 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Yards Per Play 5.2 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Points 27 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Sacks By 2 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) First Downs 13 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Penalties 2 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Penalty Yards 19 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Turnovers 1 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punts 4 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punting Avg 37.8 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Long Punt 50 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019) Punts inside 20 1 at Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019)

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2019 Lion Football Tex. A&M-Commerce By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2019) All games

3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 14, 2019 at Western Ore. W 34-27 6-14 42.9 2-5 40.0 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 Tex. A&M-Commerce 6-14 42.9 2-5 40.0 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 4-13 30.8 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 4-7 57.1 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 14, 2019 at Western Ore. W 34-27 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Tex. A&M-Commerce 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 3-4 75.0 0-0 0.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime Sep 14, 2019 at Western Ore. W 34-27 35:22 11:40 6:40 11:42 5:20 Tex. A&M-Commerce Total 35:22 11:40 6:40 11:42 5:20 0:00 Avg. 35:22 11:40 6:40 11:42 5:20 0:00 Opponents Total 24:38 3:20 8:20 3:18 9:40 0:00 Avg. 24:38 3:20 8:20 3:18 9:40 0:00

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2019 Lion Football Tex. A&M-Commerce Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 16, 2019) All games

Tex. A&M-Commerce Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 14, 2019 at Western Ore. W 34-27 6 6 34 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 6 6 34 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 of 6 (100.0%)

Opponents Inside Tex. A&M-Commerce Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Sep 14, 2019 at Western Ore. W 34-27 4 3 20 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 3 20 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 of 4 (75.0%)

