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American college football season
The 2024 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team will represent Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Lions are led by second-year head coach Clint Dolezel and play home games at the Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas .
This season marks Texas A&M–Commerce's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I . As a result, the Lions will not be eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.[ 1]
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Lions were picked to finish eighth in the conference.[ 2]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Nicholls
119 (9)
2
Incarnate Word
113 (8)
3
Southeastern Louisiana
94
4
Lamar
88 (1)
5
Stephen F. Austin
72
6
McNeese
64
7
Houston Christian
41
8
Texas A&M–Commerce
37
9
Northwestern State
25
Preseason All–Southland Teams[ edit ]
The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. TAMUC had a total of three players selected.[ 3]
Offense
2nd Team
Mitchell McGarry – Punter, RS-SR
Defense
1st Team
Max Epps – Defensive back, RS-SR
2nd Team
Jaden Rios – Defensive back, RS-JR
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Game information
First quarter
SDSU – Gabriel Plascencia 50-yard field goal, 0:28. Aztecs 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 48 yards, 5:27.
Second quarter
AMC – E. J. Oakman 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:59. Lions 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:08.
Third quarter
SDSU – Marquez Cooper 47-yard run (Nick Lopez kick), 11:36. Aztecs 9–6. Aztecs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:54.
SDSU – Tano Letuli 0-yard fumble return (kick failed), 10:47. Aztecs 16–6.
SDSU – Louis Brown IV 44-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Michael Harrison run), 6:35. Aztecs 24–6. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:44.
AMC – Drew Allison 6-yard pass from Eric Rodriguez (Eric Rodriguez pass to JaiSean McMillian), 2:17. Aztecs 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:18.
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Marquez Cooper 7-yard run (Nick Lopez kick), 14:55. Aztecs 31–14. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:17.
SDSU – J. D. Coffey III 45-yard interception return (Nick Lopez kick), 13:48. Aztecs 38–14.
SDSU – Jordan Napier 8-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nick Lopez kick), 6:57. Aztecs 45–14. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:28.
Statistics
AMC
SDSU
First downs
17
23
Total yards
180
468
Rushing yards
63
254
Passing yards
117
214
Turnovers
3
0
Time of possession
31:28
28:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Eric Rodriguez
14/20, 105 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
E. J. Oakman
8 rushes, 30 yards
Receiving
Dayan Bilbo
2 receptions, 35 yards
San Diego State
Passing
Danny O'Neil
22/33, 214 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Marquez Cooper
27 rushes, 223 yards, TD
Receiving
Louis Brown IV
3 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at No. 18 UC Davis Aggies – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
0
7 15 22
No. 18 Aggies
0
9
13 14 36
at UC Davis Health Stadium , Davis, California
Date : September 7Game time : 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)Game attendance : 8,743Referee : Robert QuelloTV : ESPN+ Box score , Recap
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
UCD – Hunter Ridley 28-yard field goal, 7:23. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:20.
UCD – Hunter Ridley 32-yard field goal, 5:44. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:34.
UCD – Hunter Ridley 29-yard field goal, 0:03. Aggies 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:14.
Third quarter
UCD – Chaz Davis 4-yard pass from Miles Hastings (pass failed), 12:07. Aggies 15–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.
UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 54-yard pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley kick), 11:34. Aggies 22–0. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:08.
AMC – Sean Sallis 32-yard pass from Ron Peace (Aidan Martin kick), 4:51. Aggies 22–7. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:22.
Fourth quarter
UCD – Winston Williams 14-yard pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley kick), 9:02. Aggies 29–7. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:57.
AMC – E. J. Oakmon 61-yard pass from Ron Peace (Aidan Martin kick), 7:36. Aggies 29–14. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:19.
AMC – Brooks Rigney 17-yard pass from Ron Peace (Ron Peace pass to Sean Sallis), 5:03. Aggies 29–22. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:45.
UCD – David Meyer 60-yard interception return (Hunter Ridley kick), 0:46. Aggies 36–22.
Statistics
AMC
UCD
First downs
23
22
Total yards
448
449
Rushing yards
-9
129
Passing yards
457
320
Turnovers
4
1
Time of possession
29:54
30:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Ron Peace
29/56, 457 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
E. J. Oakmon
8 rushes, 14 yards
Receiving
Brooks Rigney
5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
UC Davis
Passing
Miles Hastings
26/39, 320 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Lan Larison
28 rushes, 123 yards
Receiving
C. J. Hutton
6 receptions, 84 yards
Game information
First quarter
GRAM – Blake Davis 35-yard fumble return (kick blocked), 6:43. Tigers 6–0.
