COMMERCE - The No. 8 Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions' football team will shoot for yet another road playoff victory with a tough test, playing at No. 1 Minnesota State University, Mankato in the Super Region Four final on Saturday with the national semifinals on the line.

WHO: Texas A&M University-Commerce at Minnesota State University, Mankato
WHERE: Mankato, Minn. | Blakeslee Stadium
WHEN: Noon CST on Saturday, December 2
RECORDS: A&M-Commerce is 11-1 overall. Minnesota State-Mankato is 13-0.
RANKINGS: A&M-Commerce is ranked No. 8 in the AFCA Coaches' Poll and the D2Football.com Media Poll. Minnesota State-Mankato is ranked No. 1 in the AFCA Coaches' Poll and No. 2 in the D2Football.com Media Poll.
SEEDINGS: A&M-Commerce is the fifth seed in Super Region Four and defeated fourth seed Winona State in the regional quarterfinal, 20-6, and Central Washington in the regional semifinal, 34-31 in double overtime. Minnesota State-Mankato is the second seed in Super Region Four and survived a thriller in the regional quarterfinal with a 13-10 overtime win over Colorado State-Pueblo, followed by a 63-21 win over Midwestern State in the regional semifinal.

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LIONS WIN ON THE ROAD, ADVANCE AGAIN
• The Lions' epic 34-31 double overtime win at Central Washington was one for the ages and will go down in Lion lore.
• A&M-Commerce has advanced to the third round of the Division II playoffs for the first time in its five appearances in the tournament.
• This is the first time the Lions have played three games in a single postseason.
• The win gave the Lions six road wins, marking the seventh time in program history that the Lions have won five or more true road games, including a six-win road season in 2016. The Lions also had six road wins in 1951, 1953, and 1980. The Lions had five road wins in 1957 and 1990. Each of those seasons with the exception of 1951 concluded with a postseason appearance.
 
STILL PUSHING #ToTheTop
• The Lions ended the regular season at No. 8 in the nation in both the AFCA and D2Football.com polls.
• A&M-Commerce has been ranked in 38 straight AFCA polls, dating back to the 2015 preseason poll. 
• This is A&M-Commerce's 44th all-time appearance in the AFCA poll since its inception in 2000.
• Central Washington is the fifth nationally-ranked team the Lions have faced this season, all inside the top 12.
• A&M-Commerce is the sixth nationally-ranked team the Mavericks have faced, including three in the top 10.
 
CARTHEL 5TH IN SCHOOL HISTORY IN WINS
• Head coach Colby Carthel now ranks fifth in A&M-Commerce history in coaching wins with 45 wins.
• However, he will be in fifth for a while, as his 45 wins are still 18 behind J.V. Sikes' 63 wins in fourth place.
 

1	Ernest Hawkins	1964-85	132-92-6
2	Eddie Vowell	1986-98	74-71-1
3	Bob Berry	1935-41, 46-50	72-34-8
4	J.V. Sikes	1954-63	63-34-4
5	Colby Carthel	2013-pres.	45-15
6	M.A. Smith	1951-53	30-2-1

 
AGAINST THE NSIC
• This is the first season the Lone Star and Northern Sun conferences have been paired up in a super region, and with the size of the NSIC (16 schools), that league no longer plays non-conference games in the regular season.
• The Lions are 2-1 all-time against the NSIC.
• This includes the 20-6 win at Winona State in the opening round of the playoffs this season.
• A&M-Commerce split a home-and-home series with Upper Iowa in 2010 & 2011.
• A&M-Commerce won at Memorial Stadium in 2010, 30-10, and was edged by UIU in Fayette in 2011, 15-14. (Current receivers coach Yogi Gallegos passed for 220 yards and two touchdowns in the game).
• The Lions' only other contest against a current NSIC member was in 1991, when ET beat Wayne State (Neb.) 54-16 at Memorial Stadium. The Wildcats were a Division II independent at the time.
 
