# 2017 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

The 2017 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce in the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Colby Carthel, who was in his fifth season at Texas A&M-Commerce. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions won the NCAA Division II Football Championship. Quarterback Luis Perez also won the Harlon Hill Trophy.

## Preseason
### LSC media poll

LSC media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 229 (21) |
| 2 | Midwestern State | 192 (2) |
| 3 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 177 (1) |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico | 136 |
| 5 | Tarleton State | 135 (1) |
| 6 | Angelo State | 114 |
| 7 | West Texas A&M | 97 |
| T8 | Western New Mexico | 45 |
| T8 | UT Permian Basin | 45 (1) |
    Source:

## Schedule

Texas A&M–Commerce announced its 2017 football schedule on December 12, 2016. The schedule consisted of five home and away games in the regular season. The Lions hosted LSC foes Angelo State, Eastern New Mexico, UT Permian Basin, and Western New Mexico and traveled to Midwestern State, Tarleton State, Texas A&M–Kingsville, and West Texas A&M
The Lions hosted one of the two non-conference games against William Jewell from the Great Lakes Valley Conference and traveled to North Alabama from the Gulf South Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m | at No. 6 North Alabama* | No. 5 | Braly Municipal StadiumFlorence, AL | | W 8–7 | 6,892 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m | William Jewell* | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | W 59–6 | 10,108 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern New Mexico | No. 3 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | W 51–22 | 9,233 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 3 | Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX (Chennault Cup) | | W 38–7 | 4,324 |
| October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Midwestern State | No. 2 | Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX | | L 42–47 | 9,201 |
| October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Western New Mexico | No. 11 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | W 52–3 | 8,675 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Angelo State | No. 10 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | W 34–20 | 6,214 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Texas A&M | No. 9 | Kimbrough Memorial StadiumCanyon, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas) | | W 35–16 | 3,896 |
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | UT Permian Basin | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX | | W 52–0 | 7,132 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumStephenville, TX (President's Cup) | | W 33–21 | 4,231 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Winona State* | No. 8 | Maxwell Field at Warrior StadiumWinona, MN (NCAA Division II First Round) | | W 20–6 | 1,624 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Central Washington* | No. 8 | Tomlinson StadiumEllensburg, WA (NCAA Division II Second Round) | | W 34–31 $^{2OT}$ | 4,226 |
| December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Minnesota State* | No. 8 | Blakeslee StadiumMankato, MN (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) | | W 31–21 | 2,803 |
| December 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Harding* | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumCommerce, TX (NCAA Division II Semifinal) | ESPN3 | W 31–17 | 10,120 |
| December 16 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. West Florida* | No. 8 | Children's Mercy ParkKansas City, KS (NCAA Division II Football Championship Game) | ESPN2 | W 37–27 | 4,259 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||
* ↑ Game was originally scheduled for August 31, but was postponed due to Hurricane Harvey.
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## Game summaries
### At No. 6 North Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 TAMUC Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| No. 6 UNA Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, AL
* Date: September 1
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: partly sunny • Wind: W 12 MPH
* Game attendance: 6,892
* Referee: Matthew Nicks
Game information :
First quarter
UNA – Dre Hall 20-yard pass from Blake Hawkins (Chandlr Carrera kick), 2:39. UNA 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:06.
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 30-yard field goal, 7:15. UNA 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:52.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Blake Hawkins tackled by Chris Smith, 4:18. UNA 7–5.
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 30-yard field goal, 1:12. TAMUC 8–7. Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:59.
Top passers
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 23/37, 179 yards, 3 INT
UNA – Blake Hawkins – 20/36, 242 yards, TD
Top rushers
TAMUC – Richard Whitaker – 9 rushes, 38 yards
UNA – Damon Cox – 15 rushes, 37 yards
Top receivers
TAMUC – Shawn Hooks – 6 receptions, 43 yards
UNA – Dre Hall – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD :
The Lions started the 2017 season on the road against the no. 6 North Alabama Lions from the Gulf South Conference. The game was originally scheduled to be played a day earlier, on August 31, but was postponed due to Hurricane Harvey.
The first half was a defensive battle between the two teams, with only two drives not ending in a punt, both by North Alabama. The first drive was in the first quarter when Dre Hall caught a 20-yard pass from Blake Hawkins to put North Alabama up 7–0 following Chandlr Carrera's kick. The second drive occurred in the second quarter when Carrera missed a 37-yard field goal. Commerce would finally get on the board on its first drive of the second half, with Kristov Martinez making a 30-yard field goal. On North Alabama's following possession, Carrera would miss another field goal, this time from 42 yards. Commerce's next three drives would end with Luis Perez throwing an interception. Commerce would score again with 4:18 left when Blake Hawkins was tackled in his own endzone by Chris Smith, resulting in a safety. On the following drive, Martinez would make a 30-yard field goal to give Commerce a 8–7 lead with 1:12 left. North Alabama attempted a 55-yard field goal on the next drive, this time by Joe Gurley, but the kicked was blocked and recovered by Commerce with 12 seconds remaining in the game.

