2016 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

2016 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
LSC champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 9
Record11–2 (8–1 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Storm (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJared May (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJustin Deason (4th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
2016 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 $^   8 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 24 Midwestern State ^   7 – 2     8 – 3  
Texas A&M–Kingsville #   6 – 3     9 – 3  
Eastern New Mexico #   6 – 3     7 – 5  
West Texas A&M   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Tarleton State   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Angelo State   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Western New Mexico   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Oklahoma Panhandle State   1 – 8     2 – 9  
UT Permian Basin   0 – 9     2 – 9  
Rankings from AFCA poll

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 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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

LSC media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Texas A&M–Commerce 269 (19)
2 Midwestern State 254 (8)
3 Angelo State 211
4 West Texas A&M 182
5 Eastern New Mexico 181
6 Texas A&M–Kingsville 141
7 Tarleton State 121
8 Oklahoma Panhandle State 66
9 Western New Mexico 66
10 UT Permian Basin 49 (1)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.mUniversity of Faith (FL)*No. 9
W 62–06,855
September 106:00 p.mat Delta State*No. 8
W 40–285,679
September 172:00 p.m.at Eastern New MexicoNo. 7
W 49–101,510
September 247:00 p.m.Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 6
W 38–367,747
October 11:00 p.m.at Oklahoma Panhandle StateNo. 6
W 35–131,330
October 87:00 p.m.No. 7 Midwestern StateNo. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN3L 25–269,208
October 151:00 p.m.at Western New MexicoNo. 9
W 38–24279
October 226:00 p.m.at Angelo StateNo. 9
W 62–143,406
October 294:00 p.m.West Texas A&MNo. 8
W 36–09,629
November 57:00 p.m.at Texas–Permian BasinNo. 8
W 58–217,000
November 124:00 p.m.Tarleton StateNo. 8
W 30–107,795
November 192:00 p.m.No. 25 Colorado Mesa*No. 8
W 34–235,529
November 2612:00 p.m.at No. 2 Grand Valley State*No. 8
ESPN3L 32–553,081
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4]

