2015 Texas A&M University-Commerce Lion Football Game 1 Notes 22 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 . 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 ...... Tim McMurray • The third straight home-opening win came categories . Athletic Department Phone ...... (903) 886-5558 in 2015 with a 48-17 win over Adams State . Official Website ...... LionAthletics .com NCAA Division II Career Ranks for Returning Leaders Facebook ...... A&M-Commerce Lion Athletics LIONS ARE PRESEASON FAVORITE (entering 2016 season) Athletics Twitter ...... @Lion_Athletics • The Lions have won the last two Lone Star Category Stat D2 Rank SR4 Football Twitter ...... @Lion_FB Conference regular season titles and picked Total Rushing Yardage 2,170 15th 3rd up 19 of 28 available first place votes . The Yards Per Game 86.1 10th 3rd Coaching Staff Lions’ 269 points in the poll placed them Yards Per Carry 6.1 9th 4th Head coach ...... Colby Carthel above second-ranked Midwestern State Alma mater ...... Angelo. State, 2000 with 254 points and eight first place votes . • Cooper was named the Lone Star Record at A&M-Commerce . . . . . 24-12 (4th season) • The Lions are entering their fourth season Conference’s Preseason Offensive Player Overall career record ...... same under the direction of head coach Colby of the Year in July after earning the LSC’s Carthel and have won 24 games in Carthel’s Offensive Back of the Year award in his Matt Storm ...... Offensive Coordinator first three seasons . junior season . Jared May ...... Co-Offensive Coordinator (QB) Justin Deason ...... Defensive Coordinator • Texas A&M-Commerce won all six LSC • He is widely considered to be an All- Yogi Gallegos ...... WR regular season games last season on the American candidate this year as he looks to Darren Garrigan ...... Sec way to the Lions’ first NCAA berth since climb up the A&M-Commerce record books . Michael Conrad ...... LB 1995 . Tim Bleil ...... RB, A’s • A&M-Commerce has won its last seven NOTES CONTINUE Montiese Culton ...... WR regular season LSC games and the last ON PAGE 2 Caid Faske ...... DL six regular season LSC games played at Desmund Farris ...... OL Memorial Stadium . Andy Townsend ...... WILL LBs Scotty Yates ...... SAM LBs Texas A&M-Commerce (0-0, 0-0 LSC) University of Faith (0-0) Collin Gholston ...... Safeties Date....Opponent...... Time/Result Date....Opponent...... Time/Result Dillon Jordan ...... Offensive Assistant S1 (Th)...FAITH (Fla.)...... 7 p.m. S1 ...... at Texas A&M-Commerce ...... 7 p .m . Ryan Slider ...... Offensive Assistant S10 . . . . . at Delta State ...... 6 p .m . Tyrin Evans ...... Defensive Assistant S17 . . . . . at Eastern New Mexico * . . . . . 1 p .m . MT Brandon Ramsey ...... Defensive. Assistant S24...... TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE *...... 7 p.m. Randall Fannin ...... Defensive Assistant O1 ...... at Oklahoma Panhandle St . * . . . . 1 p .m . John Bonilla ...... Offensive Assistant O8...... MIDWESTERN STATE *...... 7 p.m. O15 . . . . . at Western New Mexico * . . . . 1 p .m . MT Game Coverage O22 . . . . . at Angelo State * ...... 6 p .m . Audio ...... Lions Sports Network O29...... WEST TEXAS A&M *...... 4 p.m. Online Audio ...... www .LionAthletics .com N5 ...... at UT Permian Basin * ...... 7 p .m . Play-by-play ...... Charlie Chitwood N12...... TARLETON STATE *...... 4 p.m. Color ...... Brock Callaway * - Lone Star Conference game

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 1 2016 Texas A&M-Commerce Football Game Notes CARTHEL’S FIRST THREE YEARS DEPTH STEPS UP • Head coach Colby Carthel has had unprecedented success in • Despite an abundance of talent returning from the 2015 playoff his first three seasons at Texas A&M-Commerce in comparison to squad, not many Lions were in the starting lineup for the Ferris State previous coaches for the Lions . playoff game . • Only M .A . Smith from 1951-53 and Bob Berry from 1935-37 have • Only six A&M-Commerce players were starters in the snow in higher winning percentages in their first three seasons . Only Smith Michigan, all on the offensive side of the ball . has more victories in the first three seasons in Commerce . • Carthel is the only coach at A&M-Commerce to go to the Jason Osei ...... LG postseason in each of his three seasons . Smith took the Lions to a Avery Poates ...... RT in 2015, RG in 2016 pair of Tangerine Bowls, but did not reach the postseason in his first Richard Cooper ...... RB year . Lance Evans ...... WR. Darby Smith ...... WR Coach ...... First 3 Seasons . . . . . Record ...... Winning Pct Chris Chumley ...... A M A. . Smith ...... 1951-53 ...... 30-2-1 ...... 924 Bob Berry ...... 1935-37 ...... 22-6-1 ...... 776 RECEIVERS LOOK FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS Colby Carthel...... 2013-15...... 24-12...... 667 • Senior wide receivers Lance Evans and Darby Smith were two of Eddie Brister ...... 1999-2001 ...... 16-17 ...... 485 the top receivers in the Lone Star Conference in 2015 and will look to J .W . Rollins ...... 1931-33 ...... 11-12-2 ...... 480 build on outstanding numbers from last season . Scottie Conley . . . . . 2004-06 ...... 14-16 ...... 467 • Evans (Mansfield HS) ranked third in total receiving yardage with J .V . Sikes ...... 1954-56 ...... 13-15-2 ...... 467 986 yards on 50 catches and also ranked fourth in the conference in . . . 1964-66...... 11-15-2 ...... 429 receiving yards per game with 82 .2 . His 19 .7 yards per catch average Russell Jernigan . . . . 1921-23 ...... 9-13-1 ...... 380 was tops in the league amongst players with double digit catches ...... 1986-88 ...... 12-21 ...... 364 and his eight touchdown catches tied for third in the league . ...... 2009-11 ...... 9-22 ...... 290 • Evans was a first team all-Lone Star Conference honoree in 2015 Joe Murphy ...... 1924-26 ...... 5-21-1 ...... 204 • Smith (Ennis HS) finished sixth in the league with 72 .3 receiving yards per game with 868 yards on his 45 catches . His total yardage DOLEZEL TO BE HONORED AT HALFTIME ranked fourth in the league, right behind Evans . He also scored • Former East Texas State quarterback Clint eight receiving touchdowns to tie for third in the league and his 19 .3 Dolezel is an inductee into the Texas A&M- yards per catch average tied for second in the conference amongst Commerce Athletic Hall of Fame in 2016 . He will regulars . be honored at halftime of Thursday’s contest . • Smith was a second team all-Lone Star Conference honoree in • At ETSU, Dolezel was a two-time all-Lone Star 2015 . Conference honoree, earning second team all- conference honors in 1992 and 1993 . In his two PRESEASON AFCA RANKING NEAR PROGRAM-BEST seasons with the Lions, he completed 249-of-483 • The Lions are ranked ninth in the nation in Division II according to passes with 23 touchdown passes and 22 interceptions . The Lions the Coaches Association Preseason Poll . were 13-9 in Dolezel’s time under center . • A&M-Commerce is tied for the ninth position in the poll with • Following his time in Commerce, Dolezel plied his trade in arena Henderson State . football as quarterback for the Milwaukee Mustangs (1995-97), • The ranking of ninth is the second-best ranking for A&M-Commerce Texas Terror (1997), Houston Thunderbears (1998-99), Grand since the AFCA Division II Poll began in 2000 . Rapids Rampage (2001-03), Las Vegas Gladiators (2004-05), and • The Lions were ranked eighth nationally on October 26, 2015, and the Dallas Desperados (2006-08) . In 13 seasons, he completed 66 have now been ranked in 14 straight polls, going back to the 2015 percent of his passes for 44,559 yards with 931 touchdowns . preseason poll . • He was a three-time All-Arena selection (2001, 2006-2007) • This is A&M-Commerce’s 20th all-time appearance in the AFCA during his playing career and voted the No . 8 Greatest Player and Top 25 . No . 5 Greatest Quarterback in AFL History by the Silver Anniversary Committee in 2012 . ALL-LSC STARS RETURN TO LINEUP • In 2001, he guided the to the XV ArenaBowl • Of A&M-Commerce’s 27 all-Lone Star Conference players from championship . Dolezel was inducted into the Arena Football 2015, 10 return to the lineup for the 2016 campaign . League’s Hall of Fame on April 12, 2013 . • Dolezel entered the coaching ranks as the offensive coordinator of FIRST TEAM HONORABLE MENTION the Florida Firecats in 2009 and led the Dallas Vigilantes to an 11-7 Richard Cooper ...... RB Avery Poates ...... OL record in 2011 in his first season as head coach . Lance Evans ...... WR Chris Chumley ...... A • He has been the head coach of the since 2013 Buck Wilson ...... RS Kristov Martinez-Garcia ...... K and has led the team to a 49-21 record in four seasons and in 2016, Kieston Carter ...... DL Dolezel led the Soul to the ArenaBowl XXIX Championship . SECOND TEAM Jason Osei ...... OL Darby Smith ...... WR Cameron Rogers ...... DS

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 2 2016 Texas A&M-Commerce Football Game Notes ON A ROLL ON OPENING NIGHT UNDER ARMOUR RELATIONSHIP TO BE CELEBRATED • Texas A&M-Commerce is 52-44-2 all-time in season openers after • In the spring of 2016, Lion Athletics entered into the first winning each of the last three season openers . institutional comprehensive partnership with Under Armour in all of • The last time the Lions won more than three season openers NCAA Division II . consecutively was from 1988-93, when East Texas State won six • While Lion student-athletes are already benefiting from the straight season openers . partnership and receiving a Best In Class experience due to the • This is the third straight year the Lions have opened on a Thursday partnership, there are also institutional benefits and other brand night and the fourth straight year A&M-Commerce opens the season engagement and marketing initiatives . at home . • A special presentation recognizing Under Armour will take place prior to the game . RARITY RETURNING • A&M-Commerce All-American running back Richard Cooper is just PROMOTIONS FOR THURSDAY’S GAME the fifth Lion running back to come back for the season following a • Thursday’s game has been designated as Student Appreciation 1,000-yard season . Night . The first 3,000 active students through the gate will receive • Three Lions repeated their 1,000-yard season with another such an Under Armour #SeeYouAtTheGame t-shirt, thanks to Student milestone year . Affairs and Athletics . • The game has also been designated as Faith and Family Night . ARTHUR JAMES Local churches have been invited to the contest . 1968 ...... Jr ...... 1,538 yards • The volleyball team will also be recognized during the contest . The 1969 ...... Sr ...... 1,334 yards Lions’ volleyball team’s first matches are Friday and Saturday at the Texas Woman’s University Hilton Garden Innvitational . AUNDRA THOMPSON • Also during the contest, State Representative Dan Flynn and 1974 ...... Jr ...... 1,086 yards representatives from the office of State Senator Bob Hall will 1975 ...... Sr ...... 1,796 yards welcome Texas A&M-Commerce Police Chief Donna Spinato and City of Commerce Police Chief Kerry Crews, along with members of RICKY DIRKS their respective police forces as Community Pillars . 1982 ...... So ...... 1,070 yards • The academic partner for the game is the School of Agriculture . 1983 ...... Jr ...... 1,299 yards Various members of the School of Agriculture, including the rodeo 1984 ...... Sr ...... 370 yards team, will be recognized throughout the evening .