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NCAA Statistics

Tex. A&M-Commerce - 2019-20 Football Ranking Summary thru games 09/14/2019

National Conference Conference Statistic Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader 3rd Down Conversion Pct (166 ranked) 42 5 0.429 Missouri S&T 0.667 Eastern N.M. 0.636 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (166 ranked) 42 4 0.308 Bowie St. 0.111 Midwestern St. 0.242 4th Down Conversion Pct (125 ranked) 1 1 1.000 12 teams tied 1.000 Western N.M. 1.000 Tex. A&M-Commerce 1.000 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (147 ranked) 135 7 0.750 43 teams tied 0.000 Tarleton St. 0.000 Tex. Permian Basin 0.000 Blocked Kicks (19 ranked) West Ala. 4 Midwestern St. 3 Blocked Kicks Allowed (166 ranked) 1 1 0 109 teams tied 0 5 teams tied 0 Blocked Punts (8 ranked) 7 teams tied 2 Western N.M. 1 Angelo St. 1 Tarleton St. 1 Blocked Punts Allowed (166 ranked) 1 1 0 143 teams tied 0 8 teams tied 0 Completion Percentage (166 ranked) 3 1 0.750 Ouachita Baptist 0.800 Tex. A&M-Commerce 0.750 Defensive TDs (4 ranked) Fayetteville St. 3 Tex. Permian Basin 2 South Dakota Mines 3 Cal U (PA) 3 Fewest Penalties (166 ranked) 2 1 6 Minot St. 4 Tex. A&M-Commerce 6 West Tex. A&M 6 Fewest Penalties Per Game (166 ranked) 49 3 6.00 Minot St. 2.00 West Tex. A&M 3.00 Fewest Penalty Yards (166 ranked) 10 2 73 Minot St. 29 West Tex. A&M 62 Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (166 ranked) 97 4 73.00 Minot St. 14.50 West Tex. A&M 31.00 First Downs Defense (166 ranked) 1 1 13 Tex. A&M-Commerce 13 Tex. A&M-Commerce 13 First Downs Offense (166 ranked) 153 9 21 Lindenwood (MO) 57 Eastern N.M. 54 Fumbles Lost (160 ranked) 1 1 0 42 teams tied 0 Tarleton St. 0 Tex. A&M-Commerce 0 Fumbles Recovered (68 ranked) Morehouse 7 Eastern N.M. 4 Kickoff Return Defense (166 ranked) 24 5 14.50 Assumption 5.00 West Tex. A&M 9.50 Kickoff Returns (165 ranked) 26 4 26.00 Truman 45.50 West Tex. A&M 36.83 Net Punting (166 ranked) 15 1 40.50 Valdosta St. 44.50 Tex. A&M-Commerce 40.50 Passes Had Intercepted (166 ranked) 1 1 0 31 teams tied 0 Tex. Permian Basin 0 Midwestern St. 0 Tex. A&M-Commerce 0 Passes Intercepted (95 ranked) 95 5 1 Cal U (PA) 7 Tex. Permian Basin 5 Passing Offense (166 ranked) 56 6 240.0 Slippery Rock 409.0 Tarleton St. 318.5 Passing Yards Allowed (166 ranked) 94 5 226.0 Stonehill 54.0 Tarleton St. 132.0 Passing Yards per Completion (166 ranked) 138 8 10.00 Harding 48.00 Eastern N.M. 17.56 Punt Return Defense (166 ranked) 12 1 0.00 Wheeling -4.50 West Tex. A&M 0.00 Tex. A&M-Commerce 0.00 Punt Returns (166 ranked) 99 6 4.00 Bloomsburg 65.00 West Tex. A&M 26.50 Red Zone Defense (123 ranked) 62 5 0.750 Bemidji St. 0.000 Midwestern St. 0.333 Red Zone Offense (166 ranked) 1 1 1.000 41 teams tied 1.000 4 teams tied 1.000 Rushing Defense (166 ranked) 24 2 75.0 Colo. Sch. of Mines -0.5 Tex. A&M-Kingsville 39.0 Rushing Offense (166 ranked) 104 8 129.0 Eastern N.M. 453.0 Eastern N.M. 453.0 Sacks Allowed (166 ranked) 96 8 2.00 14 teams tied 0.00 Tarleton St. 0.00 Scoring Defense (166 ranked) 88 7 27.0 St. Cloud St. 6.0 Angelo St. 13.5 Scoring Offense (166 ranked) 42 7 34.0 Slippery Rock 58.0 Angelo St. 56.5 Tackles for Loss Allowed (166 ranked) 97 7 7.00 Henderson St. 2.00 Tarleton St. 2.50 Findlay 2.00 Tex. A&M-Kingsville 2.50 Team Passing Efficiency (166 ranked) 38 5 148.31 Slippery Rock 231.36 Tarleton St. 185.98 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (166 ranked) 57 4 113.39 Ark.-Monticello 66.70 Tarleton St. 82.75 Team Sacks (124 ranked) 90 7 1.00 Angelo St. 5.50 Angelo St. 5.50 St. Cloud St. 5.50 Indiana (PA) 5.50 Team Tackles for Loss (166 ranked) 163 9 2.0 Bowie St. 13.5 West Tex. A&M 8.5 Tarleton St. 8.5 Time of Possession (166 ranked) 12 2 35:22 Michigan Tech 38:35 Eastern N.M. 36:36 Total Defense (166 ranked) 37 3 301.0 Lenoir-Rhyne 184.0 Tex. A&M-Kingsville 217.5 Total Offense (166 ranked) 84 9 369.0 Tarleton St. 641.0 Tarleton St. 641.0 Turnover Margin (166 ranked) 41 4 1.00 Southwestern Okla. 3.50 Tex. Permian Basin 2.50 Turnovers Gained (136 ranked) 136 8 1 Morehouse 12 Tex. Permian Basin 7 Turnovers Lost (166 ranked) 1 1 0 8 teams tied 0 Tex. A&M-Commerce 0 Winning Percentage (114 ranked) 1 1 1.000 48 teams tied 1.000 7 teams tied 1.000

