2016 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 2016 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football Texas A&M–Commerce Lions wordmark.svg 250 Lone Star Conference LSC 9 11–2 8–1 Colby Carthel 4th Matt Storm 4th Jared May 4th Spread Justin Deason 4th 3–4 LSC champion Memorial Stadium NCAA Division II Second Round L 32–55 vs. Grand Valley State The 2016 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Colby Carthel, the Lions compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 8–1 in conference play, winning the LSC title for the third consecutive season. Texas A&M–Commerce advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs for the fifth time in program history. In the first round, the Lions defeated 2016 Colorado Mesa Mavericks Colorado Mesa, 34–23, for the program's first playoff win since 1991, but lost to the Grand Valley State, 55–32, in the second round. The Lions were ranked No. 9 in the final AFCA poll.AFCA Division II Coaches Poll Herald and Review Decatur, Illinois December 20, 2016 B2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18017467/poll_2016_final_afca/ Newspapers.com October 26, 2022 Texas A&M–Commerce finished with both the top offense and top defense in the conference. The Lions scored a total of 477 points (39.8 per game) while only allowing 260 (21.7 per game). On offense, the team was led by junior quarterback Luis Perez, who finished the season throwing for 3,326 yards, 32 touchdowns, and five interceptions.Lone Star Conference https://lonestarconference.org/stats.aspx?path=football&year=2016 Lone Star Conference 2016 Stats October 26, 2022 The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium on the university's campus in Commerce, Texas. Preseason LSC media poll The LSC media poll was released on August 8, 2016. The Lions were predicted to finish first, receiving 19 of the 28 first place votes.https://www.slideshare.net/lscmedia/2016-lsc-football-media-guide 2016 LSC Football Media Guide 5 August 8, 2016 September 13, 2024 Schedule 2016 NCAA Division II AFCA Central September 1, 2016 7:00 p.m w y 9 University of Faith (FL) Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX 62–0 6,855 September 10 6:00 p.m w y y 8 Delta State McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS 40–28 5,679 September 17 2:00 p.m. w y 7 2016 Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds Eastern New Mexico Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM 49–10 1,510 September 24 7:00 p.m. w 6 2016 Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas Texas A&M–Kingsville Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX Chennault Cup 38–36 7,747 October 1 1:00 p.m. w y 6 Oklahoma Panhandle State Carl Wooten Field Goodwell, OK 35–13 1,330 October 8 7:00 p.m. l 4 7 2016 Midwestern State Mustangs Midwestern State Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX ESPN3 25–26 9,208 October 15 1:00 p.m. w y 9 2016 Western New Mexico Mustangs Western New Mexico Altamirano Stadium Silver City, NM 38–24 279 October 22 6:00 p.m. w y 9 2016 Angelo State Rams Angelo State LeGrand Sports Complex San Angelo, TX 62–14 3,406 October 29 4:00 p.m. w 8 y West Texas A&M Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX East Texas vs. West Texas 36–0 9,629 November 5 7:00 p.m. w y 8 Texas–Permian Basin Ratliff Stadium Odessa, Texas 58–21 7,000 November 12 4:00 p.m. w 8 2016 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX President's Cup 30–10 7,795 November 19 2:00 p.m. w y 8 2016 Colorado Mesa Mavericks Colorado Mesa 25 Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX NCAA Division II First Round 34–23 5,529 November 26 12:00 p.m. l y y 8 Grand Valley State 2 Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI NCAA Division II Second Round ESPN3 32–55 3,081 2016 Football Schedule https://lionathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 Texas A&M University–Commerce December 11, 2022 Personnel 2016 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions y Kenneth Adams WR Fr Kareem Adeniyi WR Fr Jon Aguilar 56 OL Jr Jonah Brown 65 OL Fr y Jared Cate 12 QB Sr Chris Chumley 26 TE Sr Ty Cole OL Fr Richard Cooper 23 RB Sr D'Arthur Cowan 7 WR Jr Austin Davies OL Fr Malik Ellis 71 OL So Lance Evans 3 WR Sr Isaiah Guillory 85 WR Fr y Carandal Hale RB Fr Lane Hasse 75 OL Fr y Jer'Rick Hawkins 78 OL Sr Christian Hernandez OL Fr Vincent Hobbs 15 TE So Ken Holmes 66 OL Fr y Shawn Hooks 5 WR Jr Jamel James 38 RB So Calvin Jones 87 WR Jr Austin Jordan 81 TE Jr Coleton Lasseter TE Fr Antonio Leali'ie'e RB Fr Chochy Lucas 86 WR So Hitachi Lydia 83 WR So Jared Macharro 74 OL Jr Hayden Marsh 13 WR Sr Kendall Mathis OL Fr SaDavion Matthews WR Fr Anthony Means WR Fr Luke Medlin QB Fr Jacob Norton 82 TE So Jason Osei 76 OL Sr Chase Pemberton 18 QB So Luis Perez 12 QB Jr y Luis Perez (American football) Ryan Peschka 73 OL Fr y Avery Poates 