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

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. 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

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in the spring of 1964. The team their home games at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas.

Schedule

Postseason awards

All-Americans

* Fred Polser, Defensive Tackle, Second Team

All-Lone Star Conference

LSC First Team

* Fred Polser, Defensive Tackle

LSC Second Team

* Charles Neuman, Offensive Line

LSC Honorable Mention

* John Stooksberry, Quarterback * Gayhart Jeanis, Safety

References

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Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football seasons

East Texas State Lions football East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...