### William Jewell

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| No. 3 Lions | 21 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 59 |
at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
* Date: September 9
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: ENE 8 MPH
* Game attendance: 10,108
* Referee: Bill Tilley
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 13-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:41. Lions 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:19.
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 6-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:01. Lions 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:07.
TAMUC – Garrett Blubaugh 11-yard interception return (Kristov Martinez kick), 3:35. Lions 21–0.
Second quarter
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 16-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 11:05. Lions 28–0. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:28.
TAMUC – Shawn Hooks 39-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:24. Lions 35–0. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:40.
Third quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 19-yard field goal, 11:38. Lions 38–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:03.
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 18-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:32. Lions 45–0. Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:36.
TAMUC – Carandal Hale 7-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 5:38. Lions 52–0. Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:34.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson 17-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:01. Lions 59–0. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:28.
WJC – Nick Fisher 8-yard pass from Bard Strauss, 0:00. Lions 59–6. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:35.
Top passers
WJC – Brad Strauss – 28/44, 206 yards, TD, 3 INT
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 20/29, 236 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
WJC – Brad Strauss – 9 rushes, 20 yards
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson – 7 rushes, 69 yards, TD
Top receivers
WJC – Bulla Graft – 5 receptions, 40 yards
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs – 6 receptions, 81 yards :

### Eastern New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Greyhounds | 3 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| No. 3 Lions | 13 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 51 |
at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: SSE 9 MPH
* Game attendance: 9,233
* Referee: Joe Horn
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – Carandal Hale 3-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:06. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
ENMU – Bailey Hale 48-yard field goal, 5:15. Lions 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 36 yards, 6:38.
TAMUC – Vincnet Hobbs 56-yard pass from Luis Perez (kick blocked), 3:45. Lions 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:30.
Second quarter
ENMU – D'Maujeric Tucker 11-yard run (kick blocked), 14:22. Lions 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:23.
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 64-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:53. Lions 20–9. Drive: 1 play, 59 yards, 0:22.
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 54-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 11:18. Lions 27–9. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:20.
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 15-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:16. Lions 34–9. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:24.
ENMU – Dakota Montoya 4-yard interception return (pass failed), 0:50. Lions 34–15.
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 23-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:19. Lions 41–15. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:19.
Third quarter
ENMU – Wyatt Strand 2-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 8:15. Lions 41–22. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:45.
TAMUC – Luis Perez 6-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 5:14. Lions 48–22. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:59.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 25-yard field goal, 7:07. Lions 51–22. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:56.
Top passers
ENMU – Wyatt Strand – 7/10, 68 yards
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 20/24, 357 yards, 5 TD, INT
Top rushers
ENMU – Kamal Cass – 25 rushes, 118 yards
TAMUC – Carandal Hale – 8 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Top receivers
ENMU – Clayton Smith – 4 receptions, 52 yards
TAMUC – Darrion Landry – 7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD :

### At Texas A&M–Kingsville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Lions | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Javelinas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Javelina Stadium, Kingsville, TX
* Date: September 23
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Weather: clear and sunny • Wind: E 18 MPH
* Game attendance: 4,324
* Referee: Bryant Thompson
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 55-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:04. Lions 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:35.
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 6-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:26. Lions 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:38.
Second quarter
TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 2-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 14:00. Lions 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:53.
Third quarter
TAMUK – Nico Brown 4-yard pass from Cade Dyal (J. De la Garza kick), 10:01. Lions 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:26.
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 51-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:44. Lions 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17.
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 44-yard field goal, 0:20. Lions 31–7. Drive: 9 plays, 17 yards, 3:23.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Shawn Hooks 20-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 14:09. Lions 38–7. Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:09.
Top passers
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 24/32, 319 yards, 4 TD
TAMUK – Cade Dyal – 17/30, 118 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson – 8 rushes, 21 yards
TAMUK – Marcus Younger – 11 rushes, 23 yards
Top receivers
TAMUC – Darrion Landry – 4 receptions, 98 yards, TD
TAMUK – Jordan Thomas – 8 receptions, 72 yards :