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National Conference Conference Statistic Player Value National Leader Value Value Rank Rank Leader All Purpose (199 ranked) E.J. Thompson 66 6 120.00 Logan Wiland, Seton Hill 241.00 Paul Terry, Eastern N.M. 183.50 Blocked Kicks (1 ranked) 5 players tied 2 Combined Kick Returns (198 ranked) Dominique Ramsey 143 6 66 Tobias Harris, West Tex. A&M 327 Tobias Harris, West Tex. A&M 327 Completion Percentage (156 ranked) Miklo Smalls 4 2 0.750 Brayden Brazeal, Ouachita Baptist 0.800 Payne Sullins, Angelo St. 0.755 Completions Per Game (147 ranked) Miklo Smalls 12 1 24.00 Phillip Tran, St. Anselm 36.00 Miklo Smalls, Tex. A&M-Commerce 24.00 Field Goal Percentage (87 ranked) Jake Viquez 1 1 1.000 27 players tied 1.000 Jake Viquez, Tex. A&M-Commerce 1.000 Field Goals Per Game (69 ranked) Jake Viquez 8 1 2.00 Jared Vincent, Pittsburg St. 3.50 Jake Viquez, Tex. A&M-Commerce 2.00 Forced Fumbles (14 ranked) 12 players tied 1.00 13 players tied 0.50 Fumbles Recovered (12 ranked) 11 players tied 2 16 players tied 1 Interceptions Per Game (47 ranked) Kader Kohou 6 1 1.0 Armand Childs, Ky. Wesleyan 2.0 Clifton Holmes, Tex. Permian Basin 1.0 Syeko Noble, Seton Hill 2.0 Kader Kohou, Tex. A&M-Commerce 1.0 Deion Powers, Davenport 2.0 Kickoff Return TDs (2 ranked) Damon RICE, Johnson C. Smith 2 Tobias Harris, West Tex. A&M 1 Kickoff Returns (125 ranked) Dominique Ramsey 81 3 20.7 Trey Vaval, Missouri Western 45.8 Tobias Harris, West Tex. A&M 36.8 Passes Defended (53 ranked) Derek Parnell, Western Ore. 3.5 Amos Coleman, Tex. A&M-Kingsville 2.0 Tre Johnson, Tarleton St. 2.0 Passing Efficiency (150 ranked) Miklo Smalls 39 4 148.3 Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock 228.2 Taylor Null, Tex. Permian Basin 200.3 Passing TDs (28 ranked) Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock 10 Ben Holmes, Tarleton St. 5 Payne Sullins, Angelo St. 5 Passing Yards (200 ranked) Miklo Smalls 130 8 240 Tyson Bagent, Shepherd 796 Ben Holmes, Tarleton St. 587 Passing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Miklo Smalls 35 3 240.0 Tyson Bagent, Shepherd 398.0 Ben Holmes, Tarleton St. 293.5 Passing Yards per Completion (150 ranked) Miklo Smalls 127 8 10.00 H. Bollinger, Colorado Mesa 21.80 Taylor Null, Tex. Permian Basin 17.30 Points Responsible For (111 ranked) E.J. Thompson 111 10 18 Collin DiGalbo, Kutztown 66 Ben Holmes, Tarleton St. 36 Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock 66 Points Responsible For Per Game (113 ranked) E.J. Thompson 14 1 18.0 Collin DiGalbo, Kutztown 33.0 Ben Holmes, Tarleton St. 