2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by seventh-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2016 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	3–8 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach	Ray Woodard (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Langston (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Trey Haverty (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium (Capacity: 16,000)

2016 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^		8	–	1					10	–	3
SE Louisiana		7	–	2					7	–	4
McNeese State		5	–	4					6	–	5
Nicholls State		5	–	4					5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					5	–	6
Houston Baptist		3	–	5					4	–	7
Incarnate Word*		3	–	6					3	–	8
Lamar		3	–	6					3	–	8
Abilene Christian*		2	–	7					2	–	9
Northwestern State		0	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

TV and radio media

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

Live video of all home games (except those broadcast via the American Sports Network) will be streamed on ESPN3.[1][2]

Previous season

In 2015, the Cardinals finished the season 5–6 overall. In Southland play, the Cardinals had a 4–5 record finishing in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Team records

Several Southland Conference and team marks were broken. Kade Harrington broke the Southland Conference and team records for rushing yards in a game and in a season. He also set school records in all-purpose yards in a game and in a season and in consecutive games with over 100 yards gained.[3]

Honors and recognition

Kade Harrington

• All-American - Kade Harrington was named to the AP All-America Team, 1st team; FCS Stats All-American, 1st team; College Sports Madness All-American, 1st team; and American Football Coaches Association All-American, 1st team.[4][5][6]
• Player of the Year - Harrington was an FCS Player of the Year Finalist, finishing second in voting missing out on first place by 29 votes.[7] He was also named Southland Conference Player of the Year and American Sports Network Player of the Year.[8][9]

Harrington led the nation in the following categories:

• Rushing - 2092 yards
• Rushing yards per game - 190.2
• Rushing touchdowns - 21
• All-purpose yards per game - 213.9

SLC All-Conference

Ten Cardinals received Southland Conference All-Conference recognition at the conclusion of the 2015 season. Four Cardinals were named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on offense. Those players were Kade Harrington, running back; Reggie Begelton, wide receiver; and Cody Elenz and Bret Treadway, offensive line. Larance Hale was named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on defense as defensive lineman. Rodney Randle was named to the SLC All-Conference 2nd team on defense as kick returner. Four Cardinals received honorable mention honors. Those included DeAndre Jennings and Justin Brock on offense. Logan Moss and Xavier Bethany received honorable mention recognition on defense.[10]

Post Season Play

Brent Nicholson, deep snapper for the Cardinals, was invited to play in the National Bowl, an All-Star game for non-FBS seniors.[11]

Before the season

Changes in the coaching staff

• Trey Haverty - Trey Haverty was named defensive coordinator on January 26, 2016. He replaces Craig McGallion, who announced his retirement in November, 2015.[12] Haverty has ten years of collegiate coaching experience including positions at TCU and Texas Tech.[13]
• John Blake - Former Oklahoma head coach, John Blake, joined the Cardinals coaching staff in February, 2016. He was responsible for the defensive line. After one month at Lamar and during the Cardinals' spring camp, John Blake accepted the defensive line coach position with the Buffalo Bills following the Bill's firing of Karl Dunbar.[14][15] Blake had also held positions with the Dallas Cowboys, North Carolina, Nebraska, Mississippi State, and Tulsa.
• Willie Mack Garza - Willie Mack Garza also joined the Cardinals staff in January. He will be working with the secondary. Garza has also had seventeen years of experience at the collegiate level including stops at USC, Tennessee, TCU, Western Michigan, and North Dakota State.[16]
• Eric Roark - Eric Roark was named defensive line coach on April 19, 2016. Roark fills the position vacated by John Blake's move to the Buffalo Bills staff. Roark coached at Division I programs UTSA, SMU, Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, and Murray State.[17]

Spring camp and 6th annual Crawfish Bowl

The Cardinals participated in Spring camp from March 7 ending with the 6th annual Crawfish Bowl Spring game on April 16. Camp included workouts three days each week with a break from March 14–18 for Spring Break.[18] The offense defeated the defense 25-23 in the Crawfish Bowl Spring game.[19]

