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American college football season
The 2024 East Texas A&M Lions football team represented East Texas A&M University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Lions were led by second-year head coach Clint Dolezel and played their home games at the Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas .
This season marked East Texas A&M's third year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I . As a result, the Lions were not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.[ 1]
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Lions were picked to finish eighth in the conference.[ 2]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Nicholls
119 (9)
2
Incarnate Word
113 (8)
3
Southeastern Louisiana
94
4
Lamar
88 (1)
5
Stephen F. Austin
72
6
McNeese
64
7
Houston Christian
41
8
East Texas A&M
37
9
Northwestern State
25
Preseason All–Southland Teams[ edit ]
The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. TAMUC had a total of three players selected.[ 3]
Offense
2nd Team
Mitchell McGarry – Punter, RS-SR
Defense
1st Team
Max Epps – Defensive back, RS-SR
2nd Team
Jaden Rios – Defensive back, RS-JR
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:00 p.m. at San Diego State * TruTV L 14–4525,180
September 7 9:00 pm at No. 18 UC Davis * ESPN+ L 22–368,743
September 14 6:00 pm Grambling State * ESPN+ L 28–35 OT 5,944
September 21 6:00 pm No. 11 Sacramento State * Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX ESPN+ L 0–344,477
October 5 6:00 pm at Southeastern Louisiana ESPN+ L 9–213,758
October 12 2:00 pm at Northwestern State ESPN+ W 42–214,737
October 19 3:30 pm Lamar Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX ESPN+ L 20–295,437
October 26 2:00 pm at Prairie View A&M * ESPN+ L 27–3413,937
November 2 7:00 pm at McNeese ESPN+ L 3–318,584
November 9 3:30 pm Stephen F. Austin * Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX ESPN+ W 19–143,652
November 16 1:00 pm Houston Christian Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX ESPN+ W 41–402,354
November 23 1:00 pm No. 6 Incarnate Word Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX ESPN+ L 24–383,724
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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At San Diego State (FBS)[ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
SDSU – Gabriel Plascencia 50-yard field goal, 0:28. Aztecs 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 48 yards, 5:27.
Second quarter
AMC – E. J. Oakman 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:59. Lions 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:08.
Third quarter
SDSU – Marquez Cooper 47-yard run (Nick Lopez kick), 11:36. Aztecs 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:54.
SDSU – Tano Letuli 0-yard fumble return (kick failed), 10:47. Aztecs 16–6.
SDSU – Louis Brown IV 44-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Michael Harrison run), 6:35. Aztecs 24–6. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:44.
AMC – Drew Allison 6-yard pass from Eric Rodriguez (Eric Rodriguez pass to JaiSean McMillian), 2:17. Aztecs 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:18.
Fourth quarter
SDSU – Marquez Cooper 7-yard run (Nick Lopez kick), 14:55. Aztecs 31–14. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:17.
SDSU – J. D. Coffey III 45-yard interception return (Nick Lopez kick), 13:48. Aztecs 38–14.
SDSU – Jordan Napier 8-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nick Lopez kick), 6:57. Aztecs 45–14. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:28.
Statistics
TAMC
SDSU
First downs
17
23
Total yards
180
468
Rushing yards
63
254
Passing yards
117
214
Turnovers
3
0
Time of possession
31:28
28:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Eric Rodriguez
14/20, 105 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
E. J. Oakman
8 rushes, 30 yards
Receiving
Dayan Bilbo
2 receptions, 35 yards
San Diego State
Passing
Danny O'Neil
22/33, 214 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Marquez Cooper
27 rushes, 223 yards, TD
Receiving
Louis Brown IV
3 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at No. 18 UC Davis Aggies – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
0
7 15 22
No. 18 Aggies
0
9
13 14 36
at UC Davis Health Stadium , Davis, California
Date : September 7Game time : 9:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. PDTGame weather : Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)Game attendance : 8,743Referee : Robert QuelloTV : ESPN+ Box score , Recap
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
UCD – Hunter Ridley 28-yard field goal, 7:23. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:20.