18.0 Jake Viquez 102 10 10.0 Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock 33.0 E.J. Thompson, Tex. A&M-Commerce 18.0 Punt Return TDs (1 ranked) 9 players tied 1 Punt Returns (68 ranked) Demetrius Mann, UVa-Wise 47.7 Tobias Harris, West Tex. A&M 26.5 Punting (114 ranked) Andrew Gomez 34 1 40.5 Zach Gaines, West Ala. 48.4 Andrew Gomez, Tex. A&M-Commerce 40.5 Receiving TDs (26 ranked) L'Liott Curry, Henderson St. 5 JF Thomas, Tarleton St. 3 Imeek Watkins, Chowan 5 Receiving Yards (199 ranked) Tariq Bitson, Adams St. 396 JF Thomas, Tarleton St. 245 Receiving Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Ryan Stokes 143 10 60.0 Tariq Bitson, Adams St. 198.0 JF Thomas, Tarleton St. 122.5 Jeremiah Bridges 168 12 55.0 Receptions Per Game (196 ranked) Chance Cooper 80 9 5.0 Mike Strachan, Charleston (WV) 11.0 Kyle McBride, Tex. Permian Basin 7.5 Jeremiah Bridges 138 12 4.0 Ryan Stokes 138 12 4.0 E.J. Thompson 138 12 4.0 Rush Yards Per Carry (30 ranked) Deshaun Wethington, Chowan 12.19 Khalil Banks, Tarleton St. 9.60 Rushing TDs (11 ranked) E.J. Thompson 11 4 3 Khaleed Exum-Strong, Assumption 5 Vincent Brown, Western N.M. 4 Lloyd Howard, Angelo St. 4 Luis Lopez, Tex. A&M-Kingsville 4 Rushing Yards (199 ranked) Jaleel McLaughlin, Notre Dame (OH) 424 Paul Terry, Eastern N.M. 367 Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) E.J. Thompson 67 5 81.0 Logan Wiland, Seton Hill 236.0 Paul Terry, Eastern N.M. 183.5 Sacks (111 ranked) Chris Williams 24 3 1.00 Melik Owens, Midwestern St. 2.00 Melik Owens, Midwestern St. 2.00 Scoring (133 ranked) E.J. Thompson 1 1 18.0 E.J. Thompson, Tex. A&M-Commerce 18.0 E.J. Thompson, Tex. A&M-Commerce 18.0 Jake Viquez 31 6 10.0 Chance Cooper 133 15 6.0 Solo Tackles (199 ranked) Neema Behbahani 199 8 4.0 John Merica, West Va. Wesleyan 10.0 Rigoberto Carrillo, Midwestern St. 5.5 Jalon Edwards-Cooper 199 8 4.0 Dominique Ramsey 199 8 4.0 Tackles For Loss (134 ranked) Abe Thompson, Davenport 3.5 Melik Owens, Midwestern St. 2.8 Rondrow Peebles, Carson-Newman 3.5 Total Offense (199 ranked) Miklo Smalls 50 4 242.0 Roland Rivers III, Slippery Rock 429.5 Ben Holmes, Tarleton St. 300.5 Total Points Scored (127 ranked) E.J. Thompson 35 6 18 5 players tied 30 4 players tied 24 Total Tackles (169 ranked) John Merica, West Va. Wesleyan 16.0 Rigoberto Carrillo, Midwestern St. 11.5 Total Touchdowns (76 ranked) E.J. Thompson 26 5 3 4 players tied 5 4 players tied 4 Yards per Pass Attempt (30 ranked) Trent Chmelik, Florida Tech 12.88 Taylor Null, Tex. Permian Basin 12.29 Yards per Reception (30 ranked) Kentrez Bell, Northwestern Okla. 42.50