CLIFF EDWARDS 2005 ...... Jr ...... 1,041 yards 2006 ...... Sr ...... 945 yards

RICHARD COOPER 2015 ...... Jr ...... 1,380 yards 2016 ...... Sr ...... ??? yards

WHAT COUNTS TONIGHT? • Prior to the 2015-16 academic year, the University of Faith was named as a “non-countable opponent” for NCAA statistics . • As such, the game will count towards the Lions’ win-loss record as a non-region, non-Division II game . • Statistics from the Faith game will not be applied towards the Lions’ individual or team statistics for the season or career .

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 3 2016 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE LIONS ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 1 Hatari Byrd LB 6-1 210 Sr. Fresno, Calif. Central East HS/Oklahoma 50 Mason Copeland DB 5-11 200 R-Fr. Gainesville, Texas Gainesville HS 2 Uriah Harris DB 6-0 180 Sr. Frostproof, Fla. Frostproof HS/CCSF 51 Josh Reynolds DL 6-4 210 So. Paris, Texas Paris HS 3 Lance Evans WR 6-3 200 Sr. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS 52 Peyton Searcy DL 6-0 275 So. Killeen, Texas Killeen HS 4 Buck Wilson WR 5-11 185 Jr. Commerce, Texas Commerce HS 53 Christopher Laskowski LB 5-11 205 Jr. Schertz, Texas Cornerstone Chr. School 5 Shawn Hooks WR 5-8 165 Jr. Daingerfield, Texas Daingerfield HS/Navarro 54 Garrett Blubaugh LB 6-2 220 R-Fr. Keller, Texas Keller HS 6 Danny Huckaby DB 6-1 180 So. Mexia, Texas Mexia HS 55 Pierre Leonard DL 5-10 298 Fr. Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS 7 D’Arthur Cowan WR 6-3 185 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. Olive Branch HS/Arkansas 56 John Aguilar OL 6-1 285 Jr. Lubbock, Texas Roosevelt HS/Tyler JC 8 Metrelle Taylor WR 6-1 185 So. Pasadena, Texas Pasadena HS 57 Addison Mahana LB 6-2 227 Fr. Spring, Texas Spring HS 9 Brucks Saathoff LB 6-0 195 So. San Antonio, Texas Reagan HS 58 Kieston Carter DL 5-11 200 Jr. Mexia, Texas Mexia HS 10 Darby Smith WR 5-10 180 Sr. Ennis, Texas Ennis HS 59 Adam Sagapolu DL 6-2 260 Jr. Hayward, Calif. Moreau Catholic HS/Nevada 11 Tavita Faaiu DL 6-3 265 Sr. San Francisco, Calif. So.SF HS/CCSF 60 James Marshall LB 5-11 200 R-Fr. Carthage, Texas Carthage HS 12 Luis Perez QB 6-3 220 Jr. San Diego, Calif. Otay Ranch HS/S’western JC 61 Alec Huntley LS 5-9 220 R-Fr. San Antonio, Texas Johnson HS 13 Hayden Marsh WR 6-2 195 Sr. Lucas, Texas Lovejoy HS 63 Avery Poates OL 6-5 300 Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif. Rancho Verde HS/Nevada 14 Preston Wheeler QB 6-3 185 R-Fr. Austin, Texas Bowie HS 64 Ryan Guevara K/P 6-0 195 R-Fr. Canyon, Texas Canyon HS 15 Vincent Hobbs A 6-3 255 Jr. Mesquite, Texas Horn HS/La.-Monroe 65 Jonah Brown OL 6-5 315 R-Fr. Waco, Texas Connally HS 16 Gabe Rodriguez QB 5-11 205 Jr. Amarillo, Texas Amarillo HS 66 Ken Holmes OL 6-4 275 R-Fr. Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS 17 Steven Baker DB 5-11 180 Jr. San Antonio, Texas MacArthur HS 68 Christian Rodriguez OL 6-5 290 Sr. Pt. Isabel, Texas Los Fresnos HS/Abilene Chr. 18 Chase Pemberton QB 6-4 190 So. Wills Point, Texas Wills Point HS 70 Abdul Shammaa OL 6-5 310 R-Fr. San Antonio, Texas Reagan HS 19 Jared Cate QB 6-3 200 Sr. Boyd, Texas Boyd HS/West Texas A&M 71 Malik Ellis OL 6-6 280 So. Daingerfield, Texas Daingerfield HS/Cisco JC 20 Eric Harrell LB 5-10 205 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas College Park HS/Kilgore College 72 Brian Taylor OL 6-2 275 R-Fr. Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS 21 Yusef Sterling-Lowe DB 6-2 170 Jr. Oakland, Calif. McClymonds HS/Laney College 73 Ryan Peschka OL 6-2 290 R-Fr. Mansfield, Texas Timberview HS 22 DJ White DB 6-1 160 So. Spring, Texas Westfield HS 74 Jared Machorro OL 6-7 280 Jr. Coldspring, Texas Coldspring-Oakhurst HS 23 Richard Cooper RB 5-9 195 Sr. Angleton, Texas Angleton HS 75 Lane Hasse OL 6-6 315 R-Fr. Weimar, Texas Weimar HS 24 Chris Smith DB 6-1 170 Jr. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Legacy HS 76 Jason Osei OL 6-5 300 Sr. London, England Woodhouse College/Baylor 25 Reginald Kincade DB 5-11 170 Jr. Everman, Texas Everman HS 77 Jordan Smith OL 6-4 315 So. Mansfield, Texas Summit HS 26 Chris Chumley A 6-4 250 Sr. Longview, Texas Pine Tree HS/Kilgore College 78 Jer’Rick Hawkins OL 6-7 320 Sr. Dallas, Texas Carter HS 27 Trey Porter DB 5-10 170 Sr. Garland, Texas South Garland HS 79 Poet Thomas OL 6-6 325 Jr. Beverly Hills, Mich. Country Day HS/Texas Tech 28 Mark Westbrook DB 5-11 193 Fr. Schertz, Texas Clemens HS 80 John Thomas A 6-6 255 Sr. Bossier City, La. Airline HS/Trinity Valley CC 29 Kaylon Watson RB 6-0 220 Jr. Mexia, Texas Mexia HS/La.-Monroe 81 Austin Jordan A 6-5 225 Jr. Rowlett, Texas Rowlett HS 31 Daniel Roland LB 5-11 215 Jr. Rockwall, Texas Rockwall HS 82 Jacob Norton A 6-6 220 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas Conroe Oak Ridge HS 32 Richard Whitaker RB 5-10 180 Jr. Denton, Texas Guyer HS 83 Hitachi Lydia WR 6-1 185 Jr. Troup, Texas Troup HS 33 Neema Behbahani LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. Plano, Texas Plano HS 84 Randel Clark DB 6-1 195 Jr. Atlanta, Texas Atlanta HS/Cisco JC 34 Traven Johnson DB 6-1 175 Sr. Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS 85 Isaiah Guillory WR 6-1 180 R-Fr. Pearland, Texas Dawson HS 35 Ovie Urevbu RB 5-10 210 Jr. Plano, Texas Legacy Chr. Acad./Ouachita Bap. 86 Justice Luce WR 6-1 200 So. Fairview, Texas Lovejoy HS 36 Michael Wallace DL 6-4 205 So. Lewisville, Texas Hebron HS 87 Calvin Jones WR 6-0 185 Jr. Richardson, Texas Berkner HS/Navarro College 37 Anthony Smith DB 6-2 200 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. Jordan HS/E.L.A. College 88 Kalen Winkler WR 5-10 175 Jr. Wylie, Texas Wylie HS 38 Jamel James RB 5-11 215 Jr. Katy, Texas Cinco Ranch HS/Navarro College 89 Kristov Martinez K 5-6 135 So. Edinburg, Texas Edinburg HS 39 Tristen Slaughter RB 6-2 210 So. Richardson, Texas Richardson HS 90 Peyton Thorne DL 6-2 240 So. Sugar Land, Texas Dulles HS 40 Deondre Toler LB 5-11 195 Jr. Hempstead, Texas Hempstead HS/Kilgore College 91 Larance Hale DL 6-2 280 Sr. Tatum, Texas Tatum HS/Lamar 41 Myles Curl LB 6-0 195 Sr. Spring, Texas Dekaney HS/Blinn College 93 Anthony Ameperosa DL 6-1 285 Jr. San Francisco, Calif. S. SF HS/San Mateo JC 42 Kendrick Welsh DB 5-10 160 R-Fr. Mansfield, Texas Summit HS 94 Daniel Kanu DL 6-4 245 So. Mesquite, Texas Poteet HS 43 Cameron Rogers LB 6-1 215 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Brandeis HS 95 Kade Satterwhite DL 6-4 247 Fr. Panhandle, Texas Canyon Randall HS 44 BJ Mills LB 5-9 180 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Wagner HS 96 Demondre Lauderdale DL 6-2 239 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas Arlington Heights HS 45 Jordan Trim LB 5-11 180 R-Fr. Arlington, Texas Martin HS 97 Devonta Leary DL 5-11 240 Jr. Desoto, Texas Desoto HS 46 Jaylon Edwards-Cooper DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Spring, Texas DeKaney HS 98 Jeremiah Walters DL 6-2 220 Sr. Oakland, Calif. McClymonds HS/Idaho 47 Brent Walker DB 5-11 165 So. Humble, Texas Humble HS 99 Michael Onuoha DL 6-5 255 Jr. Edmond, Okla. Santa Fe HS/Oklahoma 48 Hector Dominguez P/K 5-10 190 Sr. Monterey Park, Calif. Monterey Park HS 49 DD Fletcher DL 6-1 240 R-Fr. Arlington, Texas Martin HS

