2015 Lamar Cardinals football team

2015 Lamar Cardinals football

Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	5–6 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Ray Woodard (6th year)
Associate head coach	Carey Bailey (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Langston (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Craig McGallion (2nd year)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium (Capacity: 16,000)

2015 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#7 McNeese State $^		9	–	0		10	–	1
#3 Sam Houston State ^		7	–	2		11	–	4
Central Arkansas		7	–	2		7	–	4
Incarnate Word*		5	–	4		6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	5		4	–	7
Lamar		4	–	5		5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5		4	–	7
Nicholls State		3	–	6		3	–	8
Abilene Christian*		3	–	6		3	–	8
SE Louisiana		3	–	6		4	–	7
Houston Baptist		0	–	8		2	–	9

$ – 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

The 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by sixth year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

The Cardinals finished the season with a 5–6 record overall. In Southland Conference play, the Cardinals finished in a three-way tie for fifth place with a 4–5 conference record.

TV and radio media

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

Live video of all home games (except those broadcast via the American Sports Network or ESPN3) was streamed by Lamar University's Big Red Sports Network .

Previous season

In 2014, the Cardinals finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in Southland play. The eight win overall and five win conference record matched the Cardinals' best overall win record in both categories as a four-year program.^[1]

Team records

In addition to matching season and conference wins, several other team marks were broken. Caleb Berry broke the team record for passing touchdowns in a season with thirty-three (33).^[2] Mark Roberts broke the record for receptions in a season with forty-six (46) receptions, with thirteen (13) of those for touchdowns. He also became the first Cardinal to gain over 1,000 yards in receptions. Additionally, playing for the Cardinals only two seasons, Roberts ended up as the team's career touchdown reception leader with seventy-nine (79).^[3]

Honors and recognition

All-American - Mark Roberts was named to the AP All-America Team, 3rd team and was later named to the Sports Network 2014 FCS All-America Team, 3rd team.^[3]^[4]
SLC All-Conference - Eleven Cardinals received Southland Conference All-Conference recognition at the conclusion of the 2014 season. Mark Roberts was named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on offense. Caleb Berry and Reggie Begelton were named to the SLC All-Conference 2nd team on offense while Omar Tebo and Xavier Bethany were named to the SLC All-Conference 2nd team on defense. Six Cardinals received honorable mention honors. Those included Bret Treadway, Tramond Shead, and Chance McCormick on offense. Joe Okafor, Keith Curran, and Ronnie Jones, Jr. received honorable mention recognition on defense.^[5]

Before the season

Contract extension - On December 4, 2014, Lamar University announced that head football coach, Ray Woodard, had received a new three-year contract. The announcement followed the conclusion of an 8–4 season with a 5–3 conference record. The season also marked the Cardinals's first victory over a nationally ranked opponent since the return of a program Woodard had been originally hired to resurrect.^[6]
Retirement - On February 4, 2015, the Cardinals's offensive coordinator, Larry Kueck, announced his retirement after twenty-nine (29) years in the coaching profession.^[7]
Transfers out - Quarterbacks Rex Dausin and Robert Mitchell left the Lamar football program in January.^[8]
Transfers in - Three players transferred in to the team before signing day. Cameron Hampton transferred to the Cardinals from the University of Texas Longhorns.^[9] Quarterback, Joe Minden, transferred to the Cardinals from conference foe, Stephen F. Austin.^[10] Quarterback, Carson Earp, transferred from Navarro College.^[11]

Another player transferred in after signing day. Defensive end, David Owens, transferred to the Cardinals from Hampton University in February.^[12]

2015 recruits

Lamar signed 26 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "Class of 2015 Signees" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2015 recruits included 23 players from high school and 3 transfers. All three of the transfer players transferred from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs.

