A&M-COMMERCE FOOTBALL HISTORY TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE FOOTBALL FACTS A&M-Commerce Overall Record.................................................................................................................... 478-416-31 (.534) Total Games Played..................................................................................................................................................................... 925 Commerce Overall Record................................................................................................................................ 271-166-19 (.615) Memorial Stadium (1950-present)............................................................................................................. 192-113-8 (.626) College Field (1919-1949).............................................................................................................................. 72-48-10 (.592) Commerce City Park (1914-1917).......................................................................................................................7-5-1 (.577) Road Overall Record.......................................................................................................................................... 190-242-11 (.441) Neutral Overall Record.............................................................................................................................................. 17-8-1 (.673) Cotton Bowl Overall Record................................................................................................................................7-2-0 (.778) Season Openers Overall Record............................................................................................................................. 49-44-2 (.526) Homecoming Overall Record................................................................................................................................. 44-32-1 (.578) Postseason Record.........................................................................................................................................................8-4-1 (.654) Tangerine Bowl Appearances.................................................................................................................... Four (3-0-1, .875) NAIA Playoffs............................................................................................................................................................. 2-1 (.667) NCAA Division II Playoffs...................................................................................................................................... 3-3 (.500) National Championships................................................................................................................................ One (1972 - NAIA) Lone Star Conference Overall Record............................................................................................................ 277-204-12 (.574) Total Lone Star Conference Games Played............................................................................................................................. 493 Lone Star Conference Championships...................................................................................................................................... 21 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1983, 1990 Lone Star Conference Runner-Up Finishes....................................................................................................................... 13 Lone Star Conference Third-Place Finishes........................................................................................................................ 7 First Game................................................................................ September 26, 1914 (A&M Commerce 12, Commerce H.S. 0) Memorial Stadium Dedication...........................................................September 23, 1950 (North Texas 42, A&M-Commerce 20) First Night Game................................................................................. October 17, 1930 (West Texas 14, A&M-Commerce 0) First Home Night Game................................................................................October 2, 1931 (A&M-Commerce 6, Trinity 0) First Homecoming Game.............................................................. October 27, 1928 (A&M-Commerce 13, North Texas 12) Largest Margin of Victory.....................................................................................................................80 points (Oct. 31, 1953) A&M-Commerce 80, Northwestern Oklahoma State 0 Largest Margin of Defeat..................................................................................................................... 78 points (October, 1927) Sam Houston State 78, A&M-Commerce 0 Most Points Scored in a Quarter......................................................................... 32 vs. Angelo State • 2nd qtr. (Nov. 2, 1991) Most Points Allowed in a Quarter................................................................ 42 vs. Arkansas State • 2nd qtr. (Sept. 26, 1987) Most Points Scored in a Half.................................................................. 43 vs. Eastern New Mexico • 1st half (Nov. 5, 2011) 36 vs. Stephen F. Austin • 2nd half (Nov. 22, 1969) Most Points Allowed in a Half........................................................................ 49 vs. Arkansas State • 1st half (Sept. 26, 1987) Most Consecutive Shutout Quarters...........................................................................................................................39 quarters First quarter vs. North Texas (1933) through fourth quarter vs. Southwest Texas (1934) Longest Winning Streak.............................................................................................................................29 games (1951-1953) Fifth-longest streak in NCAA Division II history Longest Unbeaten Streak............................................................................................................................30 games (1951-1953) Longest Home Winning Streak.................................................................................................................14 games (1957-1960) Longest Losing Streak.................................................................................................................................13 games (1925-1926) Longest Non-Shutout Streak......................................................................................................................76 games (1978-1986) Consecutive Opponent Shutouts......................................................................................................... Nine games (1933-1934) Total Number of Shutouts............................................................................................................................................. 139 games
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