1964 East Texas State Lions football team

The 1964 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1964 NAIA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernest Hawkins, the Lions compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the LSC. Hawkins had taken over the program after the sudden death of Jules V. Sikes in the spring of 1964. The team their home games at Memorial StadiuminCommerce, Texas.

1964 East Texas State Lions football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 LSC)
Head coach	Ernest Hawkins (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2/10 Sam Houston State $^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 14/NR Sul Ross	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Southwest Texas State	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Texas A&I	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
East Texas State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Howard Payne	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	atAbilene Christian*	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 11–17	10,000	^[1]
September 26	Southeastern Louisiana*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 22–8		^[2]
October 3	at No. 7 Louisiana Tech*	Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 7–15	7,500	^[3]
October 17	Texas A&I	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 9–20		^[4]
October 24	atSul Ross	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	L 15–27		^[5]
October 31	Howard Payne	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 28–14		^[6]
November 7	atSam Houston State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	L 0–6	8,500	^[7]
November 14	Southwest Texas State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 0–52	4,500	^[8]
November 21	atStephen F. Austin	Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 20–28		^[9]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "ACC shades East Texas, 17–11". Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "East Texas bowls over Lions 22–8". Lake Charles American-Press. September 27, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Tech pounds East Texas in 15–7 tilt". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Texas A&I wins, 20–9". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "East Texas bows". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 25, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "East Texas wins, 28–14". Express and News. November 1, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "East Texas State falls". Express and News. November 8, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Southwest Texas smothers E. Texas". Express and News. November 15, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "SFA dumps East Texans". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ ^a ^b "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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