Signing Day Link:^[13]

Class of 2015 signees

2015 signees
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School/Junior College	HS/TR
D C Arcenaux	LB	6'2"	230	Freshman	Kinder, LA	Kinder HS	HS
Jessie Brewster	OL	6'7"	285	Freshman	Friendswood, TX	Friendswood HS	HS
Chaston Brooks	ATH	6'1"	190	Freshman	Tatum, TX	Tatum HS	HS
Bear Christianson	LB	6'6"	205	Freshman	Austin, TX	Vandegrift HS	HS
Ethan Cothen	OL	6'4"	280	Freshman	Beaumont, TX	Westbrook HS	HS
Stelen Covel	DT	6'2"	260	Freshman	Oklahoma City, OK	Casady HS	HS
Brett Cox	QB	6'4"	200	Freshman	Sachse, TX	Sachse HS	HS
David Dorsett	DE	6'3"	240	Freshman	Fort Worth, TX	LD Bell HS	HS
Dedrick Garner	LB	6'3"	220	Freshman	Fairfield, TX	Fairfield HS	HS
Zae Giles	CB	5'9"	170	Freshman	Austin, TX	Lyndon B. Johnson HS	HS
Tariq Gordon	WR/CB	6'0"	175	Freshman	Southlake, TX	Southlake HS	HS
Joseph Gonzales	OL	6'4"	285	Freshman	Waco, TX	Waco HS	HS
JoJo Henderson	FS	6'3"	190	Freshman	Salt Lake City, UT	Olympus HS	HS
Davon Jernigan	SS	6'09"	184	Freshman	Navasota, TX	Navasota HS	HS
Hayden Kaaiohelo	OL	6'5"	285	Freshman	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial HS	HS
Jerbrell Lipscomb	LB	5'9"	184	Freshman	Navasota, TX	Navasota HS	HS
Duncan McVey	TE	6'4"	220	Freshman	Deer Park, TX	Deer Park HS	HS
Keegan Mitchell	RB	5'6"	172	Freshman	Corrigan, TX	Corrigan–Camden HS	HS
Corey Nance	OL	6'7"	275	Freshman	Liberty, TX	Hardin HS	HS
Marcus Odell	LB	6'2"	225	Freshman	New Braunfels, TX	New Braunfels HS	HS
Kevin O'Neill	LB	6'2"	205	Freshman	Sachse, TX	Sachse HS	HS
Derrion Randle	RB	5'10"	200	Freshman	Navasota, TX	Navasota HS	HS
Rodney Randle, Jr.	DB	5'10"	175	Freshman	Beaumont, TX	Ozen HS	HS
Brendan Langley	WR	6'1"	188	Sophomore	Marietta, GA	Kell HS/Georgia	TR
Matthew Oubre	OL	6'1"	289	Freshman	Dayton, TX	Dayton HS/Louisiana–Monroe	TR
Dominique Wheeler	WR	6'1"	186	Junior	Crockett, TX	Crockett HS/Texas Tech	TR

5th Crawfish Bowl

The 5th Annual Red-White Crawfish Bowl was held Saturday, March 7. The team was divided into Red and White teams as in previous years. A draft of ten rounds was held with each side picking players of the same position. Offensive linemen were not drafted. They played for both teams. The White team got the first pick of the draft since the Red team got first pick of coaches. The draft was streamed live over Lamar's Big Red Sports Network.^[14]

The game was divided into four ten-minute quarters with a 15-minute half time. Kickoffs, kick returns, and turnovers were live. Field goals and extra points were not live. The White team won 7–3 with all scores in the second quarter.^[15]

