Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions Football

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1 P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, TX Phone: Fax: TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE LIONS (4-4) VERSUS WEST TEXAS A&M BUFFALOES (8-1) Memorial Stadium Commerce, Texas Sat., Oct. 29, 2005 (Time 2:00 p.m.) A&M-Commerce Quick Facts Location: Commerce, Texas Enrollment: 8,546 President: Dr. Keith McFarland Athletic Director: Jim Johnson Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue and Gold National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Lone Star Conference Stadium: Memorial Stadium Seating Capacity: 10, Record: 4-6, 4-5, (9th), 2-4 South (5th) Football Contact: Bianca Gamez Phone: Cell Phone: Fax: Texas A&M-Commerce 2005 Schedule & Results Date Team W-L Score Aug. 27 at Southern Arkansas L 14-7 Sept. 3 +Tarleton State L 17-7 Sept. 10 #Midwestern State W Sept. 17 *at Abliene Christian L Sept. 24 *Central Oklahoma W 17-3 (Family Day) Oct. 1 *at East Central W (OT) Oct. 8 Open Oct. 15 *at Southeastern Okla. L Oct. 22 *Northeastern St. W (Homecoming) Oct. 29 *West Texas A&M 2p.m. Nov. 5 *at Southwestern Okla. 6p.m. *Denotes Conference Games +Denotes Crossover Game #Denotes South Division Opponent Home Games Final Game At Memorial for 2005 A&M-Commerce will host their final home game of the 2005 season this weekend as they take on Lone Star Conference rival West Texas A&M. The Lions are coming off a victory over Northeastern State last Saturday in front of a homecoming crowd. West Texas will come into Memorial Stadium with their first loss under their belt. The Buffaloes lost to south division rivals Angelo state in a nail biting game. The Series This is the 23rd meeting between the Lions and the Buffaloes. The first time these teams met was in 1923, where A&M-Commerce won 20-6 at home. In Commerce, the Lions hold an 8-3 record over the Buffaloes. On West Texas home turf, the series is tied at 5-5. A&M-Commerce and West Texas A&M have also played on neutral turf just down the road from Commerce, Texas. The two squads also battled at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas for one contest, where A&M-C holds a 1-0 record. The last time A&M- Commerce beat their south division foe was last year in Canyon for a victory. The biggest win the Lions hold occurred 10 years ago with a 51-7 score. The biggest win for WTAMU dates back to 1949, where the Buffaloes won At Memorial Stadium The Lions and Buffaloes hold a 5-2 record while playing at Memorial Stadium. A&M-Commerce remains undefeated at Memorial after their 17-7 loss over Tarleton State on Sept. 3. The last time these two teams played on the Lions home turf was -in 2003, where the Buffs beat the Lions Overall the Lions hold a record at Memorial Stadium. On The Air Listen to Lion Football Live On On The Web Log on to: For all of the 2005 Li0n Football Action 2

2 LONE STAR CONFERENCE STANDINGS NORTH DIVISION Division Overall Team W-L Pct W-L Pct 1. Southeastern Okla A&M-Commerce East Central T4. Northeastern State T4. Central Oklahoma Southwestern Okla SOUTH DIVISION Team W-L Pct W-L Pct 1. West Texas A&M T2. Angelo State T2. Tarleton State Eastern New Mexico A&M-Kingsville Midwestern State Abilene Christian LSC SCHEDULE THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Saturday, Oct. 22 * UCO at SOSU, 2 pm * TAMUK at ACU, 2 pm * TSU at ASU, 2 pm # WTAMU at A&M-C, 2 pm * SWOSU at NSU, 3:30 pm * MSU at ENMU, 7 pm * LSC Division game for both teams # Conference game for both teams All times Central LAST WEEK S RESULTS ACU 18, at TSU 7 * NSU 10, at A&M-C 31 * ASU 58, at WTAMU 53 * SOSU 43, at SWOSU 12 * ENMU 14, at TAMUK 26 # ECU 31, at MSU 42 * LSC Division game for both teams # Conference game for both teams # Conference game for both teams Veter eterans Vigil This week Texas A&M University-Commerce will recognize Operation Iraqi Freedom, a tribute to all who have served in Iraq, in honor of Veteran s Day for Saturday s game. Festivities for the event will start Thursday, October 27. The tribute will begin with a vigil on Thursday and will continue until game time on Saturday. Sky divers are scheduled to gilde in on Friday for a special presentation at Memorial Stadium and end with a fly over while the A&M-Commerce band plays the national anthem on Saturday. Around the Lone Star Angelo State beat West Texas A&M at its own game on Saturday as the Rams outscored the Buffaloes, 58-53, to force a tie atop the Lone Star