The 2018 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team represented Texas A&M University–Commerce in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Colby Carthel, who was in his sixth season at Texas A&M–Commerce. The Lions played their home games at Memorial Stadium and were members of the Lone Star Conference.
The Lions finished the regular season with a record of 9–2 and second place in the conference. The team made the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing in the regional semifinal to Tarleton State.
Schedule The schedule consisted of six home games and five away games in the regular season.
Roster 2018 Texas A&M–Commerce Football RosterQuarterbacks 7 Kane Wilson – junior (6'4, 230) 14 Gunnar Palacios – freshman (6'0, 190) 18 Chase Pemberton – senior (6'4, 190) 19 Preston Wheeler – junior (6'3, 181) 23 Mason Ray – freshman (6'3, 210)
Running backs 26 Carandal Hale – sophomore (5'11, 190) 32 Nate Davis – freshman (5'9, 180) 35 Ovie Urevbu – senior (5'11, 210) 38 E.J. Thompson – sophomore (5'9, 200) 46 Antonio Leali'ie'e – sophomore (5'11, 210)
Wide receivers 2 Marquis Wimberly – senior (6'2, 205) 3 Darrion Landry – senior (6'3, 200) 17 Ryan Stokes – junior (6'3, 185) 29 Michael Coley – junior (6'2, 200) 81 Arnezz Archie – freshman (6'1, 170) 83 Kelan Smith – sophomore (6'1, 170) 84 Deonta Adams – freshman (6'1, 170) 85 Chance Cooper – sophomore (6'3, 200) 86 Dequan Dudley – junior (5'10, 160) 87 Lorenzo Rosario – senior (6'3, 200) 88 Matt Childers – freshman (6'4, 180)
Tight ends 11 Tyler Guice – junior (6'3, 250) 15 Vincent Hobbs – senior (6'3, 255) 40 Drake Flores – sophomore (6'3, 240) 80 Dom Velasquez – freshman (6'4, 240)
Long snapper 82 Wyatt Leath – sophomore (6'4, 245) Offensive linemen 53 Christian Hernandez – sophomore (6'1, 265) 61 Ty Cole – sophomore (6'4, 290) 62 Nic Smith – freshman (6'5, 275) 63 Solomon Ndukwe – freshman (6'3, 300) 64 Travis Dafft – freshman (6'1, 255) 65 Jonah Brown – junior (6'5, 315) 66 Emerald Faletuipapai – junior (6'7, 350) 67 Jackson Richmond – freshman (6'4, 305) 68 Kendall Mathis – sophomore (6'3, 300) 70 Abdul Shammaa – junior (6'5, 310) 71 Malik Ellis – senior (6'6, 280) 72 Brian Taylor – junior (6'2, 275) 73 Ryan Peschka – junior (6'2, 290) 74 Richard West – freshman (6'6, 240) 75 Coleton Lasseter – sophomore (6'3, 225) 76 Amon Simon – sophomore (6'5, 275) 77 Jordan Smith – senior (6'4, 315) 78 Daronte Shaw – senior (6'5, 320) 79 Matt Mora – sophomore (6'7, 300)
Defensive linemen 13 Josh Reynolds – senior (6'4, 210) 48 Vili Paea – junior (6'3, 260) 49 D.D. Fletcher – junior (6'1, 270) 51 Ty Reed – freshman (6'2, 220) 52 Peyton Searcy – senior (6'0, 275) 55 Pierre Leonard – junior (5'10, 300) 56 Montre Bonner – junior (6'3, 230) 69 Devin Beamon – freshman (6'1, 290) 90 David Brazil – junior (6'0, 230) 91 Elijah Earls – sophomore (6'0, 240) 92 J.R. Rocha – freshman (6'0, 270) 93 Jaylon Hodge – sophomore (6'0, 275) 94 Brandon Bascue – freshman (6'4, 260) 95 Dequan Wilson – junior (6'5, 250) 96 Dylan Davis – freshman (6'3, 215) 97 Nick Petitti – freshman (6'4, 220) 98 Deionte Haywood – senior (6'3, 225) 99 Michael Onuoha – senior (6'5, 255) Linebackers 28 Mark Westbrook – junior (5'11, 195) 31 Jay Bias – sophomore (5'9, 190) 33 Neema Behbahani – junior (6'1, 230) 36 Tristen Slaughter – senior (6'2, 210) 39 Joe Butler – junior (6'4, 215) 43 Jaquorius Smith – sophomore (5'9, 195) 44 Dayne Douglass – sophomore (6'2, 220) 45 Jordan Johnson – freshman (6'3, 205) 47 Bryse Burris – freshman (6'3, 205) 50 Xavier Morris – sophomore (6'1, 220) 54 Garrett Blubaugh – senior (6'2, 230)
Defensive backs 1 L.A. Dawson – junior (6'0, 180) 4 Jalon Edwards-Cooper – junior (5'11, 175) 5 Felipe Chambers – junior (6'1, 190) 6 Danny Huckaby – senior (6'1, 180) 8 Kader Kohou – sophomore (5'9, 190) 10 Alex Shillow – sophomore (5'10, 185) 20 Dominique Ramsey – sophomore (5'9, 180) 21 Davion Bradley – freshman (6'0, 175) 22 Darent White – senior (6'1, 160) 24 Chris Smith – senior (6'1, 170) 25 Reggie Kincade – senior (5'11, 170) 27 Darius Williams – freshman (5'9, 165) 41 Rashad Fisher – sophomore (5'10, 180)