Roster

2015 Lamar Cardinals football team roster

Players Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Harris, CarlCarl Harris	57.0 !Sr
QB	`2`	Cox, BrettBrett Cox	1.0 !Fr
RB	`3`	Brown, DevonnDevonn Brown	57.0 !Sr
WR	`4`	Nelson, JayceJayce Nelson	57.0 !Sr
WR	`5`	Langley, BrendanBrendan Langley	3.0 !So
WR	`6`	Gladney, GratianGratian Gladney	57.0 !Sr
WR	`7`	Handy, MichaelMichael Handy	5.0 !Jr
RB	`8`	Harrington, KadeKade Harrington	5.0 !Jr
WR	`9`	Begelton, ReggieReggie Begelton	57.0 !Sr
QB	`10`	Minden, JoeJoe Minden	57.0 !Sr
QB	`11`	Earp, CarsonCarson Earp	5.0 !Jr
QB	`12`	Bell, SteadmanSteadman Bell	1.0 !Fr
WR/DB	`12`	Gordon, TariqTariq Gordon	1.0 !Fr
RB	`22`	Raleigh, EmmettEmmett Raleigh	5.0 !Jr
RB	`26`	Randle, DerrionDerrion Randle	1.0 !Fr
RB	`33`	Dupuy, CodyCody Dupuy	3.0 !So
RB	`42`	Mitchell, KeeganKeegan Mitchell	1.0 !Fr
RB	`49`	Brown, MarkMark Brown	3.0 !So
OL	`58`	Treadway, BretBret Treadway	5.0 !Jr
OL	`59`	Alfonso, RichardRichard Alfonso	5.0 !Jr
OL	`60`	Elenz, CodyCody Elenz	5.0 !Jr
OL	`61`	Myers, BlaineBlaine Myers	2.5 !So
OL	`62`	Adams, SethSeth Adams	1.5 !Fr
OL	`63`	Ward, ConnorConnor Ward	3.0 !So
OL	`64`	Myers, BarrettBarrett Myers	1.5 !Fr
OL	`66`	Woods, ChaseChase Woods	2.5 !So
OL	`67`	Rising, HunterHunter Rising	3.0 !So
OL	`68`	Brewster, JessieJessie Brewster	1.0 !Fr
OL	`69`	Oubre, MatthewMatthew Oubre	3.0 !So
OL	`72`	Cothen, EthanEthan Cothen	1.0 !Fr
OL	`73`	Gonzales, JosephJoseph Gonzales	1.0 !Fr
OL	`74`	Greif, KevinKevin Greif	2.5 !So
OL	`76`	Brock, JustinJustin Brock	57.0 !Sr
OL	`77`	Kaaiohelo, HaydenHayden Kaaiohelo	1.0 !Fr
OL	`78`	Craven, JohnJohn Craven	5.0 !Jr
WR	`80`	Hawthorne, MartellMartell Hawthorne	1.5 !Fr
WR	`81`	Hobbs, CalebCaleb Hobbs	3.0 !So
WR	`82`	Wheeler, DominiqueDominique Wheeler	5.0 !Jr
TE	`83`	Smith, TateTate Smith	1.5 !Fr
TE	`85`	Beaton, BrannonBrannon Beaton	5.0 !Jr
TE	`88`	McVey, DuncanDuncan McVey	1.0 !Fr
TE	`89`	Drake, GarrettGarrett Drake	5.0 !Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	Steward, DaQuanDaQuan Steward	57.0 !Sr
DB	`10`	Jernigan, DevonDevon Jernigan	1.0 !Fr
DB	`12`	Campbell, ColbyColby Campbell	5.0 !Jr
DB	`13`	Henderson, JoJoJoJo Henderson	1.0 !Fr
DB	`14`	Lipscomb, JebrellJebrell Lipscomb	1.0 !Fr