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• This is not just a Willie Nelson reference for coach Carthel, even though he will appreciate it.
• This marks the fourth straight game the Lions have played on the road.  This is the first time that A&M-Commerce has had four consecutive true road games in the same season.
• The 2009 Lions started the season with four straight games away from home, but one was the Harvey Martin Classic at the Cotton Bowl.
• Since World War II, the Lions have played four straight games away from home (including wrap-arounds from one season to the next) seven times.
• Five straight games were played away from Commerce in 1957-58. The 1957 season closed with two road games, ET went to the Tangerine Bowl, then the 1958 season opened with two road games.
• The 1990 Lions played two road games in the NCAA Division II Playoffs and wound up playing eight road games that season.
• The seven extended road trips have included the postseason four times, with the 1990 and 2017 NCAA Division II Playoff trips and the Tangerine Bowls in 1953 and 1957.
 
WHAT'S THIS STUFF?
• With the proliferation of artificial surfaces at all levels of football, the Lions rarely play on a natural surface anymore. Western New Mexico's Ben Altamirano Field is the only grass surface remaining in the Lone Star Conference, with the opening of Eastern New Mexico's Greyhound Stadium in 2016.
• Blakeslee Stadium has a natural surface.
• This is the second consecutive game the Lions have played on a grass field. 
• The last time the Lions played on grass surfaces in consecutive weeks was in 2010 - at A&M-Kingsville's Javelina Stadium and at Eastern New Mexico's Blackwater Draw Greyhound Stadium.
 
SENIORS BREAK SCHOOL RECORD
• With the win at Tarleton, the senior class broke the school record for wins in a four-year period. The previous record stood since the Tangerine Bowl runs of the early 1950s. 
• That record extended with the win at Central Washington to 39 games won in a four year span.
 

Years	Record
2014-17	39-10
1951-54	36-5-2
2013-16	35-14
1957-60	34-7
1972-75	32-13-1
1936-39	31-8
1990-93	31-16-1

 
PEREZ' OUTSTANDING SEASON AND CAREER LEAD TO HARLON HILL FINALIST
• Lion quarterback Luis Perez was announced as a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy on Wednesday. 
• He was won the Lone Star Conference J.W. Rollins Award as Offensive Player of the Year. He also earned First Team All-Lone Star Conference honors for the second consecutive season.
• A Lion quarterback has earned first team all-LSC honors a total of 17 times since the league's formation in 1931.
• He became the Lions' fourth quarterback to repeat as a first team all-LSC selection, joining Bobby Bounds (1990-91), LSC Hall of Honor member Wade Wilson (1979-80), and R.A. Hitt (1933-34), who was the second-ever all-LSC quarterback.
 

LION FIRST TEAM ALL-LSC QUARTERBACKS
2016, 2017	Luis Perez
1996	Cole Cayce
1990, 1991	Bobby Bounds
1982	Kyle Mackey
1979, 1980	Wade Wilson
1977	Terry Skinner
1972	Will Cureton
1960	James Williams
1959	Sam McCord
1954	Bobby Fox
1953	Jim Gray
1948	Bobby Griffin
1933, 1934	R.A. Hitt

 
• Perez' passing average has vaulted him to the top of the Division II ranks. He is one of nine passers in Division II averaging over 300 yards passing per game.
• He is the only quarterback in the top 10 of this ranking to still be playing in the Division II playoffs after Shepherd and Bowie State were bounced in the first round.
• The next closest in yards per game remaining in the playoffs is West Alabama's Harry Satterwhite in 20th at 266.3 ypg.
 