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 4 PROJECTED DEPTH CHART OFFENSE Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous School LT 74 Jared Machorro 6-7 280 Jr. Coldspring, Texas Coldspring-Oakhurst HS 70 Abdul Shammaa 6-5 310 R-Fr. San Antonio, Texas Reagan HS LG 76 Jason Osei 6-5 300 Sr. London, England Woodhouse College/Baylor 68 Christian Rodriguez 6-5 290 Sr. Port Isabel, Texas Rio Grande Val. HS/Abilene Chr. C 56 John Aguilar 6-1 285 Jr. Lubbock, Texas Roosevelt HS/Tyler JC 73 Ryan Peschka 6-2 290 R-Fr. Mansfield, Texas Timberview HS RG 63 Avery Poates 6-5 300 Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif. Rancho Verde HS/Nevada 72 Brian Taylor 6-2 275 R-Fr. Lancaster, Texas Lancaster HS RT 79 Poet Thomas 6-6 325 Jr. Beverly Hills, Mich. Country Day HS/Texas Tech 71 Malik Ellis 6-6 280 So. Daingerfield, Texas Daingerfield HS/Cisco JC A 26 Chris Chumley 6-4 250 Sr. Longview, Texas Pine Tree HS/Kilgore College 81 Austin Jordan 6-5 225 Jr. Rowlett, Texas Rowlett HS XWR 7 D’Arthur Cowan 6-3 185 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. Olive Branch HS/Arkansas 8 Metrelle Taylor 6-1 185 So. Pasadena, Texas Pasadena HS HWR 10 Darby Smith 5-10 180 Sr. Ennis, Texas Ennis HS 4 Buck Wilson 5-11 185 Jr. Commerce, Texas Commerce HS ZWR 3 Lance Evans 6-3 200 Sr. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield HS 86 Justice Luce 6-1 200 So. Fairview, Texas Lovejoy HS RB 23 Richard Cooper 5-9 195 Sr. Angleton, Texas Angleton HS 39 Tristen Slaughter 6-2 210 So. Richardson, Texas Richardson HS QB 12 Luis Perez 6-3 220 Jr. San Diego, Calif. Otay Ranch HS/Southwestern JC 16 Gabe Rodriguez 5-11 205 Jr. Amarillo, Texas Amarillo HS DEFENSE Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous School DE 58 Kieston Carter 5-11 200 Jr. Mexia, Texas Mexia HS 99 Michael Onuoha 6-5 255 Jr. Edmond, Okla. Santa Fe HS/Oklahoma NT 49 DD Fletcher 6-1 240 R-Fr. Arlington, Texas Martin HS 59 Adam Sagapolu 6-2 260 Jr. Hayward, Calif. Moreau Catholic HS/Nevada DE 52 Peyton Searcy 6-0 275 So. Killeen, Texas Killeen HS 90 Peyton Thorne 6-2 240 So. Sugar Land, Texas Dulles HS SLB 1 Hatari Byrd 6-1 210 Sr. Fresno, Calif. Central East HS/Oklahoma 45 Jordan Trim 5-11 180 R-Fr. Arlington, Texas Martin HS MLB 54 Garrett Blubaugh 6-2 220 R-Fr. Keller, Texas Keller HS 33 Neema Behbahani 6-1 220 R-Fr. Plano, Texas Plano HS MLB 43 Cameron Rogers 6-1 215 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Brandeis HS 9 Brucks Saathoff 6-0 195 So. San Antonio, Texas Reagan HS WLB 11 Tavita Faaiu 6-3 265 Sr. San Francisco, Calif. South San Fran HS/CCSF 98 Jeremiah Walters 6-2 220 Sr. Oakland, Calif. McClymonds HS/Idaho CB 6 Danny Huckaby 6-1 180 So. Mexia, Texas Mexia HS 34 Traven Johnson 6-1 175 Sr. Tyler, Texas John Tyler HS FS 24 Chris Smith 6-1 170 Jr. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield Legacy HS 47 Brent Walker 5-11 165 So. Humble, Texas Humble HS SS 17 Steven Baker 5-11 180 Jr. San Antonio, Texas MacArthur HS 27 Trey Porter 5-10 170 Sr. Garland, Texas South Garland HS CB 2 Uriah Harris 6-0 180 Sr. Frostproof, Fla. Frostproof HS/CC San Francisco 22 DJ White 6-1 160 So. Spring, Texas Westfield HS SPECIAL TEAMS Pos. No. Player Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown Previous School K 89 Kristov Martinez 5-6 135 So. Edinburg, Texas Edinburg HS P 48 Hector Dominguez 5-10 190 Sr. Monterey Park, Calif. Monterey Park HS LS 43 Cameron Rogers 6-1 215 Sr. San Antonio, Texas Brandeis HS Ret 4 Buck Wilson 5-11 165 Jr. Commerce, Texas Commerce HS 23 Richard Cooper 5-9 185 Sr. Angleton, Texas Angleton HS

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 5 2016 Texas A&M-Commerce Football Game Notes TRACKING A&M-COMMERCE’S 2016 OPPONENTS Opponent Date W-L Last Game This Week Next Week FAITH S1 0-0 - at Texas A&M-Commerce TBA at Delta State S10 0-0 - KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (Thur ). TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE at Eastern New Mexico * S17 0-0 - at Southwest Baptist (Thur ). WESTERN NEW MEXICO * TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE * S24 0-0 - at Incarnate Word SIMON FRASER at Oklahoma Panhandle State * O1 0-0 - at Sam Houston State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff MIDWESTERN STATE * O8 0-0 - at Truman State idle at Western New Mexico * O15 0-0 - at San Diego at Eastern New Mexico * at Angelo State * O22 0-0 - at McKendree (Thur .) at Northern Michigan WEST TEXAS A&M * O29 0-0 - at Azusa Pacific (Thur ). at Colorado State-Pueblo at UT Permian Basin * N5 0-0 - SUL ROSS ARIZONA CHRISTIAN TARLETON STATE * N12 0-0 - at McNeese State SOUTHWEST BAPTIST ON THIS DAY... : SEPTEMBER 1 OTHER GAMES ... in Texas A&M-Commerce/East Texas State Football (2-1) : • 1990 - The Lions host Livingston (now West Alabama) and roll to a 45-6 victory to OF NOTE TODAY open the season. 12:30 p.m. • 2001 - A&M-Commerce kicks off the campaign with a 14-11 win over Harding in Me- Humboldt State at Carson-Newman morial Stadium. First Division II game of the season • 2007 - The Lions are narrowly edged by Ouachita Baptist in Commerce by a 29-27 score. 6 p.m. Kentucky Wesleyan at Delta State The A&M-Commerce athletic communications staff is developing the above section Angelo State at McKendree throughout the season. Keep your eye out for more historical facts about the program. Houston Baptist at Central Arkansas

... in history : Sept. 1, 2007 - Appalachian State def. No. 5 Michi- 6:30 p.m. gan, 34-32 in Ann Arbor, Mich. - Ohio Dominican at Ferris State 7 p.m. The Big House was packed 110,000 strong for Michigan’s “tune-up” against the Moun- New Mexico Highlands at Dixie State taineers of Appalachian State, but no one in Ann Arbor knew they would witness one Eastern New Mexico at Southwest Baptist of college football’s greatest David versus Goliath storylines. Appalachian State kicker Julian Rauch knocked in a 24-yard field goal with under a minute remaining for the lead. 8 p.m. A last ditch Michigan field goal attempt was blocked to give Hall of Fame coach Jerry Colorado State-Pueblo at Colorado Mines Moore and the Mountaineers a victory in one of the greatest upsets in college football Rice at Western Kentucky history, 34-32, over the No. 5 Wolverines. 9 p.m. ... in world history : West Texas A&M at Azusa Pacific • 1897 – The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. Games include LSC, 2016 opponents, Super Region 4 and • 1920 – The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the select Texas schools. United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent. • 1952 – The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Heming- way, is first published. • 1974 – The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour.