AMC – B. K. Jackson 69-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 6:02. Lions 7–6. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41.
Second quarter
GRAM – Jacoby Bellazar 10-yard pass from Myles Crawley (Myles Crawley pass to Jacoby Bellazar), 12:56. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:15.
AMC – B. K. Jackson 9-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 7:27. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:29.
AMC – JaiSean McMillian 5-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 4:41. Lions 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:09.
GRAM – Tre Bradford 41-yard run (Reed Harradine kick), 4:17. Tied 21–21. Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 0:12.
Third quarter
AMC – Braxton Garmon 3-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 8:56. Lions 28–21. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:03.
Fourth quarter
GRAM – Nicholas Howard 27-yard pass from Myles Crawley (Reed Harradine kick), 1:18. Tied 28–28. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26.
Overtime
GRAM – Tre Bradford 3-yard run (Reed Harradine kick). Tigers 35–28. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
Statistics
GRAM
AMC
First downs
13
19
Total yards
247
419
Rushing yards
117
267
Passing yards
130
152
Turnovers
3
6
Time of possession
25:45
34:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Grambling State
Passing
Myles Crawley
14/30, 125 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Tre Bradford
15 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Covadis Knighten
4 receptions, 29 yards
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Ron Peace
14/28, 152 yards, 4 INT
Rushing
B. K. Jackson
16 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Christian Jourdain
4 receptions, 57 yards
No. 11 Sacramento State [ edit ]
No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 11 Hornets
3
17
14 0 34
Lions
0
0
0 0 0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : September 21Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)Game attendance : 4,477Referee : Austin MezzacasaTV : ESPN+Box score , Recap
Game information
First quarter
SAC – Zach Schreiner 37-yard field goal, 11:03. Hornets 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:57.
Second quarter
SAC – Zach Schreiner 34-yard field goal, 7:52. Hornets 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:45.
SAC – Elias Mullican 35-yard interception return (Zach Shreiner kick), 6:34. Hornets 13–0.
SAC – Jared Gipson 22-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Shreiner kick), 0:35. Hornets 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:24.
Third quarter
SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 16-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner kick), 10:46. Hornets 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:21.
SAC – Ezra Moleni 1-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick), 2:24. Hornets 34–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:43.
Fourth quarter
Statistics
SAC
AMC
First downs
20
9
Total yards
414
197
Rushing yards
260
26
Passing yards
154
171
Turnovers
2
4
Time of possession
38:04
21:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Sacramento State
Passing
Carson Conklin
13/22, 154 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Elijah Tau-Tolliver
20 rushes, 127 yards
Receiving
Jared Gipson
4 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Eric Rodriguez
8/16, 87 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
B. K. Jackson
9 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving
Tyler Daniels
2 receptions, 51 yards
At Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ]
Game Five – Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Quarter
1
2
Total
AMC Lions
0
SELA Lions
0
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, Louisiana
Date : October 5Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
AMC
SELA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At Northwestern State [ edit ]
Statistics
AMC
NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northwestern State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Lamar Cardinals at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
Cardinals
0
Lions
0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : October 19Game time : 3:30 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
LAM
AMC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Lamar
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At Prairie View A&M[ edit ]
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Prairie View A&M Panthers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
Lions
0
Panthers
0
at Panther Stadium , Prairie View, Texas
Date : October 26Game time : 2:00 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
AMC
PV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Prairie View A&M
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions at McNeese Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
0
0 0 0
Cowboys
0
0
0 0 0
at Cowboy Stadium , Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date : November 2Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
AMC
MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
Lumberjacks
0
Lions
0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : November 9Game time : 3:30 p.m. CSTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
SFA
AMC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Stephen F. Austin
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Christian Huskies at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
Huskies
0
Lions
0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : November 16Game time : 1:00 p.m. CSTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
HCU
AMC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Christian
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Incarnate Word Cardinals at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
Cardinals
0
Lions
0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : November 23Game time : 1:00 p.m. CSTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
UIW
AMC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Incarnate Word
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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