2018 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football | |
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NCAA Division II second round, L 28–34 vs. Tarleton State | |
Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 10–3 (7–1 LSC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Storm (6th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Power (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 5 Tarleton State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Texas A&M–Commerce ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Midwestern State | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angelo State # | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern New Mexico | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Kingsville | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Permian Basin | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western New Mexico | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Colby Carthel, who was in his sixth season at Texas A&M–Commerce. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
The Lions finished the regular season with a record of 9–2 and second place in the conference. The team made the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing in the regional semifinal to Tarleton State.
Schedule
[edit]The schedule consisted of six home games and five away games in the regular season. The Lions hosted conference foes Texas A&M–Kingsville, Tarleton State, West Texas A&M, and Angelo State and traveled to Eastern New Mexico, Midwestern State, Western New Mexico, and Texas–Permian Basin.
The Lions hosted non-conference foes Lock Haven from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and Colorado State–Pueblo from the Great Plains Athletic Conference and traveled to William Jewell from the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m | Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 1 |
| ESPN3 | W 37–36 2OT | 7,141 |
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at William Jewell* | No. 1 |
| W 27–17 | 650 | |
September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Eastern New Mexico | No. 1 | W 21–11 | 1,601 | ||
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 Colorado State–Pueblo* | No. 1 |
| L 13–23 | 6,737 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Lock Haven* | No. 9 |
| W 68–6 | 8,488 | |
October 7[a] | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Midwestern State | No. 9 | W 20–19 | 8,122 | ||
October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 16 Tarleton State | No. 7 |
| L 21–47 | 6,875 | |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western New Mexico | No. 18 |
| W 55–7 | 0 | |
October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | West Texas A&M![]() | No. 18 |
| W 41–16 | 9,168 | |
November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas–Permian Basin | No. 16 | W 20–17 | 3,958 | ||
November 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Angelo State | No. 14 |
| W 41–13 | 6,887 | |
November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Minnesota–Duluth* | No. 15 | W 33–17 | 1,029 | ||
November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Tarleton State* | No. 15 |
| L 28–34 | 5,231 | |
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- ^ Kickoff was at 7:00 p.m. the night before at Memorial Stadium in Wichita Falls, TX. The game was suspended at halftime tied 10–10 due to inclement weather. The second half of the game resumed the following day at the neutral site of Apogee Stadium in Denton.
Roster
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Running backs
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Game summaries
[edit]Texas A&M–Kingsville
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Javelinas | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
No. 1 Lions | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
Statistics
Statistics | TAMUK | TAMUC |
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First downs | 20 | 24 |
Total yards | 414 | 396 |
Rushing yards | 94 | 94 |
Passing yards | 320 | 302 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 35:05 | 24:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Kingsville | Passing | Koy Detmer, Jr. | 33/46, 320 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jeff Carr | 9 rushes, 33 yards | |
Receiving | Ty Chisum | 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Preston Wheeler | 23/48, 302 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Ovie Urevbu | 14 rushes, 62 yards | |
Receiving | Marquis Wimberly | 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD |
At William Jewell
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Lions | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Statistics
Statistics | TAMUC | WJC |
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First downs | 19 | 19 |
Total yards | 346 | 249 |
Rushing yards | 122 | 93 |
Passing yards | 224 | 156 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 26:10 | 33:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Preston Wheeler | 25/31, 181 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Carandal Hale | 16 rushes, 81 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Chance Cooper | 8 receptions, 103 yards | |
William Jewell | Passing | Will Schneider | 19/33, 156 yards, TD |
Rushing | Will Schneider | 20 rushes, 79 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Bulla Graft | 7 receptions, 69 yards, TD |
At Eastern New Mexico
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 1 Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Greyhounds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Statistics
Statistics | TAMUC | ENMU |
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First downs | 14 | 14 |
Total yards | 289 | 215 |
Rushing yards | 186 | 209 |
Passing yards | 103 | 6 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 22:42 | 37:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Preston Wheeler | 11/30, 103 yards, INT |
Rushing | Carandal Hale | 14 rushes, 101 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Marquis Wimberly | 1 reception, 30 yards | |
Eastern New Mexico | Passing | Wyatt Strand | 2/7, 6 yards, INT |
Rushing | Paul Terry | 24 rushes, 88 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Russell Montoya | 1 reception, 4 yards |
Colorado State–Pueblo
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 ThunderWolves | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 |
No. 1 Lions | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Statistics
Statistics | CSUP | TAMUC |
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First downs | 15 | 9 |
Total yards | 299 | 179 |
Rushing yards | 215 | 40 |
Passing yards | 84 | 139 |
Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
Time of possession | 36:30 | 23:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado State–Pueblo | Passing | Brandon Edwards | 11/28, 84 yards |
Rushing | Marche Dennard | 17 rushes, 72 yards | |
Receiving | John Todd | 3 receptions, 29 yards | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 7/15, 108 yards, INT |
Rushing | E.J. Thompson | 15 rushes, 48 yards | |
Receiving | Ryan Stokes | 4 receptions, 60 yards |
Lock Haven
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bald Eagles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
No. 9 Lions | 14 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 68 |
Statistics
Statistics | LHU | TAMUC |
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First downs | 12 | 26 |
Total yards | 268 | 612 |
Rushing yards | 52 | 121 |
