2018 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team American college football season
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
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 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 27–17650
September 15 8:00 p.m. at Eastern New Mexico No. 1 W 21–111,601
September 22 6:00 p.m. No. 22 CSU Pueblo * No. 1 Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX L 13–236,737
September 29 6:00 p.m. Lock Haven * No. 9 Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX W 68–68,488
[ a] 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Midwestern State No. 9 W 20–198,122
October 13 4:00 p.m. No. 16 Tarleton State No. 7 L 21–476,875
October 20 1:00 p.m. at Western New Mexico No. 18 W 55–70
October 27 4:00 p.m. West Texas A&M No. 18 W 41–169,168
November 3 6:00 p.m. at Texas–Permian Basin No. 16 W 20–173,958
November 10 4:00 p.m. Angelo State No. 14 Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX W 41–136,887
November 17 1:00 p.m. at No. 5 Minnesota–Duluth * No. 15 W 33–171,029
November 24 1:00 p.m. at No. 6 Tarleton State* No. 15 L 28–345,231
^ 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.
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Roster
2018 Texas A&M–Commerce Football Roster
Quarterbacks
7 Kane Wilson – junior (6'4, 230)
14 Gunnar Palacios – freshman (6'0, 190)
18 Chase Pemberton – senior (6'4, 190)
19 Preston Wheeler – junior (6'3, 181)
23 Mason Ray – freshman (6'3, 210)
Running backs
26 Carandal Hale – sophomore (5'11, 190)
32 Nate Davis – freshman (5'9, 180)
35 Ovie Urevbu – senior (5'11, 210)
38 E.J. Thompson – sophomore (5'9, 200)
46 Antonio Leali'ie'e – sophomore (5'11, 210)
Wide receivers
2 Marquis Wimberly – senior (6'2, 205)
3 Darrion Landry – senior (6'3, 200)
17 Ryan Stokes – junior (6'3, 185)
29 Michael Coley – junior (6'2, 200)
81 Arnezz Archie – freshman (6'1, 170)
83 Kelan Smith – sophomore (6'1, 170)
84 Deonta Adams – freshman (6'1, 170)
85 Chance Cooper – sophomore (6'3, 200)
86 Dequan Dudley – junior (5'10, 160)
87 Lorenzo Rosario – senior (6'3, 200)
88 Matt Childers – freshman (6'4, 180)
Tight ends
11 Tyler Guice – junior (6'3, 250)
15 Vincent Hobbs – senior (6'3, 255)
40 Drake Flores – sophomore (6'3, 240)
80 Dom Velasquez – freshman (6'4, 240)
Long snapper
82 Wyatt Leath – sophomore (6'4, 245)
Offensive linemen
53 Christian Hernandez – sophomore (6'1, 265)
61 Ty Cole – sophomore (6'4, 290)
62 Nic Smith – freshman (6'5, 275)
63 Solomon Ndukwe – freshman (6'3, 300)
64 Travis Dafft – freshman (6'1, 255)
65 Jonah Brown – junior (6'5, 315)
66 Emerald Faletuipapai – junior (6'7, 350)
67 Jackson Richmond – freshman (6'4, 305)
68 Kendall Mathis – sophomore (6'3, 300)
70 Abdul Shammaa – junior (6'5, 310)
71 Malik Ellis – senior (6'6, 280)
72 Brian Taylor – junior (6'2, 275)
73 Ryan Peschka – junior (6'2, 290)
74 Richard West – freshman (6'6, 240)
75 Coleton Lasseter – sophomore (6'3, 225)
76 Amon Simon – sophomore (6'5, 275)
77 Jordan Smith – senior (6'4, 315)
78 Daronte Shaw – senior (6'5, 320)
79 Matt Mora – sophomore (6'7, 300)
Defensive linemen
13 Josh Reynolds – senior (6'4, 210)
48 Vili Paea – junior (6'3, 260)
49 D.D. Fletcher – junior (6'1, 270)
51 Ty Reed – freshman (6'2, 220)
52 Peyton Searcy – senior (6'0, 275)
55 Pierre Leonard – junior (5'10, 300)
56 Montre Bonner – junior (6'3, 230)
69 Devin Beamon – freshman (6'1, 290)
90 David Brazil – junior (6'0, 230)
91 Elijah Earls – sophomore (6'0, 240)
92 J.R. Rocha – freshman (6'0, 270)
93 Jaylon Hodge – sophomore (6'0, 275)
94 Brandon Bascue – freshman (6'4, 260)
95 Dequan Wilson – junior (6'5, 250)
96 Dylan Davis – freshman (6'3, 215)
97 Nick Petitti – freshman (6'4, 220)
98 Deionte Haywood – senior (6'3, 225)
99 Michael Onuoha – senior (6'5, 255)
Linebackers
