2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBilly Riebock (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKyle Williams (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumErnest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
2022 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

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.

This was the programs 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)
1Southeastern Louisiana90 (7)
2Incarnate Word86 (7)
3Nicholls79 (2)
4McNeese State61
5Northwestern State44
6Texas A&M–Commerce39
7Lamar25
8Houston Christian24

Personnel

2022 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Lincoln*
ESPN+W 52–72,130
September 106:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech*
ESPN+L 25–267,352
September 176:00 p.m.at Sam Houston*
ESPN+L 17–278,675
September 246:00 p.m.North American*
  • Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN+W 63–33,742
October 84:00 p.m.at No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+W 31–287,192
October 152:00 p.m.at McNeese State
ESPN+W 40–159,202
October 222:00 p.m.Houston Christiandagger
  • Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN+W 31–35,557
October 292:00 p.m.No. 8 Incarnate Word
  • Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN+L 7–354,127
November 52:00 p.m.Northwestern State
  • Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN+L 14–413,814
November 122:00 p.m.at Nicholls
ESPN+L 10–125,021
November 192:00 p.m.Tennessee State*
  • Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN+L 14–224,029
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
Period 1 2 34Total
TAMU-Commerce Lions 7 3 14731
SELU No. 19 Lions 0 14 7728

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
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Cardinals 0 14 71435
Lions 0 7 007

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

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

  1. 1 2 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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