DB	`15`	Ellis, SethSeth Ellis	57.0 !Sr
DB	`16`	Wolfe, JudgeJudge Wolfe	3.0 !So
DB	`18`	Giles, ZaeZae Giles	1.0 !Fr
DB	`19`	Coney, LaDamianLaDamian Coney	2.5 !So
DB	`20`	Randle, JR, RodneyRodney Randle, JR	1.0 !Fr
DB	`21`	Sheridan, MichaelMichael Sheridan	57.0 !Sr
DB	`23`	Julian, LloydLloyd Julian	5.0 !Jr
LB	`24`	Hargis, MikeMike Hargis	57.0 !Sr
DB	`25`	Barrett, TommieTommie Barrett	5.0 !Jr
DB	`27`	Entsminger, ReidReid Entsminger	3.0 !So
LB	`28`	Johnson, ZachZach Johnson	5.0 !Jr
LB	`29`	Bethany, XavierXavier Bethany	5.0 !Jr
LB	`30`	Garner, DedrickDedrick Garner	5.0 !Jr
LB	`32`	Beard, AnthonyAnthony Beard	57.0 !Sr
DB	`34`	Ridge, TristanTristan Ridge	5.0 !Jr
LB	`35`	Hampton, CameronCameron Hampton	1.0 !Fr
DB	`36`	Johnson, TyTy Johnson	5.0 !Jr
DB	`37`	Barrett, RonaldRonald Barrett	5.0 !Jr
LB	`38`	McGill, EddieEddie McGill	5.0 !Jr
LB	`40`	Jones, ShawnShawn Jones	3.0 !So
LB	`41`	Christianson, BearBear Christianson	1.0 !Fr
LB	`44`	Jones Jr, RonnyRonny Jones Jr	57.0 !Sr
LB	`45`	Tillett, MattMatt Tillett	3.0 !So
LB	`47`	Burman, KadeKade Burman	3.0 !So
LB	`48`	O'Neill, KevinKevin O'Neill	1.0 !Fr
LB	`49`	Odell, MarcusMarcus Odell	1.0 !Fr
LB	`50`	Carleton, ColeCole Carleton	3.0 !So
LB	`52`	Long, ReggieReggie Long	2.5 !So
DL	`53`	Hollyfield, DavidDavid Hollyfield	57.0 !Sr
LB	`55`	Johnson, MattMatt Johnson	5.0 !Jr
DL	`56`	Owens, DavidDavid Owens	5.0 !Jr
LB	`57`	Gunnells, KevinKevin Gunnells	57.0 !Sr
LB	`59`	Morris, JohnnyJohnny Morris	57.0 !Sr
DL	`62`	Adams, SethSeth Adams	3.0 !So
DL	`65`	Tebo, OmarOmar Tebo	5.0 !Jr
DB	`86`	Gieseke, JaredJared Gieseke	3.0 !So
DL	`90`	Dorsett, DavidDavid Dorsett	1.0 !Fr
LB	`91`	Moss, LoganLogan Moss	57.0 !Sr
DL	`92`	Couron, KobyKoby Couron	5.0 !Jr
DL	`95`	Frost, JoshuaJoshua Frost	57.0 !Sr
DL	`97`	Hale, LaranceLarance Hale	2.5 !So
DL	`98`	Abbott, MarcusMarcus Abbott	1.0 !Fr
DL	`99`	Carr, CorbinCorbin Carr	5.0 !Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
ATH	`11`	Brooks, ChastonChaston Brooks	1.0 !Fr
K/P	`31`	Carranco, JuanJuan Carranco	5.0 !Jr
DS	`43`	Nicholson, BrentBrent Nicholson	57.0 !Sr
K	`46`	Ball, AlexAlex Ball	3.5 !Jr
DS	`54`	Roberts, ZachZach Roberts	2.5 !So
K	`96`	Davis, JoshJosh Davis	3.0 !So

