2023 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 1–6 (1–2 Southland) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Kyle Williams (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium (capacity: 13,500) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represent Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions are led by first-year head coach Clint Dolezel and play home games at the Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
Preseason
Preseason poll
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 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
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]
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Defense 2nd Team
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Schedule
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 |
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| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 UC Davis* | ESPN+ | L 10–48 | 4,227 | |
| September 9 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Sacramento State* | ESPN+ | L 6–34 | 12,316 | |
| September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | ESPN+ | L 9–10 | 16,938 | |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen 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. 7 Incarnate 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. | at Houston Christian | ESPN+ | |||
| November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN+ | |||
| November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana |
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| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | ESPN+ | |||
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References
- ^ "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE FOOTBALL: Lions announce 2023 Southland Conference Schedule". The Gilmer Mirror. December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ Kelley, Kevin (February 1, 2023). "Southland Conference announces 2023 football schedule". FBSCHEDULES.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Schedule 2023". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University - Commerce Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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