... in birthdays : • 1875 – Edgar Rice Burroughs, American soldier and author (d. 1950) • 1923 – Rocky Marciano, American boxer and actor (d. 1969) • 1931 – Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999), born in Ster- rett, Texas • 1933 – Ann Richards, American educator and politician, 45th Governor of Texas (d. 2006) • 1933 – Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 6 2016 Texas A&M-Commerce Football Game Notes 2015 LONE STAR 2015 LONE STAR CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE Pl Team LSC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak PRESEASON POLL 1 Texas A&M-Commerce 6-0 1.000 8-4 0.667 L2

Rk School Pts 1st 2 Midwestern State 5-1 0.833 10-2 0.833 L1 3 Angelo State 3-3 0.500 7-4 0.636 W1 1. TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 269 19 West Texas A&M 3-3 0.500 6-4 0.600 W4 2. Midwestern State 254 8 Eastern New Mexico 3-3 0.500 6-6 0.500 L4 3. Angelo State 211 6 Tarleton State 1-5 0.167 3-7 0.300 W1 4. West Texas A&M 182 7 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-6 0.000 2-9 0.182 L1 5. Eastern New Mexico 181 Last Week SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Next Week 6. Texas A&M-Kingsville 141 - 6 p .m ...... TAMUK at Incarnate Word SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 6 p .m ...... TSU at McNeese State 3 p .m ...... ASU at Northern Mich . 7. Tarleton State 121 This Week 6 p .m ...... OPSU at Sam Houston State 6 p.m...... A&M-Commerce at Delta St. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 7 p m...... MSU . at Truman St . 6 p .m ...... OPSU at Ark .-Pine Bluff 8. Western New Mexico 66 6 p .m ...... ASU at McKendree 7 p m...... Sul Ross at UPB 7 p m...... WTAMU at Colo . St .-Pueblo 7 p.m...... Faith at A&M-Commerce 9 p .m ...... WNMU at San Diego 7 p m...... S’west Baptist at TSU Okla. Panhandle State 66 7 p .m ...... ENMU at S’west Baptist 7 p m...... Simon Fraser at TAMUK 9 p .m ...... WTAMU at Azusa Pacific 7 p m...... Arizona Chr . at UTPB 10. UT Permian Basin 49 1 8 p m...... WNMU at ENMU *

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Rk School (1st votes) Rec . Pts . Pv Rk School Rec. Pv 1 . Northwest Missouri St . (29) 15-0 749 1 1 Northwest Missouri State 15-0 2 . West Georgia (1) 12-2 676 3 2 West Georgia 12-2 3 . Grand Valley St . (Mich .) 12-3 658 4 3 Grand Valley State 12-3 4 . Shepherd (W .Va .) 13-1 638 2 4 Colorado State-Pueblo 12-2 5 . Colorado St .-Pueblo 12-2 581 5 5 Minnesota State 10-2 6 . Ashland (Ohio) 10-1 523 10 6 Shepherd 13-1 7 . Minnesota St . 10-2 466 13 7 Ashland 10-1 8 . Indiana (Pa .) 9-3 364 19 8 North Alabama 9-3 9t . Henderson St . (Ark .) 11-2 363 12 9 Ferris State 11-1 9T. TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 8-4 363 23 10 Central Missouri 8-3 11 . Slippery Rock (Pa .) 12-2 360 7 11 Midwestern State 10-2 12 . Ferris St . (Mich .) 11-1 359 6 12 Emporia State 11-3 13 . Humboldt St . (Calif .) 10-2 353 16 13 Minnesota-Duluth 9-3 14. Midwestern St. (Texas) 10-2 344 9 14 Humboldt State 10-2 15 . North Alabama 9-3 330 15 15 Indiana (Pa .) 9-3 16 . Indianapolis (Ind .) 10-2 276 18 16 Henderson State 11-2 17 . Tuskegee (Ala .) 10-3 241 11 17 Slippery Rock 12-2 18 . Colorado School of Mines 8-3 228 NR 18 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE 8-4 19 . Minnesota-Duluth 9-3 196 NR 19 Tuskegee 10-3 20 . Central Missouri 8-3 184 NR 20 Sioux Falls 9-3 21 . Assumption (Mass .) 11-2 144 17 21 Colorado Mines 8-3 22 . Catawba (N .C .) 9-3 140 25 22 Augustana 9-3 23 . Sioux Falls (S .D .) 9-3 125 21t 23 Valdosta State 9-3 24 . Emporia St . (Kan .) 11-3 124 8 24 Pittsburg State 6-5 25 . Augustana (S .D .) 9-3 119 24 25 Indianapolis 10-2

Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 107; Valdosta St . (Ga .), 99; Pittsburg St . (Kan .), 88; West Chester (Pa .), 82; Win- ston-Salem St . (N .C .), 74; Charleston (W .Va .), 60; Carson-New- man (Tenn .), 53; Colorado Mesa, 50; Harding (Ark .), 40; Albany St . (Ga .), 34; Virginia Union, 29; California (Pa ),. 25; Angelo St. (Texas), 19; Azusa Pacific (Calif .), 13; Miles (Ala ),. 11; Delta St. (Miss.), 9; Michigan Tech, 9; Western Oregon, 9; West Texas A&M, 8; Fort Hays St . (Kan .), 6; Bowie St . (Md .), 4; Saginaw Valley St . (Mich .), 4; Central Oklahoma, 3; Ouachita Baptist (Ark ),. 3; Ohio Dominican, 2; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2; Bemidji St . (Minn .), 1; McKendree (Ill .), 1; Newberry (S C. ),. 1 .

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 7 2016 Texas A&M-Commerce Football Game Notes Head Coach Colby Carthel A&M-Commerce Fast Facts Colby Carthel was hired as the 19th head coach in A&M-Com- Overall Record ...... 506-424-31 ( 543). merce history on January 23, 2013. In his third season of 2015, Carthel led the Lions to their second Total Games Played...... 961 straight and 22nd overall Lone Star Conference regular-season ti- Texas A&M-Commerce Overall Home Record ...... (485 games) 282-172-19 ( 601). tle. A&M-Commerce went 8-4 on the year and earned the seventh seed in the NCAA Division II Playoffs, advancing to the NCAA post- Memorial Stadium (1950-present)...... (340 games) 210-119-11 ( 634). season for the first time since 1995. The Lions dropped their first round game at second-seeded Ferris State, 48-30. College Field (1919-1949)...... (132 games) 71-50-11 ( 580). With an undefeated LSC regular season, the Lions clinched Commerce City Park (1914-1917) ...... (13 games) 7-5-1 ( 577). their second consecutive conference title on October 24 with a win over Midwestern State. Postseason honors were many, as Road Overall Record...... 199-247-11 ( 447). A&M-Commerce earned a school-record 27 all-LSC honors. The Neutral Overall Record...... 18-9-1 ( 661). Lions also collected three All-American awards. Richard Cooper was named the LSC Offensive Back of the Year. Cotton Bowl Overall Record...... 7-2-0 ( 778). In his second season, the Carthel-led 2014 Lions turned in one Season Openers Overall Record...... 52-44-2 ( 525). of the best seasons in recent A&M- Commerce history. The Lions reeled off a nine-win season en route to the program’s 21st LSC Homecoming Overall Record...... 45-33-1 ( 576). Championship and made a second consecutive postseason ap- Postseason Record...... 9-6-1 ( 594). pearance with a trip to the Heart of Texas Bowl which the Lions won 72-21 over East Central. Live United Bowl...... 0-1 ( 000). The Lions saw a then-school record 26 players earn LSC post- season recognition, including conference wide receiver of the Heart of Texas Bowl...... 1-0 (1 000). year Vernon Johnson and defensive player of the year Toni Pulu. Tangerine Bowl Appearances...... 3-0-1 ( 875). The Lions opened the season with 98 points and a NCAA record 986 total yards offense. The pace saw the Lions end the season NAIA Playoffs...... 2-1 ( 667). with the NCAA’s No. 1 offense in terms of total yards per game NCAA Division II Playoffs...... 3-4 ( 429). and scoring per game. Carthel led the Lions to a 7-5 record in his first season at the National Championships...... One (1972 - NAIA) helm, a far cry from the combined 5-26 record the team put up in Lone Star Conference Overall Record...... 290-208-12 ( 509). the three seasons prior to his arrival. That turnaround, one that included wins over nationally-ranked Delta State and Tarleton Total Lone Star Conference Games Played...... 509 State, earned the Lions a postseason berth in the Live United Lone Star Conference Championships...... 22 Texarkana Bowl – the program’s first postseason berth since qualifying for the national playoffs in 1995...... 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, Although previously a defensive coordinator, the Lions made huge strides on the offensive side of the ball in his first season, ...... 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1983, 1990, 2014, 2015 averaging 35.0 points per game, which was up 22.4 points per Lone Star Conference Runner-Up Finishes...... 13 game from the previous year and was the most by a Lion team since the 1990 team averaged 36.2 per game. Lone Star Conference Third-Place Finishes ...... 7 The Lions also garnered 15 all-Lone Star Conference selec- First Game...... September 26, 1914 (A&M-Commerce 12, Commerce H S. . 0) tions in 2013, including three on the first team. Defensive line- man Charles Tuaau was named the league’s top defender and Memorial Stadium Dedication...... September 23, 1950 (North Texas 42, A&M-Commerce 20) earned all-America honors, while Vernon Johnson was named the First Night Game...... October 17, 1930 (West Texas 14, A&M-Commerce 0) league’s top wide receiver after a season that saw him haul in over 1,300 yards and 13 scores through the air. First Home Night Game...... October 2, 1931 (A&M-Commerce 6, Trinity 0) Carthel came to Commerce with strong ties to the Lone Star First Homecoming Game...... October 27, 1928 (A&M-Commerce 13, North Texas 12) Conference, spending the seven previous seasons as the defen- sive coordinator at West Texas A&M and playing a key role in es- Largest Margin of Victory...... 80 points (Oct . 31, 1953) tablishing the Buffs as one of the top teams in the region. During his seven years at West Texas A&M, the Buffs captured four Lone ...... A&M-Commerce 80, Northwestern Oklahoma State 0 Star Conference championships while making an appearance in Largest Margin of Defeat ...... 78 points (October, 1927) the postseason each year, including a pair of Kanza Bowl champi- onships and a regional championship in 2012...... Sam Houston State 78, A&M-Commerce 0 During Carthel’s tenure as the Buffs’ defensive coordinator, Most Points Scored in a Quarter...... 32 vs . Angelo State - 2nd qtr . (Nov . 2, 1991) West Texas A&M compiled a 69-20 record with a 77.5 winning percentage. Most Points Allowed in a Quarter...... 42 vs . Arkansas State - 2nd qtr . (Sept . 26, 1987) Tale of the Tape Personal Most Points Scored in a Half...... 57 vs . East Texas Baptist - 1st half (Sept . 4, 2014) Born...... August 29, 1976 Most Points Scored in a Game ...... 98 vs . East Texas Baptist - (Sept . 4, 2014) Hometown...... Friona, Texas High School...... Friona High School, 1996 Most Points Allowed in a Half...... 49 vs . Arkansas State - 1st half (Sept . 26, 1987) College...... , 2000 Most Consecutive Shutout Quarters...... 39 quarters Coaching Experience ...... First quarter vs . North Texas (1933) through fourth quarter vs . Southwest Texas (1934) 2000-05...... Abilene Christian (Defensive Line) Longest Winning Streak...... 29 games (1951-1953) 2006-12...... West Texas A&M (Defensive Coordinator) 2013-Present...... Texas A&M-Commerce (Head Coach) ...... Fifth-longest streak in NCAA Division II history Year-by-Year Longest Unbeaten Streak...... 30 games (1951-1953) Year...... School...... Overall...... LSC Longest Home Winning Streak...... 14 games (1957-1960) 2013...... Texas A&M-Commerce...... 7-5...... 2-4 2014...... Texas A&M-Commerce...... 9-3...... 6-1 ^ Longest Losing Streak...... 13 games (1925-1926) 2015...... Texas A&M-Commerce...... 8-4...... 6-0 ^ Longest Non-Shutout Streak...... 76 games (1978-1986) 2016...... Texas A&M-Commerce...... 0-0...... 0-0 ...... Fourth Season...... 24-12...... 14-5 Consecutive Opponent Shutouts...... Nine games (1933-1934) ^ LSC Championship Total Number of Shutouts...... 139 games