Roster changes

2015 1st team All-Southland Conference member, Larance Hale, was dismissed from the team on March 29, 2016 for a violation of team rules.[20]

Honors and recognition

Pre-season FCS All-America team

• Athlon Sports 2016 FCS All-America team - Kade Harrington was named to the pre-season Athlon Sports 2016 FCS All-America team.[21]
• STATS 2016 FCS All-America team - Kade Harrington was named to the 1st team pre-season STATS 2016 FCS All-America team. Bret Treadway was named to the STATS FCS pre-season 3rd team.[22]
• College Sports Madness 2016 FCS All-America team - Kade Harrington was named to the 1st team pre-season College Sports Madness 2016 FCS All-America team. Bret Treadway was named to the College Sports Madness FCS pre-season 3rd team.[23]

Pre-season Southland Conference team

Four Cardinals were named to pre-season Southland Conference teams. Kade Harrington, Bret Treadway, and Rodney Randle were named as 1st teamers. Brendan Langley was named to the 2nd team.[24]

2016 recruiting

The Cardinals signed 28 players including 22 high school recruits and six transfers from other colleges. Three of the transfers were from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs. Four of the recruits were already enrolled for the spring, 2016 semester while 24 signed letters of intent on National Signing Day.

Early enrollees

Four recruits transferring from other programs enrolled for Spring, 2016 semester courses at Lamar. The four players are Jalen Barnes from Texas Tech, Kanon Mackey from Texas State, Marcus Daggs from Cisco College, and Clayton Turner from Miami (FL). The list includes ratings when originally recruited from high school.

US college sports recruiting information for Early recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Barnes DB	Port Arthur, TX	Texas Tech	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Enrolled
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kanon Mackey OL	Silsbee, TX	Texas State	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Enrolled
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Marcus Daggs WR	Ennis, TX	Cisco College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 7, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Clayton Turner QB	Marietta, GA	Miami (FL)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Enrolled
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Source: [25]

2016 National Signing Day

Lamar signed 24 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "2016 Recruits" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2016 signing day recruits included 22 players from high school and 2 transfers.

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Caleb Abrom DB	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 17, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Jaylon Bowden DB	Port Arthur, TX	Blinn College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 7, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
David Crosley LB	DeRidder, LA	DeRidder HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Sep 9, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Jarett Carpenter LB	Fairfield, TX	Fairfield HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Shyler Staton DB	Missouri City, TX	Ridge Point HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Daniel Crosley DT	DeRidder, LA	DeRidder HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 9, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Demontrai Lewis DE	Lufkin, TX	Kilgore College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Jan 24, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Kendrick King ATH	Hamshire, TX	Hamshire-Fannett HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Cameron Minger LB	Dallas, TX	Woodrow Wilson HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jan 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Shane Hudson WR	Crosby, TX	Crosby HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Chase Bridgeman OL	Crosby, TX	Crosby HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Sep 10, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Trevon Simpson OL	Fairfield, TX	Fairfield HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 3, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Adam Morse QB	Port Neches, TX	Port Neches HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 27, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Markell Hawthorne RB	Lake Charles, LA	La Grange HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 4, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mason Sikes TE	Lumberton, TX	Lumberton HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Dec 1, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
James Jeffery DE	Houston, TX	Cypress Ridge HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jan 17, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mike Coats OLB	Edmond, OK	Santa Fe HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Jan 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Blake George DB	Humble, TX	Humble HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Dec 15, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Del'Chaung Rushing LB	Webster, TX	Clear Springs HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jan 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Austin Krautz ATH	Nederland, TX	Nederland HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 29, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Christian Langston LS	Port Neches, TX	Port Neches HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 29, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Caisen Sullivan WR	Port Neches, TX	Port Neches HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tre Towery DL	Moore, OK	Westmoore HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Jan 24, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mitchell Gray P	Brisbane, Australia	Westmore HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 133
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016. "Lamar 2016 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

Post Signing Day Transfers

Andrew Allen transferred from New Mexico State. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Allen started 8 games and played in 17 games for the Aggies. He had 1,700 yards passing and 16 touchdowns, and rushed for 352 yards for New Mexico State.[26][27] Ratings are from the high school recruiting period.

