2023 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

The 2023 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represent Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions are led by first-year head coach Clint Dolezel and play home games at the Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

2023 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record1–6 (1–2 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorKyle Williams (2nd season)
Home stadiumErnest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 13,500)
2023 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Incarnate Word  3 –0   6 –1  
Lamar  3 –0   4 –3  
Nicholls  3 –0   3 –3  
Houston Christian  1 –2   3 –4  
Texas A&M–Commerce *  1 –2   1 –6  
Southeastern Louisiana  1 –3   1 –7  
Northwestern State  0 –2   0 –6  
McNeese  0 –3   0 –7  
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Lions were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana93 (9)
2Incarnate Word91 (7)
3McNeese65
4Nicholls62
5Northwestern State52
6Texas A&M–Commerce33
7Lamar28
8Houston Christian24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. TAMUC had a total of 4 players selected.[2]

Schedule

Texas A&M–Commerce and the Southland Conference announced the 2023 football schedule on December 14, 2022.[3][4][5][6]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.No. 16 UC Davis*
ESPN+L 10–484,227
September 99:00 p.m.at No. 9 Sacramento State*
ESPN+L 6–3412,316
September 232:30 p.m.at Old Dominion*
ESPN+L 9–1016,938
September 306:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin*
ESPN+L 27–567,029
October 77:00 p.m.McNeese
  • Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN+W 41–104,817
October 144:00 p.m.at No. 7 Incarnate Word
ESPN+L 11–282,278
October 213:30 p.m.Nichollsdagger
  • Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN+L 7–278,248
October 282:00 p.m.at Houston Christian
ESPN+
November 43:00 p.m.at Lamar
ESPN+
November 113:30 p.m.Southeastern Louisiana
  • Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
ESPN+
November 182:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
ESPN+Cancelled[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References
  1. "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. "TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE FOOTBALL: Lions announce 2023 Southland Conference Schedule". The Gilmer Mirror. December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. Kelley, Kevin (February 1, 2023). "Southland Conference announces 2023 football schedule". FBSCHEDULES.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  5. "Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Schedule 2023". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  6. "2023 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University - Commerce Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  7. Kasabian, Paul (October 26, 2023). "Northwestern State Cancels Football Season, HC Resigns After Ronnie Caldwell's Death". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2023.


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