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 8 2016 Texas A&M-Commerce Football Game Notes 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. . . . . 409 - Buster Faulkner (268 comp.), 2004 Season...... 299 - Arthur James (1,334 yds.), 1969 ...... 30 - Donald Lee Career...... 816 - Terry Skinner (367 comp.), 1974-77 Career...... 884 - Arthur James (4,285 yds.), 1966-69 ...... vs. Eastern New Mexico, 1985 ...... 30 - Deric Davis Completions Total Yards ...... vs. McMurry, 2013 Game ...... 36 - J.J. Harp (59 att.) Game ...... 323 - Arthur James (36 attempts) Season...... 126 - Aundra Thompson, 1975 ...... at Abilene Christian (Oct. 29, 2011) ...... vs. Abilene Christian, 1968 Career...... 281 - Billy Watkins, 1990-93 Season...... 268 - Buster Faulkner (409 att.), 2004 Season. . . . . 1,796 - Aundra Thompson (248 att.), 1975 Career...... 375 - Bob Bounds (706 att.), 1988-91 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...... 134 - Saul Martinez (20 FG, 74 PAT), 2014* ...... vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014* Game ...... 10.3 -Joe Bergeron (13 att.-134 yds.) Career...... 281 - Billy Watkins (49 FG, 134 PAT), 1990-93 Season. . . . . 3,304 - Tyrik Rollison (184 of 280), 2014* ...... vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014* Career...... 5,955 - Bob Bounds (375 of 706), 1988-91 Season...... 10.04 - Joe Harbour (50-504), 1958 Touchdowns Career. . . . .6.52 - Aundra Thompson (576-3,757), 972-75 Game ...... 5 - Marvin Brown Touchdown Passes ...... vs. Sam Houston State, 1952 Game ...... 6 - James Gray (4 consecutive) Yards per game ...... 5 - Donald Lee ...... vs. Austin College, 1952 Season...... 160.8 - Aundra Thompson, 1975 ...... vs. Eastern New Mexico, 1985 ...... 6 - Tyrik Rollison Career...... 112.7 - Arthur James, 1966-69 ...... 5 - Deric Davis ...... vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014* ...... vs. McMurry, 2013 Season...... 27 - Tyrik Rollison, 2014* Team Records Season...... 21 - Aundra Thompson, 1975 Career...... 51 - James Gray, 1951-53 Attempts Career...... 37 - Aundra Thompson, 1972-75 Game ...... 84 (411 yds.) vs. Tarleton State - 1970 Yards per attempt Season...... 585 (2,495 yds.) - 1968 PATs Made Season...... 10.6 - Tyrik Rollison, 2014* Game ...... 13 - Saul Martinez, vs. McMurry, 2014*# Career...... 9.7 - Tyrik Rollison, 2013-14* Total Yards Game ...... 464 vs. Southwest Texas - 1952 PATs Attempted Yards per games Season...... 2,938 (609 att.) - 1974 Game ...... 13 - Saul Martinez, vs. McMurry, 2014*# Season...... 342.2 - Tyrik Rollison, 2014* Career...... 315.4 - Tyrik Rollison, 2013-14* Yards per carry Team Records Game ...... 10.1 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma - 1953 Touchdowns Completion Pecentage Season...... 5.9 - 1952 Game ...... 13 vs. McMurry - 2014* (Minimum 10 passes attempted per game) Season...... 84 - 2014* Season...... 662 - James Batchelor, 1946 A&M-Commerce Receiving Records Career...... 624 - Tyrik Rollison, 2013-14* Individual Records PATs made Game ...... 13, vs. McMurry- 2014*# Receptions Fewest INTs Season...... 76 - 2014* (Game). . . . . 15 - Cory Sims vs. Midwestern State, 2002 (Minimum 10 passes attempted per game) (Season)...... 77 - Vernon Johnson, 2014* Season...... 3 - Charles Cox, 1965 PATs attempted ...... 3 - Terry Skinner, 1976 Game ...... 13 vs. McMurry - 2014*# Yards ...... 3 - Cole Cayce, 1995 Season...... 80 - 2014* (Game). . 266 - Willie Thornton vs. Eastern New Mexico, 2008 Career...... 14 - Tyrik Rollison, 2013-14* Field Goals made Touchdowns Team Records Game ...... 4 - Six times Game ...... 4 - James Epps vs. Eastern New Mexico, 1996 Attempts ...... last vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State - 2004 ...... 4 - Willie Thornton vs. Eastern New Mexico, 2008 Game ...... 66 (25 comp.) vs. Angelo State - 1986 Season...... 21 - 2014* Season...... 14 - , 2014* Season...... 481 (268 comp.) - 2013 Career...... 30 - , 1987-90 Field Goals attempted Completions Game ...... 6 vs. Southwest Texas - 1952 Game ...... 36 (59 att.) at Abilene Christian - 2011 A&M-Commerce Total Offense Records Season...... 26 (15 made) - 1992 Season...... 283 (436 att.) - 2014* Team Records ...... 26 (17 made) - 1995 Game ...... 986 - vs. East Texas Baptist, 2014*#! ...... 26 (18 made) - 2004 Total Yards Game . . . . 590 (28 of 36) vs. East Texas Baptist - 2014* Points Season...... 4,495 (283-of-436) - 2014* Game ...... 98 vs. East Texas Baptist - 2014* Season...... 649 - 2014*# Yards per attempt Season...... 10.3 - 2014* Points per game Season...... 54.1- 2014*# # - Denotes LSC Record ! - Denotes NCAA Record

LionsAthletics • www.LionAthletics.com • @Lion_Athletics & @Lions_FB 9 2016 Texas A&M-Commerce Football Game Notes 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 ...... -48 vs. Angelo State - 1992 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 ...... Charlie Tuaau, 2013 ...... 0 vs. Angelo State - 1971 Field goal Career...... 18.0 - Tevin Moore, 2010-13 ...... 0 vs. Henderson State - 1993 59 yards • Randy Jones. . . . .vs. Abilene Christian, 1982 Season...... 636 (61 of 142) - 1965 Interceptions Interception return Game ...... 4 - R.C. Moore Defensive passing efficiency 100 yards • Cory Whitfield . . at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2011 ...... vs. Sam Houston State, 1952 Season...... 39.85 - 1974 ...... 4 - Ronnie Humphrey ...... vs. Southwest Texas State, 1968 Opponent turnovers Season...... 13 - Pat Williams, 1992 Season...... 52 (21 FR, 31 INT) - 1990 Career...... 30 - Autry Beamon, 1971-74 Per Game...... 4.7 (52 in 11 games) - 1990

Interception return yards Interceptions Game ...... 122 - Autry Beamon (3 INT) Game ...... 7 vs. Stephen F. Austin - 1971 ...... vs. East Central, 1972 ...... 7 vs. Abilene Christian - 1980 Season...... 318 - Autry Beamon, 1972 ...... 7 vs. Sam Houston State - 1981 Career...... 535 - Autry Beamon, 1971-74 Season...... 31 - 1990

Yards returns on interceptions Game ...... 142 vs. Austin College - 1950 Season...... 408 - 1977

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2015 A&M-Commerce Football A&M-Commerce Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Jul 25, 2016) All games

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Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Richard Cooper 12 206 1380 49 1331 6.5 7 72 110.9 31 361 2252 82 2170 6.0 13 72 70.0 Theo Wofford 12 148 1024 24 1000 6.8 5 90 83.3 24 185 1330 24 1306 7.1 10 90 54.4 Ovie Urevbu 12 16 79 8 71 4.4 0 21 5.9 20 23 156 8 148 6.4 3 27 7.4 Tristan Slaughter 10 2 41 1 40 20.0 0 41 4.0 10 2 41 1 40 20.0 0 41 4.0 Shawn Hooks 12 1 33 0 33 33.0 0 33 2.8 22 1 33 0 33 33.0 0 33 1.5 Gabriel Rodriguez 11 17 25 5 20 1.2 4 6 1.8 11 17 25 5 20 1.2 4 6 1.8 Darby Smith 12 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 11 1.3 28 2 16 0 16 8.0 0 11 0.6 Buck Wilson 11 2 1 2 -1 -0.5 1 1 -0.1 11 2 1 2 -1 -0.5 1 1 -0.1 TEAM 11 23 1 90 -89 -3.9 0 1 -8.1 Harrison Stewart 12 33 36 189 -153 -4.6 0 20 -12.8 25 77 113 375 -262 -3.4 2 20 -10.5 Total 12 450 2636 368 2268 5.0 17 90 189.0 Opponents 12 530 2251 328 1923 3.6 25 53 160.2

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Harrison Stewart 12 149.07 206-374-7 55.1 3173 30 86 264.4 25 141.67 345-633-14 54.5 5016 48 88 200.6 Gabriel Rodriguez 11 249.45 9-13-1 69.2 67 6 26 6.1 11 249.45 9-13-1 69.2 67 6 26 6.1 Buck Wilson 11 503.20 1-1-0 100.0 48 0 48 4.4 11 503.20 1-1-0 100.0 48 0 48 4.4 Metrelle Taylor 6 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 6 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Trever Lasseter 6 150.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 0 6 1.0 14 311.20 2-2-0 100.0 11 1 6 0.8 Chase Thrasher 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 29 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Richard Cooper 12 530.80 1-1-0 100.0 12 1 12 1.0 31 530.80 1-1-0 100.0 12 1 12 0.4 Total 12 152.62 218-393-9 55.5 3306 37 86 275.5 Opponents 12 119.80 256-436-17 58.7 2947 16 65 245.6

