2019 A&M-COMMERCE LIONS FOOTBALL GAME TWO • at Western Oregon • September 14 • 1:05 p.m. PDT No. 12 A&M-Commerce (1-0, 0-0 LSC) LIONS SCHEDULE at Date Opponent Time Western Oregon (0-1, 0-0 GNAC) S7 SELECCIÓN NUEVO LEÓN W 83-0 McArthur Field • Monmouth, Ore. S14 at Western Oregon 3:05 p.m. 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. NOTES FROM NUEVO LEÓN BAILIFF BEGINS O12 MIDWESTERN ST. * 6 p.m. • The 83-0 win was the Lions’ largest • Lion Football O19 at Tarleton * 6 p.m. margin of victory since an 80-0 win head coach David O26 WESTERN N.M. * 3 p.m. over Northwestern Oklahoma State Bailiff was hired N2 at West Texas A&M * 4 p.m. on Halloween in 1953. in December 2018 N9 UT PERMIAN BASIN * 4 p.m. • The 43 points scored in the first as the 20th head N16 at Angelo St. * 3 p.m. quarter sets a program record for football coach at points in a quarter. The previous re- A&M-Commerce. cord was 32 points scored against • Since East Texas joined the Lone WOLVES SCHEDULE Angelo State in the second quarter Star Conference as charter members Date Opponent Time on November 2, 1991. in 1931, Bailiff is the 13th head coach S5 (Th) at Angelo State L 20-45 • The Lions did not set records for of the Lions. S14 A&M-COMMERCE 1:05 p.m. points in a half (57) or game (98), • Bailiff was the head coach at Texas S21 at Azusa Pacific * 6:30 p.m. which were set against East Texas State University from 2004-06 and S28 at Central Washington * 6 p.m. Baptist in 2014. A&M-Commerce at Rice University from 2007-17. The O5 SIMON FRASER * 1:05 p.m. scored 49 points in the first half vs. Lions’ 2019 season will be Bailiff’s O12 at Texas A&M-Kingsville 7 p.m. Nuevo León. 15th season as a collegiate head O19 CENTRAL WASHINGTON * 1:05 p.m. • The minus-83 yards allowed over- coach. O26 MIDWESTERN ST. 1:05 p.m. N2 at Simon Fraser * 1 p.m. all obliterated the previous record • As a collegiate head coach, Bailiff N9 AZUSA PACIFIC * 1:05 p.m. for fewest yards allowed. The Lions has led a team to the NCAA Division N16 EASTERN N.M. 1:05 p.m. allowed 37 total yards (minus-35 I National Semifinals and has made rushing, 72 passing) vs. Northwest five total postseason appearances Missouri State in 1994. with a 5-2 postseason record. • The minus-80 rushing yards al- • The 2005 Texas State Bobcats were FOLLOW THE LIONS lowed tops last year’s record of mi- Division I National Semifinalists, and • Twitter updates will be provided at @Lions_FB. nus-69 rushing yards allowed at UT Bailiff led the Rice Owls to four bowls • Live statistics are available at LionAthletics. Permian Basin. with a 3-1 record in those games. com • The minus-3 passing yards is the • Bailiff has led teams to 10-win • All Lion games will be broadcast on the Lion first-ever negative passing yardage seasons in three seasons (one at Sports Network, with KETR 88.9-FM as the flag- day for the Lions defense. The Lions Texas State, two at Rice). Under his ship station. had previously allowed no passing watch, the Owls had the most wins in yards on three occasions – Sam school history over a two (18), three • Live audio will be available at KETR.org. Houston State in 1946, Angelo State (25), and four (30) year periods. • Charlie Chitwood will provide play-by-play for in 1971, and Henderson State in 1993. Rice’s 18-9 mark from 2013-14 was all Lion Football games. Color commentary will the second-best of any FBS program be provided by Brock Callaway. in Texas. • Air time for the pre-game show is 2:30 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 ............................ 1-0 ................................- 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 39-6 through 45 games. 2004 ..Scotty Conley ...........................4-6 ............................4-5 • They are three 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 ....................................39-6 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 moved up to 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 54 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 60th 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 109 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 against West Texas A&M. • Redshirt junior defensive back Alex • Additionally, he returned a punt for a touchdown against Shillow was announced as the National both Colorado St.-Pueblo and the regional quarterfinal Chair of the NCAA Division II Student- road win at Minnesota Duluth. Athlete Advisory Committee in January. • His 226 interception return yards led the nation in 2018. • Shillow has represented the Lions • He has six career interceptions with two years of at the national level as the Lone Star eligibility remaining. Conference representative to the Division II National SAAC since 2018. • He is the president of the A&M-Commerce SAAC, which SIMON STARS TO ANCHOR OFFENSIVE LINE has won the LSC SAAC Cup in three of the last four years, • Redshirt junior tackle Amon Simon including 2017 and 2018, when Shillow in leadership roles was noted as one of the top offensive