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.
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Previous season[edit]
The 2018 team finished the season with an overall record of 10–3. In conference play, the team went 7–1, finishing in second place in the Lone Star Conference. The team made the NCAA Division II Playoffs, losing to Tarleton State in the regional semifinal.
Personnel[edit]
Schedule[edit]
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]
Date
Time
Opponent
Rank
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 7
6:00 p.m
Selección Nuevo Leon*
No. 13
W 83–0
7,319
September 14
3:05 pm
at Western Oregon*
No. 12
W 34–27
2,890
September 21
6:00 pm
Eastern New Mexico
No. 12
Memorial Stadium
Commerce, TX
W 45–27
7,968
September 28
7:00 pm
at No. 20 Colorado State–Pueblo
No. 11
L 17–24
6,921
October 5
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Kingsville
No. 21
W 33–6
2,712
October 12
6:00 pm
Midwestern State
No. 20
Memorial Stadium
Commerce, TX
ESPN3
W 54–28
7,446
October 19
6:00 pm
at No. 4 Tarleton State
No. 20
L 21–35
11,513
October 26
4:00 pm
Western New Mexico
No. 23
Memorial Stadium
Commerce, TX
NEXSTAR
W 62–21
8,154
November 2
4:00 pm
at West Texas A&M
No. 24
Buffalo Stadium
Canyon, TX (East Texas vs. West Texas)
ESPN3
W 34–20
6,734
November 9
4:00 pm
Texas–Permian Basin
No. 24
Memorial Stadium
Commerce, TX
W 44–13
6,233
November 16
3:00 pm
at Angelo State
No. 23
NEXSTAR
W 17–3
2,972
November 23
1:00 pm
at No. 3 Tarleton State*
No. 21
W 23–16
8,214
November 30
1:00 pm
at No. 7 Colorado Mines*
No. 21
W 23–3
1,446
December 7
1:00 pm
at No. 4 Minnesota State*
No. 21
L 21–42
1,352
*Non-conference game
Rankings from Coaches’ Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries[edit]
Selección Nuevo Leon[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
SNL Lions
0
0
0
0
0
No. 13 TAMUC Lions
43
6
27
7
83
At Western Oregon[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Lions
3
7
10
14
34
Wolves
0
13
0
14
27
Eastern New Mexico[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Greyhounds
3
3
8
13
27
No. 12 Lions
14
10
7
14
45
At No. 20 Colorado State–Pueblo[edit]
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[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Lions
7
5
21
0
33
Javelinas
0
6
0
0
6
Midwestern State[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
7
7
7
7
28
No. 20 Lions
17
14
14
9
54
At No. 4 Tarleton State[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Lions
0
7
7
7
21
No. 4 Texans
14
7
7
7
35
Western New Mexico[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
7
0
7
7
21
No. 23 Lions
13
14
14
21
62
At West Texas A&M[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Lions
13
7
0
14
34
Buffaloes
7
6
7
0
20
At Angelo State[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
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)[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Lions
14
0
0
7
21
No. 4 Mavericks
7
14
7
14
42
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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