Conference standings heading into the season s final two weeks. WTAMU has become known as the LSC s most prolific offensive team this season, but on Saturday it was Angelo State that racked up 748 total yards and eight touchdowns, including four from 47 or more yards away. In a game that featured 10 lead changes -- four in the final 6:34 -- the Rams passed for 396 yards and rushed for 352 more, becoming the first team this year to match the Buffs blow-for-blow offensively. With the wild win, ASU improved to 8-1 overall, 6-1 in LSC games and 3-1 in South Division play, while No. 7-ranked WTAMU fell to 8-1, 6-1 and 4-1. The game was played before 17,127 fans, marking WT s third 14,000-plus crowd this season. ASU and WTAMU now are tied atop the league standings, while Southeastern Oklahoma, Tarleton State and Texas A&M-Kingsville are all within striking distance at 5-2. The final two weeks of the regular season will see Tarleton get a crack at both leaders, with the Texans set to close out the year against Angelo State this week and West Texas next week. TAMUK plays ASU in the season finale, while Southeastern finishes with 2-6 Central Oklahoma at home and 3-6 East Central on the road. While the Angelo win over WTAMU helped to tighten the LSC race, it wasn t the only game on Saturday that jumbled the conference championship picture. Abilene Christian s 18-7 win over No. 9-ranked Tarleton State put a dent in the Texans hopes for an LSC crown, while TAMUK s win over Eastern New Mexico helped the Javelinas re-enter the fray. Southeastern Oklahoma has won five straight to climb back into the title chase.

3 Last Year In the final game of the 2004 season, the Lions and Buffs combined for a total of 611 passing yards along with 52 points in a span of 25 minutes. A&M-Commerce scored a total of 24 unanswered points in the second quarter to beat the Buffaloes in Canyon, Texas. Quarterbacks Buster Faulkner and Derek Maupin matched touchdown passes early in the second. Defensive back L.J. Searcy recovered a fumble to give the Lions a 14-7 lead. Running back Gideon Leonard punched in from a yard out to give kicker Ha a Bento a school and LSC record of 18 field goals to close the half at Quarterback Derek Maupin directed the Buffs back with drives of 71 and 80 yards to squeeze in for a score. WTAMU came back and threatened the Lions, but defensive tackle Anthony Fields stood in the way, when he recovered a Buffalo fumble for a 45 yard touchdown to give the Lions a edge. The final score for the Lions came on 57 yard pass from Faulkner to current wide receiver Cedric Patt and give A&M-Commerce a win to end the season. Punter Chris Miller ended the season with seven punts for a 49.9 yard average and secured himself in the Lions books as the best punter with the best average in a career. About West Texas A&M After 1,300 yards of offense and 10 lead changes, Angelo State came through and emerged the biggest upset over the Buffaloes Saturday. ASU took the lead for the final time on a 23-yard pass from Trey Weishuhn to Justin Carter, the third time the duo hooked up for a scoring play, with 52 seconds and J.D. Williams hit the PAT for the 10th and final lead change. WTAMU had an opportunity at the end, but junior quarter Dalton Bell s throw into the endzone sailed incomplete as the clock wound down to zero. The Buffaloes took their first loss of theseason in their final home regular season game. Bell went 39-for-51 for 543 yards and five touchdowns. West Texas clinched the LSC South title by Abilene Christian beating Tarleton State 18-7 last Saturday. About Head Coach Don Carthel Carthel became the 26th head coach in the program s 95 year history. He was introduced as the leader of the Buffaloes football squad in April of The Friona, Texas native had been head coach for the Amarillo Dusters, an arena football league team. Carthel is not stranger to the LSC. Prior to his arena football stint, he had previous coaching postions Lions Against West Texas A&M Last 10 Meetings (A&M-C Leads 7-3) Year W-L Score 2004 W L W W L W L W W W 51-7 Texas A&M University-Commerce at Eastern New Mexico and Abilene Christian. His first coaching postion was as an assistant at UTEP from , before he became head coach at Eastern New Mexico from He transformed the Greyhounds into a competitive Lone Star Conference school. About West Texas A&M Location: Canyon, Texas Enrollment: 7,000 Founded: 1910 President: Dr. Russell Long Athletic Director: Ed Harris Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Maroon