Personnel

2016 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Kenneth Adams Fr
WR Kareem Adeniyi Fr
OL 56 Jon Aguilar Jr
OL 65 Jonah Brown  Fr
QB 12 Jared Cate Sr
TE 26 Chris Chumley Sr
OL Ty Cole Fr
RB 23 Richard Cooper Sr
WR 7 D'Arthur Cowan Jr
OL Austin Davies Fr
OL 71 Malik Ellis So
WR 3 Lance Evans Sr
WR 85 Isaiah Guillory  Fr
RB Carandal Hale Fr
OL 75 Lane Hasse  Fr
OL 78 Jer'Rick Hawkins Sr
OL Christian Hernandez Fr
TE 15 Vincent Hobbs So
OL 66 Ken Holmes  Fr
WR 5 Shawn Hooks Jr
RB 38 Jamel James So
WR 87 Calvin Jones Jr
TE 81 Austin Jordan Jr
TE Coleton Lasseter Fr
RB Antonio Leali'ie'e Fr
WR 86 Chochy Lucas So
WR 83 Hitachi Lydia So
OL 74 Jared Macharro Jr
WR 13 Hayden Marsh Sr
OL Kendall Mathis Fr
WR SaDavion Matthews Fr
WR Anthony Means Fr
QB Luke Medlin Fr
TE 82 Jacob Norton So
OL 76 Jason Osei Sr
QB 18 Chase Pemberton So
QB 12 Luis Perez Jr
OL 73 Ryan Peschka  Fr
OL 63 Avery Poates Sr
OL 68 Christian Rodriguez Sr
QB 16 Gabriel Rodriguez Jr
OL 70 Abdul Shammaa  Fr
OL Amon Simon Fr
RB 39 Tristen Slaughter So
TE Corey Smallwood Fr
WR 10 Darby Smith Sr
RB JaQuorius Smith Fr
OL 77 Jordan Smith So
WR Kelan Smith Fr
OL 72 Brian Taylor  Fr
WR 8 Metrelle Taylor So
TE 80 John Thomas Sr
OL 79 Poet Thomas Jr
RB 35 Ovie Urevbu Jr
WR D. K. Ward Fr
RB 29 Kaylon Watson Jr
OL Jackson Webb Fr
QB 14 Preston Wheeler  Fr
RB 32 Richard Whitaker Jr
WR 88 Kalen Winkler Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 93 Anthony Ameperosa Jr
DB 17 Steven Baker Jr
LB 33 Neema Behbahani  Fr
DB Jay Bias Fr
LB 54 Garrett Blubaugh  Fr
LB 1 Hatari Byrd Sr
LB 58 Kieston Carter Jr
DL David Chaisson Fr
DB 84 Randel Clark Jr
DL Cole Cleveland Fr
DB 50 Mason Copeland  Fr
LB 41 Myles Curl Sr
DB Derek Davis Fr
DL Elijah Earls Fr
DB 46 Jalon Edwards-Cooper  Fr
DL 11 Tavita Faaiu Sr
DL Steven Field Fr
DB Isaiah Fields Fr
DB Rashad Fisher Fr
DL 49 D. D. Fletcher  Fr
DB Drake Flores Fr
DB A. J. Forrester Fr
LB 20 Eric Harrell Jr
DB 2 Uriah Harris Sr
LB Brazos Hesskew Fr
DL Andrew Hlavinka Fr
DL Jaylon Hodge Fr
DB 6 Danny Huckaby So
DB 34 Traven Johnson Sr
DL 94 Daniel Kanu So
DB 25 Reggie Kincade So
DB Kader Kohou Fr
LB 53 Christopher Laskowski Jr
DL 96 Demondre Lauderdale Fr
DL 97 Devonta Leary Jr
DL 55 Pierre Leonard Fr
LB Joshua Lucas Fr
LB 57 Addison Mahana Fr
LB 60 James Marshall  Fr
LB 44 B. J. Mills Sr
LB Xavier Morris Fr
DL Oshea Murphy Fr
DL 99 Michael Onuoha So
DB 27 Trey Porter Jr
DL Matthew Price Fr
DB Dominique Ramsey Fr
DL 51 Josh Reynolds So
LB 43 Cameron Rogers Sr
LB 9 Brucks Saathoff So
DL 59 Adam Sagapolu Jr
DL 95 Kade Satterwhite Fr
DL 52 Peyton Searcy So
DL Kybrin Sheridan Fr
DB Alex Shillow Fr
DB 37 Anthony Smith Jr
DB 24 Chris Smith So
DB 21 Yusef Sterling-Lowe Jr
LB Kendall Stovall Fr
DB Stadrian Taylor Fr
DL D. J. Thomas Fr
DB Darryl Thomas Fr
DL 90 Peyton Thorne So
LB 31 Deondre Toler Jr
LB 45 Jordan Trim  Fr
DL Tyler Villegas Fr
DB 47 Brent Walker So
DL 36 Michael Wallace So
DL 98 Jeremiah Walters Sr
DB Armando Washington Fr
DB 42 Kendrick Welsh  Fr
DB 28 Mark Westbrook Fr
DB 22 Darent White So
DB Haden Willis Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 48 Hector Dominguez Sr
K, P 64 Ryan Guevara  Fr
LS 61 Alec Huntley  Fr
K 40 Tanner Lange Fr
K 89 Kristov Martinez So
K Jake Viquez Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Matt Storm
    Offensive coordinator
  • Jared May
    Co-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Justin Deason
    Defensive coordinator
  • Tim Bleil
    Running backs
  • Michael Conrad
    Linebackers
  • Desmund Ferris
    Offensive line
  • Caid Faske
    Defensive line
  • Yogi Gallegos
    Wide receivers
  • Darren Garrigan
    Secondary
  • Dillon Jordan
    Assistant offensive line
  • Andy Townsend
    Outside linebackers
  • Scotty Yates
    Inside linebackers
  • Collin Gholston
    Safeties
  • Randall Fannin
    Safeties
  • Don Carthel
    Special teams
  • Malcolm Kelly
    Wide receivers
  • Tyran Evans
    Defensive line
  • Dawson Lake
    Quarterbacks
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 26, 2022

Game summaries

University of Faith (FL)

University of Faith Glory Eagles at No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Glory Eagles 0 0 000
No. 9 Lions 31 24 7062

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

Game information
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 FAITH TAMUC
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 Statistics
University of Faith Passing D. J. Grant 8/20, 75 yards
Rushing Shaq Speights 6 rushes, 19 yards
Receiving Lidell Golden 3 receptions, 30 yards
Texas 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

