2021 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

The 2021 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach David Bailiff, the Lions compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the LSC. Texas A&M–Commerce played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

2021 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBilly Riebock (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorXavier Adibi (3rd season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 13,500)
2021 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Midwestern State $  6 –1   7 –3  
No. 11 Angelo State ^  5 –2   11 –3  
West Texas A&M  5 –2   7 –4  
Texas A&M–Commerce  5 –2   7 –4  
Texas A&M–Kingsville  3 –4   5 –5  
Texas–Permian Basin #  3 –4   5 –6  
Eastern New Mexico  1 –6   3 –7  
Western New Mexico  0 –7   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • # – Heritage Bowl participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

The 2021 season was the last that the Lions competed in the Lone Star Conference. In 2022, the program will move to NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision play and compete in the Southland Conference.[1][2]

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2019 season with an overall record of 10–3 and a mark of 7–1 in Lone Star Conference (LSC) play, to placing second in the conference standings. On August 12, 2020, the Lone Star Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] Two weeks later, Texas A&M–Commerce announced that they would out the football program in competing in the 2020–21 academic year.[5]

Schedule

Texas A&M–Commerce announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.[6]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at No. 12 CSU–Pueblo*No. 8
W 12–66,590
September 116:00 p.m.vs. Midwestern StateNo. 7
L 30–316,712
September 186:00 p.m.No. 1 West Florida*No. 21
L 17–358,269
September 257:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Kingsville
W 35–107,071
October 26:30 p.m.Fort Lauderdale*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 72–64,133
October 94:00 p.m.Saginaw Valley State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
L 17–20 OT5,102
October 164:00 p.m.Western New Mexicodagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 58–06,875
October 236:00 p.m.at West Texas A&M
W 15–36,216
October 304:00 p.m.Texas–Permian Basin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 41–04,827
November 66:00 p.m.at Angelo State
L 3–303,817
November 134:00 p.m.Eastern New Mexico
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 30–105,077
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game

Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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References
  1. "Texas A&M-Commerce taking leap to Southland Conference, NCAA Division I". Houston Chronicle. September 28, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. Brady Renard (September 28, 2021). "Southland Conference adds Texas A&M-Commerce to membership". KPLC. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  3. "LSC Announces Decision on Fall 2020 Competition". Lone Star Conference. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  4. "LSC postpones Fall sports competitions until Spring 2021". KAUZ-TV. August 7, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. "Texas A&M Commerce won't play football until 2021 regular season due to COVID-19; other sports announce plans". WCAV. August 28, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  6. "Texas A&M-Commerce will play first Division II football game at Globe Life Park". Dallas Morning News. March 24, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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