US college sports recruiting information for Late recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Allen QB	Texas City, TX	New Mexico State	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Enrolled
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2016 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Brett Cox Fr WR 5 Brendan Langley So WR 6 Marcus Daggs Jr WR 7 Michael Handy Jr RB 8 Kade Harrington Jr WR 9 Reggie Begelton Sr QB 10 Joe Minden Sr QB 11 Carson Earp Jr QB 12 Blake McKenzie Jr WR/DB 12 Tariq Gordon Fr TE 17 DC Arceneaux Fr RB 22 Emmett Raleigh Jr RB 26 Derrion Randle Fr RB 27 Keegan Mitchell Fr RB 33 Emanuel Atoyebi Fr OL 58 Bret Treadway Jr OL 59 Richard Alfonso Jr OL 60 Kanon Mackey So OL 61 Blaine Myers  So OL 62 Seth Adams  Fr OL 63 Connor Ward So OL 64 Barrett Myers  Fr OL 66 Chase Woods  So OL 68 Jessie Brewster Fr OL 69 Matthew Oubre So OL 71 Joshua Pershon Fr OL 72 Ethan Cothen Fr OL 73 Joseph Gonzales Fr OL 74 Kevin Greif  So OL 77 Hayden Kaaiohelo Fr OL 78 John Craven Jr WR 80 Martell Hawthorne  Fr WR 81 Caleb Hobbs So WR 82 Trenton Swinton Fr TE 83 Tate Smith  Fr TE 84 DeAndre Jennings Fr TE 85 Brannon Beaton Jr WR 87 Alvin Phillips Fr TE 88 Duncan McVey Fr TE 89 Sam McGee Fr WR Izaho Barnes Fr OL Chase Bridgeman Fr RB Markell Hawthorne Fr WR Shane Hudson Fr WR Austin Krautz Fr QB Adam Morse Fr TE Mason Sikes Fr OL Trevon Simpson Fr WR Caisen Sullivan Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 10 Devon Jernigan Fr DB 18 Zae Giles Fr DB 19 Jalen Barnes Jr DB 20 Rodney Randle, JR Fr DB 23 Lloyd Julian Jr LB 24 Mike Hargis Sr LB 28 Zach Johnson Jr LB 29 Xavier Bethany Jr LB 30 Dedrick Garner Jr LB 32 Anthony Beard Sr LB 38 Eddie McGill Jr LB 42 Bear Christianson Fr LB 45 Matt Tillett So LB 47 Kade Burman So LB 48 Kevin O'Neill Fr LB 49 Marcus Odell Fr LB 51 Ty Alexander So LB 52 Reggie Long  So LB 55 Matt Johnson Jr DE 56 Manessah Miles Jr DL 62 Seth Adams So DL 65 Omar Tebo Jr DB 86 Jared Gieseke So DL 92 Koby Couron Jr DL 93 William Wowkanyn Jr DL 94 Larry Carroll Jr DL 98 Marcus Abbott Fr DL Caleb Abrom Fr DL Jaylon Bowden Jr LB Jarret Carpenter Fr LB Mike Coats Fr LB Daniel Crosley Fr DB Blake George Fr DE James Jeffery Fr DE Demontrai Lewis Jr LB Cameron Minger Fr LB Del'Chaun Rushing Fr DB Shyler Staton Fr DL Tre Towery Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class ATH 11 Chaston Brooks Fr K/P 31 Juan Carranco Jr K 46 Alex Ball  Jr DS 54 Zach Roberts  So K 96 Josh Davis So P Mitchell Gray RFr ATH Kendrick King Fr DS Christian Langston Fr	Head coach Ray Woodard (Texas) Coordinators/assistant coaches Chuck Langston (Oklahoma) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Trey Haverty (Texas Tech) Defensive Coordinator Arlington Nunn (Clemson) Receivers Ben Beasley (McNeese State) Secondary, Recruiting Coordinator Brian Morgan (Grambling State) Running Backs Ramon Flanigan (SMU) Quarterbacks Willie Mack Garza (Texas) Secondary Jeff Breaux (Nicholls) Director of Operations Joshua Yonker (Northern Colorado) Head Athletic Trainer [28] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Lamar University announced its 2016 football schedule on February 17, 2016. According to the announcement, the 2016 schedule will consist of eleven games with a conference schedule of nine games. Out of conference games are the season home opener against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers which will be in its first year of transition to NCAA Division I (FBS), followed by an away game against NCAA Division I (FBS) American Athletic Conference member, Houston Cougars. Six of the games, including five Southland Conference games, will be played at home at Provost Umphrey Stadium.[29]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	No. 16 Coastal Carolina*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 14–38	8,697
September 10	11:00 AM	at No. 6 (FBS) Houston*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3, ASN	L 0–42	39,402
September 17	7:00 PM	No. 3 Sam Houston State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 31–44	8,343
October 1	7:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 38–14	7,032
October 8	6:00 PM	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ACUSports	W 38–10	6,232
October 15	6:00 PM	Northwestern State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 32–31	7,159
October 22	6:00 PM	at No. 20 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ESPN3	L 12–22	10,257
October 29	6:00 PM	Houston Baptist	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 17–24	7,777
November 3	6:00 PM	at Nicholls State	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN3	L 10–35	7,121
November 12	6:00 PM	Incarnate Word	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 28–35	5,566
November 19	6:00 PM	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	AACI	L 10–41	8,804
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source: [30]