Rk	Team	Cl.	Gms	A-C-I	TD	Yds	Avg
1	Luis Perez, A&M-Commerce	Sr.	12	491-346-10	41	4,131	344.3
2	Connor Jessop, Shepherd	Sr.	11	394-249-9	40	3,532	321.1
3	Tanner Garry, Slippery Rock	Sr.	11	437-268-9	32	3,522	320.2
4	Amir Hall, Bowie St.	Jr.	11	381-249-4	41	3,519	319.9
5	Grant Russell, Ohio Dominican	Sr.	10	305-221-3	30	3,182	318.2
6	Brook Bolles, Central Mo.	Jr.	11	396-223-12	21	3,485	316.8
7	Nick Rooney, Adams St.	Jr.	10	441-271-10	29	3,153	315.3
8	Yianni Gavalas, LIU Post	Sr.	10	363-257-8	37	3,087	308.7
9	Javia Hall, Western N.M.	Sr.	10	458-255-12	24	3,006	300.6
10	Chas Stallard, Central Okla.	Sr.	11	361-238-6	28	3,209	291.7

 

HARLON HILL TROPHY FINALISTS
Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Cl	School
SUPER REGION ONE
Connor Jessop	QB	6-5	220	Sr.	Shepherd
Marc Jones	RB	5-11	225	Jr.	Gannon
Marcus Martin	DE	6-2	255	Sr.	Slippery Rock
SUPER REGION TWO
Amir Hall	QB	6-4	180	Jr.	Bowie State
Devontae Jackson	RB/KR	5-8	171	Jr.	West Georgia
Harry Satterwhite	QB	6-1	182	Jr.	West Alabama
SUPER REGION THREE
Brook Bolles	QB	6-3	190	Jr.	Central Missouri
J.T. Luper	WR	5-9	175	Sr.	Central Oklahoma
SUPER REGION FOUR
Ja'Quan Gardner	RB	5-7	205	Sr.	Humboldt State
Luis Perez	QB	6-3	220	Sr.	A&M-Commerce

 
• He did not play high school football, and was a competitive bowler, with 12 perfect 300 games to his name.
• He now has 15 games of 300-plus passing yards in his career, including 10 straight games.
• He went 267 passing attempts without an interception over the course of 6-plus games.
• 449:46 of game time elapsed between Perez interceptions.
 

SINGLE SEASON PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS
1.	41	Luis Perez	2017
2.	32	Luis Perez	2016
3.	31	Tyrik Rollison	2014
4.	30	Harrison Stewart	2015
5.	22	James Gray	1952

 
• Perez also became the school's single season passing yardage leader.
• He ranks second in all NCAA Divisions in passing yards this season through 12 games, behind only Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph (4,553). The only other quarterback with 4,000 yards this season is Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield (4,097).
 

SINGLE SEASON PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS
1.	4,131	Luis Perez	2017
2.	3,764	Tyrik Rollison	2014
3.	3,326	Luis Perez	2016
4.	3,173	Harrison Stewart	2015
5.	2,861	Buster Faulkner	2004

 
• Perez is also the Lion career leader in three major passing categories.
 

CAREER PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS
1.	7,457	Luis Perez	2016-pres.
2.	5,955	Bob Bounds	1987-91
3.	5,800	Kyle Mackey	1980-83
4.	5,635	Terry Skinner	1973-77
5.	5,362	Tyrik Rollison	2013-14

 

CAREER PASSING COMPLETION LEADERS
1.	590	Luis Perez (590-880-15)	2016-pres.
2.	375	Bob Bounds (375-706-36)	1987-91
3.	372	Kyle Mackey (372-751-44)	1980-83
4.	367	Terry Skinner (367-813-45)	1973-77
5.	353	Adam Farkes (353-700-30)	2009-10

 

CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWN LEADERS
1.	73	Luis Perez	2016-pres.
2.	51	James Gray	1951-53
3.	48	Harrison Stewart	2013-15
4.	43	Jim Dietz	1967-70
	43	Tyrik Rollison	2013-14

 
• He ranks first in Division II and ninth in all of the NCAA in career passing yards per game.
 