63 OL Sr Christian Rodriguez 68 OL Sr Gabriel Rodriguez 16 QB Jr Abdul Shammaa 70 OL Fr y Amon Simon OL Fr Tristen Slaughter 39 RB So Corey Smallwood TE Fr Darby Smith 10 WR Sr JaQuorius Smith RB Fr Jordan Smith 77 OL So Kelan Smith WR Fr Brian Taylor 72 OL Fr y Metrelle Taylor 8 WR So John Thomas 80 TE Sr Poet Thomas 79 OL Jr Ovie Urevbu 35 RB Jr D. K. Ward WR Fr Kaylon Watson 29 RB Jr Jackson Webb OL Fr Preston Wheeler 14 QB Fr y Richard Whitaker 32 RB Jr Kalen Winkler 88 WR Jr Anthony Ameperosa 93 DL Jr Steven Baker 17 DB Jr Neema Behbahani 33 LB Fr y Jay Bias DB Fr Garrett Blubaugh 54 LB Fr y Hatari Byrd 1 LB Sr Kieston Carter 58 LB Jr David Chaisson DL Fr Randel Clark 84 DB Jr Cole Cleveland DL Fr Mason Copeland 50 DB Fr y Myles Curl 41 LB Sr Derek Davis DB Fr Elijah Earls DL Fr Jalon Edwards-Cooper 46 DB Fr y y Tavita Faaiu 11 DL Sr Steven Field DL Fr Isaiah Fields DB Fr Rashad Fisher DB Fr D. D. Fletcher 49 DL Fr y Drake Flores DB Fr A. J. Forrester DB Fr Eric Harrell 20 LB Jr Uriah Harris 2 DB Sr Brazos Hesskew LB Fr Andrew Hlavinka DL Fr Jaylon Hodge DL Fr Danny Huckaby 6 DB So Traven Johnson 34 DB Sr Daniel Kanu 94 DL So Reggie Kincade 25 DB So Kader Kohou DB Fr y Christopher Laskowski 53 LB Jr Demondre Lauderdale 96 DL Fr Devonta Leary 97 DL Jr Pierre Leonard 55 DL Fr Joshua Lucas LB Fr Addison Mahana 57 LB Fr James Marshall 60 LB Fr y B. J. Mills 44 LB Sr Xavier Morris LB Fr Oshea Murphy DL Fr Michael Onuoha 99 DL So Trey Porter 27 DB Jr Matthew Price DL Fr Dominique Ramsey DB Fr Josh Reynolds 51 DL So Cameron Rogers 43 LB Sr Brucks Saathoff 9 LB So Adam Sagapolu 59 DL Jr Kade Satterwhite 95 DL Fr Peyton Searcy 52 DL So Kybrin Sheridan DL Fr Alex Shillow DB Fr Anthony Smith 37 DB Jr Chris Smith 24 DB So Yusef Sterling-Lowe 21 DB Jr Kendall Stovall LB Fr Stadrian Taylor DB Fr D. J. Thomas DL Fr Darryl Thomas DB Fr Peyton Thorne 90 DL So Deondre Toler 31 LB Jr Jordan Trim 45 LB Fr y Tyler Villegas DL Fr Brent Walker 47 DB So Michael Wallace 36 DL So Jeremiah Walters 98 DL Sr Armando Washington DB Fr Kendrick Welsh 42 DB Fr y Mark Westbrook 28 DB Fr Darent White 22 DB So Haden Willis DB Fr Hector Dominguez 48 K P Sr Ryan Guevara 64 K P Fr y Alec Huntley 61 LS Fr y Tanner Lange 40 K Fr Kristov Martinez 89 K So Jake Viquez K Fr https://lionathletics.com/sports/football/roster/2016?sort=name October 26, 2022 Colby Carthel Matt StormOffensive coordinator Jared MayCo-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Justin DeasonDefensive coordinator Tim BleilRunning backs Michael ConradLinebackers Desmund FerrisOffensive line Caid FaskeDefensive line Yogi GallegosWide receivers Darren GarriganSecondary Dillon JordanAssistant offensive line Andy TownsendOutside linebackers Scotty YatesInside linebackers Collin GholstonSafeties Randall FanninSafeties Don CarthelSpecial teams Malcolm KellyWide receivers Tyran EvansDefensive line Dawson LakeQuarterbacks Game summaries University of Faith (FL) Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse University of Faith Glory Eagles at No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary September 1, 2016 7:00 p.m. CDT Glory Eagles 0 0 0 0 No. 9 Lions 31 24 7 0 Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas 6,855 Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Richard Cooper 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 14:01. Lions 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:59. TAMUC – Lance Evans 7-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 11:47. Lions 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:35. TAMUC – Tristen Slaughter 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:31. Lions 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:32. TAMUC – Tristen Slaughter 8-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:22. Lions 28–0. Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 1:26. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 32-yard field goal, 0:35. Lions 31–0. Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 2:34. Second quarter TAMUC – Tristen Slaughter 5-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 10:00. Lions 38–0. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 5:00. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 37-yard field goal, 5:13. Lions 41–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:31. TAMUC – Richard Whitaker 16-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 4:00. Lions 48–0. Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:06. TAMUC – Buck Wilson 17-yard pass from Jared Cate (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:03. Lions 55–0. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:22. Third quarter TAMUC – Justice Luce 55-yard pass from Jared Cate (Ryan Guevara kick), 4:00. Lions 62–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:48. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Statistics Statistics FAITHTAMUC First downs 9 25 Total yards 123 422 Rushing yards 9 238 Passing yards 114 184 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 34:31 25:29 Team Category Player StatisticsUniversity of Faith Passing D. J. Grant 8/20, 75 yards Rushing Shaq Speights 6 rushes, 19 yards Receiving Lidell Golden 3 receptions, 30 yardsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Jared Cate 4/7, 92 yards, 2 TD Rushing Tristen Slaughter 14 rushes, 113 yards, 3 TD Receiving Justice Luce 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD At Delta State 2016 Delta State Statesmen football team Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Delta State Statesmen – Game summary September 10 6:00 p.m. CDT No. 8 Lions 17 7 10 6 Statesmen 14 7 0 7 McCool Stadium, Cleveland, Mississippi 5,679 Bradly MacNealy Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 38-yard field goal, 11:10. Lions 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:50. TAMUC – Richard Cooper 9-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 10:02. Lions 10–0. Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:06. DSU – Timothy Foy 0-yard fumble return (Cody Mills kick), 8:12. Lions 10–7. TAMUC – Richard Cooper 8-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:38. Lions 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:21. DSU – Chris Robinson 1-yard run (Cody Mills kick), 1:39. Lions 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:59. Second quarter DSU – Chris Robinson 2-yard run (Cody Mills kick), 8:45. Statesmen 21–17. Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 4:53. TAMUC – Lance Evans 66-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:10. Lions 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:25. Third quarter TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 3-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 9:38. Lions 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 2:50. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 35-yard field goal, 0:05. Lions 34–21. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:19. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Buck Wilson 15-yard pass from Luis Perez (pass failed), 9:44. Lions 40–21. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:40. DSU – Timothy Foy 5-yard run (Cody Mills kick), 3:39. Lions 40–28. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:36. Statistics Statistics TAMUCDSU First downs 22 20 Total yards 471 397 Rushing yards 149 122 Passing yards 322 275 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 30:35 29:25 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 17/23, 322 yards, 2 TD Rushing Richard Cooper 22 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD Receiving Lance Evans 4 receptions, 123 yards, TDDelta State Passing Tyler Sullivan 30/37, 221 yards, 3 INT Rushing Chris Robinson 16 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD Receiving K'Shun Davis 7 receptions, 52 yards At Eastern New Mexico Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 7 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds September 17 2:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. MDT No. 7 Lions 21 14 7 7 Greyhounds 0 0 3 7 Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico 1,510 Matt Jones Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Darby Smith 46-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:30. Lions 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:30. TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 42-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Matinez kick), 10:16. Lions 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:37. TAMUC – Justice Luce 29-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 4:33. Lions 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:05. Second quarter TAMUC – John Thomas 11-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 14:14. Lions 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:05. TAMUC – Lance Evans 35-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:21. Lions 35–0. Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:38. Third quarter TAMUC – Richard Cooper 13-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:46. Lions 42–0. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 3:57. ENMU – Bailey Hale 37-yard field goal, 2:39. Lions 42–3. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 5:58. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Tristen Slaughter 4-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 14:19. Lions 49–3. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 3:10. ENMU – Paul Terry 27-yard run (Bailey Hale kick), 10:42. Lions 49–10. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:28. Statistics Statistics TAMUCENMU First downs 25 19 Total yards 479 287 Rushing yards 101 227 Passing yards 378 60 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 24:50 35:10 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 24/31, 342 yards, 5 TD Rushing Richard Cooper 11 rushes, 64 yards, TD Receiving D'Arthur Cowan 6 receptions, 82 yards, TDEastern New Mexico Passing Adam Lucero 6/9, 63 yards, 2 INT Rushing Kamal Cass 21 rushes, 62 yards Receiving Aaron Johnson 2 receptions, 32 yards Texas A&M–Kingsville Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas at No. 6 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary September 17 2:00 p.m. CDT Javelinas 6 10 14 6 No. 6 Lions 10 7 7 14 Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas 7,747 Kenny Kelarek Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUK – Julio De la Garza 45-yard field goal, 12:41. Javelians 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:19. TAMUC – Richard Cooper 34-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:47. Lions 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 0:43. TAMUK – Julio De la Garza 29-yard field goal, 2:31. Lions 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:16. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 37-yard field goal, 0:06. Lions 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:14. Second quarter TAMUK – Roe Posada 10-yard pass from Myles Carr (Julio De la Garza kick), 13:35. Javelinas 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:31. TAMUK – Julio De la Garza 27-yard field goal, 7:33. Javelinas 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 18 yards, 4:26. TAMUC – Richard Cooper 50-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 3:27. Lions 17–16. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:53. Third quarter TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 2-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:28. Lions 24–16. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:26. TAMUK – Anthony Autry 34-yard pass from Myles Carr (Julio De la Garza kick), 8:01. Lions 24–23. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:54. TAMUK – Luis Lopez –2-yard run (Julio De la Garza kick), 0:17. Javelinas 30–24. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:54. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Darby Smith 52-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 10:41. Lions 31–30. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:22. TAMUC – Danny Huckaby 0-yard fumble return (Kristov Martinez kick), 4:27. Lions 38–30. TAMUK – Jordan Thomas 89-yard pass from Myles Price (pass failed), 1:26. Lions 38–36. Drive: 2 plays, 99 yards, 0:21. Statistics Statistics TAMUKTAMUC First downs 25 11 Total yards 564 350 Rushing yards 188 217 Passing yards 376 133 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 37:00 23:00 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Myles Carr 25/40, 376 yards, 3 TD Rushing Nick Pelrean 20 rushes, 75 yards Receiving Jordan Thomas 5 receptions, 152 yards, TDTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 10/19, 133 yards, TD Rushing Richard Cooper 19 rushes, 224 yards, 2 TD Receiving Darby Smith 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD At Oklahoma Panhandle State 2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football team Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 6 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies – Game summary October 1 1:00 p.m. No. 6 Lions 14 21 0 0 Aggies 0 0 7 6 Carl Wooten Field, Goodwell, Oklahoma 1,330 Sunny, 84 F C Andy Dunklin Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Lance Evans 53-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:57. Lions 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:03. TAMUC – Richard Cooper 5-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:55. Lions 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:37. Second quarter TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 6-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 14:16. Lions 21–0. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:09. TAMUC – Lance Evans 20-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:29. Lions 28–0. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:07. TAMUC – Ovie Urevbu 28-yard pass from Jared Cate (Kristov Martinez kick), 3:02. Lions 35–0. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:49. Third quarter OPSU – Rod Moore 1-yard run (Sterling Claphan kick), 11:22. Lions 35–7. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:27. Fourth quarter OPSU – Brandon Trotter 39-yard pass from D. J. Scott (kick failed), 4:25. Lions 35–13. