2009 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

2009 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
2009 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
LSC North Division champion
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	5–5 (5–4 LSC)
Head coach	Guy Morriss (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Lounsbury (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University-Commerce in the 2009 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Guy Morriss, who was in his first season at A&M-Commerce. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference. The Lions finished as Lone Star Conference North Division Champions for the second time in 3 seasons.

2009 Lone Star Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
North
SE Oklahoma State	5	–	4	7	–	4
Texas A&M–Commerce	5	–	4	5	–	5
Central Oklahoma	4	–	5	4	–	7
Northeastern State	2	–	7	2	–	9
SW Oklahoma State	1	–	8	1	–	10
East Central	0	–	9	0	–	11
South
No. 10 Tarleton State +^	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 14 Midwestern St. +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 16 Texas A&M–Kingsville +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 13 Abilene Christian ^	6	–	3	9	–	4
West Texas A&M #	6	–	3	7	–	5
Angelo State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern New Mexico †	2	–	7	3	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – Kanza Bowl participant † – Eastern New Mexico vacated all three wins Rankings from AFCA Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 p.m.	at Angelo State	San Angelo Stadium San Angelo, TX	L 7–21	6,543
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 7–41	5,255
September 12	5:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Abilene Christian	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Harvey Martin Classic)	L 14–20 ^OT	7,200
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at Eastern New Mexico	Greyhound Stadium Portales, NM	L 56–76	2,649
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Central Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 27–23	2,413
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Northeastern State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 27–12	1,621
October 10	2:00 p.m.	No. 9 Texas A&M–Kingsville	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX (Chennault Cup)	L 34–35	2,406
October 17	2:00 p.m.	East Central	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 31–28	2,000
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Oklahoma State	Paul Laird Field Durant, OK	W 27–17	3,126
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at Southwestern Oklahoma State	Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK	W 15–12	2,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Postseason awards

All-Americans

William Green, First Team Defensive Line

All-Lone Star Conference

LSC superlatives

Coach of The Year: Guy Morriss
Defensive Lineman of the Year: William Greene
Linebacker of The Year: Cory Whitfield
Offensive Lineman of the Year: R.J. Brisbon

LSC First Team

Ahmed Abo-Mahmood, Kicker
R.J. Brisbon, Offensive Line
Alex Contreras, Safety
Marcus Graham, Running Back
William Green, Defensive Line
Israel Hughes, Defensive Back
David Sudderth, Offensive Line
Cory Whitfield, Linebacker

LSC Honorable Mention

Stephen DeGrate, Linebacker
Adam Farkes, Quarterback
Reid Herchenbach, Tight End ^[3]

References

^ "2009 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University–Commerce. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
^ "A&M-Commerce; Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

[1] "2009 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University–Commerce. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

[results-2] "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

[awards-3] "A&M-Commerce; Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2019.

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