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

See also: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football and 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Coastal Carolina at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • #16 Chanticleers 3 0 25 10 38 Cardinals 7 7 0 0 14 Date: September 3 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 8,697 Game weather: 88°F • Clear skies Referee: Mark Vanderveld Television network: ESPN3 Sources:[31]

Scoring summary 1 9:20 Coastal Carolina Ryan Granger 40 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 2:16 0–3 1 0:00 Lamar Kade Harrington 59 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:10 7–3 2 2:38 Lamar Kade Harrington 64 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:38 14–3 3 10:50 Coastal Carolina Richie Sampson 71 yard interception return (A.J. Sattinger pass from Chris Jones for two point conv.), Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:45 14–11 3 9:01 Coastal Carolina Osharmar Abercrombie 26 yard run (Ryan Granger kick), Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:15 14–18 3 3:35 Coastal Carolina Ryan Granger 34 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 3:57 14–21 3 1:20 Coastal Carolina De'Angelo Henderson 9 yard run (Ryan Granger kick), Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:35 14–28 4 6:12 Coastal Carolina Ryan Granger 24 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:02 14–31 4 0:09 Coastal Carolina De'Angelo Henderson 2 yard run (Ryan Granger kick), Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:57 14–38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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@ Houston

See also: Houston Cougars football and 2016 Houston Cougars football team

Lamar at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 • #6 (FBS) Cougars 14 14 7 7 42 Date: September 10 Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 2:43 (3.5 hour lightning delay) Game attendance: 39,402 Game weather: 88°F • N 3 • Cloudy and humid Referee: Rick Loumiet Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:00 Houston Kyle Postma 39 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:31 0–7 1 0:33 Houston Kevrin Justice 1 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:53 0–14 2 7:33 Houston Mulbah Car 2 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 4:36 0–21 2 5:02 Houston Kevrin Justice 1 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:31 0–28 3 11:34 Houston Kyle Postma 5 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:26 0–35 4 11:12 Houston Josh Burrell 2 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:08 0–42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	1983	L 35–42