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Lance Evans 12 50 986 19.7 8 76 82.2 27 59 1091 18.5 8 76 40.4 Derrick Macon 11 46 636 13.8 11 72 57.8 11 46 636 13.8 11 72 57.8 Darby Smith 12 45 868 19.3 8 86 72.3 28 55 1020 18.5 8 86 36.4 Hayden Marsh 12 18 268 14.9 1 44 22.3 35 55 731 13.3 6 44 20.9 Chris Chumlay 11 15 157 10.5 2 24 14.3 11 15 157 10.5 2 24 14.3 Richard Cooper 12 10 122 12.2 1 40 10.2 31 20 235 11.8 1 50 7.6 Keiondre Gober 4 8 41 5.1 0 9 10.2 4 8 41 5.1 0 9 10.2 Theo Wofford 12 8 36 4.5 1 16 3.0 24 11 94 8.5 2 50 3.9 Metrelle Taylor 6 5 36 7.2 0 10 6.0 6 5 36 7.2 0 10 6.0 Shawn Hooks 12 4 66 16.5 0 32 5.5 22 6 91 15.2 0 32 4.1 Justice Luce 11 4 42 10.5 2 26 3.8 11 4 42 10.5 2 26 3.8 John Thomas 2 2 34 17.0 1 20 17.0 8 4 61 15.2 2 26 7.6 Buck Wilson 11 1 11 11.0 1 11 1.0 11 1 11 11.0 1 11 1.0 Ovie Urevbu 12 1 3 3.0 1 3 0.2 20 1 3 3.0 1 3 0.2 Reggie Kincade 5 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 5 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Total 12 218 3306 15.2 37 86 275.5 Opponents 12 256 2947 11.5 16 65 245.6

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Harrison Stewart 12 407 -153 3173 3020 251.7 25 710 -262 5016 4754 190.2 Richard Cooper 12 207 1331 12 1343 111.9 31 362 2170 12 2182 70.4 Theo Wofford 12 148 1000 0 1000 83.3 24 185 1306 0 1306 54.4 Gabriel Rodriguez 11 30 20 67 87 7.9 11 30 20 67 87 7.9 Ovie Urevbu 12 16 71 0 71 5.9 20 23 148 0 148 7.4 Buck Wilson 11 3 -1 48 47 4.3 11 3 -1 48 47 4.3 Tristan Slaughter 10 2 40 0 40 4.0 10 2 40 0 40 4.0 Shawn Hooks 12 1 33 0 33 2.8 22 1 33 0 33 1.5 Darby Smith 12 2 16 0 16 1.3 28 2 16 0 16 0.6 Trever Lasseter 6 1 0 6 6 1.0 14 3 -1 11 10 0.7 TEAM 11 24 -89 0 -89 -8.1 Total 12 843 2268 3306 5574 464.5 Opponents 12 966 1923 2947 4870 405.8

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2015 A&M-Commerce Football A&M-Commerce Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Jul 25, 2016) All games

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PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Kristov Martinez - 12-19 56-59 - - - - - 92 - 12-19 56-59 - - - - - 92 Derrick Macon 11 ------66 11 ------66 Richard Cooper 9 - - 0-1 - - - - 54 16 - - 0-1 - - - - 96 Darby Smith 8 ------48 8 ------48 Lance Evans 8 ------48 8 ------48 Theo Wofford 7 ------42 13 ------78 Gabriel Rodriguez 4 ------24 4 ------24 Buck Wilson 3 ------18 3 ------18 Chris Chumlay 2 ------12 2 ------12 Justice Luce 2 ------12 2 ------12 Dionte Taylor 1 - - - - - 1 - 8 4 - - - - - 2 - 28 Demarlon Morris 1 ------6 1 ------6 Ovie Urevbu 1 ------6 4 ------24 Chase Thrasher - 2-7 ------6 - 6-13 5-5 - - - - - 23 Michael Wallace 1 ------6 1 ------6 Hayden Marsh 1 ------6 6 ------36 John Thomas 1 ------6 2 ------12 Total 60 14-26 56-59 0-1 - - 1 - 460 Opponents 46 8-10 39-43 1-1 1 1-2 - - 343

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Shawn Hooks 19 102 5.4 0 22 33 287 8.7 0 56 Davarus Shores 2 19 9.5 0 16 6 44 7.3 0 16 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 Dionte Taylor 0 1 0.0 1 1 1 57 57.0 3 23 Total 22 122 5.5 1 22 Opponents 15 52 3.5 1 23

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Buck Wilson 28 835 29.8 0 66 28 835 29.8 0 66 Theo Wofford 8 184 23.0 1 70 13 252 19.4 1 70 Demarlon Morris 6 158 26.3 0 54 8 200 25.0 0 54 Richard Cooper 5 163 32.6 1 88 11 302 27.5 1 88 Justice Luce 1 12 12.0 0 12 1 12 12.0 0 12 Daniel Roland 1 19 19.0 0 19 1 19 19.0 0 19 Darby Smith 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Derrick Macon 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Trever Lasseter 1 43 43.0 0 43 1 43 43.0 0 43 Total 52 1414 27.2 2 88 Opponents 53 782 14.8 0 37

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Darian Lindsey 3 -2 -0.7 0 0 5 47 9.4 0 41 Chris Smith 3 25 8.3 0 17 3 25 8.3 0 17 Demarlon Morris 2 27 13.5 1 26 3 27 9.0 1 26 Trey Porter 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Michael Wallace 1 6 6.0 1 6 1 6 6.0 1 6 Cameron Rogers 1 9 9.0 0 9 3 37 12.3 0 23 Kevin Mederias 1 12 12.0 0 12 3 52 17.3 0 31 Brent Walker 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Cole Pitts 1 22 22.0 0 22 2 72 36.0 1 50 Charles Woods 1 20 20.0 0 20 2 20 10.0 0 20 Brucks Saathoff 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Uriah Harris 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 17 119 7.0 2 26 Opponents 9 167 18.6 2 51

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Buck Wilson 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total 0 0 0.0 1 0 Opponents 1 48 48.0 2 48

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2015 A&M-Commerce Football A&M-Commerce Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Jul 25, 2016) All games

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Richard Cooper 12 1331 122 0 163 0 1616 134.7 31 2170 235 40 302 0 2747 88.6 Theo Wofford 12 1000 36 0 184 0 1220 101.7 24 1306 94 0 252 0 1652 68.8 Lance Evans 12 0 986 0 0 0 986 82.2 27 0 1091 0 0 0 1091 40.4 Darby Smith 12 16 868 0 0 0 884 73.7 28 16 1020 0 0 0 1036 37.0 Buck Wilson 11 -1 11 0 835 0 845 76.8 11 -1 11 0 835 0 845 76.8 Derrick Macon 11 0 636 0 0 0 636 57.8 11 0 636 0 0 0 636 57.8 Hayden Marsh 12 0 268 0 0 0 268 22.3 35 -2 731 0 19 0 748 21.4 Shawn Hooks 12 33 66 102 0 0 201 16.8 22 33 91 287 331 0 742 33.7 Demarlon Morris 9 0 0 0 158 27 185 20.6 17 0 0 22 200 27 249 14.6 Chris Chumlay 11 0 157 0 0 0 157 14.3 11 0 157 0 0 0 157 14.3 Ovie Urevbu 12 71 3 0 0 0 74 6.2 20 148 3 0 0 0 151 7.6 Justice Luce 11 0 42 0 12 0 54 4.9 11 0 42 0 12 0 54 4.9 Trever Lasseter 6 0 0 0 43 0 43 7.2 14 -1 0 0 43 0 42 3.0 Keiondre Gober 4 0 41 0 0 0 41 10.2 4 0 41 0 0 0 41 10.2 Tristan Slaughter 10 40 0 0 0 0 40 4.0 10 40 0 0 0 0 40 4.0 Metrelle Taylor 6 0 36 0 0 0 36 6.0 6 0 36 0 0 0 36 6.0 John Thomas 2 0 34 0 0 0 34 17.0 8 0 61 0 0 0 61 7.6 Chris Smith 12 0 0 0 0 25 25 2.1 12 0 0 0 0 25 25 2.1 Cole Pitts 12 0 0 0 0 22 22 1.8 43 0 0 0 53 72 125 2.9 Charles Woods 12 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.7 22 0 0 0 0 20 20 0.9 Gabriel Rodrigue 11 20 0 0 0 0 20 1.8 11 20 0 0 0 0 20 1.8 Daniel Roland 12 0 0 0 19 0 19 1.6 21 0 0 0 19 0 19 0.9 Davarus Shores 11 0 0 19 0 0 19 1.7 35 0 0 44 0 0 44 1.3 Kevin Mederias 12 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.0 23 0 0 0 0 52 52 2.3 Cameron Rogers 12 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.8 33 0 0 0 0 37 37 1.1 Michael Wallace 9 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.7 9 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.7 Dionte Taylor 12 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.1 29 58 0 57 0 95 210 7.2 Darian Lindsey 11 0 0 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2 22 0 0 7 0 47 54 2.5 TEAM 11 -89 0 0 0 0 -89 -8.1 Harrison Stewart 12 -153 0 0 0 0 -153 -12.8 25 -262 0 0 0 0 -262 -10.5 Total 12 2268 3306 122 1414 119 7229 602.4 Opponents 12 1923 2947 52 782 167 5871 489.2

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Kristov Martinez 19 12 42 0 19 12 42 0 Chase Thrasher 7 2 44 2 13 6 44 2 Total 26 14 44 2 Opponents 10 8 39 1

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Chase Thrasher 53 1980 37.4 60 0 98 3700 37.8 60 2 Harrison Stewart 2 63 31.5 37 0 2 63 31.5 37 0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 1 Total 56 2043 36.5 60 1 Opponents 68 2627 38.6 61 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Chase Thrasher 74 4375 59.1 23 5 188 11143 59.3 51 7 Kristov Martinez 10 455 45.5 0 1 10 455 45.5 0 1 Total 84 4830 57.5 23 6 Opponents 64 3569 55.8 9 1

