2019 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team explained

Year:2019
Team:Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
Sport:football
Conference:Lone Star Conference
Short Conf:LSC
Afcarank:11
Record:11–3
Conf Record:7–1
Head Coach:David Bailiff
Hc Year:1st
Off Coach:Billy Riebock
Oc Year:1st
Off Scheme:Spread
Def Coach:Xavier Adibi
Dc Year:1st
Def Scheme:4–2–5/4–3 hybrid
Stadium:Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
Bowl:NCAA Division II Quarterfinal
Bowl Result:L 21–42 vs.
Next Year:2021

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.[1]

Game summaries

Selección Nuevo Leon

At Western Oregon

Eastern New Mexico

At No. 20 Colorado State–Pueblo

At Texas A&M–Kingsville

Midwestern State

See also: 2019 Midwestern State Mustangs football team.

At No. 4 Tarleton State

See also: 2019 Tarleton State Texans football team.

Western New Mexico

At West Texas A&M

At Angelo State

At No. 3 Tarleton State (Regional Quarterfinal)

At No. 7 Colorado Mines (Regional semifinal)

At No. 4 Minnesota State (Regional final)

Rankings

See also: 2019 NCAA Division II football rankings.

Postseason awards

All-Americans

LSC Superlatives

LSC First Team

LSC Second Team

LSC Honorable Mention

Notes and References

  1. A&M-Commerce releases 2017 football schedule and initial ticket information. Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. July 18, 2017.
  2. A&M-Commerce Football Award History. Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. December 17, 2019.