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Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Sam Houston State at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • #3 Bearkats 14 16 7 7 44 Cardinals 3 0 14 14 31 Date: September 17 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:40 Game attendance: 8,343 Game weather: 92°F • Hot and humid Referee: Marvel July Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:32 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29 0–7 1 3:32 Lamar Alex Ball 44 yard field goal, Drive: 18 plays, 54 yards, 7:38 3–7 1 2:07 Sam Houston State Corey Avery 35 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Swimberghe, Luc kick), Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:16 3–14 2 5:27 Sam Houston State P. J. Hall -8 yard safety, Drive: 2 plays, -8 yards, 0:39 3–16 2 4:54 Sam Houston State Derrick Dick 35 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:33 3–23 2 1:32 Sam Houston State Remus Bulmer 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:10 3–30 3 13:37 Lamar Zae Giles 56 yard pass from Andrew Allen (Ball, Alex kick), Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:19 10–30 3 3:50 Sam Houston State Tyler Scott 14 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:38 10–37 3 0:47 Lamar Brenda Langley 55 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:58 17–37 4 6:00 Lamar Carson Earp 67 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 2:56 24–37 4 3:37 Sam Houston State Javin Webb 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:22 24–44 4 0:48 Lamar Kendrick King 34 yard pass from Andrew Allen (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:41 31–44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–26–1	2015	W 49–46

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Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 0 7 14 • Cardinals 14 3 14 7 38 Date: October 1 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:13 Game attendance: 7,032 Game weather: 75°F • 2 mph • Cloudy Referee: Kevin Boatmann Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 3:33 Lamar Kendrick King 6 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:48 7–0 1 2:13 Lamar Carson Earp 17 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:10 14–0 2 1:05 Southeastern Louisiana Rasheed Harrell 10 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 1:26 14–7 2 0:00 Lamar Alex Ball 38 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 1:05 17–7 3 9:06 Lamar Carson Earp 13 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:01 24–7 3 2:15 Lamar Kad Harrington 15 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:32 31–7 4 11:06 Lamar Andrew Allen 6 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:32 38–7 4 2:37 Southeastern Louisiana Joe Pack 12 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:13 38–14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	L 27–30

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@ Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Lamar at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 0 17 14 7 38 Wildcats 3 0 7 0 10 Date: October 8 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:52 Game attendance: 6,232 Game weather: 71°F • ENE 6 • Sunny Referee: Marvel July Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:34 Abilene Christian Nik Grau 22 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:26 3–0 2 13:03 Lamar Zae Giles 38 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:29 7–3 2 5:28 Lamar Alex Ball 21 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:18 10–3 2 0:43 Lamar Zae Giles 6 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:25 17–3 3 10:04 Lamar DeWan Thompson 7 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:36 24–3 3 2:53 Lamar Kad Harrington 28 yard run (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:33 31–3 3 0:10 Abilene Christian Cody Ennis 6 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 2:36 31–10 4 12:05 Lamar Austin Krautz 19 yard run (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:59 38–10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–7	2015	W 44–28

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Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team

Northwestern State at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 3 14 7 7 31 • Cardinals 0 9 6 17 32 Date: October 15 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 7,159 Game weather: 81°F • SSE 8 • Partly cloudy Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 6:58 Northwestern State Eric Piccione 45 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:32 0–3 2 14:57 Northwestern State De'Mar Llorens 1 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:23 0–10 2 8:44 Lamar Juan Carranco 22 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:08 3–10 2 3:03 Northwestern State Charles Vaughn 1 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:26 3–17 2 0:12 Lamar Michael Handy 10 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick blocked), Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 2:50 9–17 3 13:59 Northwestern State De'Mar Llorens 8 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:57 9–24 3 13:13 Lamar Dewan Thompson 86 yard pass from Carson Earp (Dewan Thompson two-point run conv. failed) Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:41 15–24 4 9:06 Lamar Juan Carranco 30 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 5:09 18–24 4 6:44 Northwestern State Jared West 2 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:12 18–31 4 1:43 Lamar Marcus Daggs 36 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:07 25–31 4 0:06 Lamar DeWan Thompson 22 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:30 32–31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9–1	2015	L 35–48