23-TIME LONE STAR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • LION FOOTBALL 23 LION FOOTBALL A&M-Commerce Passing Records A&M-Commerce Rushing Records A&M-Commerce Scoring Records Individual Records Individual Records Individual Records Attempts Attempts Points Game ...... 63 - Royce Slechta (11 comp.) Game ...... 49 - Kenneth Parks Game ...... 30 - Marvin Brown ...... vs. Angelo State, 1986 ...... vs. Carson-Newman, 1972 ...... vs. Sam Houston State, 1952 Season...... 596 - Luis Perez - 2017 Season...... 299 - Arthur James (1,334 yds.), 1969 ...... 30 - Donald Lee Career...... 985 - Luis Perez - 2016-17 Career...... 884 - Arthur James (4,285 yds.), 1966-69 ...... vs. Eastern New Mexico, 1985 ...... 30 - Deric Davis Completions Total Yards ...... vs. McMurry, 2013 Game ...... 43 - Luis Perez (55 att.) Game ...... 323 - Arthur James (36 attempts) Season. . . . 137 - Kristov Martinez (24 FG, 65 PAT) - 2017 ...... at Midwestern State, 10/7/2017 ...... vs. Abilene Christian, 1968 Career...... 449 - Kristov Martinez - 2015-18 Season...... 421 - Luis Perez - 2017 Season. . . . . 1,796 - Aundra Thompson (248 att.), 1975 Career...... 665 - Luis Perez (665-985), 2016-17 Career...... 4,285 - Arthur James (884 att.); 1966-69 Kicking Points Game ...... 20- Saul Martinez Passing Yards Yards Per Carry ...... (3 FG, 11 PATs) vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014 Game ...... 546 - Tyrik Rollison (25 of 32) (Minimum 5.0 attempts per game) Season. . . . 137 - Kristov Martinez (24 FG, 65 PAT) - 2017 ...... vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014 Game ...... 10.3 -Joe Bergeron (13 att.-134 yds.) Career...... 449- Kristov Martinez - 2015-18 Season...... 4,999 - Luis Perez, 2017 ...... vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014 ...... 75-97 FG, 224-231 PAT Career...... 8,325 - Luis Perez, 2016-17 Season...... 10.04 - Joe Harbour (50-504), 1958 Career. . . . .6.52 - Aundra Thompson (576-3,757), 972-75 Touchdowns Touchdown Passes Game ...... 5 - Marvin Brown Game ...... 6 - James Gray (4 consecutive) Yards per game ...... vs. Sam Houston State, 1952 ...... vs. Austin College, 1952 Season...... 160.8 - Aundra Thompson, 1975 ...... 5 - Donald Lee ...... 6 - Tyrik Rollison Career...... 112.7 - Arthur James, 1966-69 ...... vs. Eastern New Mexico, 1985 ...... vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014 ...... 5 - Deric Davis Season...... 46 - Luis Perez, 2017 Team Records ...... vs. McMurry, 2013 Career...... 78 - Luis Perez, 2016-17 Attempts Season...... 21 - Aundra Thompson, 1975 Game ...... 84 (411 yds.) vs. Tarleton State - 1970 Career...... 37 - Aundra Thompson, 1972-75 Yards per attempt Season...... 585 (2,495 yds.) - 1968 Season...... 10.6 - Tyrik Rollison, 2014 PATs Made Career...... 9.7 - Tyrik Rollison, 2013-14 Total Yards Game ...... 13 - Saul Martinez, vs. McMurry, 2014# Game ...... 464 vs. Southwest Texas - 1952 Yards per game Season...... 2,938 (609 att.) - 1974 PATs Attempted Season...... 342.2 - Tyrik Rollison, 2014 Game ...... 13 - Saul Martinez, vs. McMurry, 2014# Career...... 315.4 - Tyrik Rollison, 2013-14 Yards per carry Game ...... 10.1 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma - 1953 Team Records Completion Pecentage Season...... 5.9 - 1952 Touchdowns (Minimum 10 passes attempted per game) Game ...... 13 vs. McMurry - 2014 Season...... 706 - Luis Perez, 2017 A&M-Commerce Receiving Records Season...... 84 - 2014 Career...... 75 - Luis Perez, 2016-17 Individual Records PATs made Receptions Fewest INTs Game ...... 13, vs. McMurry- 2014# (Game). . . . . 15 - Cory Sims vs. Midwestern State, 2002 (Minimum 10 passes attempted per game) Season...... 76 - 2014 (Season)...... 77 - Vernon Johnson, 2014 Season...... 3 - Charles Cox, 1965 ...... 3 - Terry Skinner, 1976 PATs attempted Yards ...... 3 - Cole Cayce, 1995 Game ...... 13 vs. McMurry - 2014# (Game). . 266 - Willie Thornton vs. Eastern New Mexico, 2008 Career...... 14 - Tyrik Rollison, 2013-14 Season...... 80 - 2014 Touchdowns Team Records Field Goals made Game ...... 4 - James Epps vs. Eastern New Mexico, 1996 Attempts Game ...... 5 - at Tarleton, 2018 ...... 4 - Willie Thornton vs. Eastern New Mexico, 2008 Game ...... 66 (25 comp.) vs. Angelo State - 1986 Season...... 24 - 2017 Season...... 14 - Ricky Collins, 2014 Season...... 645 (444 comp.) - 2017 Career...... 30 - Gary Compton, 1987-90 Field Goals attempted Completions Game ...... 6 vs. Southwest Texas - 1952 Game ...... 43 (55 att) - at Midwestern St. - 2017 A&M-Commerce Total Offense Records Season...... 28 (24 made) - 2017 Season...... 444 (645 att.) - 2017 Team Records Game ...... 986 - vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014#! Points Total Yards Game ...... 98 vs. East Texas Baptist - 2014 Game . . . . . 590 (28 of 36) vs. East Texas Baptist - 2014 Season...... 649 - 2014# Season...... 5,235 (444-of-645) - 2014 Points per game Yards per attempt Season...... 54.1- 2014# Season...... 10.3 - 2014