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:36. Statistics Statistics TAMUCOPSU First downs 24 16 Total yards 561 262 Rushing yards 134 54 Passing yards 427 208 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 28:37 31:23 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 34/48, 396 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Ovie Urevbu 4 rushes, 64 yards Receiving Lance Evans 7 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDOklahoma Panhandle State Passing Shane Truelove 19/27, 161 yards, INT Rushing Rod Moore 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD Receiving Devyn Williams 5 receptions, 55 yards No. 7 Midwestern State Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 7 Midwestern State Mustangs at No. 4 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary October 8 7:00 p.m. CDT No. 7 Mustangs 7 0 6 13 No. 4 Lions 3 9 0 13 Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas 9,208 Clear, 69 F C Joe Horn ESPN3 Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 31-yard field goal, 7:22. Lions 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 7:38. MSU – Vincent Johnson 4-yard run (Tanner Graeber kick), 2:03. Mustangs 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:14. Second quarter TAMUC – Darby Smith 28-yard pass from Luis Perez (run failed), 6:32. Lions 9–7. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:51. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 19-yard field goal, 0:52. Lions 12–7. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:23. Third quarter MSU – Vincent Johnson 21-yard run (pass failed), 13:48. Mustangs 13–12. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:04. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 43-yard field goal, 14:14. Lions 15–13. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:46. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 21-yard field goal, 9:58. Lions 18–13. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:35. TAMUC – Darby Smith 7-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 5:29. Lions 25–13. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:20. MSU – Breion Evans 8-yard pass from Quade Coward (Tanner Graeber kick), 3:22. Lions 25–20. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:00. MSU – Breion Evans 12-yard pass from Quade Coward (run failed), 0:28. Mustangs 26–25. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:31. Statistics Statistics MSUTAMUC First downs 24 21 Total yards 484 405 Rushing yards 211 162 Passing yards 273 243 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 28:22 31:38 Team Category Player StatisticsMidwestern State Passing Quade Coward 17/25, 273 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Vincent Johnson 14 rushes, 86 yards, 2 TD Receiving Breion Evans 4 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TDTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 18/34, 243 yards, 2 TD Rushing Richard Cooper 26 rushes, 128 yards Receiving Darby Smith 6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD At Western New Mexico Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Western New Mexico Mustangs – Game summary October 15 1:00 p.m. CDT / 12:00 p.m. MDT No. 9 Lions 7 14 10 7 Mavericks 7 7 10 0 Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico 279 Sunny, 71 F C Robert Newton Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Shawn Hooks 79-yard punt return (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:01. Lions 7–0. WNMU – DeAndre Williams 3-yard run (Tyler Vargas kick), 11:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:56. Second quarter TAMUC – Lance Evans 40-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 9:56. Lions 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:41. WNMU – Rodney Lawson 26-yard pass from Javia Hall (Tyler Vargas kick), 2:01. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:09. TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 15-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:31. Lions 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:30. Third quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 44-yard field goal, 11:54. Lions 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 2:57. TAMUC – Darby Smith 59-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 9:26. Lions 31–14. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:37. WNMU – Treydonte Hill 34-yard pass from Javia Hall (Tyler Vargas kick), 8:55. Lions 31–21. Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:28. WNMU – Tyler Vargas 40-yard field goal, 2:21. Lions 31–24. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Richard Cooper 8-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:48. Lions 38–24. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:41. Statistics Statistics TAMUCWNMU First downs 27 28 Total yards 521 486 Rushing yards 202 74 Passing yards 319 412 Turnovers 3 4 Time of possession 30:01 29:59 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 22/35, 319 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Richard Cooper 24 rushes, 182 yards Receiving Darby Smith 5 receptions, 120 yards, TDWestern New Mexico Passing Javia Hall 31/50, 412 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing DeAndre Williams 11 rushes, 46 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Ayers 12 receptions, 123 yards At Angelo State Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Angelo State Rams – Game summary October 22 6:00 p.m. CDT No. 9 Lions 7 13 14 28 Rams 14 0 0 0 LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas 3,406 Andy Dunklin Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Lance Evans 41-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:28. Lions 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:32. ASU – Mark Munson 80-yard pass from Carsen Cook (Casey Eyman kick), 7:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11. ASU – Trey Green 9-yard run (Casey Eyman kick), 0:35. Rams 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:25. Second quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 32-yard field goal, 11:03. Rams 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:24. TAMUC – Lance Evans 14-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:14. Lions 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:08. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 41-yard field goal, 0:03. Lions 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:12. Third quarter TAMUC – Kieson Carter 18-yard fumble return (Kristov Martinez kick), 10:41. Lions 27–14. TAMUC – Shawn Hooks 54-yard punt return (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:51. Lions 34–14. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Justice Luce 6-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:51. Lions 41–14. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:04. TAMUC – Jalon Edwards-Cooper 52-yard interception return (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:14. Lions 48–14. TAMUC – Tristen Slaughter 14-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 9:08. Lions 55–14. Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:11. TAMUC – B. J. Mills 40-yard fumble return (Kristov Martinez kick), 4:15. Lions 62–14. Statistics Statistics TAMUCASU First downs 24 16 Total yards 435 368 Rushing yards 156 163 Passing yards 279 175 Turnovers 1 6 Time of possession 30:25 29:35 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 20/33, 270 yards, 3 TD Rushing Ovie Urevbu 17 rushes, 105 yards Receiving Justice Luce 8 receptions, 125 yards, TDAngelo State Passing Carsen Cook 11/18, 167 yards, TD, INT Rushing Josh Stevens 20 rushes, 89 yards Receiving Mark Munson 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD West Texas A&M 2016 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse West Texas A&M Buffaloes at No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary October 29 4:00 p.m. CDT Buffaloes 0 0 0 0 No. 8 Lions 6 13 7 10 Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas 9,629 Mostly clear, 82 F C Rickey Herron Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Richard Cooper 8-yard run (kick failed), 10:35. Lions 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:25. Second quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 20-yard field goal, 9:02. Lions 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:24. TAMUC – Hayden Marsh 29-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:26. Lions 16–0. Drive: 1 play, 29 yards, 0:06. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 23-yard field goal, 0:01. Lions 19–0. Drive: 13 plays, 42 yards, 6:14. Third quarter TAMUC – Uriah Harris 85-yard interception return (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:51. Lions 26–0. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 38-yard field goal, 14:09. Lions 29–0. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:21. TAMUC – Yusef Sterling-Lowe (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:15. Lions 36–0. Statistics Statistics WTTAMUC First downs 12 19 Total yards 284 358 Rushing yards 43 124 Passing yards 241 234 Turnovers 6 1 Time of possession 25:51 34:09 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Ben Arbuckle 26/39, 241 yards, 4 INT Rushing Trent Canion 4 rushes, 18 yards Receiving Devon Paye 10 receptions, 73 yardsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 17/23, 230 yards, TD Rushing Richard Cooper 26 rushes, 105 yards, TD Receiving Darby Smith 3 receptions, 84 yards At Texas–Permian Basin 2016 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary November 5 7:00 p.m. CST No. 8 Lions 27 17 14 0 Falcons 0 7 14 0 Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas 7,000 Box score, Recap First quarter TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 23-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 12:28. Lions 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:10. TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 42-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:55. Lions 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:46. TAMUC – Reggie Kincaid 15-yard blocked punt return (Kristov Martinez kick), 6:24. Lions 21–0. TAMUC – Buck Wilson 20-yard pass from Luis Perez (kick failed), 0:15. Lions 27–0. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:03. Second quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 24-yard field goal, 12:27. Lions 30–0. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:52. TAMUC – Ovie Urevbu 2-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 8:13. Lions 37–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:15. UTPB – Corin Brooks 0-yard fumble return (Bailey Giffin kick), 3:47. Lions 37–7. TAMUC – D'Arthur Cowan 8-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:26. Lions 44–7. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:16. Third quarter TAMUC – Ovie Urevbu 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 9:54. Lions 51–7. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 2:31. UTPB – Marquis Simmons 1-yard run (Bailey Giffin kick), 5:54. Lions 51–14. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:55. TAMUC – Hayden Marsh 48-yard pass from Gabriel Rodriguez (Kristov Martinez kick), 5:43. Lions 58–14. Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:08. UTPB – Mitchell Leonard 62-yard pass from Kameron Mathis (Bailey Giffin kick), 4:04. Lions 58–21. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:37. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Statistics Statistics TAMUCUTPB First downs 24 15 Total yards 591 344 Rushing yards 133 66 Passing yards 458 278 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 19:54 25:06 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 18/25, 273 yards, 5 TD Rushing Ovie Urevbu 8 rushes, 85 yards, TD Receiving Chris Chumley 5 receptions, 92 yardsUT Permian Basin Passing Kameron Mathis 18/35, 278 yards, TD, INT Rushing Marquis Simmons 13 rushes, 30 yards, TD Receiving Mitchell Leonard 5 receptions, 111 yards, TD Tarleton State Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Tarleton State Texans at No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary November 12 4:00 p.m. CST Texans 7 3 0 0 No. 8 Lions 0 7 13 10 Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas 7,795 Mostly sunny, 68 F C Robert Newton Box score, Recap First quarter TSU – Joseph Sadler 2-yard run (Sergio Sroka kick), 5:55. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:29. Second quarter TSU – Sergio Sroka 44-yard field goal, 9:05. Texans 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:45. TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 54-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 0:10. Texans 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 0:36. Third quarter TAMUC – Gabriel Rodrigeuz 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 13:29. Lions 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:18. TAMUC – Richard Whitaker 8-yard run (kick blocked), 6:14. Lions 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:07. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 31-yard field goal, 10:47. Lions 23–10. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:46. TAMUC – Shawn Hooks 70-yard punt return (Kristov Martinez kick), 4:45. Lions 30–10. Statistics Statistics TSUTAMUC First downs 17 17 Total yards 335 444 Rushing yards 132 166 Passing yards 203 278 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 31:25 28:35 Team Category Player StatisticsTarleton State Passing Zed Woerner 14/22, 203 yards, 2 INT Rushing Joseph Sadler 19 rushes, 102 yards, TD Receiving Brant Bailey 2 receptions, 46 yardsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 22/35, 274 yards, TD Rushing Ovie Urevbu 13 rushes, 106 yards Receiving Vincent Hobbs 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD No. 25 Colorado Mesa (NCAA Division II playoffs first round) Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 25 Colorado Mesa Mavericks at No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (NCAA Division II playoffs first round) – Game summary November 19 2:00 p.m. CST No. 25 Mavericks 3 0 6 14 No. 8 Lions 7 3 14 10 Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas 5,529 Sunny, 56 F C Stan Stence Box score, Recap First quarter CMU – Ryan Sheehan 22-yard field goal, 8:15. Mavericks 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 87 yards, 6:45. TAMUC – Gabriel Rodriguez 1-yard run (Kristov Martinez kick), 2:22. Lions 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:42. Second quarter TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 27-yard field goal, 9:44. Lions 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:01. Third quarter TAMUC – John Thomas 1-yard pass from Gabriel Rodriguez (Kristov Martinez kick), 9:26. Lions 17–3. Drive: 15 plays, 78 yards, 5:56. TAMUC – Vincent Hobbs 2-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 7:57. Lions 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:56. CMU – Jonathan Beverly 30-yard run (run failed), 3:38. Lions 24–9. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:15. Fourth quarter TAMUC – Darby Smith 14-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 9:55. Lions 31–9. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:07. CMU – Marcus Hines 26-yard pass from Sean Rubalcaba (Ryan Sheehan kick), 8:49. Lions 31–16. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:01. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 46-yard field goal, 4:24. Lions 34–16. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:34. CMU – Sean Rubalcaba 3-yard run (Ryan Sheehan kick), 2:01. Lions 34–23. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:19. Statistics Statistics CMUTAMUC First downs 29 17 Total yards 513 336 Rushing yards 217 130 Passing yards 296 206 Turnovers 5 1 Time of possession 35:47 24:13 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado Mesa Passing Sean Rubalcaba 30/43, 296 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Jonathan Beverly 8 rushes, 84 yards Receiving Peter Anderson 12 receptions, 99 yardsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 17/33, 205 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ovie Urevbu 19 rushes, 108 yards Receiving Darby Smith 5 receptions, 68 yards, TD At No. 2 Grand Valley State (Regional semifinals) Texas A&M–Commerce Lions white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at No. 2 Grand Valley State Lakers (Regional semifinals) – Game summary November 26 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST No. 8 Lions 3 14 7 8 No. 2 Lakers 17 14 14 10 Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan 3,081 Cloudy, 44 F C Bob Rose ESPN3 Box score, Recap First quarter GV – Joel Schipper 25-yard field goal, 12:00. Lakers 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:40. TAMUC – Kristov Martinez 37-yard field goal, 10:10. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 1:50. GV – Nick Dodson 13-yard pass from Bart Williams (Joel Schipper kick), 3:25. Lakers 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:35. GV – Brandon Bean 25-yard pass from Bart Williams (Joel Schipper kick), 2:48. Lakers 17–3. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:14. Second quarter TAMUC – Buck Wilson 9-yard pass from Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 14:49. Lakers 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:59. GV – Matt Williams 28-yard pass from Bart Williams (Joel Schipper kick), 6:24. Lakers 24–10. Drive: 12 plays, 96 yards, 4:53. TAMUC – Buck Wilson 68-yard pass form Luis Perez (Kristov Martinez kick), 5:32. Lakers 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:52. GV – Brandon Bean 7-yard pass from Bart Williams (Joel Schipper kick), 1:12. Lakers 31–17. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:20. Third quarter TAMUC – Sterling Lowe 97-yard interception return (Kristov Martinez kick), 10:00. Lakers 31–24. GV – Terrell Dorsey 2-yard run (Joel Schipper kick), 5:23. Lakers 38–24. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:37. GV – Marty Carter 4-yard run (Joel Schipper kick), 0:40. Lakers 45–24. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:34. Fourth quarter GV – Joel Schipper 38-yard field goal, 12:33. Lakers 48–24. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:11. TAMUC – Lance Evans 13-yard pass from Luis Perez (Luis Perez pass to Buck Wilson), 8:44. Lakers 48–32. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:49. GV – Terrell Dorsey 12-yard run (Joel Schipper kick), 3:09. Lakers 55–32. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:45. Statistics Statistics TAMUCGV First downs 16 30 Total yards 417 598 Rushing yards 97 287 Passing yards 320 311 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 23:30 36:30 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Luis Perez 25/50, 318 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Richard Cooper 8 rushes, 69 yards Receiving Buck Wilson 4 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TDGrand Valley State Passing Bart Williams 17/26, 311 yards, 4 TD, INT Rushing Marty Carter 33 rushes, 217 yards, TD Receiving Brandon Bean 6 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD Rankings 2016 NCAA Division II football rankings AFCA 0 12 9T 8 7 6 6 4 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 Statistics Scoring Scores against non-conference opponents Opponents 34 21 20 31 Texas A&M–Commerce 58 48 38 24 Scores against the Lonestar Conference Opponents 37 36 48 32 Texas A&M–Commerce 99 106 78 89 Scores against all opponents Opponents 71 57 68 63 Texas A&M–Commerce 157 154 116 113 References Texas AandM-Commerce Category:East Texas A&M Lions football seasons Category:Lone Star Conference football champion seasons Texas AandM-Commerce Lions football