Rk	Team	Div	Yds/Gn
1	Luke Falk , Washington St.	FBS	336.9
2	Mason Rudolph , Oklahoma St.	FBS	323.6
3	Devlin Hodges , Samford	FCS	312.2
4	Josh Rosen , UCLA	FBS	310.1
5	Baker Mayfield , Oklahoma	FBS	306.0
6	Gage Gubrud , Eastern Wash.	FCS	306.0
7	Chase Burton , Franklin	D-III	304.7
8	Riley Ferguson , Memphis	FBS	299.9
9	Luis Perez , A&M-Commerce	D-II	298.3
10	Ryan Sample , Benedictine (IL)	D-III	293.5

 
 KICKIN' IT WITH KRISTOV
• Kicker Kristov Martinez was named the Lone Star Conference's first team All-Conference kicker.
• He hit field goals of 38 yards in each of the two overtime periods of the 34-31 win at Central Washington
• He became the all-time leading scorer with an LSC Player of the Week effort in the regular season finale at Tarleton. 
• He scored 15 points in that game and has scored 10 points or more in six games this season. The four field goals at Tarleton tied a school single game record.
• He has scored 106 points this season. The late Saul Martinez scored 134 points in 2014 to set the school single season record.
•Martinez was also an LSC All-Academic selection for the second consecutive season. He is majoring in management.
 

CAREER SCORING LEADERS
1.	307	Kristov Martinez (166 PAT, 47 FG)	2015-pres.
2.	281	Billy Watkins (134 PAT, 49 FG)	1990-93
3.	224	David Dell (104 PAT, 40 FG)	1995-98
4.	222	Aundra Thompson (37 TD)	1972-75
5.	219	Saul Martinez (126 PAT, 31 FG)	2013-14

 

CAREER PATs MADE LEADERS
1.	166	Kristov Martinez (166-173)	2015-pres.
2.	134	Billy Watkins (134-143)	1990-93
3.	126	Saul Martinez (126-130)	2013-14
4.	121	Leonard Allen (121-134)	1973-76
5.	105	Kevin Garman (105-113)	1981-84

 

CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE LEADERS
1.	49	Billy Watkins (49-84)	1990-93
2.	47	Kristov Martinez (47-64)	2015-pres.
3.	40	David Dell (40-61)	1995-98
4.	31	Saul Martinez (31-38)	2013-14
5.	29	Ha'a Bento (29-44)	2004-05
	29	Leonard Allen (29-52)	1973-76

 
FIREWORKS AFTER A SCORE
• The Lions have excelled on kickoffs, both when kicking the ball away, and when receiving the kickoff.
• The Lions rank 1st nationally in kickoff return defense, allowing 12.07 yards per return.
• A&M-Commerce is 7th in the nation in kickoff return average at 26.5  yards per return.
 
WILSON TAKES IT TO THE HOUSE
• Buck Wilson was named the first team all-LSC kick return man. He returned a first quarter kickoff for a 100  yard touchdown against West Texas A&M, earning LSC Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
• He is the fourth Lion on record with a 100-yard touchdown. He is the 25th player in LSC history with a 100-yard kickoff return. He is the seventh player in Division II this season with a 100-yard kickoff return.

Bob Sloan	vs. Midwestern State, 1950
Marvin Brown	vs. Midwestern State, 1951
Gary Berry	vs. Sam Houston State, 1958
Buck Wilson	at West Texas A&M, 2017

• Wilson averages 31.7 yards per kickoff return on 11 returns. 
• If he met the return quantity qualification, Wilson would rank fourth in the nation in kick return yardage.
 
MACHORRO NAMED O-LINEMAN OF THE YEAR
• All-American tackle Jared Machorro was named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year.
• The senior was named first team all-LSC after leading the offensive line to a dominant season that saw the Lions qualify for the NCAA Division II playoffs for the third consecutive season. 
• This is the second consective season he has earned first team all-LSC honors. 
• Machorro is the sixth Lion to win Offensive Lineman of the Year honors since the award was instituted in 1985, and the first A&M-Commerce player to do in a single-division LSC.
• He also ranks 11th in the LSC in average punt yardage at 35.5 yards per  punt.
• That's just awesome.
• Actual punter Tristan Perry ranks fourth in the conference with a 39.6 yard punting average.  He was named all-LSC honorable mention.
 