UCD – Hunter Ridley 32-yard field goal, 5:44. Aggies 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:34.
UCD – Hunter Ridley 29-yard field goal, 0:03. Aggies 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 2:14.
Third quarter
UCD – Chaz Davis 4-yard pass from Miles Hastings (pass failed), 12:07. Aggies 15–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.
UCD – Samuel Gbatu Jr. 54-yard pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley kick), 11:34. Aggies 22–0. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:08.
AMC – Sean Sallis 32-yard pass from Ron Peace (Aidan Martin kick), 4:51. Aggies 22–7. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:22.
Fourth quarter
UCD – Winston Williams 14-yard pass from Miles Hastings (Hunter Ridley kick), 9:02. Aggies 29–7. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:57.
AMC – E. J. Oakmon 61-yard pass from Ron Peace (Aidan Martin kick), 7:36. Aggies 29–14. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:19.
AMC – Brooks Rigney 17-yard pass from Ron Peace (Ron Peace pass to Sean Sallis), 5:03. Aggies 29–22. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:45.
UCD – David Meyer 60-yard interception return (Hunter Ridley kick), 0:46. Aggies 36–22.
Statistics
TAMC
UCD
First downs
23
22
Total yards
448
449
Rushing yards
-9
129
Passing yards
457
320
Turnovers
4
1
Time of possession
29:54
30:06
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Ron Peace
29/56, 457 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
E. J. Oakmon
8 rushes, 14 yards
Receiving
Brooks Rigney
5 receptions, 88 yards, TD
UC Davis
Passing
Miles Hastings
26/39, 320 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Lan Larison
28 rushes, 123 yards
Receiving
C. J. Hutton
6 receptions, 84 yards
Game information
First quarter
GRAM – Blake Davis 35-yard fumble return (kick blocked), 6:43. Tigers 6–0.
AMC – B. K. Jackson 69-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 6:02. Lions 7–6. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:41.
Second quarter
GRAM – Jacoby Bellazar 10-yard pass from Myles Crawley (Myles Crawley pass to Jacoby Bellazar), 12:56. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:15.
AMC – B. K. Jackson 9-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 7:27. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:29.
AMC – JaiSean McMillian 5-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 4:41. Lions 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:09.
GRAM – Tre Bradford 41-yard run (Reed Harradine kick), 4:17. Tied 21–21. Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 0:12.
Third quarter
AMC – Braxton Garmon 3-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 8:56. Lions 28–21. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 4:03.
Fourth quarter
GRAM – Nicholas Howard 27-yard pass from Myles Crawley (Reed Harradine kick), 1:18. Tied 28–28. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26.
Overtime
GRAM – Tre Bradford 3-yard run (Reed Harradine kick). Tigers 35–28. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
Statistics
GRAM
TAMC
First downs
13
19
Total yards
247
419
Rushing yards
117
267
Passing yards
130
152
Turnovers
3
6
Time of possession
25:45
34:15
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Grambling State
Passing
Myles Crawley
14/30, 125 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Tre Bradford
15 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Covadis Knighten
4 receptions, 29 yards
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Ron Peace
14/28, 152 yards, 4 INT
Rushing
B. K. Jackson
16 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Christian Jourdain
4 receptions, 57 yards
No. 11 Sacramento State [ edit ]
No. 11 Sacramento State Hornets at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 11 Hornets
3
17
14 0 34
Lions
0
0
0 0 0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : September 21Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Sunny, 93 °F (34 °C)Game attendance : 4,477Referee : Austin MezzacasaTV : ESPN+Box score , Recap
Game information
First quarter
SAC – Zach Schreiner 37-yard field goal, 11:03. Hornets 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:57.
Second quarter
SAC – Zach Schreiner 34-yard field goal, 7:52. Hornets 6–0. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:45.
