1986 East Texas State Lions football team

1986 East Texas State Lions football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	2–9 (1–5 LSC)
Head coach	Eddie Vowell (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Lone Star Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
West Texas State $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 8 Texas A&I	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. T–10 Abilene Christian	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Eastern New Mexico	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Angelo State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
East Texas State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Howard Payne	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Eddie Vowell, the Lions compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the LSC. 1986 was only the second losing season for the program in 20 years. East Texas State played home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Livingston*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 9–2	5,000
September 13	Southern Arkansas*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 10–21	2,173
September 27	at No. 2 (I-AA) Arkansas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 0–44	16,889	^[1]
October 4	at No. 9 (I-AA) Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–15	5,500	^[2]
October 11	at Southwestern Oklahoma State*	Milam Stadium Weatherford, OK	L 9–19	5,000
October 18	No. 2 Texas A&I	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 0–42	1,700
October 25	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 19–49	5,415
November 1	Eastern New Mexico	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 6–21	5,000
November 8	at No. T–8 Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 12–20	7,500
November 15	Angelo State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	L 16–43	1,850
November 22	at Howard Payne	Yellowjacket Stadium Brownwood, TX	W 42–16	1,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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Postseason awards

All-Americans

Mike Ciszewski, Honorable Mention Linebacker
Lawrence Motton, Honorable Mention Defensive Lineman

All-Lone Star Conference

LSC First Team

Mike Ciszewski, LB (1986)
Lawrence Motton, DL (1986)

LSC Second Team

Mark Kerr, Defensive Lineman
Aaron Muehlstein, Defensive Back
Allen Roulette, Offensive Tackle
Vincent Stowers, Defensive Back

LSC Honorable Mention

Robert Giddens, Tight End
Dexter Harvey, Defensive End
Curtis Langston, Offensive Guard
Dan Roberson, Punter
Stacy Williams, Defensive Back ^[5]

References

^ "Ark. St. 44, ETSU 0". The Paris News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tennessee State plods to muddy 15–6 victory". The Tennessean. October 5, 1986. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
^ "Lion Football History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
^ "A&M-Commerce Football Award History" (Press release). Texas A&M University Commerce Department of Athletics. December 12, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

v t e Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football
Venues	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Tarleton State Texas A&M–Kingsville: Chennault Cup West Texas A&M
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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