and White Stadium: Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Seating Capacity: 20,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: Lone Star (South Div.) Team Information 2004 Record: LSC Record: 2-7 (tie 10th) Star Returners: OT Patrick McCoy, WR Tonae Martin, OL Nick Ashley, LB T.J. Sparks Coaching Staff Head Coach: Don Carthel Alma Mater: Eastern New Mexico, 1974 Record at WTAMU: 0-0 (1st year) Career Record: (seven years) vs. A&M-Commerce: 4-3 vs. Scotty Conley: 0-0 Starters Returning: 8 offense, 6 defense 2005 Schedule Aug. 25 at New Mexico Highlands 8 pm Sept. 3 East Central 6 pm Sept. 10 at Central Oklahoma 6 pm Sept. 17 Southwestern Okla. 7 pm Sept. 24 Texas A&M-Kingsville* 7 pm Oct. 1 at Midwestern State 7 pm Oct. 8 Eastern New Mexico* 6 pm Oct. 15 at Abilene Christian 2 pm Oct. 22 Angelo State* 6 pm Oct. 29 at A&M-Commerce* 2 pm Nov. 5 at Tarleton State* 7 pm +- LSC South Crossover Game * - LSC North Division Game

4 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches Poll October 25, 2005 Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prv. 1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (15) North Dakota (10) Valdosta St. (Ga.) Bloomsburg (Pa.) Albany St. (Ga.) Washburn (Kan.) Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) South Dakota Arkansas Tech t. Shepherd (W.Va.) t. Presbyterian (S.C.) Tuskegee (Ala.) West Texas A&M Pittsburg St. (Kan.) Northwood (Mich.) Northwest Missouri St St. Cloud State (Minn.) North Alabama Angelo St. (Tex.) NR 20. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Texas A&M-Kingsville t 22. Central Arkansas West Chester (Pa.) NR 24. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Nebraska-Omaha NR Texas A&M University-Commerce Kee eeping the Streak After the loss to Tarleton State in the third game of the season, the Lions have remained undefeated at Memorial Stadium in Their first win came against Midwestern State on Sept. 10 with a victory. The Lions then opened up division play on Sept. 24 and tabbed their second win at home. After a posting a 1-1 record from the two road games in the past three weeks, A&M-Commerce continued their win streak at Memorial Stadium with a win over the Redmen. A&M-Commerce is 3-1 at home for the season. The record ranks as one of the best home records posted since the 21st century mark. The best came in 2000 when the Lions went 4-0 at Memorial Stadium, winning all of their home games that season. Under Scotty Conley This is the second season for the Lions under the direction of Scotty Conley. Conley came to A&M-Commerce in January of 2004 and posted a 4-6 record after the Lions ended the 2003 season with a 1-10 record under former head coach Eddie Brister. In three of the six losses in 2004, Conley s squad lost by just three points or less. As A Coach Conley led the Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals to the 1997 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship. He was named the NJCAA National Coach of the Year and American Football Quarterly Junior College Coach of the Year after directing TVCC to a perfect 12-0 record with a Red River Bowl victory over Garden City (Kan.) With the 2-0 start in conference play, Conley ranks as the third coach in school history to post such a record in his second season as the Lions leader. Other coaches who entered their second season and recorded a 2-0 start in conference action were J.W. Rollins ( ) and Bob Berry ( ; ). The record is also the best conference record that Conley has posted as a head coach at A&M-Commerce. Counting It Down Conley is one win away from reaching 10 wins as a Lions head coach. Currently Conley has nine victories under his belt with 10 wins prior to the end of 2005, he would rank as one of the top five coaches in Lion history to post a total of 10 wins in just two years as a head football coach Coaching Staff Head Coach: Scotty Conley Alma Mater: A&M-Commerce (1970) Overall Record: 4-6, 1 year (32-12, 4 years JC) Record at A&M-Commerce: 4-6 Assistant Coaches Defensive Coordinator: Joe Cauthen Offensive Coordinator: Kevin Goodwin Offensive Line: Russell Gaskamp Defensive Line: Justin Roberts Winding It Down Two games remain in the 2005 season for the Lions. The 3-1 mark in division play ranks as the best divisional record under head coach Scotty Conley and the best since the inception of division play in the Lone Star. The Lions remain in the hunt for a North division title with their divsion mark. Overall in the Lone Star, A&M-Commerce has a 5-3 record.

