2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach	David Bailiff (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Billy Riebock (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Williams (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach David Bailiff, who coached his third and final season with the program. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

2022 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^	5	–	1	9	–	4
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^	5	–	1	12	–	2
Northwestern State	4	–	2	4	–	7
Nicholls	3	–	3	3	–	8
Texas A&M–Commerce *	3	–	3	5	–	6
McNeese	2	–	4	4	–	7
Houston Christian	1	–	5	2	–	9
Lamar	1	–	5	1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

This was the program's inaugural season in the Southland Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Lions were picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	90 (7)
2	Incarnate Word	86 (7)
3	Nicholls	79 (2)
4	McNeese State	61
5	Northwestern State	44
6	Texas A&M–Commerce	39
7	Lamar	25
8	Houston Christian	24

Personnel

2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Andrew Armstrong	So
WR	`2`	Kenedy Snell	Sr
WR	`4`	Jaden Proctor	So
WR	`6`	J.T. Smith	Sr
QB	`8`	Tyson Oliver	Fr
WR	`9`	Ke’Andre Street	Jr
QB	`11`	Eric Rodriguez	So
WR	`12`	Cameron Nellor	So
RB	`16`	DeMareus Hosey	So
QB	`18`	Zadock Dinkelmann	Jr
RB	`22`	B.J. Phillips, Jr.	Fr
WR	`23`	BJ Busbee	Sr
RB	`24`	Reggie Branch	Fr
RB	`29`	Spencer Long	Jr
TE	`44`	Austin Samaha	Fr
OL	`52`	Zach Gilmore	So
OL	`54`	Jaden Edmonson	Fr
OL	`55`	Jo-Bentley Keilani	Sr
OL	`56`	Chandler Donaway	Fr
OL	`58`	James Clark III	So
OL	`63`	Solomon Ndukwe	Sr
OL	`66`	McKenzie Agnello	Fr
OL	`70`	Mitchell Gorgas	Fr
OL	`73`	Nonso Omezi	Fr
OL	`74`	Ian Langford	Fr
OL	`75`	Jadin Jones	So
OL	`77`	Rehoboth Chibesa	Sr
OL	`78`	Hunter Miller	So
TE	`80`	Michael Keating	Sr
RB	`81`	Darlington Frasch	Fr
WR	`82`	Damirion Polty	Fr
WR	`85`	Isaac Sanchez	Fr
WR	`86`	Landry Tyson	So
TE	`87`	Dawson Hearne	Fr
WR	`88`	Keith Miller	Fr
TE		Casey Curtin	Fr
WR		Brendan Easley	Jr
OL		Peyton Ellis	Fr
TE		Orvis Fowler	So
WR		Treveon Johnson	Sr
QB		Thomas Landry	Fr
WR		Kevin LeDee	Jr
QB		Jaiave Magalei	Sr
TE		Blake Nelson	Fr
OL		Kaderrius Nelson	Fr
RB		EJ Oakmon	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Dee Walker	Sr
LB	`3`	Prince Lollar	Sr
DB	`5`	D’Ante Smith	Sr
DB	`7`	Darius Williams	Sr
DB	`10`	Jordan Polk	So
DB	`13`	Champ Mathis	So
DB	`14`	Max Epps	So
DL	`15`	Justice Williams	Sr
DB	`17`	Jaden Rios	Fr
DB	`21`	Kendall Paul	So
DB	`25`	Daryion Taylor	Jr
DB	`26`	King Ambers	Jr
LB	`27`	Kion Hurd	Fr
DB	`28`	Sean-Krystoff King	Fr
DB	`30`	Mekhi Roberson	So
DB	`31`	Christian Shaw	Fr
LB	`33`	Xavier Morris	Sr
DB	`34`	George Gipson, Jr.	So
LB	`35`	Jaheim Lowe	Fr
DB	`36`	Lavon Williams	Fr
DB	`37`	Javotrick Dotrey	Jr
LB	`38`	Brandon Tucker, Jr.	Fr
DL	`40`	Michael Surface	Fr
DB	`41`	Jewelz-Unique Demps	Fr
DL	`42`	Juan Henry	Jr
DB	`43`	Davotrick Dotrey	Jr
DL	`45`	Celestin Haba	Sr
LB	`50`	Michael Noble	Sr
DL	`51`	Dorian Gates	Fr
DL	`53`	Levi Drake Rodriguez	Jr
DL	`90`	Bryson Stewart	So
DL	`91`	Clifford Funderburk	So
DL	`92`	Micah Owens	Fr
DL	`93`	Warren Robinson	So
DL	`94`	Torami Dixon, Jr.	Fr
DL	`95`	Patrick Brown, Jr.	Fr
DL	`96`	Anthony Gray	Fr
DL	`97`	Ben Hutch	Sr
DL	`99`	Leon Young	So
DB		Kyree Anderson	Fr
DL		Kiran Curtis	Fr
DL		Xayvion Fuller	Fr
DL		Gerard Joseph	Fr
LB		Daimon LaFrance	Jr
DB		Chase Moffitt	Fr
DB		Christopher Roberts, Jr.	Fr
DL		Aiden Wallace	Fr
LB		Luke Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K/P	`39`	Emmanuel Adagbon	Jr
LS	`46`	Carter Waid	Fr
LS	`47`	Josiah Kennard	Fr
P	`48`	Mitchell McGarry	So
K	`49`	Aidan Martin	Fr
LS		Evin McLeland	Fr
K		Jonathan Spurlock	Fr

