1995 East Texas State Lions football team
| 1995 East Texas State Lions football | |
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NCAA Division II First Round, L 35–56 vs. Portland State | |
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (6–1 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Texas A&M–Kingsville $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 East Texas State ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Angelo State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Oklahoma | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1995 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Eddie Vowell, the Lions compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the LSC. East Texas State advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round Portland State. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | Central Arkansas* | L 20–27 | 4,274 | ||
| September 9 | at Harding* |
| W 40–0 | 4,500 | |
| September 16 | at Henderson State* | W 6–3 | 1,421 | ||
| September 23 | at Northwestern State* | L 17–45 | 10,800 | ||
| September 30 | No. 7 Central Oklahoma |
| W 17–9 | 3,500 | |
| October 7 | at No. 3т Texas A&M–Kingsville | No. 14т | L 18–37 | 10,000 | |
| October 14 | West Texas A&M |
| W 51–7 | 5,200 | |
| October 21 | at Eastern New Mexico | No. 20 | W 28–14 | 1,147 | |
| October 28 | Abilene Christian | No. 16 |
| W 31–24 | 8,200 |
| November 4 | at No. 7т Angelo State | No. 13т | W 24–21 | 3,500 | |
| November 11 | Tarleton State | No. 14 |
| W 48–3 | 2,200 |
| November 18 | at No. 9 Portland State | No. 11 | L 35–56 | ||
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Awards
[edit]All-Americans
[edit]- Kevin Mathis, Cornerback, First Team
- Daryl Anderson, Wide Receiver, Second Team
- Chris Dolan, Punter, Second Team
- David Dell, Placekicker, Second Team
- Travis Marshall, Defensive End, Third Team
- Jason Smith, Running Back, Honorable Mention
All-Lone Star Conference
[edit]LSC Superlatives
[edit]- David Dell, Freshman of The Year
LSC First Team
[edit]- Daryl Anderson, Wide Receiver
- David Dell, Kicker
- Chris Dolan, Punter
- Kevin Mathis, Cornerback
- Jason Smith, Running Back
LSC Second Team
[edit]- Trent Dagen, Tight End
- Jason Hoffman, Center
- Travis Marshall, Defensive End
- Carl Walker, Defensive Line
LSC Honorable Mention
[edit]- Ralph Bennett, Offensive Tackle
- James Epps, Wide Receiver
- Chandler Evans, Quarterback
- Manuel Evans, Defensive Back
- Steve Holland, Safety
- Donnie Jones, Safety
- Derrick Kazee, Linebacker
- Michael Rose, Defensive Tackle
- Jim Suiter, Offensive Tackle
- Chris Taylor, Linebacker
- Greg Watson, Wide Receiver
- Tim Wheeler, Defensive Tackle [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Final 1995 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
- ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.