Passing yards | 216 | 491 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:16 | 28:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Lock Haven | Passing | Cameron Tobias | 22/42, 205 yards, TD |
Rushing | Chantz Swartz | 9 rushes, 19 yards | |
Receiving | Jalen Jackson | 9 receptions, 81 yards | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 20/31, 373 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Nate Davis | 4 rushes, 62 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Marquis Wimberly | 9 receptions, 195 yards, 2 TD |
Vs. Midwestern State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 9 Lions | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
No. 4 Mustangs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
Statistics
Statistics | TAMUC | MSU |
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First downs | 24 | 27 |
Total yards | 420 | 426 |
Rushing yards | 190 | 192 |
Passing yards | 230 | 234 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 29:32 | 30:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 17/28, 230 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | E.J. Thompson | 26 rushes, 150 yards | |
Receiving | Ryan Stokes | 7 receptions, 93 yards, TD | |
Midwestern State | Passing | Layton Rabb | 22/47, 234 yards, INT |
Rushing | Vincent Johnson | 17 rushes, 108 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Juwan Johnson | 6 receptions, 106 yards |
Tarleton State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Texans | 10 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 47 |
No. 7 Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Statistics
Statistics | TSU | TAMUC |
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First downs | 28 | 17 |
Total yards | 485 | 363 |
Rushing yards | 282 | 131 |
Passing yards | 203 | 232 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 29:20 | 30:40 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Tarleton State | Passing | Ben Holmes | 16/31, 203 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Xavier Turner | 26 rushes, 166 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Savon Rollison | 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 18/31, 232 yards, TD |
Rushing | Carandal Hale | 13 rushes, 61 yards | |
Receiving | Ryan Stokes | 3 receptions, 73 yards |
At Western New Mexico
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 18 Lions | 0 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
Mustangs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Statistics
Statistics | TAMUC | WNMU |
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First downs | 20 | 14 |
Total yards | 349 | 263 |
Rushing yards | 143 | 157 |
Passing yards | 206 | 106 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 26:54 | 33:06 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 12/21, 136 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Nate Davis | 14 rushes, 55 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Marquis Wimberly | 6 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TD | |
Western New Mexico | Passing | Gabriel Tomaszewski | 6/15, 56 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Arkemus Baskerville | 10 rushes, 74 yards | |
Receiving | Kourde Roberts | 3 receptions, 41 yards |
West Texas A&M
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buffaloes | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
No. 18 Lions | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41 |
Statistics | WT | TAMUC |
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First downs | 12 | 16 |
Total yards | 286 | 375 |
Rushing yards | 22 | 244 |
Passing yards | 264 | 131 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 27:46 | 32:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Texas A&M | Passing | Justin Houghtaling | 21/32, 264 yards, INT |
Rushing | Marshawn Brown | 5 rushes, 29 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Payton Gonzales | 4 receptions, 79 yards | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 12/15, 131 yards, TD |
Rushing | Ovie Urevbu | 20 rushes, 118 yards | |
Receiving | Ryan Stokes | 3 receptions, 85 yards |
At Texas–Permian Basin
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Lions | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Statistics
Statistics | TAMUC | UTPB |
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First downs | 18 | 10 |
Total yards | 400 | 137 |
Rushing yards | 195 | -69 |
Passing yards | 205 | 206 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 34:56 | 25:04 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 19/29, 205 yards |
Rushing | Ovie Urevbu | 27 rushes, 195 yards | |
Receiving | Kelan Smith | 8 receptions, 93 yards | |
Texas–Permian Basin | Passing | Taylor Null | 18/34, 179 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Leroy Giles | 4 rushes, 4 yards | |
Receiving | Kristian Brown | 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD |
Angelo State
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
No. 14 Lions | 14 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
Statistics
Statistics | ASU | TAMUC |
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First downs | 8 | 21 |
Total yards | 243 | 451 |
Rushing yards | 80 | 230 |
Passing yards | 163 | 221 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 25:40 | 34:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Angelo State | Passing | Payne Sullins | 14/37, 163 yards, INT |
Rushing | Tony Jones | 7 receptions, 42 yards | |
Receiving | Lawson Ayo | 5 receptions, 83 yards | |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 16/28, 221 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ovie Urevbu | 30 rushes, 184 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Vincent Hobbs | 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD |
At Minnesota–Dululth (Regional Quarterfinal)
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 15 Lions | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
No. 5 Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Statistics
Statistics | TAMUC | UMD |
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First downs | 13 | 13 |
Total yards | 276 | 188 |
Rushing yards | 63 | 42 |
Passing yards | 213 | 146 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 28:43 | 31:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 14/31, 213 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Ovie Urevbu | 27 rushes, 65 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ryan Stokes | 5 receptions, 100 yards | |
Minnesota–Duluth | Passing | Ben Everhart | 10/20, 79 yards, INT |
Rushing | Mike Rybarczyk | 12 rushes, 21 yards | |
Receiving | Obi Ibeneme | 3 receptions, 48 yards |
At Tarleton State (Regional semifinal)
[edit]1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 15 Lions | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
No. 6 Texans | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Statistics
Statistics | TAMUC | TSU |
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First downs | 21 | 19 |
Total yards | 386 | 556 |
Rushing yards | -2 | 350 |
Passing yards | 388 | 206 |
Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
Time of possession | 30:30 | 29:30 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M–Commerce | Passing | Kane Wilson | 25/60, 388 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Ovie Urevbu | 9 rushes, 15 yards | |
Receiving | Marquis Wimberly | 7 receptions, 139 yards | |
Tarleton State | Passing | Ben Holmes | 10/21, 206 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Daniel McCants | 19 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | DeShun Qualls | 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
AFCA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2021.