Placekickers 59 Jake Viquez – sophomore (5'10, 190) 60 Andrew Gomez – sophomore (6'2, 210) 89 Kristov Martinez – senior (5'6, 135)
Punters 37 Tristan Perry – sophomore (6'1, 200) 59 Jake Viquez – sophomore (5'10, 190)
Game summaries
Texas A&M–Kingsville
Statistics Statistics TAMUKTAMUC First downs 20 24 Total yards 414 396 Rushing yards 94 94 Passing yards 320 302 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 35:05 24:55 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Kingsville Passing Koy Detmer, Jr. 33/46, 320 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jeff Carr 9 rushes, 33 yards Receiving Ty Chisum 5 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TDTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Preston Wheeler 23/48, 302 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Ovie Urevbu 14 rushes, 62 yards Receiving Marquis Wimberly 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD
At William Jewell
Statistics Statistics TAMUCWJC First downs 19 19 Total yards 346 249 Rushing yards 122 93 Passing yards 224 156 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 26:10 33:50 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Preston Wheeler 25/31, 181 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Carandal Hale 16 rushes, 81 yards, TD Receiving Chance Cooper 8 receptions, 103 yardsWilliam Jewell Passing Will Schneider 19/33, 156 yards, TD Rushing Will Schneider 20 rushes, 79 yards, TD Receiving Bulla Graft 7 receptions, 69 yards, TD
At Eastern New Mexico
Statistics Statistics TAMUCENMU First downs 14 14 Total yards 289 215 Rushing yards 186 209 Passing yards 103 6 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 22:42 37:18 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Preston Wheeler 11/30, 103 yards, INT Rushing Carandal Hale 14 rushes, 101 yards, TD Receiving Marquis Wimberly 1 reception, 30 yardsEastern New Mexico Passing Wyatt Strand 2/7, 6 yards, INT Rushing Paul Terry 24 rushes, 88 yards, TD Receiving Russell Montoya 1 reception, 4 yards
Colorado State–Pueblo
Statistics Statistics CSUPTAMUC First downs 15 9 Total yards 299 179 Rushing yards 215 40 Passing yards 84 139 Turnovers 2 5 Time of possession 36:30 23:20 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado State–Pueblo Passing Brandon Edwards 11/28, 84 yards Rushing Marche Dennard 17 rushes, 72 yards Receiving John Todd 3 receptions, 29 yardsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 7/15, 108 yards, INT Rushing E.J. Thompson 15 rushes, 48 yards Receiving Ryan Stokes 4 receptions, 60 yards
Lock Haven
Statistics Statistics LHUTAMUC First downs 12 26 Total yards 268 612 Rushing yards 52 121 Passing yards 216 491 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 31:16 28:44 Team Category Player StatisticsLock Haven Passing Cameron Tobias 22/42, 205 yards, TD Rushing Chantz Swartz 9 rushes, 19 yards Receiving Jalen Jackson 9 receptions, 81 yardsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 20/31, 373 yards, 4 TD Rushing Nate Davis 4 rushes, 62 yards, TD Receiving Marquis Wimberly 9 receptions, 195 yards, 2 TD
Vs. Midwestern State
Statistics Statistics TAMUCMSU First downs 24 27 Total yards 420 426 Rushing yards 190 192 Passing yards 230 234 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 29:32 30:28 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 17/28, 230 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing E.J. Thompson 26 rushes, 150 yards Receiving Ryan Stokes 7 receptions, 93 yards, TDMidwestern State Passing Layton Rabb 22/47, 234 yards, INT Rushing Vincent Johnson 17 rushes, 108 yards, TD Receiving Juwan Johnson 6 receptions, 106 yards
Tarleton State