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SEASON CAREER

## 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 Charles Woods 12 6 0 6 0 1 2 0 7.5 1 . 0 1 6 . 1 . 22 1 1 8 1 2 2 2 4 0 21.5 2 . 5 2 9 2 3 1 19 Cole Pitts 12 4 6 4 8 9 4 5.0 2 . 0 1 5 1 2 . 43 1 2 4 1 2 0 2 4 4 26.5 4 . 5 2 9 3 2 . 52 Toni Pulu 12 1 7 4 3 6 0 8.0 3 . 0 . 3 . 1 . 23 4 1 7 2 1 1 3 27.0 1 0 . 5 . 4 . 2 . 11 Tyree Barton 12 3 2 2 5 5 7 9.5 2 . 0 . 3 2 . . 30 5 9 5 3 1 1 2 15.0 5 . 0 1 6 2 . . 12 Davarus Shores 11 2 1 2 7 4 8 2.5 . . 2 1 . 3 35 6 4 7 5 1 3 9 12.5 3 . 0 . 1 1 3 . 7 45 Tre'von Taylor 12 2 1 2 6 4 7 6.5 6 . 5 . . . . . 19 3 6 3 2 6 8 14.5 1 3 . 0 1 . . . . 14 Kevin Mederias 12 2 7 1 4 4 1 6.0 . 1 3 . . . 23 4 0 2 3 6 3 6.0 . 3 4 . . . 9 Brucks Saathoff 12 2 2 1 9 4 1 2.0 . 1 1 . . . 12 2 2 1 9 4 1 2.0 . 1 1 . . . 7 Darian Lindsey 11 2 4 1 4 3 8 0.0 . 3 1 . 1 . 22 3 4 2 0 5 4 0.0 . 5 3 . 1 . 43 Cameron Rogers 12 1 5 2 3 3 8 0.0 . 1 . . . . 33 3 6 4 5 8 1 4.0 1 . 0 3 . . . . 98 Jeremiah Walters 12 1 3 2 0 3 3 6.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 12 1 3 2 0 3 3 6.5 0 . 5 . 1 . . . 24 Chris Smith 12 2 5 7 3 2 3.0 . 3 . . . . 12 2 5 7 3 2 3.0 . 3 . . . . 51 Kieston Carter 12 1 3 1 7 3 0 5.0 4 . 0 . . 1 . . 14 1 3 1 9 3 2 5.0 4 . 0 . . 1 . . 17 Steven Baker 11 1 0 1 9 2 9 0.0 . . 3 . 1 . 21 3 2 3 6 6 8 2.0 . . 8 . 2 . 27 Trey Porter 12 1 7 1 0 2 7 0.0 . 1 . 1 2 . 20 2 0 1 3 3 3 0.5 . 1 . 1 2 1 92 Terrell Clinkscales 12 1 3 1 3 2 6 2.5 1 . 5 . . 1 1 . 12 1 3 1 3 2 6 2.5 1 . 5 . . 1 1 . 95 Devar Brown 12 7 1 6 2 3 1.5 1 . 0 . 2 . . 1 22 1 6 2 2 3 8 3.0 2 . 0 1 2 . . 1 2 Demarlon Morris 9 1 5 5 2 0 2.0 . 2 3 . . . 17 1 8 8 2 6 2.0 . 3 4 . . . 29 Dionte Taylor 12 1 3 6 1 9 0.0 . . 6 . . . 29 3 6 1 3 4 9 3.5 . 2 1 4 . . 3 22 Darent White 11 5 1 2 1 7 0.0 . . 1 . . . 11 5 1 2 1 7 0.0 . . 1 . . . 44 B.J. Mills 7 9 8 1 7 1.5 ...... 28 2 1 1 7 3 8 1.5 . . . . . 1 65 Peyton Searcy 11 5 1 1 1 6 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 11 5 1 1 1 6 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 38 Gage Windsor 10 7 8 1 5 1.0 . . 1 . 1 1 33 1 7 1 6 3 3 3.0 1 . 0 . 1 . 1 1 47 Brent Walker 10 1 0 4 1 4 0.0 . 1 . . . . 10 1 0 4 1 4 0.0 . 1 . . . . 36 Michael Wallace 9 4 8 1 2 1.0 . 1 1 . . . 9 4 8 1 2 1.0 . 1 1 . . . 31 Daniel Roland 12 5 6 1 1 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 21 1 2 1 1 2 3 1.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 6 Danny Huckaby 11 6 5 1 1 0.0 . . 3 1 . . 11 6 5 1 1 0.0 . . 3 1 . . 86 Justice Luce 11 5 6 1 1 0.0 ...... 11 5 6 1 1 0.0 ...... 97 Devonta Leary 8 3 7 1 0 2.0 . . . 1 . . 10 5 8 1 3 3.0 . . . 1 . . 41 Corey Christensen 12 4 5 9 0.0 ...... 12 4 5 9 0.0 ...... 69 Todd Peat 10 2 6 8 1.0 ...... 20 4 1 1 1 5 2.5 ...... 84 Buck Wilson 11 5 3 8 0.0 . . . 1 . . 11 5 3 8 0.0 . . . 1 . . 93 Alfonso Hampton 8 3 3 6 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . 1 8 3 3 6 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . 1 90 Peyton Thorne 7 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 7 1 4 5 0.0 ...... 35 Ovie Urevbu 12 . 5 5 0.0 . . . 2 . . 20 3 7 1 0 0.0 . . . 2 . . 34 Traven Johnson 8 2 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 31 3 4 3 1 6 5 0.5 . . 1 1 1 1 . TM TEAM 11 3 . 3 0.0 . . . . 2 . 40 Jacque Kuykendall 3 1 2 3 0.5 ...... 3 1 2 3 0.5 ...... 96 Kenneth Stewart 7 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 7 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 58 Josh Reynolds 6 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 6 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 70 Landon Watkins 10 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 10 2 . 2 0.0 ...... 82 Shawn Hooks 12 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 22 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 28 Tyren Watts 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 12 8 8 1 6 0.0 . . 3 . . 1 32 Richard Whitaker 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 25 Reggie Kincade 5 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 5 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 94 Daniel Kanu 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 91 Roderic Wiltz 2 1 . 1 1.0 ...... 6 2 . 2 1.0 ...... 81 Austin Jordan 7 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 10 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 63 Avery Poates 9 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 9 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 39 Tristan Slaughter 10 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 10 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 4 Keiondre Gober 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 13 Hayden Marsh 12 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 35 5 1 6 0.5 ...... 23 Richard Cooper 12 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 31 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 49 Chase Thrasher 12 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 29 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 37 Uriah Harris 4 . . . 0.0 . 1 . . . . 4 . . . 0.0 . 1 . . . . Total 12 5 0 3 5 2 5 1 0 2 79 24 17 4 6 1 2 1 2 6 Opponents 12 4 0 5 4 9 4 8 9 9 69 23 9 3 5 7 9 4

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Tex. A&M-Commerce - 2015-16 Football Ranking Summary thru games 12/19/2015

National Conference Conference Statistic Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value

3rd Down Conversion Pct (168 ranked) 92 5 0.379 Ferris St. 0.564 Tarleton St. 0.456

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (168 ranked) 55 4 0.355 Northwest Mo. St. 0.243 Midwestern St. 0.319

4th Down Conversion Pct (168 ranked) 119 7 0.381 Charleston (WV) 0.818 West Tex. A&M 0.714

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (167 ranked) 116 4 0.512 Central Wash. 0.211 West Tex. A&M 0.333

Blocked Kicks (131 ranked) 20 1 6 Assumption 12 Tex. A&M-Commerce 6

Blocked Kicks Allowed (168 ranked) 95 5 4 15 teams tied 0 Tarleton St. 0

Blocked Punts (57 ranked) 30 2 2 Kentucky St. 8 Midwestern St. 4

Blocked Punts Allowed (168 ranked) 61 3 1 60 teams tied 0 Eastern N.M. 0 Tarleton St. 0

Completion Percentage (168 ranked) 92 4 0.555 UIndy 0.689 West Tex. A&M 0.653

Defensive TDs (49 ranked) 25 4 3 Tuskegee 8 Midwestern St. 5 Slippery Rock 8

Fewest Penalties (168 ranked) 144 5 97 Hillsdale 24 Angelo St. 74

Fewest Penalties Per Game (168 ranked) 118 5 8.08 Hillsdale 2.18 Angelo St. 6.73

Fewest Penalty Yards (168 ranked) 157 7 963 Hillsdale 221 Angelo St. 655

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (168 ranked) 134 4 80.25 Hillsdale 20.09 Angelo St. 59.55

First Downs Defense (168 ranked) 156 7 271 Kentucky St. 120 West Tex. A&M 213

First Downs Offense (168 ranked) 67 5 235 Slippery Rock 351 Angelo St. 294

Fumbles Lost (167 ranked) 43 1 7 Seton Hill 3 Tex. A&M-Kingsville 7 UIndy 3 Tex. A&M-Commerce 7

Fumbles Recovered (168 ranked) 31 4 12 Slippery Rock 23 Midwestern St. 18

Kickoff Return Defense (168 ranked) 5 1 14.75 Limestone 10.90 Tex. A&M-Commerce 14.75

Kickoff Returns (168 ranked) 3 1 27.19 Okla. Panhandle 30.00 Tex. A&M-Commerce 27.19

Net Punting (168 ranked) 69 4 33.77 Minnesota St. 39.62 West Tex. A&M 38.70

Passes Had Intercepted (168 ranked) 44 3 9 4 teams tied 2 Eastern N.M. 4

Passes Intercepted (168 ranked) 21 1 17 Henderson St. 29 Tex. A&M-Commerce 17

Passing Offense (168 ranked) 35 2 275.5 Colorado Mines 365.3 Angelo St. 345.8

Passing Yards Allowed (168 ranked) 129 5 245.6 American Int'l 132.5 Tex. A&M-Kingsville 188.2

Passing Yards per Completion (168 ranked) 16 2 15.17 Harding 25.26 Eastern N.M. 17.88

Punt Return Defense (168 ranked) 9 1 3.47 Albany St. (GA) -1.25 Tex. A&M-Commerce 3.47