### At No. 10 Midwestern State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Lions | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 42 |
| No. 10 Mustangs | 6 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 47 |
at Memorial Stadium, Wichita Falls, TX
* Date: October 7
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: ESE 2 MPH
* Game attendance: 9,201
* Referee: John Belcher
Game information :
First quarter
MSU – Xavier Land 22-yard pass from Layton Rabb (kick blocked), 1:13. Mustangs 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:14.
Second quarter
MSU – Tyrique Edwards 23-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Mitchell Henton kick), 11:17. Mustangs 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:34.
MSU – Vincent Johnson 3-yard run (Mitchell Henton kick), 6:50. Mustangs 20–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:47.
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 3:01. Mustangs 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:41.
MSU – Vincent Johnson 65-yard run (Mitchell Henton kick), 1:54. Mustangs 27–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:54.
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 20-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:30. Mustangs 27–14. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:17.
Third quarter
MSU – Marcus Wilkerson 54-yard fumble return (Mitchell Henton kick), 10:23. Mustangs 34–14.
MSU – Vincent Johnson 4-yard run (kick failed), 4:26. Mustangs 40–14. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:48.
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 26-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:18. Mustangs 40–21. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:01.
MSU – DeAndre Black 56-yard pass from Layton Rabb (Mitchell Henton kick), 1:46. Mustangs 47–21. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:25.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Marquis Wimberly 10-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:46. Mustangs 47–28. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:51.
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 3-yard pass from Luis Perez (Vincent Hobbs pass), 7:41. Mustangs 47–36. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:08.
TAMUC – Carandal Hale 15-yard run (pass failed), 4:33. Mustangs 47–42. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:19.
Top passers
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 43/55, 437 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
MSU – Layton Rabb – 16/28, 265 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
TAMUC – Carandal Hale – 9 rushes, 62 yards, TD
MSU – Vincent Johnson – 19 rushes, 133 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs – 7 receptions, 105 yards
MSU – Tyrique Edwards – 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD :

### Western New Mexico

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 11 Lions | 17 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
* Date: October 14
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: S 12 MPH
* Game attendance: 8,675
* Referee: Wayne Elliott
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 27-yard field goal, 10:58. Lions 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:02.
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 48-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:35. Lions 10–0. Drive:3 plays, 62 yards, 0:41.
TAMUC – Shawn Hooks 16-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 4:47. Lions 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:44.
Second quarter
WNMU – Collin Grady 39-yard field goal, 0:01. Lions 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 3:13.
Third quarter
TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:14. Lions 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:20.
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 41-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:56. Lions 31–3. Drive: 2 plays, 45 yards, 0:31.
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 24-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 1:06. Lions 38–3. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 1:43.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 28-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:38. Lions 45–3. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:45.
TAMUC – Jay Bias 5-yard blocked punt return, 6:33. Lions 52–3.
Top passers
WNMU – Matt Hommel – 17/35, 124 yards, 2 INT
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 23/32, 358 yards, 5 TD
Top rushers
WNMU – Justin Harris – 16 rushes, 75 yards
TAMUC – Darrius Webb – 7 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
WNMU – D'Angelo Bowie – 3 receptions, 36 yards
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan – 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD :

### Angelo State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 10 Lions | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
* Date: October 21
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: S 15 MPH
* Game attendance: 6,214
* Referee: Dan Rankin
Game information :
First quarter
ASU – Connor Flanigan 45-yard field goal, 4:20. Rams 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:05.
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 49-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:51. Lions 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29.
Second quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 23-yard field goal, 11:28. Lions 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:37.
TAMUC – Marquis Wimberly 11-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 4:11. Lions 17–3. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:47.
ASU – Wesley Lewis 23-yard pass from Charlie Rotherham (Connor Flanigan kick), 1:44. Lions 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:27.
Third quarter
TAMUC – Marquis Wimberly 7-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:41. Lions 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 3:15.
ASU – Charlie Rotherham 3-yard run (Connor Flanigan kick), 0:48. Lions 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:33.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 26-yard field goal, 11:00. Lions 27–17. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:43.
ASU – Connor Flanigan 21-yard field goal, 8:14. Lions 27–20. Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards, 2:44.
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 33-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 1:29. Lions 34–20. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:40.
Top passers
ASU – Charlie Rotherham – 27/50, 294 yards, TD, INT
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 34/46, 373 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
ASU – Josh Stevens – 20 rushes, 58 yards
TAMUC – Carandal Hale – 21 rushes, 104 yards
Top receivers
ASU – Donovan Thompson – 13 receptions, 170 yards
TAMUC – Marquis Wimberly – 8 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD :

### At West Texas A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Lions | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium, Canyon, TX
* Date: October 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game attendance: 3,896
* Referee: Joe Horn
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 10-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:19. Lions 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:41.
WT – Junior Pome'e 7-yard pass from Justin Houghtaling (Alex Schrag kick), 9:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:23.
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 6-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:11. Lions 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:20.
WT – Alex Schrag 45-yard field goal, 0:40. Lions 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 5:31.
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 100-yard kick return (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:25. Lions 21–10.
Second quarter
WT – Alex Schrag 39-yard field goal, 5:30. Lions 21–13. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:54.
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 14-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 1:11. Lions 28–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:19.
Third quarter
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 8-yard run, 7:40. Lions 35–13. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:39.
Fourth quarter
WT – Alex Schrag 38-yard field goal, 14:02. Lions 35–16. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:27.
Top passers
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 30/46, 387 yards, 3 TD
WT – Justin Houghtaling – 10/20, 158 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
TAMUC – Carandal Hale – 11 rushes, 44 yards
WT – Warren Witherspoon – 31 rushes, 87 yards
Top receivers
TAMUC – Darrion Landry – 6 receptions, 121 yards, TD
WT – Avery Lewis – 2 receptions, 72 yards :

### UT Permian Basin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 9 Lions | 21 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
* Date: November 4
* Game time: 4:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: mostly cloudy • Wind: SSW 14 MPH
* Game attendance: 7,132
* Referee: Brad Frisby
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 10:11. Lions 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49.
TAMUC – Austin Jordan 1-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:37. Lions 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:27.
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 74-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:29. Lions 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:12.
Second quarter
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 18-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:04. Lions 28–0. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 3:24.
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 30-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 1:25. Lions 35–0. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:20.
Third quarter
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 2-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:49. Lions 42–0. Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 4:32.
TAMUC – Richard Whitaker 14-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 3:18. Lions 49–0. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:30.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 28-yard field goal, 9:10. Lions 52–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:14.
Top passers
UTPB – Kameron Mathis – 7/22, 54 yards
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 26/34, 301 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
UTPB – Jordan Williams – 5 rushes, 28 yards
TAMUC – Carandal Hale – 6 rushes, 84 yards
Top receivers
UTPB – Jake Anglin – 3 receptions, 33 yards
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs – 6 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD :

### At Tarleton State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Lions | 17 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 33 |
| Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Memorial Stadium, Stephenville, TX
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: S 13 MPH
* Game attendance: 4,231
* Referee: John Belcher
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 61-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:14. Lions 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:43.
TAMUC – Darrion Landry 6-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:58. Lions 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:03.
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 24-yard field goal, 1:33. Lions 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:57.
Second quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 39-yard field goal, 11:15. Lions 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:17.
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 42-yard field goal, 5:58. Lions 23–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:57.
Third quarter
TSU – Adam Berryman 69-yard run (Sergio Sroka kick), 11:49. Lions 23–7. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:50.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 35-yard field goal, 12:07. Lions 26–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:55.
TSU – Jeff Thomas 25-yard pass from Zed Woerner (Sergio Sroka kick), 10:08. Lions 26–14. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:59.
TSU – Adam Berryman 54-yard pass from Zed Woerner (Sergio Sroka kick), 4:41. Lions 26–21. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:27.
TAMUC – Marquis Wimberly 32-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 1:23. Lions 33–21. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:11.
Top passers
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 34/50, 482 yards, 3 TD
TSU – Zed Woerner – 13/26, 149 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
TAMUC – Carandal Hale – 23 rushes, 78 yards
TSU – Adam Berryman – 15 rushes, 105 yards, TD
Top receivers
TAMUC – Buck Wilson – 7 receptions, 193 yards, TD
TSU – Jeff Thomas – 4 receptions, 54 yards, TD :