HOBBS EARNS TOP HONORS
• Tight end (or A in the Lions' system) Vincent Hobbs has had key touchdown receptions in each of the Lions' playoff victories this season.
• He was named first team all-Lone Star Conference when the league honors were released.
• He is the first Lion tight end to be named first team all-conference since Corey Goodall in 2006. 
• The short list of Lion tight ends named first team all-conference include Gary Compton (1988 & 1990), Javier Cardenas (1983 & 1984), Dudley Slice (1972), and Tom Black (1967).
 
ON THE SCOREBOARD
• Both of the teams in today's matchup excel in both scoring offense and scoring defense.
• The Lions rank 13th nationally in scoring defense at 15.5 points per game, and will go up against MSU's offense ranked 9th nationally at 41.6 points per game.
• The Lion offense ranks 20th nationally in scoring at 38.2 points per game, and the Maverick defense allows 14.2 points per game to rank 5th nationally.
 
STOPPING THE RUN
• Both teams are strong on run defense, with the Mavericks ranking 4th nationally (68.3 ypg) and the Lions ranking  25th nationally (114.7 ypg).
• The Lions will face a stern test in this phase of the game, as Minnesota State ranks third nationally in rushing offense at 297.5 yards per game.
• MSU has averaged 326 yards rushing in its two playoff games.
 
ALL-LEAGUE HONORS FOR TOP STOPPER
• Middle linebacker Brucks Saathoff earned first team all-Lone Star Conference honors after he led the Lions in the regular season with 59 stops including three tackles for loss and two sacks. He forced a fumble, had a pass breakup, and five quarterback hurries. 
• He had a season-high 12 tackles in the win at West Texas A&M, winning LSC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• After earning all-Conference honors, Saathoff was the defensive leader for the Lions at Winona State with a key goal line interception, as well as eight tackles and a tackle for loss.
• He had 11 tackles with a sack to lead the Lion defense at Central Washington.
 
LIONS ALL-TIME IN THE POSTSEASON

Jan 1, 1953	vs. Tennessee Tech	W 33-0	Tangerine Bowl	Orlando
Jan 1, 1954	vs. Arkansas State	T 7-7	Tangerine Bowl	Orlando
Jan 1, 1958	vs. Mississippi Southern	W 10-9	Tangerine Bowl	Orlando
Dec 31, 1958	vs. Missouri Valley	W 26-7	Tangerine Bowl	Orlando
Nov 25, 1972	Central State (Okla.)	W 54-0	NAIA Semifinal	Commerce
Dec 9, 1972	Carson-Newman	W 21-18	NAIA Champion Bowl	Commerce
Dec 6, 1980	at Central Arkansas	W 27-21	NAIA Quarterfinal	Conway, Ark.
Dec 13, 1980	Elon	L 6-14	NAIA Semifinal	Commerce
Nov 17, 1990	at Grand Valley State	W 20-14	DII First Rd	Allendale, Mich.
Nov 24, 1990	at Pittsburg State	L 28-60	DII Quarterfinal	Pittsburg, Kan.
Nov 23, 1991	Grand Valley State	W 36-15	DII First Rd	Commerce
Nov 30, 1991	at Pittsburg State	L 28-38	DII Quarterfinal	Pittsburg, Kan.
Nov 18, 1995	at Portland State	L 35-56	DII First Rd	Portland, Ore.
Dec 13, 2013	vs. Harding	L 3-44	Live United Bowl	Texarkana, Ark.
Dec 6, 2014	vs. East Central	W 72-21	Heart of Texas Bowl	Copperas Cove
Nov 21, 2015	at Ferris State	L 30-48	DII Regional Qtr	Big Rapids, Mich.
Nov 19, 2016	Colorado Mesa	W 34-23	DII Regional Qtr	Commerce
Nov 26, 2016	at Grand Valley State	L 32-55	DII Regional Semi	Allendale, Mich.
Nov 18, 2017	at Winona State	W 20-6	DII Regional Qtr	Winona, Minn.
Nov 25, 2017	at Central Washington	W 34-31 (2OT)	DII Regional Semi	Ellensburg, Wash.

 
BIG MIKE MAKES BIG PLAYS
• Defensive end Michael Onuoha caught eyes all season as a disruptive force in the Lion front.
• He had 35 tackles with six tackles for loss and two sacks, along with five quarterback hurries. He had a season-high seven tackles at Midwestern State. That included an important tackle for loss to force a turnover on downs in a comeback effort.
• At Winona State, Onuoha was constantly putting pressure on Warrior quarterback Derek Beenken and came away with a strip sack, and two tackles for loss in a four tackle effort while WSU only ran 61 plays.
• He had three tackles and a tackle for loss at Central Washington.
 
VERSATILE STERLING-LOWE
• Cornerback Yusef Sterling-Lowe was named first team all-Lone Star Conference after a highly successful season in both run and pass defense.
• He was named the LSC Defensive Player of the Week with two interceptions at A&M-Kingsville. 
• He had 27 regular season tackles as a cornerback with a season-best eight stops against Eastern New Mexico.
•At Winona, he had a key pass breakup.
• At CWU, he had four tackles with a tackle for loss and a pass breakup.
 
ALSO ON THE HONORS LIST
• Other players earning all-LSC honors were wide receivers Darrion Landry and Buck Wilson, center Jon Aguilar, guard Poet Thomas, defensive tackle D.D. Fletcher, outside linebacker Kieston Carter, safeties Chris Smith and Alex Shillow, and long snapper Austin Jordan on the second team.
• Earning all-LSC honorable mention were wide receiver D'Arthur Cowan, running back Carandal Hale, return specialist Shawn Hooks, defensive tackle Peyton Searcy, inside linebacker Neema Behbahani, outside linebacker Travon Blanchard, cornerback Darent White, and punter Tristan Perry.
• Garrett Blubaugh joined Martinez on the LSC All-Academic team.
 
COMMON OPPONENTS
• The two teams in today's game share one common opponent, having both played Midwestern State.

	A&M-Commerce	Minnesota State
Midwestern State	L 42-47 (A, Wk6)	W 63-21 (H, PlRd2)

 
FREE FOOTBALL
• The epic comeback against Central Washington ended in an overtime victory for the Lions.
• That marked the seventh overtime game in program history.
• The Lions are 4-3 in overtime.
 

Date	Score/Matchup	OTs
10/1/2005	A&M-Commerce 35, at East Central 28	1
9/29/2007	Central Oklahoma 21, at A&M-Commerce 20	1
10/6/2007	A&M-Commerce 41, at Southeastern Oklahoma State 39	3
9/12/2009	Abilene Christian 20, A&M-Commerce 14 (at Cotton Bowl)	1
9/29/2012	at A&M-Commerce 21, Texas A&M-Kingsville 14	1
10/25/2014	at Midwestern State 40, A&M-Commerce 37	1
11/25/2017	A&M-Commerce 34, at Central Washington 31	2

 
• In the Division II postseason, there have been 29 overtime games dating back to 1985.
 