Head coach

David Bailiff (Southwest Texas State)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Billy Riebock (Quincy)
Offensive coordinator/qb
Kyle Williams (Kansas)
Defensive coordinator/cb
Jack Welch (Taylor)
Special teams coordinator/rb
Joe Caldwell (Auburn)
Senior director of sports performance
Ronnie Vinklarek (Southwest Texas State)
Offensive line
Tyron Carrier (Houston)
Wide receivers
Curtis Fuller (TCU)
Safeties
Michael Smith (Rice)
Defensive line
Jack Tyler (Virginia Tech)
Linebackers
Scott Vestal (Texas A&M)
Tight ends/recruiting coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Texas A&M–Commerce finalized their 2022 schedule on January 20, 2022.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Lincoln*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 52–7	2,130
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 25–26	7,352
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Sam Houston*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	L 17–27	8,675
September 24	6:00 p.m.	North American*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 63–3	3,742
October 8	4:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 31–28	7,192
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	W 40–15	9,202
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 31–3	5,557
October 29	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 Incarnate Word	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	L 7–35	4,127
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	L 14–41	3,814
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	L 10–12	5,021
November 19	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	L 14–22	4,029
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Lincoln

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oaklanders	0	0	7	0	7
Lions	14	21	7	10	52

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Commerce Lions	0	16	3	6	25
Golden Eagles	0	3	3	20	26

At Sam Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	10	17
Bearkats	3	7	7	10	27

North American

	1	2	3	4	Total
Stallions	3	0	0	0	3
Lions	21	21	14	7	63

At No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana

Texas A&M-Commerce Lions at Southeastern Louisiana Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
TAMU-Commerce Lions	7	3	14	7	31
SELU No. 19 Lions	0	14	7	7	28

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

Date: October 8
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear
Game attendance: 7,192
Referee: Gary Leeper
TV: ESPN+

At McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	10	3	20	40
Cowboys	8	7	0	0	15

Houston Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	0	0	0	3
Lions	0	7	17	7	31

No. 8 Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word Cardinals at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Cardinals	0	14	7	14	35
Lions	0	7	0	0	7

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX

Date: October 29
Game time: 2:02 p.m.
Game weather: Temperature: 64 • Wind: NW 12 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 4,127
Referee: Nolan Dumas
TV announcers (ESPN+): John Hendrie (play-by-play) and Drew Ivory (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

None

Second Quarter

UIW – 9:30 Lindsey Scott Jr. 24 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 3:03
TAMUC – 4:09 Cameron Nellor 4 yard run, Emmanuel Adagbon kick
Tied 7–7 Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:21
UIW – 1:10 Marcus Cooper 5 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–7 Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 2:54

Third Quarter

UIW – 12:57 Brandon Porter 34 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–7 Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:59

Fourth Quarter

UIW – 14:30 Marcus Cooper 4 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 28–7 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:00
UIW – 2:36 Marcus Cooper 3 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 35–7 Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:52

Passing

UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 19/29, 282 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
TAMUC – Eric Rodriguez 16/27, 162 YDS, 2 INT

Rushing

UIW – Marcus Cooper 22 ATT, 183 YDS, 3 TD
TAMUC – Spencer Long 14 ATT, 38 YDS

Receiving

UIW – Brandon Porter 7 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD
TAMUC – Andrew Armstrong 6 REC, 42 YDS

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	14	7	13	7	41
Lions	0	14	0	0	14

At Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	10	0	0	0	10
Colonels	0	3	7	2	12

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	12	3	0	22
Lions	7	0	7	0	14

References

^ ^a ^b David Claybourn (January 20, 2022). "Texas A&M-Commerce releases 2022 football schedule". Herald-Banner. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Houston Chronicle. September 28, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ Brady Renard (September 28, 2021). "Southland Conference adds Texas A&M-Commerce to membership". KPLC. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
^ "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[sc-1] David Claybourn (January 20, 2022). "Texas A&M-Commerce releases 2022 football schedule". Herald-Banner. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[2] "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Houston Chronicle. September 28, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[3] Brady Renard (September 28, 2021). "Southland Conference adds Texas A&M-Commerce to membership". KPLC. Retrieved June 9, 2022.

[4] "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

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