# - Denotes LSC Record ! - Denotes NCAA Record 24 LION FOOTBALL • #TIMETOHUNT LION FOOTBALL A&M-Commerce Defensive Records A&M-Commerce Defensive Records A&M-Commerce Longest Plays Individual Records Teams Records Individual Records Tackles (since 1999) Fewest yards allowed Passing yards Game ...... 21 - Antonio Wilson Game ...... 37 vs. Northwest Missouri State - 1994 99 yards • Matt Morris to Casey Cowan . . . vs. MSU, 1997 ...... vs. Northeastern State, 1999 ...... (-35 rush, 72 pass) Season...... 133 - J.D. Hearn, 2005 Season...... 1,546 (926 rush, 620 pass) -1959 Rushing Career...... 297 - Jesse Brooks, 1999-2002 91 yards • Roger Daley. . . . vs. Northeastern State, 2005 Fewest rushing yards Tackles for loss (since 1999) Game. . . . . minus-80 vs . Selección Nuevo León • 2019 Punting Game ...... 5.5 - Tevin Moore Season...... 485 - 1952 84 yards • Guy Stevens ...... vs. Trinity, 1932 ...... vs. Delta State, 2013 84 yards • Barry Gillingwater. . vs. Abilene Christian, 1992 ...... 5.5 Tre’von Taylor Fewest completions allowed ...... vs. McMurry, 2014* Game ...... 0 vs. Sam Houston State - 1946 Punt return Season...... 25.0 - Charlie Tuaau, 2013 ...... 0 vs. Angelo State - 1971 89 yards • Ron Trammell...... vs. Angelo State, 1982 Career...... 55.0 - Tevin Moore, 2010-13 ...... 0 vs. Henderson State - 1993 Season...... 52 (130 att.) - 1961 Kickoff return Sacks (since 1999) ...... 52 (117 att.) - 1962 100 yards • Bob Sloan. . . . . vs. Midwestern State, 1950 Game ...... 4.5 - Tre’von Taylor ...... vs. McMurry, 2014* Fewest passing yards 100 yards • Marvin Brown. . . .vs. Midwestern State, 1951 Season...... 12.5 - Tevin Moore, 2013 Game ...... 0 vs. Sam Houston State - 1946 100 yards • Gary Berry . . . .vs. Sam Houston State, 1958 ...... Charlie Tuaau, 2013 ...... 0 vs. Angelo State - 1971 Career...... 18.0 - Tevin Moore, 2010-13 ...... 0 vs. Henderson State - 1993 100 yards • Buck Wilson. . . . .at West Texas A&M, 2017 ...... minus-3 vs . Selección Nuevo León - 2019 100 yards • Reggie Kincade ...... vs . Tarleton, 2018 Interceptions Season...... 636 (61 of 142) - 1965 Game ...... 4 - R.C. Moore Field goal ...... vs. Sam Houston State, 1952 Defensive passing efficiency 59 yards • Randy Jones. . . . .vs. Abilene Christian, 1982 ...... 4 - Ronnie Humphrey Season...... 39.85 - 1974 ...... vs. Southwest Texas State, 1968 Interception return Season...... 13 - Pat Williams, 1992 Opponent turnovers 100 yards • Cory Whitfield . . at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2011 Career...... 30 - Autry Beamon, 1971-74 Season...... 52 (21 FR, 31 INT) - 1990 Per Game...... 4.7 (52 in 11 games) - 1990 Interception return yards Game ...... 122 - Autry Beamon (3 INT) Interceptions ...... vs. East Central, 1972 Game ...... 7 vs. Stephen F. Austin - 1971 Season...... 318 - Autry Beamon, 1972 ...... 7 vs. Abilene Christian - 1980 Career...... 535 - Autry Beamon, 1971-74 ...... 7 vs. Sam Houston State - 1981 Season...... 31 - 1990