Punt Returns (168 ranked) 135 7 5.55 Fayetteville St. 23.25 Angelo St. 9.83

Red Zone Defense (168 ranked) 96 5 0.800 Merrimack 0.525 Angelo St. 0.676

Red Zone Offense (168 ranked) 86 7 0.776 Ohio Dominican 0.960 Midwestern St. 0.875

Rushing Defense (168 ranked) 79 1 160.3 Northwest Mo. St. 59.3 Tex. A&M-Commerce 160.3

Rushing Offense (168 ranked) 55 4 189.0 Lenoir-Rhyne 384.7 Eastern N.M. 345.3

Sacks Allowed (168 ranked) 79 4 2.00 Sioux Falls 0.42 Midwestern St. 0.83

Scoring Defense (168 ranked) 92 3 28.6 Northwest Mo. St. 12.3 Midwestern St. 23.4

Scoring Offense (168 ranked) 20 3 38.3 Slippery Rock 45.2 Angelo St. 42.5

Tackles for Loss Allowed (168 ranked) 42 1 5.75 Carson-Newman 3.00 Tex. A&M-Commerce 5.75 Midwestern St. 5.75

Team Passing Efficiency (168 ranked) 17 2 152.62 Augustana (SD) 172.26 Eastern N.M. 155.17

Team Passing Efficiency Defense (168 ranked) 65 2 119.80 Northwest Mo. St. 87.81 Angelo St. 110.09

Team Sacks (168 ranked) 79 5 2.00 Northwest Mo. St. 4.00 Tex. A&M-Kingsville 2.64

Team Tackles for Loss (168 ranked) 84 5 6.6 Virginia Union 11.5 Angelo St. 8.4

Time of Possession (168 ranked) 117 4 28:51 Lincoln (PA) 34:39 Eastern N.M. 33:40

Total Defense (168 ranked) 113 4 405.8 Northwest Mo. St. 224.0 Midwestern St. 382.9

Total Offense (168 ranked) 25 3 464.5 Angelo St. 560.4 Angelo St. 560.4

Turnover Margin (168 ranked) 15 2 1.08 Shippensburg 1.82 West Tex. A&M 1.20

Turnovers Gained (167 ranked) 21 1 29 Slippery Rock 47 Tex. A&M-Commerce 29 Midwestern St. 29

Turnovers Lost (168 ranked) 30 1 16 Fort Lewis 6 Tex. A&M-Commerce 16 West Tex. A&M 16

Winning Percentage (161 ranked) 39 2 0.667 Northwest Mo. St. 1.000 Midwestern St. 0.833

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National Conference Conference Statistic Player Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Leader Value

All Purpose (199 ranked) Richard Cooper 53 3 134.67 Austin Ekeler, Western St. 203.90 Geremy Alridge-Mitchell, West Tex. A&M 177.20 Theo Wofford 153 8 101.67

Blocked Kicks (24 ranked) Davarus Shores 7 1 3 Marcus Sayles, West Ga. 7 Davarus Shores, Tex. A&M-Commerce 3

Combined Kick Returns (200 ranked) Buck Wilson 14 1 835 Alquawn Vickers, Concordia-St. Paul 1,119 Buck Wilson, Tex. A&M-Commerce 835

Completion Percentage (139 ranked) Harrison Stewart 93 6 0.551 Connor Barthel, UIndy 0.690 Ethan Brinkley, West Tex. A&M 0.668

Completions Per Game (150 ranked) Harrison Stewart 59 4 17.17 Reid Miller, Northwestern Okla. 28.09 Kyle Washington, Angelo St. 24.09

Field Goal Percentage (100 ranked) Kristov Martinez 64 4 0.632 Steven O'Block, McKendree 0.923 Blake Barnes, Tarleton St. 0.727

Field Goals Per Game (149 ranked) Kristov Martinez 34 1 1.00 Cole Tracy, Assumption 1.69 Andy Alkhazshvilly, Midwestern St. 1.00 Conner Hollabaugh, West Tex. A&M 1.00 Kristov Martinez, Tex. A&M-Commerce 1.00

Forced Fumbles (92 ranked) Davondrick Lison, Southern Ark. 0.70 Brandon Jones, Tex. A&M-Kingsville 0.27

Fumbles Recovered (44 ranked) Tyree Barton 44 4 2 Austin Miller, Central Mo. 5 Marqui Christian, Midwestern St. 3 Ovi Urevbu 44 4 2 Brad Hardin, Eastern N.M. 3 Alex Olson, West Tex. A&M 3

Interceptions Per Game (102 ranked) Carlo Thomas, Johnson C. Smith 1.2 Davontae Merriweather, West Tex. A&M 0.3

Kickoff Return TDs (10 ranked) Richard Cooper 10 1 1 Zacari Lavender, Okla. Panhandle 3 4 players tied 1 Theo Wofford 10 1 1 Jason Greenway, Augustana (SD) 3

Kickoff Returns (125 ranked) Buck Wilson 7 1 29.8 Zacari Lavender, Okla. Panhandle 42.3 Buck Wilson, Tex. A&M-Commerce 29.8

Passes Defended (123 ranked) Carlo Thomas, Johnson C. Smith 2.1 Fred Lawrence, Angelo St. 1.5

Passing Efficiency (139 ranked) Harrison Stewart 25 1 149.1 Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines 171.9 Harrison Stewart, Tex. A&M-Commerce 149.1

Passing TDs (195 ranked) Harrison Stewart 12 1 30 Bart Williams, Grand Valley St. 45 Harrison Stewart, Tex. A&M-Commerce 30 Gabriel Rodriguez 160 9 6

Passing Yards (200 ranked) Harrison Stewart 20 2 3,173 Brent Wilson, Emporia St. 4,244 Kyle Washington, Angelo St. 3,691

Passing Yards Per Game (199 ranked) Harrison Stewart 32 2 264.4 Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines 369.3 Kyle Washington, Angelo St. 335.5

Passing Yards per Completion (139 ranked) Harrison Stewart 12 1 15.40 Kevin Lacey, Tuskegee 17.26 Harrison Stewart, Tex. A&M-Commerce 15.40

Points Responsible For (189 ranked) Harrison Stewart 29 2 180 Jason Vander Laan, Ferris St. 306 Kyle Washington, Angelo St. 262 Kristov Martinez 148 7 92

Points Responsible For Per Game (198 ranked) Harrison Stewart 41 2 15.0 Justin Dvorak, Colorado Mines 27.2 Kyle Washington, Angelo St. 24.4 Kristov Martinez 174 10 7.7

Punt Return TDs (11 ranked) Dionte Taylor 11 1 1 Sheldon Mayer, Shippensburg 3 6 players tied 1

Punt Returns (76 ranked) Shawn Hooks 67 2 5.4 Sheldon Mayer, Shippensburg 22.3 Jarrian Rhone, West Tex. A&M 9.5

Punting (134 ranked) Chase Thrasher 75 5 37.4 Matt Klingler, Lindenwood (MO) 44.4 Felipe Parra, West Tex. A&M 43.1

Receiving TDs (166 ranked) Derrick Macon 21 2 11 Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg 22 Le'Nard Meyers, Tarleton St. 15 Lance Evans 56 3 8 Darby Smith 56 3 8

Receiving Yards (200 ranked) Lance Evans 26 3 986 Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg 1,610 Donovan Thompson, Angelo St. 1,133 Darby Smith 55 4 868 Derrick Macon 135 10 636

Receiving Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Lance Evans 40 3 82.2 Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg 146.4 Le'Nard Meyers, Tarleton St. 103.4 Darby Smith 84 6 72.3 Derrick Macon 147 9 57.8

Receptions Per Game (196 ranked) Derrick Macon 142 5 4.2 Jon Schnaars, East Stroudsburg 10.4 Le'Nard Meyers, Tarleton St. 7.5 Lance Evans 147 6 4.2 Darby Smith 194 12 3.8

Rush Yards Per Carry (30 ranked) Theo Wofford 16 3 6.76 Bernard McDondle, Colorado St.-Pueblo 8.83 Kyle Washington, Angelo St. 6.81 Richard Cooper 22 4 6.46

Rushing TDs (188 ranked) Richard Cooper 120 7 7 Ja'Quan Gardner, Humboldt St. 25 Kamal Cass, Eastern N.M. 22 Theo Wofford 188 11 5

Rushing Yards (200 ranked) Richard Cooper 14 2 1,331 Ja'Quan Gardner, Humboldt St. 2,266 Kamal Cass, Eastern N.M. 1,514 Theo Wofford 62 4 1,000

Rushing Yards Per Game (200 ranked) Richard Cooper 26 3 110.9 Ja'Quan Gardner, Humboldt St. 188.8 Geremy Alridge-Mitchell, West Tex. A&M 129.6 Theo Wofford 72 4 83.3

Sacks (110 ranked) Tre'Von Taylor 106 4 0.54 Morgan Fox, Colorado St.-Pueblo 1.42 Clayton Callicutt, Angelo St. 1.05

Scoring (199 ranked) Kristov Martinez 65 5 7.7 Austin Ekeler, Western St. 12.6 Kamal Cass, Eastern N.M. 11.5 Derrick Macon 138 11 6.0

Solo Tackles (194 ranked) Charles Woods 57 1 5.0 D'Gary Wallace, Urbana 8.3 Charles Woods, Tex. A&M-Commerce 5.0

Tackles For Loss (143 ranked) Zachary Blair, UVa-Wise 2.6 Clayton Callicutt, Angelo St. 1.9

Total Offense (200 ranked) Harrison Stewart 49 2 251.7 Kyle Washington, Angelo St. 411.1 Kyle Washington, Angelo St. 411.1 Richard Cooper 161 11 111.9

Total Tackles (197 ranked) Charles Woods 28 1 10.0 Connor Harris, Lindenwood (MO) 16.7 Charles Woods, Tex. A&M-Commerce 10.0 Cole Pitts 132 7 7.8

Yards per Pass Attempt (30 ranked) Harrison Stewart 23 1 8.48 Trey Heid, Augustana (SD) 10.18 Harrison Stewart, Tex. A&M-Commerce 8.48

Yards per Reception (30 ranked) Lance Evans 16 1 19.72 Montario Hunter, Elizabeth City St. 25.10 Lance Evans, Tex. A&M-Commerce 19.72 Darby Smith 23 3 19.29

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