1972 National Champs 

This university was named East Texas State University prior to September 1, 1996, hence the "ET" logos on the earlier helmet designs.

 

This university was named East Texas State University prior to September 1, 1996, hence the "ET" logos on the earlier helmet designs

East Texas A&M Lions football 2025 team (formerly the East Texas State Lions and the Texas A&M–Commerce Lions)

 

The Texas A&M–Commerce Lions joined the FCS Southland Conference 2025 (also TAMUC Lions and formerly East Texas State Lions and ETSU Lions) are the athletic teams that represent Texas A&M University–Commerce, located in Commerce, Texas, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Lions competed as members of the Lone Star Conference for all 12 varsity sports. A flagship member, Texas A&M University–Commerce remains from the original league formed in 1931. Locally they are simply referred to as the "A&M–Commerce Lions". They will be moving to the Southland Conference starting in the 2022-2023 academic year