Statistics Statistics TSUTAMUC First downs 28 17 Total yards 485 363 Rushing yards 282 131 Passing yards 203 232 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 29:20 30:40 Team Category Player StatisticsTarleton State Passing Ben Holmes 16/31, 203 yards, 3 TD Rushing Xavier Turner 26 rushes, 166 yards, 2 TD Receiving Savon Rollison 3 receptions, 78 yards, TDTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 18/31, 232 yards, TD Rushing Carandal Hale 13 rushes, 61 yards Receiving Ryan Stokes 3 receptions, 73 yards
At Western New Mexico
Statistics Statistics TAMUCWNMU First downs 20 14 Total yards 349 263 Rushing yards 143 157 Passing yards 206 106 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 26:54 33:06 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 12/21, 136 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Nate Davis 14 rushes, 55 yards, TD Receiving Marquis Wimberly 6 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TDWestern New Mexico Passing Gabriel Tomaszewski 6/15, 56 yards, 2 INT Rushing Arkemus Baskerville 10 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Kourde Roberts 3 receptions, 41 yards
West Texas A&M
Statistics WTTAMUC First downs 12 16 Total yards 286 375 Rushing yards 22 244 Passing yards 264 131 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 27:46 32:14 Team Category Player StatisticsWest Texas A&M Passing Justin Houghtaling 21/32, 264 yards, INT Rushing Marshawn Brown 5 rushes, 29 yards, TD Receiving Payton Gonzales 4 receptions, 79 yardsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 12/15, 131 yards, TD Rushing Ovie Urevbu 20 rushes, 118 yards Receiving Ryan Stokes 3 receptions, 85 yards
At Texas–Permian Basin
Statistics Statistics TAMUCUTPB First downs 18 10 Total yards 400 137 Rushing yards 195 -69 Passing yards 205 206 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 34:56 25:04 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 19/29, 205 yards Rushing Ovie Urevbu 27 rushes, 195 yards Receiving Kelan Smith 8 receptions, 93 yardsTexas–Permian Basin Passing Taylor Null 18/34, 179 yards, 2 TD Rushing Leroy Giles 4 rushes, 4 yards Receiving Kristian Brown 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Angelo State
Statistics Statistics ASUTAMUC First downs 8 21 Total yards 243 451 Rushing yards 80 230 Passing yards 163 221 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 25:40 34:20 Team Category Player StatisticsAngelo State Passing Payne Sullins 14/37, 163 yards, INT Rushing Tony Jones 7 receptions, 42 yards Receiving Lawson Ayo 5 receptions, 83 yardsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 16/28, 221 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Ovie Urevbu 30 rushes, 184 yards, 2 TD Receiving Vincent Hobbs 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD
At Minnesota–Dululth (Regional Quarterfinal)
Statistics Statistics TAMUCUMD First downs 13 13 Total yards 276 188 Rushing yards 63 42 Passing yards 213 146 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 28:43 31:17 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 14/31, 213 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Ovie Urevbu 27 rushes, 65 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Stokes 5 receptions, 100 yardsMinnesota–Duluth Passing Ben Everhart 10/20, 79 yards, INT Rushing Mike Rybarczyk 12 rushes, 21 yards Receiving Obi Ibeneme 3 receptions, 48 yards
At Tarleton State (Regional semifinal)
Statistics Statistics TAMUCTSU First downs 21 19 Total yards 386 556 Rushing yards -2 350 Passing yards 388 206 Turnovers 3 4 Time of possession 30:30 29:30 Team Category Player StatisticsTexas A&M–Commerce Passing Kane Wilson 25/60, 388 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ovie Urevbu 9 rushes, 15 yards Receiving Marquis Wimberly 7 receptions, 139 yardsTarleton State Passing Ben Holmes 10/21, 206 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Daniel McCants 19 rushes, 181 yards, 2 TD Receiving DeShun Qualls 3 receptions, 91 yards, TD
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