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.
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 1–6 (1–2 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Kyle Williams (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium (capacity: 13,500) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 93 (9) |
2 | Incarnate Word | 91 (7) |
3 | McNeese | 65 |
4 | Nicholls | 62 |
5 | Northwestern State | 52 |
6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 33 |
7 | Lamar | 28 |
8 | Houston Christian | 24 |
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]
Defense 2nd Team
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Schedule
Texas A&M–Commerce and the Southland Conference announced the 2023 football schedule on December 14, 2022.[3][4][5][6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 16 UC Davis* | ESPN+ | L 10–48 | 4,227 | |
September 9 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Sacramento State* | ESPN+ | L 6–34 | 12,316 | |
September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | ESPN+ | L 9–10 | 16,938 | |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin* | ESPN+ | L 27–56 | 7,029 | |
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | McNeese |
| ESPN+ | W 41–10 | 4,817 |
October 14 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Incarnate Word | ESPN+ | L 11–28 | 2,278 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Nicholls |
| ESPN+ | L 7–27 | 8,248 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Christian | ESPN+ | |||
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN+ | |||
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana |
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November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | ESPN+ | Cancelled[7] | ||
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References
- "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- "TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE FOOTBALL: Lions announce 2023 Southland Conference Schedule". The Gilmer Mirror. December 15, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- Kelley, Kevin (February 1, 2023). "Southland Conference announces 2023 football schedule". FBSCHEDULES.com. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- "Texas A&M-Commerce Lions Schedule 2023". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- "2023 Football Schedule". Texas A&M University - Commerce Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- 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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