Yards returns on interceptions Game ...... 170 vs. West Texas A&M- 2016 Season...... 592 - 1953

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Quickie Statistics (Final) #12 Tex. A&M-Commerce vs Western Ore. (Sep 14, 2019 at Monmouth, Ore.)

TAMUC WOU Score 34 27 FIRST DOWNS 21 13 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-129 26-75 PASSING YDS (NET) 240 226 Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-24-0 32-16-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-369 58-301 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-104 4-58 Interception Returns-Yards 1-25 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-40.5 4-37.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-73 2-19 Possession Time 35:22 24:38 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 4 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 3 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 3-4

Tex. A&M-Commerce Western Ore. Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg E.J. Thompson 17 83 2 81 3 25 4.8 Jackson,N. 10 30 0 30 1 15 3.0 J.T. Smith 2 21 0 21 0 11 10.5 Currie 8 35 8 27 1 8 3.4 Jeremiah Bridges 2 19 0 19 0 11 9.5 Land 6 20 0 20 1 10 3.3 Spencer Long 2 5 1 4 0 5 2.0 Sampson 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Miklo Smalls 24-32-0 240 1 52 2 Currie 16-32-1 226 1 74 1

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Chance Cooper 5 42 1 23 Wright 5 96 1 74 Ryan Stokes 4 60 0 52 Ford 2 16 0 15 Jeremiah Bridges 4 55 0 25 Sampson 2 13 0 7 E.J. Thompson 4 39 0 14 Land 2 10 0 7

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Andrew Gomez 4 162 40.5 51 0 0 Gross 4 151 37.8 50 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Dominique Ramsey 1 4 0 4

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Dominique Ramsey 3 62 0 24 Anderson,Curtis 4 58 0 20 Kader Kohou 1 42 0 42