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@ Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Lamar at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 3 0 6 12 • #20 Bears 0 10 9 3 22 Date: October 22 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 10,257 Game weather: 71°F • SSW 5 • Sunny Referee: B. Van Vark Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 10:50 Lamar Juan Carranco 30 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:10 3–0 2 13:46 Central Arkansas Keshawn Ledet 7 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:55 3–7 2 8:00 Central Arkansas Matt Cummins 19 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:46 3–10 2 1:41 Lamar Juan Carranco 26 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 3:27 6–10 3 10:29 Central Arkansas Team 1 yard Safety, Drive: 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:12 6–12 3 9:15 Central Arkansas Kelton Warren 20 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:12 6–19 4 9:51 Central Arkansas Matt Cummins 38 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:19 6–22 4 5:28 Lamar Andrew Allen 2 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:19 12–22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2015	L 17–35

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Houston Baptist (Homecoming Game)

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Houston Baptist at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 7 0 10 7 24 Cardinals 7 3 0 7 17 Date: October 29 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 7,777 Game weather: 80°F • Sunny and warm Referee: M. Vanderveld Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 12:53 Houston Baptist B.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:47 0–7 1 7:08 Lamar Zae Giles 6 yard pass from Case Robinson (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:24 7–7 2 2:03 Lamar Juan Carranco 26 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:02 10–7 3 12:04 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 33 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:48 10–10 3 5:21 Houston Baptist Mev Ajdin 31 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:56 10–17 4 12:09 Houston Baptist Isaiah Hall 44 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:03 10–24 4 7:57 Lamar Dewan Lee Thompson 8 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:38 17–24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 55–7

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@ Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team

Lamar at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 0 7 10 • Colonels 7 14 7 7 35 Date: November 3 Location: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:55 Game attendance: 7,121 Game weather: 83°F • ESE 6 • Clear Referee: Dan Lewis Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 8:56 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 9 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:04 0–7 2 11:55 Lamar Juan Carranco 27 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:20 3–7 2 9:39 Nicholls Damion Jeanpiere 25 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:10 3–14 2 1:52 Nicholls Mason Boudreaux 4 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:12 3–21 3 2:29 Nicholls Mason Boudreaux 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:06 3–28 4 12:29 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07 3–35 4 3:14 Lamar Zae Giles 13 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:48 10–35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2015	L 28–30

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Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Incarnate Word at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals (UIW) 7 0 14 14 35 Cardinals (LU) 7 0 14 7 28 Date: November 12 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:51 Game attendance: 5,566 Game weather: 69°F • Clear skies Referee: Kevin Boatmann Television network: ESPN3 Sources: Box Score

Scoring summary 1 14:46 Lamar Zae Giles 98 yard kickoff return (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:14 7–0 1 13:49 Incarnate Word Kody Edwards 65 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:48 7–7 3 13:11 Lamar Brendan Langley 90 yard punt return (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:42 14–7 3 8:27 Incarnate Word Marquis Lawson 35 yard pass from Taylor Laird (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:32 14–14 3 1:49 Incarnate Word Jordan Hicks 30 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:41 14–21 3 0:53 Lamar DeWan Thompson 26 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:05 21–21 4 10:08 Lamar Brendan Langley 75 yard punt return (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:12 28–21 4 6:04 Incarnate Word Dorland Fields 9 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:56 28–28 4 2:48 Incarnate Word Dorland Fields 15 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:45 28–35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2015	W 28–21

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@ McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football, 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team, and Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State)

Lamar at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 3 0 7 10 • Cowboys 14 14 7 6 41 Date: November 19 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 8,804 Game weather: 56°F • N 7 • Clear, 29% Referee: Marvel July Television network: AACI Sources:

Scoring summary 1 13:26 McNeese State Ryan Ross 6 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:34 0–7 1 0:40 McNeese State Dylan Long 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 18 plays, 94 yards, 8:21 0–14 2 13:09 McNeese State Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:11 0–21 2 8:33 Lamar Juan Carranco 37 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:36 3–21 2 4:23 McNeese State Justin Pratt 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:33 3–28 3 3:11 McNeese State Jermaine Antoine 65 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 3:03 3–35 4 13:58 Lamar Martell Hawthorne 32 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:54 10–35 4 11:34 McNeese State James Tabary 26 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:24 10–41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–24–1	2015	L 14–20

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