### At No. 12 Winona State (Regional Quarterfinal)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Lions | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 12 Warriors | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Maxwell Field at Warrior Stadium, Winoa, MN
* Date: November 18
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Weather: mostly sunny • Wind: NW 11 MPH
* Game attendance: 1,624
* Referee: Mike Packard
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 9-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:20. Lions 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:30.
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 4-yard pass Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:26. Lions 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:58.
Second quarter
WSU – Carter McCauley 27-yard field goal, 6:45. Lions 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:06.
Third quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 46-yard field goal, 11:47. Lions 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:06.
WSU – Carter McCauley 26-yard field goal, 0:38. Lions 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:08.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 22-yard field goal, 7:25. Lions 20–6. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:52.
Top passers
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 28/41, 308 yards, 2 TD
WSU – Darren Beenken – 13/35, 167 yards, 3 INT
Top rushers
TAMUC – Carandal Hale – 23 rushes, 106 yards
WSU – Eric Birth – 9 rushes, 60 yards
Top receivers
TAMUC – Buck Wilson – 4 receptions, 95 yards
WSU – Isaiah Frandsen – 4 receptions, 71 yards :

### At No. 7 Central Washington (Regional semifinal)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 8 Lions | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| No. 7 Wildcats | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
at Tomlinson Stadium, Ellensburg, WA
* Date: November 25
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 35 °F (2 °C) • Weather: cloudy and damp • Wind: Calm
* Game attendance: 4,226
* Referee: Brett Ford
Game information :
First quarter
CWU – Reilly Hennessey 10-yard run (Gav Todd kick), 12:51. Wildcats 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:09.
CWU – Christian Stafford Reilly Hennessey (Gav Todd kick), 1:37. Wildcats 14–0. Drive: 16 plays, 88 yards, 7:47.
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 52-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 1:18. Wildcats 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 52 yards, 0:19.
Second quarter
CWU – Kyle Self 3-yard pass from Reilly Hennessey (Gav Todd kick), 10:03. Wildcats 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:19.
CWU – Austin Pernell 1-yard run (Gav Todd kick), 6:04. Wildcats 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:04.
Third quarter
TAMUC – Carandal Hale 26-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:41. Wildcats 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:19.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 9-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:00. Wildcats 28–21. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:19.
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 4-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:03. Tied 28–28. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 2:34.
Overtime
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 38-yard field goal. Lions 31–28. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards.
CWU – Gav Todd 22-yard field goal. Tied 31–31. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards.
Second overtime
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 38-yard field goal. Lions 34–31. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards.
Top passers
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 41/65, 394 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
CWU – Reilly Hennessey – 22/34, 265 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
TAMUC – Carandal Hale – 12 rushes, 58 yards, TD
CWU – Austin Pernell – 31 rushes, 158 yards, TD
Top receivers
TAMUC – Buck Wilson – 12 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD
CWU – Christian Gasca – 4 receptions, 58 yards :
The Lions traveled to Ellensburg, Washington to face the no. 7 Wildcats in the regional semifinal of the Division II playoffs. Texas A&M–Commerce trailed Eastern Washington 28–7 at halftime, but scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to tie the game. The two teams traded field goals in the first overtime period, with the Lions' Kristov Martinez making a 38-yard field goal in the second overtime period to win the game and advance to the Regional Final.