Date	Rd	Score/Matchup	OTs
11/30/1985	First	at South Dakota 13, Central St. 10	2
11/28/1987	First	Northern Michigan 23, at Angelo St. 20	1
11/18/1989	First	at Portland St. 56, West Chester 50	3
11/28/1992	Qtr	at Pittsburg St. 38, North Dakota St. 37	1
11/19/1994	First	North Dakota St. 18, at Pittsburg St. 12	3
11/26/1994	Qtr	at North Alabama 27, Valdosta St. 24	2
12/2/1995	Semi	Pittsburg St. 28, at Texas A&M-Kingsville 25	1
11/28/1998	Qtr	at Carson-Newman 38, Delta St. 31	1
11/28/1998	Qtr	Texas A&M-Kingsville 24, Central Oklahoma 21	1
11/20/1999	First	at Northeastern St. 27, Western Washington 24	1
11/20/1999	First	at Northwest Missouri St. 20, North Dakota 13	1
11/20/1999	First	Indiana (Pa.) 27, at Slippery Rock 20	1
12/11/1999	Champ	Northwest Missouri St. 58, Carson-Newman 52	4
12/1/2001	Qtr	Catawba 37, at Valdosta St. 34	1
11/30/2002	Qtr	at Texas A&M-Kingsville 28, UC Davis 20	1
11/26/2005	Qtr	at North Alabama 41, Central Arkansas 38	1
11/24/2007	Second	at Chadron St. 76, Abilene Christian 73	3
11/29/2008	Qtr	Minnesota-Duluth 19, at Grand Valley St. 13	2
11/14/2009	First	Hillsdale 27, at Minnesota St.-Mankato 24	1
11/14/2009	First	Tarleton St. 57, at Texas A&M-Kingsville 56	2
11/27/2010	Second	at Minnesota-Duluth 20, St. Cloud St. 17	1
11/19/2011	First	at Minnesota-Duluth 30, Saginaw Valley St. 27	1
11/26/2011	Second	Northwest Missouri St. 38, at Midwestern St. 31	1
11/17/2012	First	at Missouri Western St. 57, Minnesota-Duluth 55	3
11/29/2014	Second	Minnesota-Duluth 48, Ouachita Baptist 45	1
11/29/2014	Second	at Minnesota St.-Mankato 24, Pittsburg St. 21	1
11/26/2016	Second	Harding 27, at Sioux Falls 24	1
11/18/2017	First	at Minnesota St.-Mankato 16, Colorado St.-Pueblo 13	1
11/25/2017	Second	A&M-Commerce 34, at Central Washington 31	2

 
LION CONNECTION TO BLAKESLEE STADIUM
• Minnesota State's Blakeslee Stadium served as the home of training camp for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings from 1966 through the 2017 camp, recently wrapping up its 51-year run.
• This means that 1972 national champion Lion and 1975 12th round draft pick of the Vikings - Autry Beamon - went through two training camps in this stadium.
• Beamon had two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, and eight punt returns in two seasons as a Viking.
 
WILSON MOVES INTO RECORD BOOKS
• Buck Wilson has moved into the top 10 in single season receiving records with his playoff performance.
 

SINGLE SEASON RECEIVING YARDS
1.	1350	Vernon Johnson (70-1350)	2013
2.	1258	Vernon Johnson (77-1258)	2014
3.	1187	Ricky Collins (71-1187)	2014
4.	1058	James Epps (57-1058)	1996
5.	986	Lance Evans (50-986)	2015
6.	952	Dannie Rogers (47-952)	1977
7.	944	George Daskalakes (54-944)	1969
8.	923	Willie Thornton (48-923)	2008
9.	922	Gary Compton (56-922)	1989
10.	920	Buck Wilson (62-920)	2017

 

SINGLE SEASON RECEPTIONS
1.	77	Vernon Johnson (77-1258)	2014
2.	71	Ricky Collins (71-1187)	2014
3.	70	Vernon Johnson (70-1350)	2013
4.	62	Buck Wilson (62-920)	2017
	62	Seth Smith (62-689)	2013
6.	58	Victor Bennett (58-636)	2004
	58	Taylor Fore (58-561)	2011
8.	57	James Epps (57-1058)	1996
	57	George Daskalakes (57-884)	1970
10.	56	Gary Compton (56-922)	1989

 

SINGLE SEASON RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS
1.	14	Ricky Collins	2014
2.	13	Vernon Johnson	2013
	13	George Daskalakes	1969
4.	12	Vernon Johnson	2014
	12	Gary Compton	1990
6.	11	Buck Wilson	2017
	11	Derrick Macon	2015
	11	James Epps	1996
9.	10	Tom Black	1968
	10	Willie Thornton	2008

 
ON THIS DAY IN A&M-COMMERCE FOOTBALL HISTORY (0-1-1)
• 1950 - The Lions close out the first season at Memorial Stadium with a 7-7 tie at home against Sul Ross State. It was the first-ever meeting between the Lions and Lobos.