# 2019 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

The 2019 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They were first-year head coach David Bailiff. Bailiff replaced Colby Carthel, who left Commerce to become the head football coach at Stephen F. Austin State University. The Lions compiled an overall record an 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the LSC. Texas A&M–Commerce qualified for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the fifth straight season and the eighth time since joining the NCAA in 1982. They finished as national quarterfinalists for the third time in program history.

## Schedule

Texas A&M–Commerce announced its 2019 football schedule in January 2019. The Lions played 11 regular season games and finished the regular season 9–2. They were ranked as high as 11th during the season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m | Selección Nuevo Leon* | No. 13 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | W 83–0 | 7,319 |
| September 14 | 3:05 pm | at Western Oregon* | No. 12 | McArthur FieldMonmouth, OR | | W 34–27 | 2,890 |
| September 21 | 6:00 pm | Eastern New Mexico | No. 12 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | W 45–27 | 7,968 |
| September 28 | 7:00 pm | at No. 20 CSU Pueblo | No. 11 | Neta and Eddie DeRose ThunderBowlPueblo, CO | | L 17–24 | 6,921 |
| October 5 | 7:00 pm | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 21 | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX (Chennault Cup) | | W 33–6 | 2,712 |
| October 12 | 6:00 pm | Midwestern State | No. 20 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | ESPN3 | W 54–28 | 7,446 |
| October 19 | 6:00 pm | at No. 4 Tarleton State | No. 20 | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX (President's Cup) | | L 21–35 | 11,513 |
| October 26 | 4:00 pm | Western New Mexico | No. 23 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | NEXSTAR | W 62–21 | 8,154 |
| November 2 | 4:00 pm | at West Texas A&M | No. 24 | Buffalo StadiumCanyon, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas) | ESPN3 | W 34–20 | 6,734 |
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | UT Permian Basin | No. 24 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | W 44–13 | 6,233 |
| November 16 | 3:00 pm | at Angelo State | No. 23 | LeGrand StadiumSan Angelo, TX | NEXSTAR | W 17–3 | 2,972 |
| November 23 | 1:00 pm | at No. 3 Tarleton State* | No. 21 | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX (NCAA Division II First Round) | | W 23–16 | 8,214 |
| November 30 | 1:00 pm | at No. 7 Colorado Mines* | No. 21 | Marv Kay StadiumGolden, CO (NCAA Division II Second Round) | | W 23–3 | 1,446 |
| December 7 | 1:00 pm | at No. 4 Minnesota State* | No. 21 | Blakeslee StadiumMankato, MN (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) | | L 21–42 | 1,352 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 11 |
| D2Football | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 7 |

## Game summaries
### Selección Nuevo Leon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| SNL Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 13 TAMUC Lions | 43 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 83 |

### At Western Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Lions | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| Wolves | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |

### Eastern New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 |
| No. 12 Lions | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### At No. 20 CSU Pueblo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Lions | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 20 ThunderWolves | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Texas A&M–Kingsville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Lions | 7 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 33 |
| Javelinas | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Midwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 20 Lions | 17 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 54 |

### At No. 4 Tarleton State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Lions | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 4 Texans | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Western New Mexico

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 23 Lions | 13 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 62 |

### At West Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Lions | 13 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### At Angelo State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At No. 3 Tarleton State (Regional Quarterfinal)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Lions | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| No. 3 Texans | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |

### At No. 7 Colorado Mines (Regional semifinal)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Lions | 7 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| No. 7 Orediggers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At No. 4 Minnesota State (Regional final)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 4 Mavericks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

## Postseason awards
### All-Americans

* Dominique Ramsey, First Team All-Purpose
* Amon Simon, Second Team Defensive Line

### LSC Superlatives

* Academic Player of The Year: Alex Shillow
* Offensive Lineman of The Year: Amon Simon

### LSC First Team

* Deion Malone, Offensive Line
* Amon Simon, Offensive Line
* Antonio Leali'ie'i, Running Back
* Dominique Ramsey, Kick Returner & Defensive Back
* Kader Kohou, Defensive Back

### LSC Second Team

* Miklo Smalls, Quarterback
* Ryan Stokes, Receiver
* Jake Viquez, Place Kicker
* Chris Williams, Defensive Line
* Jaylon Hodge, Defensive Line
* Terrell Collins, Linebacker
* Alex Shillow, Safety

### LSC Honorable Mention

* Christian Hernandez, Offensive Line
* Tyler Guice, Tight End
* Chance Cooper, Receiver
* LA Dawson, Cornerback
* Andrew Gomez, Punter
* Wyatt Leath, Deep Snapper