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Texas A&M-Commerce | Football
Texas A&M-Commerce will play their second game of the football season Saturday at 1:05 p.m. PDT (3:05 CDT) in Monmouth, Ore. as they take on Western Oregon University. A&M-Commerce is 1-0 after an 83-0 win over Selección Nuevo León. Western Oregon is 0-1 after a 20-45 loss at Angelo State. The Lions are ranked No. 12 in the AFCA Coaches’ Poll and the D2Football.com Media Poll. Western Oregon is unranked. Live audio will be provided by Lion Sports Network — KETR 88.9 FM, Commerce (http://www.ketr.org)LIVE VIDEO: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wou/LIVE STATS: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/wou/
NOTES FROM NUEVO LEÓN
The 83-0 win was the Lions’ largest margin of victory since an 80-0 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State on Halloween in 1953. The 43 points scored in the first quarter sets a program record for points in a quarter. The previous record was 32 points scored against Angelo State in the second quarter on November 2, 1991. The Lions did not set records for points in a half (57) or game (98), which were set against East Texas Baptist in 2014. A&M-Commerce scored 49 points in the first half vs. Nuevo León. The minus-83 yards allowed overall obliterated the previous record for fewest yards allowed.
LIONS ON RANKINGS RUN
The Lions moved up to No. 12 nationally in the 2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll released Monday. A&M-Commerce has been ranked in 54 consecutive AFCA polls, dating back to the 2015 preseason poll. This is A&M-Commerce’s 60th all-time appearance in the AFCA poll since its inception in 2000. In the polls recognized by Division II as the top rating system, the Lions have been recognized as a nationally ranked team 109 times since joining Division II in 1981.
SENIORS SUCCEED OVER CAREER SPAN
The 2018 senior class claimed sole possession of the school record for wins in a four-year period with 43. The 2019 senior class is already on pace to challenge that record, with a record of 39-6 through 45 games.