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Neema Behbahani 4-1 5 0.0 0.0 Wharf 7-3 10 0.0 1.0 Jalon Edwards-Coop 4-1 5 0.0 0.0 Proctor 4-4 8 0.0 2.0 Dominique Ramsey 4-0 4 0.0 0.0 Anderson,Curtis 4-3 7 0.0 0.5 Alex Shillow 2-2 4 0.0 0.0 Evans 6-0 6 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 07:21 TAMUC - Jake Viquez 30 yd field goal, 12-44 5:56 3 - 0 2nd 14:17 TAMUC - E.J. Thompson 9 yd run (Jake Viquez kick), 12-59 6:27 10 - 0 09:07 WOU - Currie 3 yd run (TEAM rush failed), 5-55 1:59 10 - 6 02:24 WOU - Land 1 yd run (Gross kick), 10-56 4:17 10 - 13 3rd 07:48 TAMUC - Jake Viquez 20 yd field goal, 12-74 7:07 13 - 13 02:11 TAMUC - Chance Cooper 23 yd pass from Miklo Smalls (Jake Viquez kick), 10-79 4:35 20 - 13 4th 11:29 WOU - Jackson,N. 1 yd run (Gross kick), 13-65 5:42 20 - 20 09:44 WOU - Wright 74 yd pass from Currie (Gross kick), 1-74 0:13 20 - 27 08:22 TAMUC - E.J. Thompson 1 yd run (Jake Viquez kick), 3-53 1:14 27 - 27 26 05:59 TAMUC - E.J. Thompson 5 yd run (Jake Viquez kick), 5-35 2:02 LION FOOTBALL • #TIMETOHUNT34 - 27 LION FOOTBALL LAST TIME vs. THE GREYHOUNDS No. 1 A&M-Commerce 21, Eastern N.M. 11 September 15, 2018 • Portales, N.M.

Quickie Statistics (Final) #1 Tex. A&M-Commerce vs Eastern N.M. (Sep 15, 2018 at Portales, N.M.)

TAMUC ENMU Score 21 11 FIRST DOWNS 14 14 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-186 66-209 PASSING YDS (NET) 103 6 Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-11-1 7-2-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-289 73-215 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2--1 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-16 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-35 1-39 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-43.6 8-36.2 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-40 2-15 Possession Time 22:42 37:18 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 1 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 3 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-3

Tex. A&M-Commerce Eastern N.M. Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Carandal Hale 14 105 4 101 1 32 7.2 Paul Terry 24 89 1 88 1 12 3.7 E.J. Thompson 17 84 4 80 1 19 4.7 Wyatt Strand 21 76 28 48 0 38 2.3 Preston Wheeler 3 8 4 4 0 6 1.3 Kazyan Martin 6 25 0 25 0 8 4.2 Kane Wilson 1 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 Johnny Smith 7 28 8 20 0 13 2.9

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Preston Wheeler 11-30-1 103 0 30 1 Wyatt Strand 2-7-1 6 0 4 5

Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long Matt Childers 3 21 0 13 Russell Montoya 1 4 0 4 Chance Cooper 3 17 0 11 Johnny Smith 1 2 0 2 Darrion Landry 2 23 0 18 Marquis Wimberly 1 30 0 30

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Tristan Perry 7 305 43.6 68 2 1 Tyler Vargas 8 290 36.2 44 1 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Dominique Ramsey 2 -1 0 1

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Drake Flores 1 16 0 16

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Brucks Saathoff 8-10 18 2.5 4.0 Noah Sweitzer 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 Pierre Leonard 5-5 10 0.0 0.5 Tony Andrews 5-0 5 0.0 0.0 D.D. Fletcher 5-4 9 0.0 1.5 Brad Hardin 4-1 5 0.0 0.0 Mark Westbrook 4-4 8 0.0 1.0 Ricky Barfield 3-1 4 0.0 0.0

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 04:34 TAMUC - Kane Wilson 1 yd run (Kristov Martinez kick), 12-57 3:44 7 - 0 02:11 TAMUC - E.J. Thompson 5 yd run (Kristov Martinez kick), 3-39 0:49 14 - 0 2nd 00:21 ENMU - Tyler Vargas 29 yd field goal, 11-40 4:14 14 - 3 4th 14:01 ENMU - Paul Terry 5 yd run (Paul Terry rush), 2-5 0:46 14 - 11 09:54 TAMUC - Carandal Hale 32 yd run (Kristov Martinez kick), 3-43 0:59 21 - 11

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