SAC – Elias Mullican 35-yard interception return (Zach Shreiner kick), 6:34. Hornets 13–0.
SAC – Jared Gipson 22-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Shreiner kick), 0:35. Hornets 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:24.
Third quarter
SAC – Elijah Tau-Tolliver 16-yard pass from Carson Conklin (Zach Schreiner kick), 10:46. Hornets 27–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:21.
SAC – Ezra Moleni 1-yard run (Zach Schreiner kick), 2:24. Hornets 34–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 6:43.
Fourth quarter
Statistics
SAC
TAMC
First downs
20
9
Total yards
414
197
Rushing yards
260
26
Passing yards
154
171
Turnovers
2
4
Time of possession
38:04
21:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Sacramento State
Passing
Carson Conklin
13/22, 154 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Elijah Tau-Tolliver
20 rushes, 127 yards
Receiving
Jared Gipson
4 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Eric Rodriguez
8/16, 87 yards, 2 INT
Rushing
B. K. Jackson
9 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving
Tyler Daniels
2 receptions, 51 yards
At Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ]
Game Five – Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Southeastern Louisiana Lions
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Texas A&M-Commerce
0
0
3 6 9
Southeastern Louisiana
0
7
7 7 21
at Strawberry Stadium , Hammond, Louisiana
Date : October 5Game time : 6:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 3,758Referee : James BrookhartTV : ESPN+Box score , Recap
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
SELA – Antonio Martin Jr. 58-yard run (Braydon Nelson kick), 7:17. Southeastern Louisiana 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:37.
Third quarter
AMC – Luke Jackson 21-yard field goal, 9:25. Southeastern Louisiana 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:35.
SELA – Cade Collier 9-yard pass from Eli Sawyer (Braydon Nelson kick), 0:35. Southeastern Louisiana 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:38.
Fourth quarter
AMC – Tyler Daniels 8-yard pass from Ron Peace (run failed), 10:49. Southeastern Louisiana 14–9. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:23.
SELA – Antonio Martin Jr. 1-yard run (Braydon Nelson kick), 2:47. Southeastern Louisiana 21–9. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:51.
Statistics
TAMC
SELA
First downs
15
21
Total yards
277
364
Rushing yards
62
170
Passing yards
215
194
Turnovers
2
1
Time of possession
30:21
29:39
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Ron Peace
18/25, 161 yards, TD
Rushing
B. K. Jackson
10 rushes, 40 yards
Receiving
Christian Jourdain
8 receptions, 96 yards
Southeastern Louisiana
Passing
Eli Sawyer
17/31, 194 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Antonio Martin Jr.
27 rushes, 185 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Darius Lewis
8 receptions, 111 yards
At Northwestern State [ edit ]
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Northwestern State Demons – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
14
7
14 7 42
Demons
7
0
0 14 21
at Harry Turpin Stadium , Natchitoches, Louisiana
Date : October 12Game time : 2:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 90 °F (32 °C)Game attendance : 4,737Referee : Ed BourgeoisTV : ESPN+Box score , Recap
Game information
First quarter
NWST – Kennieth Lacy 5-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick), 12:21. Demons 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:03.
AMC – Christian Jourdain 30-yard pass from Ron Peace (Luke Jackson kick), 9:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:56.
AMC – B. K. Jackson 1-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 2:38. Lions 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:31.
Second quarter
AMC – Ron Peace 34-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 1:16. Lions 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:54.
Third quarter
AMC – Christian Jourdain 22-yard pass from Ron Peace (Luke Jackson kick), 7:40. Lions 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:03.
AMC – Jordon Hamilton 22-yard pass from Ron Peace (Andy Gallegos kick), 1:54. Lions 35–7. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:44.
Fourth quarter
AMC – Leon Young 4-yard fumble return (Luke Jackson kick), 11:23. Lions 42–7.
NWST – Kennieth Lacy 2-yard run (Reed Honshtein kick), 5:12. Lions 42–14. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 6:10.
