Stephenville, Texas – Led by a pair of 100-yard rushers for the third consecutive game and 368 rushing yards, No. 18 A&M-Commerce cruised to a 63-0 win over Tarleton State Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
 
Turning Point
- Richard Cooper reeled off a 72-yard run on the first play from scrimmage from the Lions to set the tone in the game.  A&M-Commerce scored on their fourth play from scrimmage, a 7-yard pass from Harrison Stewart to Justice Luce.
 
Highlights
- The Lions had 605 yards of total offense after tacking on 237 passing yards to go along with the 368 rushing yards.  The Texans managed just 216 total yards of offense including 86 yards through the air and 130 yards on the ground.  A&M-Commerce averaged 8.9 yards per play, 10.8 yards per rush and 14.8 yards per completion, while Tarleton State averaged only 3.7 yards per play, 3.9 yards per rush and 7.8 yards per completion.
 
- Theo Wofford ran 13 times for 155 yards including a long of 90 yards for a score. He averaged 11.9 yards per rush.
 
- Cooper tallied 136 yards on 13 carries.  His 72-yard scamper on the first play of the game was his longest of the game.
 
- Stewart finished 14-of-20 for 196 yards and four TDs.
 
- Gabriel Rodriguez completed both of his passes with both going for touchdowns. He added another score on a one-yard rush. 
 
- Derrick Macon caught a team-high six passes for 109 yards and two scores.  He had a long reception of 58 yards. 
 
- Charles Woods led the Lions with nine total tackles including four solo tackles and two tackles for loss.
 
- Three different Lions recorded an interception in the game—Cameron Rogers, Brent Walker and Uriah Harris. 
 
- The Lions forced five total turnovers in the game.  The defense had the three interceptions with the special teams contributing two turnovers.  The Lions recorded a muffed punt and Buck Wilson fell on a loose ball in the end zone for a touchdown followings a Lions kickoff.
 
Summary
1st Quarter
- The Lions started the scoring with a four-play, 81-yard drive that lasted 2:12 and was capped off by a Justice Luce seven-yard touchdown reception from Stewart.  The highlight of the drive was Cooper's 72-yard scamper on the first play of the game.
 
- Macon found pay-dirt on a 15-yard pass from Gabriel Rodriguez to give the Lions a 14-0 lead with 5:51 left in the first quarter.  The scoring play was set up after the Texans muffed a punt and Ovie Urevbu recovered the loose ball.
 
2nd Quarter
- Rodriguez punched the ball over the goal line on a 4th and goal from the one that capped off a 17-play, 83-yard drive that eat up 7:08 off the clock.
 
- Stewart connected with Lance Evans for an eight-yard touchdown pass with 4:11 left in the half to give the Lions a 28-0 lead.  The scored ended an eight-play, 42 yard drive. 
 
- Tarleton State threatened to score, but the Lions defense held stiff on three plays inside the 10 yard line to preserve the 28-0 lead at the half.
 
3rd Quarter
- Stewart threw two touchdown passes in the third quarter. He hit Macon on a short crossing patter on a 3rd and 9 only to see Macon turn up field for 58 yards and a score.  His second two strike of the quarter was a 32 pass to Darby Smith to give the Lions a 42-0 lead.
 
- On the ensuing kickoff, Tarleton State couldn't come up with the loose ball that bounced and was kicked into the end zone by the return man.  Buck Wilson dove on the ball and secured possession before sliding out of the back of the end zone for the score.
 
4th Quarter
-  Theo Wofford broke his 90-yard run off on the Lions first play in the fourth quarter as he stiff armed his way into the end zone.
 
- Rodriguez connected with Luce for the final score of the game with a 26-yard pass down the sideline to give the Lions the 63-0 win.
 
Inside the box score
- Wofford's 90-yard rush was the second longest rush in school history.  He missed the mark by one yard. The current record is 91-yards set by Roger Daley vs. Northeastern State on October 22, 2005.  It is the only scoring play over 90 yards this season. It is the longest play since Dionte Taylor's 95-yard interception return for a TD in the Heart of Texas bowl to end the 2014 season.
 
- Wofford's 155 yards rushing set a new career-high and his 11.9 yards per rush set a new A&M-Commerce school record. Wofford has set the school's yards per record twice during the season.  He notched 11.0 yards per rush at Kingsville for the previous record.  Wofford averages 9.8 yards per rush.
 
- Cooper has reeled off five straight rushing games with over 100 yards. Cooper has rushed 102 times for 742 yards to average 7.2 yards per rush on the season.  In 2014, it took the Lions took then running back Joe Bergeron seven games to have to have 99 attempts. Cooper has surpassed that mark in just five games.
 
- Stewart eclipsed the 3,000-yard mark in his career after his 196 yards Saturday.  For the season, Stewart has completed 84 of his 146 passes for 1,219 yards and 16 touchdowns.  In his Lion career, he is 223-of-405 for 3,062 yards and 34 TDs.
 
- Rodriguez' three scores marked a career-high for the backup quarterback.
 
- The Lions 605 yards of total offense is the most for the Lions in 2015.
 
- All three Lions that picked off a pass Saturday earned their first INTs of their careers – Rogers, Walker and Harris.
 
- Luce set new career-highs with three catches, 52 yards and his two touchdown catches.
 
- The Lions recorded their first shutout since September 25, 2004 – a 26-0 win over Southwestern Oklahoma State.  Saturday was the program's 123rd shutout in 96 seasons.  It was the second largest margin of victory in shutout for the Lions. The largest was an 80-0 win in 1953.
 
- The 63-0 win was the largest margin of defeat in Tarleton State football history.  It was the first shutout of Tarleton in Stephenville since 2006.
 
What's Next
- No. 18 A&M-Commerce (4-1, 3-0) will return home to Memorial Stadium with currently ranked No. 10 Angelo State with kickoff set for the NCAA Division II Game of the Week to be featured on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app at 7 p.m. The Rams suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of Midwestern State, 29-20.
 
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