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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 1–9 (2–5 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Bobby Bounds (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Kyle Williams (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium |
Seasons
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2024 →
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Incarnate Word | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Christian | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Commerce * | 2 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State ** | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
** – Northwestern State canceled its season on October 26. |
The 2023 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by first-year head coach Clint Dolezel and played home games at the Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiuminCommerce, Texas.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Lions were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 93 (9) |
2 | Incarnate Word | 91 (7) |
3 | McNeese | 65 |
4 | Nicholls | 62 |
5 | Northwestern State | 52 |
6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 33 |
7 | Lamar | 28 |
8 | Houston Christian | 24 |
The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. TAMUC had a total of 4 players selected.[2]
Defense 2nd Team
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Texas A&M–Commerce and the Southland Conference announced the 2023 football schedule on December 14, 2022.[3][4][5][6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16UC Davis* |
| ESPN+ | L 10–48 | 4,227 | |
September 9 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 9Sacramento State* |
| ESPN+ | L 6–34 | 12,316 | |
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | atOld Dominion* |
| ESPN+ | L 9–10 | 16,938 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | atStephen F. Austin* |
| ESPN+ | L 27–56 | 7,029 | |
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | McNeese |
| ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 4,817 | |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 7Incarnate Word |
| ESPN+ | L 11–28 | 2,278 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Nicholls![]() |
| ESPN+ | L 7–27 | 8,248 | |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | atHouston Christian |
| ESPN+ | L 13–17 | 1,765 | |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | atLamar |
| ESPN+ | L 21–41 | 6,123 | |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana |
| ESPN+ | L 14–52 | 4,387 | |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | atNorthwestern State |
| ESPN+ | W 2–0 (forfeit) | [7] | |
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Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at No. 9 Sacramento State Hornets – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
No. 9 Hornets | 10 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
atHornet Stadium, Sacramento, California
Game information |
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Statistics | TAMC | SAC |
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First downs | 13 | 28 |
Total yards | 216 | 503 |
Rushing yards | 144 | 311 |
Passing yards | 72 | 192 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–27–1 | 17–26–1 |
Time of possession | 29:08 | 30:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Peter Parrish | 12/25, 63 yards, INT |
Rushing | Reggie Branch | 14 carries, 65 yards | |
Receiving | Micaelous Elder | 6 receptions, 33 yards | |
Sacramento State | Passing | Kaiden Bennett | 14/22, 176 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Kaiden Bennett | 10 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Coleman Kuntz | 4 receptions, 68 yards |
McNeese Cowboys at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Lions | 0 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 41 |
atErnest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
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Statistics | McN | TAMU–C |
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First downs | 16 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 68–280 | 61–470 |
Rushes–yards | 31–64 | 35–158 |
Passing yards | 216 | 312 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–37–1 | 15–26–1 |
Time of possession | 28:35 | 31:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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McNeese | Passing | Nate Glantz | 10/18, 111 yards, INT |
Rushing | D'Angelo Durham | 13 rushes, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Mahki Paris | 4 receptions, 61 yards | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Josh Magana | 12/21, 266 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ra'veion Hargrove | 13 rushes, 96 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jabari Khepera | 1 reception, 74 yards, TD |
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Incarnate Word Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
No. 7 Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
atGayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
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Statistics | TAMUC | UIW |
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First downs | 13 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 66–213 | 79–458 |
Rushes–yards | 33–50 | 37–158 |
Passing yards | 163 | 300 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 15–33–2 | 27–42–3 |
Time of possession | 30:06 | 28:22 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Josh Magana | 15/33, 163 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ra'veion Hargrove | 10 carries, 37 yards | |
Receiving | Jerome Buckner | 2 receptions, 48 yards | |
Incarnate Word | Passing | Zach Calzada | 27/42, 300 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Jarrell Wiley | 18 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jaelin Campbell | 7 receptions, 89 yards |
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Lamar Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
atProvost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
Statistics | TAMC | LAM |
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First downs | 19 | 16 |
Total yards | 300 | 342 |
Rushing yards | 102 | 246 |
Passing yards | 198 | 96 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:37 | 32:23 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Mirko Martos | 9/16, 102 yards, TD |
Rushing | Shamenski Rucker | 12 rushes, 36 yards | |
Receiving | Austin Samaha | 4 receptions, 65 yards | |
Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 8/14, 96 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 19 rushes, 113 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Andre Dennis | 5 receptions, 43 yards |
Three Southland Conference players and one team were nationally recognized during the season. Texas A&M–Commerce's Max Epps was recognized on September 25 as National defensive player of the week.
One Southland Conference team and conference players received national recognition over the course of the season. One of the players, Texas A&M–Commerce's Max Epps, was recognized on September 25 as National defensive player of the week.
Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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FedEx Ground National Defensive Player of the Week | Max Epps | DB | September 25, 2023 | [10] |
Levi Drake Rodriguez was named to the 2023 All-Texas Non-FBS Defense team.[11]
One Lion received conference player of the week recognition.
Honors | Player | Position | Date Awarded | Ref. |
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SLC Defensive Player of the Week | Max Epps | DB | September 25, 2023 | [12] |
The Southland Conference announced the 2023 all-conference football team selections on November 22, 2023. Three Texas A&M–Commerce players were selected to the All–Conference defensive team.[13]
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