# 2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

The 2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach David Bailiff, who coached his third and final season with the program. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
This was the program's inaugural season in the Southland Conference.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Lions were picked to finish sixth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 90 (7) |
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 86 (7) |
| 3 | Nicholls | 79 (2) |
| 4 | McNeese State | 61 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 44 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 39 |
| 7 | Lamar | 25 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 24 |

## Schedule

Texas A&M–Commerce finalized their 2022 schedule on January 20, 2022.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Lincoln (CA)* | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 52–7 | 2,130 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech* | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ | L 25–26 | 7,352 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Sam Houston* | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | ESPN+ | L 17–27 | 8,675 |
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | North American* | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 63–3 | 3,742 |
| October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 7,192 |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | at McNeese State | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA | ESPN+ | W 40–15 | 9,202 |
| October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | Houston Christian | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | W 31–3 | 5,557 |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 Incarnate Word | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | L 7–35 | 4,127 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | L 14–41 | 3,814 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | ESPN+ | L 10–12 | 5,021 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Tennessee State* | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN+ | L 14–22 | 4,029 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Lincoln

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Oaklanders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | 14 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 52 |

### At Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Commerce Lions | 0 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 25 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 26 |

### At Sam Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Bearkats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### North American

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Stallions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lions | 21 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 63 |

### At No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TAMU-Commerce Lions | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| SELU No. 19 Lions | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 7,192
* Referee: Gary Leeper
* TV: ESPN+

### At McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 40 |
| Cowboys | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 |

### Houston Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 31 |

### No. 8 Incarnate Word

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 2:02 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 64 • Wind: NW 12 mph • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 4,127
* Referee: Nolan Dumas
* TV announcers (ESPN+): John Hendrie (play-by-play) and Drew Ivory (analyst)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
None
Second Quarter
UIW – 9:30 Lindsey Scott Jr. 24 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 3:03
TAMUC – 4:09 Cameron Nellor 4 yard run, Emmanuel Adagbon kick Tied 7–7 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:21
UIW – 1:10 Marcus Cooper 5 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 14–7 Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:54
Third Quarter
UIW – 12:57 Brandon Porter 34 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick UIW 21–7 Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:59
Fourth Quarter
UIW – 14:30 Marcus Cooper 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 28–7 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:00
UIW – 2:36 Marcus Cooper 3 yard run, Carson Mohr kick UIW 35–7 Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:52
Passing
UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 19/29, 282 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
TAMUC – Eric Rodriguez 16/27, 162 YDS, 2 INT
Rushing
UIW – Marcus Cooper 22 ATT, 183 YDS, 3 TD
TAMUC – Spencer Long 14 ATT, 38 YDS
Receiving
UIW – Brandon Porter 7 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD
TAMUC – Andrew Armstrong 6 REC, 42 YDS :

### Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demons | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 41 |
| Lions | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At Nicholls

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Colonels | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |

### Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |