The 1964 East Texas State Lions football team represented East Texas State College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1964 NAIA football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernest Hawkins, the Lions compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the LSC. Hawkins had taken over the program after the sudden death of Jules V. Sikes in the spring of 1964. The team played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
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Conference | Lone Star Conference |
Record | 2–7 (1–5 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 2/10 Sam Houston State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14/NR Sul Ross | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&I | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard Payne | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | at Abilene Christian* | L 11–17 | 10,000 | [1] | |
September 26 | Southeastern Louisiana* | W 22–8 | [2] | ||
October 3 | at No. 7 Louisiana Tech* |
| L 7–15 | 7,500 | [3] |
October 17 | Texas A&I |
| L 9–20 | [4] | |
October 24 | at Sul Ross |
| L 15–27 | [5] | |
October 31 | Howard Payne |
| W 28–14 | [6] | |
November 7 | at Sam Houston State |
| L 0–6 | 8,500 | [7] |
November 14 | Southwest Texas State |
| L 0–52 | 4,500 | [8] |
November 21 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| L 20–28 | [9] | |
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Postseason awards
editAll-Americans
edit- Fred Polser, Defensive Tackle, Second Team
All-Lone Star Conference
editLSC First Team
edit- Fred Polser, Defensive Tackle
LSC Second Team
edit- Charles Neuman, Offensive Line
LSC Honorable Mention
edit- John Stooksberry, Quarterback
- Gayhart Jeanis, Safety [10]
References
edit- ^ "ACC shades East Texas, 17–11". Abilene Reporter-News. September 20, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas bowls over Lions 22–8". Lake Charles American-Press. September 27, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech pounds East Texas in 15–7 tilt". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&I wins, 20–9". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 18, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas bows". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 25, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas wins, 28–14". Express and News. November 1, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "East Texas State falls". Express and News. November 8, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southwest Texas smothers E. Texas". Express and News. November 15, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SFA dumps East Texans". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 1964. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2023.