NWST – Amaaz Eugene 27-yard pass from Abraham Johnston (Reed Honshtein kick), 0:16. Lions 42–21. Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 2:01.
Statistics
TAMC
NWST
First downs
21
16
Total yards
439
330
Rushing yards
159
29
Passing yards
280
301
Turnovers
2
3
Time of possession
30:01
29:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Ron Peace
15/21, 275 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
B. K. Jackson
12 rushes, 62 yards, TD
Receiving
Christian Jourdain
3 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
Northwestern State
Passing
Abraham Johnston
14/22, 301 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Kennieth Lacy
13 rushes, 43 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Amaaz Eugene
5 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Lamar Cardinals at Texas A&M–Commerce Lions – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
3
14
0 12 29
Lions
3
7
7 3 20
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : October 19Game time : 3:30 p.m. CDTGame weather : Sunny, 78 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 5,437Referee : Gary LeeperTV : ESPN+Box score , Recap
Game information
First quarter
LAM – Ben Woodard 46-yard field goal, 10:07. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:21.
AMC – Luke Jackson 30-yard field goal, 5:14. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:53.
Second quarter
LAM – Robert Coleman 10-yard run (Ben Woodard kick), 13:00. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 7:10.
LAM – Devyn Gibbs 12-yard pass from Robert Coleman (Ben Woodard kick), 6:10. Cardinals 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:07.
AMC – Christian Jourdain 9-yard pass from Ron Peace (Luke Jackson kick), 0:50. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 2:10.
Third quarter
AMC – Jaden Proctor 6-yard pass from Ron Peace (Luke Jackson kick), 4:21. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:10.
Fourth quarter
LAM – Ben Woodard 37-yard field goal, 6:13. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 4:36.
AMC – Luke Jackson 52-yard field goal, 1:55. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:18.
LAM – Ben Woodard 51-yard field goal, 0:11. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 1:38.
LAM – Jaymond Jackson 2-yard fumble return, 0:00. Cardinals 29–20.
Statistics
LAM
TAMC
First downs
23
17
Total yards
388
269
Rushing yards
262
27
Passing yards
126
242
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
33:28
26:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Lamar
Passing
Robert Coleman
12/26, 98 yards, TD
Rushing
Khalan Griffin
23 rushes, 158 yards
Receiving
Devyn Gibbs
4 receptions, 39 yards, TD
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Ron Peace
22/38, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
K. J. Shankle
6 rushes, 15 yards
Receiving
Christian Jourdain
8 receptions, 136 yards, TD
At Prairie View A&M[ edit ]
Texas A&M–Commerce Lions at Prairie View A&M Panthers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
Lions
0
Panthers
0
at Panther Stadium , Prairie View, Texas
Date : October 26Game time : 2:00 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
TAMC
PV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Prairie View A&M
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions at McNeese Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
0
0 0 0
Cowboys
0
0
0 0 0
at Cowboy Stadium , Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date : November 2Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
TAMC
MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Game Ten – Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (6–3; 4–2) at East Texas A&M Lions (1–8; 1–3) - Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
Lumberjacks
0
Lions
0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : November 9Game time : 3:30 p.m. CSTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
SFA
ETAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Stephen F. Austin
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Texas A&M
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Christian Huskies (4–6; 2–3) at East Texas A&M Lions (2–8; 1–3) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
Huskies
0
Lions
0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : November 16Game time : 1:00 p.m. CSTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
HCU
ETAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Houston Christian
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Texas A&M
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
No. 6 Incarnate Word [ edit ]
No. 6 Incarnate Word Cardinals (9–2; 6–0) at East Texas A&M Lions (3–8; 2–3) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
Total
No. 6 Cardinals
0
Lions
0
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
Date : November 23Game time : 1:00 p.m. CSTTV : ESPN+
Statistics
UIW
ETAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Incarnate Word
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Texas A&M
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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