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1995 East Texas State Lions football team

The 1995 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State University—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1995 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Eddie Vowell, the Lions compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the LSC. East Texas State advanced to the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where they lost in the first round Portland State. The team played home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

1995 East Texas State Lions football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–4 (6–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Texas A&M–Kingsville $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 11 East Texas State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 Angelo State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Central Oklahoma 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Eastern New Mexico 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Abilene Christian 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas A&M 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tarleton State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 2Central Arkansas*
L 20–274,274
September 9at Harding*
W 40–04,500
September 16at Henderson State*
W 6–31,421
September 23at Northwestern State*
L 17–4510,800
September 30No. 7 Central Oklahoma
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 17–93,500
October 7at No. 3т Texas A&M–KingsvilleNo. 14т
L 18–3710,000
October 14West Texas A&M
W 51–75,200
October 21at Eastern New MexicoNo. 20
W 28–141,147
October 28Abilene ChristianNo. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
W 31–248,200
November 4at No. 7т Angelo StateNo. 13т
W 24–213,500
November 11Tarleton StateNo. 14
W 48–32,200
November 18at No. 9 Portland StateNo. 11
L 35–56

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Awards

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All-Americans

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  • Kevin Mathis, Cornerback, First Team
  • Daryl Anderson, Wide Receiver, Second Team
  • Chris Dolan, Punter, Second Team
  • David Dell, Placekicker, Second Team
  • Travis Marshall, Defensive End, Third Team
  • Jason Smith, Running Back, Honorable Mention

All-Lone Star Conference

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LSC Superlatives

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  • David Dell, Freshman of The Year

LSC First Team

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  • Daryl Anderson, Wide Receiver
  • David Dell, Kicker
  • Chris Dolan, Punter
  • Kevin Mathis, Cornerback
  • Jason Smith, Running Back

LSC Second Team

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  • Trent Dagen, Tight End
  • Jason Hoffman, Center
  • Travis Marshall, Defensive End
  • Carl Walker, Defensive Line

LSC Honorable Mention

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  • Ralph Bennett, Offensive Tackle
  • James Epps, Wide Receiver
  • Chandler Evans, Quarterback
  • Manuel Evans, Defensive Back
  • Steve Holland, Safety
  • Donnie Jones, Safety
  • Derrick Kazee, Linebacker
  • Michael Rose, Defensive Tackle
  • Jim Suiter, Offensive Tackle
  • Chris Taylor, Linebacker
  • Greg Watson, Wide Receiver
  • Tim Wheeler, Defensive Tackle [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Final 1995 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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