Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
| Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| First season | 1915 |
| Head coach |
Colby Carthel 5th year, 34–14 (.708) |
| Stadium | Memorial Stadium (Texas A&M–Commerce) |
| Seating capacity | 13,500 |
| Field surface | Safeplay |
| Location | Commerce, Texas |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| All-time record | 526–428–31 (.550) |
| Bowl record | 4–1–2 (.714) |
| Claimed nat'l titles | 1 |
| Conference titles | 23 |
| Division titles | 3 |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Lucky the Lion |
| Marching band | Pride Marching Band |
| Rivals |
Tarleton State Texans Texas A&M–Kingsville Javelinas West Texas A&M Buffaloes |
| Website | LionAthletics.com |
The Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team (formerly the East Texas Lions and East Texas State Lions) is the college football program representing Texas A&M University–Commerce. The school competes in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The A&M–Commerce football team plays its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Commerce, Texas. The Lions recorded a perfect record in 1934, won the NAIA National Championship in 1972, and have amassed a total of 24 LSC conference championships since joining as a charter member in 1931. The school, which has fielded football teams since 1915, has produced numerous National Football League players, including Autry Beamon, Dee Mackey, Harvey Martin, Alan Veingrad, Dwight White, and Wade Wilson. Since 2013, the team has been coached by Colby Carthel.
Founding East Texas Normal College president William Leonidas Mayo was initially hostile to football, objecting largely on the grounds that the sport was too violent and dangerous; he threatened that he would "kick the first football that is brought on this campus off, and the man who brings it". Nonetheless, the president's son, Marion Mayo, quietly organized a team that practiced off campus with the support of his mother.
...
Wikipedia