### At No. 1 Minnesota State (Regional Final)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Lions | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| No. 1 Mavericks | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
at Blakeslee Stadium, Mankato, MN
* Date: December 2
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: sunny • Wind: SW 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 2,803
* Referee: Dwight Neibling
Game information :
First quarter
MSU – Ty Dennis 36-yard pass from Ryan Schlichte (Casey Bednarski kick), 12:29. Mavericks 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:31.
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson 19-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 5:56. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:33.
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 37-yard field goal, 1:56. Lions 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 2:54.
Second quarter
MSU – Casey Bednarski 25-yard field goal, 11:50. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:06.
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 35-yard field goal, 1:45. Lions 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 2:43.
MSU – Ty Dennis 24-yard pass from Ryan Schlicte (Nate Gunn run), 0:25. Mavericks 18–13. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:37.
Third quarter
TAMUC – Buck Wilson 80-yard punt return (Carandal Hale run), 10:30. Lions 21–18.
Fourth quarter
MSU – Casey Bednarski 40-yard field goal, 13:09. Tied 21–21. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:25.
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 48-yard field goal, 11:29. Lions 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:28.
TAMUC – Marquis Wimberly 30-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:47. Lions 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:27.
Top passers
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 28/41, 257 yards, TD
MSU – Ryan Schlichte – 10/30, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson – 14 rushes, 70 yards, TD
MSU – Nate Gunn – 31 rushes, 139 yards
Top receivers
TAMUC – Marquis Wimberly – 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
MSU – Shane Zylstra – 4 receptions, 74 yards :

### Harding (National semifinal)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bisons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| No. 8 Lions | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX
* Date: December 9
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 10,120
* Referee: Brett Ford
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
HU – Grant Kimberlin 51-yard run (Tristan Parsley kick), 13:29. Bisons 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:31.
TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 2-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 10:42. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:41.
Second quarter
TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 3-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 5:28. Lions 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 99 yards, 4:19.
Third quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 32-yard field goal, 12:29. Lions 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:31.
Fourth quarter
HU – Cole Chancey 1-yard run (Tristan Parsley kick), 14:38. Lions 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:39.
TAMUC – Carandal Hale 11-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:54. Lions 24–14. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 5:39.
HU – Tristan Parsley 30-yard field goal, 4:13. Lions 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:40.
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 90-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 3:50. Lions 31–17. Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:16.
Top passers
HU – Preston Paden – 3/10, 60 yards, INT
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 24/34, 288 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
HU – Cole Chancey – 27 rushes, 108 yards, TD
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson – 13 rushes, 75 yards
Top receivers
HU – Grant Kimberlin – 3 receptions, 60 yards
TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan – 5 receptions, 101 yards, TD :

### Vs. West Florida (NCAA Division II National Championship game)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Argonauts | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| No. 8 Lions | 14 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KS
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: clear • Wind: S/SE 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 4,259
* Referee: Dwight Neibling
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
TAMUC – Shawn Hooks 50-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 11:52. Lions 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 97 yards, 3:08.
UWF – Chris Schwarz 1-yard run (Austin Williams kick), 2:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:45.
TAMUC – Reggie Kincade 99-yard kick return (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:10. Lions 14–7.
Second quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 29-yard field goal, 13:42. Lions 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:21.
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 29-yard field goal, 8:51. Lions 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 3:57.
UWF – Antoine Griffin 20-yard pass from Mike Beaudry (Austin Williams kick), 0:58. Lions 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:51.
Third quarter
UWF – Austin Williams 27-yard field goal, 10:03. Lions 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 1:58.
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson 9-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:08. Lions 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:52.
UWF – Austin Williams 47-yard field goal, 1:57. Lions 27–20. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:14.
TAMUC – Marquis Wimberly 40-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:30. Lions 34–20. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:21.
Fourth quarter
TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 19-yard field goal, 7:41. Lions 37–20. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:34.
UWF – Chris Schwarz 3-yard run (Austin Williams kick), 4:45. Lions 37–27. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55.
Top passers
UWF – Mike Beaudry – 22/48, 252 yards, TD, INT
TAMUC – Luis Perez – 23/30, 323 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
UWF – Chris Schwarz – 14 rushes, 45 yards, 2 TD
TAMUC – E.J. Thompson – 21 rushes, 110 yards, TD
Top receivers
UWF – Antoine Griffin – 8 receptions, 112 yards, TD
TAMUC – Shawn Hooks – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | 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 | 12 | Final |
| AFCA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |

## Statistics
### Scoring
#### Scores against non-conference opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Opponents | 42 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 115 |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | 73 | 30 | 55 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 220 |

#### Scores against the Lone Star Conference

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 22 | 46 | 48 | 20 | 136 |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | 110 | 86 | 73 | 68 | 337 |

#### Scores against all opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Opponents | 64 | 81 | 57 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 251 |
| Texas A&M–Commerce | 183 | 116 | 128 | 124 | 3 | 3 | 557 |