28 Mark Westbrook – junior (5'11, 195)
31 Jay Bias – sophomore (5'9, 190)
33 Neema Behbahani – junior (6'1, 230)
36 Tristen Slaughter – senior (6'2, 210)
39 Joe Butler – junior (6'4, 215)
43 Jaquorius Smith – sophomore (5'9, 195)
44 Dayne Douglass – sophomore (6'2, 220)
45 Jordan Johnson – freshman (6'3, 205)
47 Bryse Burris – freshman (6'3, 205)
50 Xavier Morris – sophomore (6'1, 220)
54 Garrett Blubaugh – senior (6'2, 230)
Defensive backs
1 L.A. Dawson – junior (6'0, 180)
4 Jalon Edwards-Cooper – junior (5'11, 175)
5 Felipe Chambers – junior (6'1, 190)
6 Danny Huckaby – senior (6'1, 180)
8 Kader Kohou – sophomore (5'9, 190)
10 Alex Shillow – sophomore (5'10, 185)
20 Dominique Ramsey – sophomore (5'9, 180)
21 Davion Bradley – freshman (6'0, 175)
22 Darent White – senior (6'1, 160)
24 Chris Smith – senior (6'1, 170)
25 Reggie Kincade – senior (5'11, 170)
27 Darius Williams – freshman (5'9, 165)
41 Rashad Fisher – sophomore (5'10, 180)
Placekickers
59 Jake Viquez – sophomore (5'10, 190)
60 Andrew Gomez – sophomore (6'2, 210)
89 Kristov Martinez – senior (5'6, 135)
Punters
37 Tristan Perry – sophomore (6'1, 200)
59 Jake Viquez – sophomore (5'10, 190)
Game summaries
Texas A&M–Kingsville
Total
Javelinas
0
13
10
0 7 6
36
No. 1 Lions
0
0
13
10 7 7
37
Statistics
Statistics
TAMUK
TAMUC
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
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
Total
No. 1 Lions
14
10
3
0
27
Cardinals
0
7
3
7
17
Statistics
Statistics
TAMUC
WJC
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
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
Total
No. 1 Lions
14
0
0
7
21
Greyhounds
0
3
0
8
11
Statistics
Statistics
TAMUC
ENMU
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
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
Total
No. 22 ThunderWolves
0
6
10
7
23
No. 1 Lions
10
0
0
3
13
Statistics
Statistics
CSUP
TAMUC
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
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
Total
Bald Eagles
0
0
6
0
6
No. 9 Lions
14
24
16
14
68
Statistics
Statistics
LHU
TAMUC
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
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
Total
No. 9 Lions
10
0
3
7
20
No. 4 Mustangs
7
3
7
2
19
Statistics
Statistics
TAMUC
MSU
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
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
Total
No. 16 Texans
10
14
3
20
47
No. 7 Lions
7
7
7
0
21
Statistics
Statistics
TSU
TAMUC
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
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
Total
No. 18 Lions
0
34
14
7
55
Mustangs
0
7
0
0
7
Statistics
Statistics
TAMUC
WNMU
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
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
Total
Buffaloes
7
6
3
0
16
No. 18 Lions
7
10
17
7
41
Statistics
WT
TAMUC
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
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
Total
No. 16 Lions
10
3
0
7
20
Falcons
7
7
0
0
14
Statistics
Statistics
TAMUC
UTPB
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
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
Total
Rams
13
0
0
0
13
No. 14 Lions
14
13
14
0
41
Statistics
Statistics
ASU
TAMUC
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
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)
Total
No. 15 Lions
10
7
7
9
33
No. 5 Bulldogs
0
14
0
3
17
Statistics
Statistics
TAMUC
UMD
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
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)
Total
No. 15 Lions
3
6
6
13
28
No. 6 Texans
0
17
10
7
34
Statistics
Statistics
TAMUC
TSU
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
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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