See also: 2016 Delta State Statesmen football team
No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Delta State Statesmen – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Lions 17 7 10640
Statesmen 14 7 0728

at McCool Stadium, Cleveland, Mississippi

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 5,679
  • Referee: Bradly MacNealy
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TAMUC DSU
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 Statistics
Texas 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, TD
Delta 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

No. 7 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Lions 21 14 7749
Greyhounds 0 0 3710

at Greyhound Stadium, Portales, New Mexico

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT / 1:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game attendance: 1,510
  • Referee: Matt Jones
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TAMUC ENMU
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 Statistics
Texas 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, TD
Eastern 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–Kingsville Javelinas at No. 6 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Javelinas 6 10 14636
No. 6 Lions 10 7 71438

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 7,747
  • Referee: Kenny Kelarek
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TAMUK TAMUC
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 Statistics
Texas 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, TD
Texas 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

See also: 2016 Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies football team
No. 6 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Lions 14 21 0035
Aggies 0 0 7613

at Carl Wooten Field, Goodwell, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,330
  • Referee: Andy Dunklin
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TAMUC OPSU
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 Statistics
Texas 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 TD
Oklahoma 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

No. 7 Midwestern State Mustangs at No. 4 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Mustangs 7 0 61326
No. 4 Lions 3 9 01325

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,208
  • Referee: Joe Horn
  • TV: ESPN3
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 MSU TAMUC
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 Statistics
Midwestern 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 TD
Texas 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

No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Western New Mexico Mustangs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Lions 7 14 10738
Mavericks 7 7 10024

at Altamirano Stadium, Silver City, New Mexico

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT / 12:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 279
  • Referee: Robert Newton
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TAMUC WNMU
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 Statistics
Texas 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, TD
Western 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

No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Angelo State Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Lions 7 13 142862
Rams 14 0 0014

at LeGrand Sports Complex, San Angelo, Texas

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 3,406
  • Referee: Andy Dunklin
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TAMUC ASU
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 Statistics
Texas 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, TD
Angelo 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

See also: 2016 West Texas A&M Buffaloes football team
West Texas A&M Buffaloes at No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 0 0 000
No. 8 Lions 6 13 71036

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Mostly clear, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 9,629
  • Referee: Rickey Herron
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 WT TAMUC
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 Statistics
West 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 yards
Texas 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

See also: 2016 UT Permian Basin Falcons football team
No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at UT Permian Basin Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Lions 27 17 14058
Falcons 0 7 14021

at Ratliff Stadium, Odessa, Texas

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 7,000
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TAMUC UTPB
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 Statistics
Texas 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 yards
UT 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

Tarleton State Texans at No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 3 0010
No. 8 Lions 0 7 131030

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,795
  • Referee: Robert Newton
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TSU TAMUC
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 Statistics
Tarleton State Passing Zed Woerner 14/22, 203 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Joseph Sadler 19 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Brant Bailey 2 receptions, 46 yards
Texas 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)

No. 25 Colorado Mesa Mavericks at No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (NCAA Division II playoffs first round) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Mavericks 3 0 61423
No. 8 Lions 7 3 141034

at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,529
  • Referee: Stan Stence
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 CMU TAMUC
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 Statistics
Colorado Mesa Passing Sean Rubalcaba 30/43, 296 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jonathan Beverly 8 rushes, 84 yards
Receiving Peter Anderson 12 receptions, 99 yards
Texas 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)

No. 8 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at No. 2 Grand Valley State Lakers (Regional semifinals) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Lions 3 14 7832
No. 2 Lakers 17 14 141055

at Lubbers Stadium, Allendale, Michigan

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,081
  • Referee: Bob Rose
  • TV: ESPN3
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
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 TAMUC GV
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 Statistics
Texas 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 TD
Grand 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

See also: 2016 NCAA Division II football rankings
Ranking movements
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Statistics

Scoring

Scores against non-conference opponents
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 34 21 20 31 106
Texas A&M–Commerce 58 48 38 24 168
Scores against the Lonestar Conference
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 37 36 48 32 153
Texas A&M–Commerce 99 106 78 89 372
Scores against all opponents
1 2 3 4 Total
Opponents 71 57 68 63 259
Texas A&M–Commerce 157 154 116 113 540

References

  1. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. December 20, 2016. p. B2. Retrieved October 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lone Star Conference 2016 Stats". Lone Star Conference. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "2016 LSC Football Media Guide". August 8, 2016. p. 5. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "2016 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University–Commerce. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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