# 2024 East Texas A&M Lions football team

The 2024 East Texas A&M Lions football team represented East Texas A&M University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions were led by second-year head coach Clint Dolezel and played their home games at the Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
This season marked East Texas A&M's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Lions were not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Lions were picked to finish eighth in the conference.
| 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 | East Texas A&M | 37 |
| 9 | Northwestern State | 25 |

### Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. TAMUC had a total of three players selected.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at San Diego State* | Snapdragon StadiumSan Diego, CA | TruTV | L 14–45 | 25,180 |
| September 7 | 9:00 pm | at No. 18 UC Davis* | UC Davis Health StadiumDavis, CA | ESPN+ | L 22–36 | 8,743 |
| September 14 | 6:00 pm | Grambling State* | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | L 28–35 $^{OT}$ | 5,944 |
| September 21 | 6:00 pm | No. 11 Sacramento State* | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | L 0–34 | 4,477 |
| October 5 | 6:00 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN+ | L 9–21 | 3,758 |
| October 12 | 2:00 pm | at Northwestern State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ESPN+ | W 42–21 | 4,737 |
| October 19 | 3:30 pm | Lamar | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | L 20–29 | 5,437 |
| October 26 | 2:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M* | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX | ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 13,937 |
| November 2 | 7:00 pm | at McNeese | Cowboys StadiumLake Charles, LA | ESPN+ | L 3–31 | 8,584 |
| November 9 | 3:30 pm | Stephen F. Austin* | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 19–14 | 3,652 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | Houston Christian | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 41–40 | 2,354 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | No. 6 Incarnate Word | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | L 24–38 | 3,724 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At San Diego State (FBS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| Aztecs (FBS) | 3 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 45 |
at Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT/5:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 25,180
* Referee: Patrick Foy
* TV announcers (TruTV): Ari Wolfe, Darius Walker, and Jared Greenberg
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMC | 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 |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | E. J. Oakman | 8 rushes, 30 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Dayan Bilbo | 2 receptions, 35 yards |
| San Diego State | Passing | Danny O'Neil | 22/33, 214 yards, 2 TD |
| San Diego State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 27 rushes, 223 yards, TD |
| San Diego State | Receiving | Louis Brown IV | 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD |

### At No. 18 UC Davis

| 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 7
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,743
* Referee: Robert Quello
* TV: ESPN+
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMC | 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 |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | E. J. Oakmon | 8 rushes, 14 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Brooks Rigney | 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD |
| UC Davis | Passing | Miles Hastings | 26/39, 320 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| UC Davis | Rushing | Lan Larison | 28 rushes, 123 yards |
| UC Davis | Receiving | C. J. Hutton | 6 receptions, 84 yards |

### Grambling State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Tigers | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Lions | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 91 °F (33 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,944
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV: ESPN+
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | GRAM | TAMC |
| 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 |
| Grambling State | Rushing | Tre Bradford | 15 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD |
| Grambling State | Receiving | Covadis Knighten | 4 receptions, 29 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Ron Peace | 14/28, 152 yards, 4 INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | B. K. Jackson | 16 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Christian Jourdain | 4 receptions, 57 yards |

### No. 11 Sacramento State

| 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 21
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,477
* Referee: Austin Mezzacasa
* TV: ESPN+
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | SAC | TAMC |
| 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 |
| Sacramento State | Rushing | Elijah Tau-Tolliver | 20 rushes, 127 yards |
| Sacramento State | Receiving | Jared Gipson | 4 receptions, 85 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Eric Rodriguez | 8/16, 87 yards, 2 INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | B. K. Jackson | 9 rushes, 32 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Tyler Daniels | 2 receptions, 51 yards |

### At Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,758
* Referee: James Brookhart
* TV: ESPN+
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMC | SELA |
| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total yards | 277 | 364 |
| Rushing yards | 62 | 170 |
| Passing yards | 215 | 194 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:21 | 29:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Ron Peace | 18/25, 161 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | B. K. Jackson | 10 rushes, 40 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Christian Jourdain | 8 receptions, 96 yards |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Eli Sawyer | 17/31, 194 yards, TD, INT |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Rushing | Antonio Martin Jr. | 27 rushes, 185 yards, 2 TD |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Receiving | Darius Lewis | 8 receptions, 111 yards |

### At Northwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Demons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 90 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,737
* Referee: Ed Bourgeois
* TV: ESPN+
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | TAMC | NWST |
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Total yards | 439 | 330 |
| Rushing yards | 159 | 29 |
| Passing yards | 280 | 301 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 30:01 | 29:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Ron Peace | 15/21, 275 yards, 3 TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | B. K. Jackson | 12 rushes, 62 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Christian Jourdain | 3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD |
| Northwestern State | Passing | Abraham Johnston | 14/22, 301 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Northwestern State | Rushing | Kennieth Lacy | 13 rushes, 43 yards, 2 TD |
| Northwestern State | Receiving | Amaaz Eugene | 5 receptions, 96 yards, TD |

### Lamar

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 29 |
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,437
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV: ESPN+
* Box score, Recap
| Statistics | LAM | TAMC |
| First downs | 23 | 17 |
| Total yards | 388 | 269 |
| Rushing yards | 262 | 27 |
| Passing yards | 126 | 242 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:28 | 26:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 12/26, 98 yards, TD |
| Lamar | Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 23 rushes, 158 yards |
| Lamar | Receiving | Devyn Gibbs | 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Ron Peace | 22/38, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing | K. J. Shankle | 6 rushes, 15 yards |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving | Christian Jourdain | 8 receptions, 136 yards, TD |

### At Prairie View A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Lions | | | 0 |
| Panthers | | | 0 |
at Panther Stadium, Prairie View, Texas
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving |
| Prairie View A&M | Passing |
| Prairie View A&M | Rushing |
| Prairie View A&M | Receiving |

### At McNeese

| 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 2
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Rushing |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | Receiving |
| McNeese | Passing |
| McNeese | Rushing |
| McNeese | Receiving |

### Stephen F. Austin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | | | 0 |
| Lions | | | 0 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stephen F. Austin | Passing |
| Stephen F. Austin | Rushing |
| Stephen F. Austin | Receiving |
| East Texas A&M | Passing |
| East Texas A&M | Rushing |
| East Texas A&M | Receiving |

### Houston Christian

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Huskies | | | 0 |
| Lions | | | 0 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Houston Christian | Passing |
| Houston Christian | Rushing |
| Houston Christian | Receiving |
| East Texas A&M | Passing |
| East Texas A&M | Rushing |
| East Texas A&M | Receiving |

### No. 6 Incarnate Word

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| No. 6 Cardinals | | | 0 |
| Lions | | | 0 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
* TV: ESPN+
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Incarnate Word | Passing |
| Incarnate Word | Rushing |
| Incarnate Word | Receiving |
| East Texas A&M | Passing |
| East Texas A&M | Rushing |
| East Texas A&M | Receiving |