5 Senior Day Saturday will pay tribute to the seniors of Lions football. There are 14 seniors on the squad this year with a mixture of letterman and transfers. This year s class has brought A&M-Commerce much success, with the 3-1 record in division play. D-E-F-E-N-S-E The Lions defense continues to make big plays for their offensive teammates. Last week against Northeastern, the stopping crew recorded six sacks for losses for a total of 58 yards. The six sacks are the most that the Lions defense has tallied this season. They currently rank second in the LSC rankings in total defense and in pass defense. In total defense, A&M-Commerce has allowed 2,623 yards against them, just twelve yards shy of leader A&M-Kingsville who has allowed just 2,611. In the air, the defensive unit has allowed 1,385 total passing yards against them at an average of yards per game. They rank second in touchdowns allowed, tied with Southeastern Oklahoma, and behind leader Tarleton State who has only allowed four TD s in the air Seniors 5 Victor Bennett WR Marshall 10 Ha a Bento K Honolulu, Ha. 64 Nick Benton OL Port Arthur 9 Brian Bishop WR Coppell 34 Dennis Connor LB Fort Worth 24 Roger Daley RB Kissimmee, Fla. 66 Ryan Graves OL Waco 11 J.D. Hearn LB Mesquite 72 Neil McElaney OL Grapevine 80 Cedric Patt WR Detroit 16 DeMarquise Price RB Winona 46 Broderick Russel LB Liberal, Kan. 56 Terrance Smith DL Garland Coming Through The Pack The Lions offense is coming through in both receiving and passing as the season winds down. Wide receiver Victor Bennett has now recorded his third best season in receptions with 301 yards. His best receiving year came last season when he recorded 636 yards on 58 receptions. After coming off a shoulder injury last season, quarterback Jonny Louvier is coming through for the Lions offense. Overall, Louvier is 34-for-64 and has a passing efficiency percentage with 390 yards in seven games. In rushing, Louvier is ranked as the fourth best rusher with 90 net yards and is averaging 5.3 yards per carry. They Do Run With the powerhouse of the running duo of Cliff Edwards and Roger Daley, the Lions running offense remain in third place in the LSC statistics. In the eight games played, A&M-C has rushed for a total of 1741 yards on 316 attempts and are averaging 5.5 yards per carry and per game. The Lions are ranked behind Eastern New Mexico in total running. The Greyhounds have compiled a total of 2,661 yards on 520 attempts and are averaging yards per game. e

6 RB, Inc. The rushing duo of running backs Roger Daley and Cliff Edwards have kept the Lions offense at a steady pace the last two division games. The two backs have combined for a total of 977 rushing yards in divisional play and 1484 overall. Edwards posted his third consecutive 100 plus running game last weekend against Northeastern Oklahoma. He ran for his third longest touchdown run of the season for 63 yards and recorded 166 total yards for the game. Daley also posted another 100- plus yard game with 120 total yards. This is the second time this season that both backs have ran for over 100 yards in the same game. RETURNING STARTERS Offense WR Victor Bennett Tackle Nick Benton Tackle Duane Davis OL Ryan Graves TE Touissant Henderson C Neil McElaney WR Cedric Patt NNHHH Record Breaking Roger Daley s 91-yard touchdown run broke a school record for the longest TD rush. The last time this record was broken dates back to 1988, when Johnie Hurndon ran for 87 yards against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Crowning A New King Cliff Edwards broke the school record for yards per carry, that belonged to legend King Arthur James, Saturday. With the 166 yards posted and the 10.4 yards per carry he tallied, he is now the top leader in the yards per carry in a game category beating Arthur James who averaged 8.97 against Abilene Christian in Defense LB Mycal Anders DE Chip Brown CB Danny Cobbin LB Dennis Connor DE Marcus Dizer CB L.J. Searcy DT Terrance Smith S Dwayne Wallace Specialists PK Ha a Bento Hearn Earning It After eight games, J.D. Hearn has a total of 98 tackles, which is a new career record for him. At UTEP the senior transfer posted 91 total tackles in a three-year stint and has seven more in just one season. He remains on the top of the total tackles list for the Lone Star Conference. He is currently ranked second behind A&M-Kingsville s Deandre Fillmore who has 99, and remains in the top five in the nation for Division II. Hearn is also a candidate for the Harlon Hill Trophy, which will be announced in December of this year. HOW YOU SAY IT HA A Bento...HAH Danny COBBIN...KAH-bihn Marcus DIZER...DEYE-zur ORLANDO Hernandez...ohr-LOHN-doh Jonny LOUVIER...luh-VEER Jose MACHUCA...muh-CHOO-kuh NISSI OMOIKHUDU...NEE-see oh-...mo-yee-koodoo DeMARQUIS Price...duh-MAHR-kihs Jeff RAYOME...ray-OHM JAMIN SAVELL...JAM-ihn suh-vell Coach Russell GASKAMP...GAS-kamp Quiet Players Making Noise Defensive lineman Terrance Smith was named Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the Week and Dallas Morning News Regional Player of the Week, for his 10 tackles posted last Saturday. The senior posted three tackles for loss of 13 yards, a quarterback sack for a loss of seven and a quarterback hurry. The quarterback sack forced NSU, two plays later, to punt the ball which set up the Lions for their final touchdown of the game. Marcus Mosley and Gary Raymond also recorded tackles for losses that netted 30 combined yards. Raymond s sack was the most for the Lions defense with a loss of 16 for Northeastern, while Mosley s was for 14. There were a total of six tackles for losses, the most the Lions defense has posted this season.