Head coach

Ray Woodard (Texas)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Carey Bailey (Tennessee)
Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line
Chuck Langston (Oklahoma)
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Craig McGallion (Houston)
Defensive Coordinator
Arlington Nunn (Clemson)
Receivers
Ben Beasley (McNeese State)
Secondary, Recruiting Coordinator
Mark Criner (Boise State)
Linebackers
Brian Morgan (Grambling State)
Running Backs
Ramon Flanigan (Southern Methodist)
Quarterbacks
Josh Miller (Southeastern Louisiana)
Strength & Conditioning
Brett Ramsey (Lamar)
Director of Football Operations

^[16]

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Lamar University announced its 2015 football schedule on February 24, 2015. According to the announcement, the 2015 schedule consisted of eleven games with an expanded conference schedule of nine games. Out of conference games included the season opener against the Bacone College Warriors, a NAIA member from the Red River Athletic Conference, followed by an away game against the NCAA Division I (FBS) Big 12 Conference member, Baylor Bears. Five of the games, including four Southland Conference games, were played at home at Provost Umphrey Stadium. There were no consecutive home games in the schedule.^[17]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	Bacone*	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	BRSN	W 66–3	9,668
September 12	6:30 PM	at No. 4 (FBS) Baylor*	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	L 31–66	44,491
September 19	6:00 PM	at No. 3 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	ASN	W 49–46	10,116
October 1	6:00 PM	at No. 22 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	ASN	L 27–30	4,520
October 10	7:00 PM	Abilene Christian	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 44–28	13,136
October 17	6:00 PM	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		L 35–48	9,133
October 24	6:00 PM	Central Arkansas	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 17–35	6,476
October 31	2:00 PM	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium • Houston, TX	RTSW**	W 55–7	1,748
November 7	6:00 PM	Nicholls State	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	BRSN	L 28–30	7,730
November 14	2:00 PM	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX		W 28–21	4,402
November 21	6:00 PM	No. 3 McNeese State	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 14–20	9,808
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: ^[18]^[19]
** The Houston Baptist/Lamar game was televised on tape delay.

Game summaries

Bacone College

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	W 53–0

@ Baylor

Lamar at Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	14	3	7	31
• Bears	13	22	14	17	66

Date: September 12
Location: McLane Stadium
Waco, TX
Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:55
Game attendance: 44,491
Game weather: 85°F • Clear Skies • N 13 mph
Referee: Dan Romero
TV announcers (FSN): Brendan Burke (Play-by-Play), Ben Leber (Analyst), Christian Steckel (Sideline)

Sources:^[20]

Scoring summary

1	10:50	Baylor	Linwood,Shock 1 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:50	0–7

1	5:36	Lamar	Harrington, Kad 11 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 10 plays, 87 yards, TOP 5:14	7–7

1	1:17	Baylor	Coleman,Corey 42 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Edmiston,Cole rush failed) 3 plays, 77 yards, TOP 0:30	7–13

2	13:07	Lamar	Harrington, Kad 1 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:32	14–13

2	10:32	Baylor	Coleman,Corey 21 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Chafin,Devin rush ) 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 2:35	14–21

2	4:34	Lamar	Minden, Joe 1 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 3 plays, 19 yards, TOP 1:11	21–21

2	3:51	Baylor	Coleman,Corey 61 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Callahan,Chris kick ) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:43	21–28

2	0:35	Baylor	Linwood,Shock 13 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:52	21–35

3	14:04	Baylor	Coleman,Corey 34 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Callahan,Chris kick ) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:56	21–42

3	8:23	Lamar	Ball, Alex 31 yd field goal 4 plays, -2 yards, TOP 0:52	24–42

3	2:33	Baylor	Linwood,Shock 7 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:33	24–49

4	12:14	Baylor	Callahan,Chris 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:50	24–52

4	9:28	Baylor	Jefferson,J. 46 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 5 plays, 77 yards, TOP 1:28	24–59

4	6:40	Lamar	Langley, Brenda 20 yd pass from Minden, Joe (Ball, Alex kick ) 7 plays, 84 yards, TOP 2:48	31–59

4	1:04	Baylor	Stidham,Jarrett 13 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 16 plays, 77 yards, TOP 5:36	31–66

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	1981	W 18–17

@ Sam Houston State

Lamar at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	21	0	14	49
#3 Bearkats	14	0	9	23	46

Date: September 19
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 4:01
Game attendance: 10,116
TV announcers (ASN): Randy McIlvoy (Play-by-Play), Shea Walker (Analyst), Chris Mycoskie (Sideline)

Sources:^[21]

Scoring summary

1	9:20	Lamar	Reggi Begelton 4 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:53	7–0

1	7:50	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 46 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:30	7–7

1	4:01	Lamar	Reggi Begelton 19 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:49	14–7

1	2:18	Sam Houston State	Donav Williams 8 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:43	14–14

2	12:40	Lamar	Kad Harrington 77 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:01	21–14

2	5:51	Lamar	Kad Harrington 5 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:45	28–14

2	1:29	Lamar	Devonn Brown 18 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:24	35–14

3	9:06	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 36 yard field goal 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38	35–17

3	1:08	Sam Houston State	Donav Williams 5 yard run (Jared Johnson pass failed), 13 plays, 59 yards, 4:12	35–23

4	14:55	Sam Houston State	Team Safety	35–25

4	9:17	Lamar	Carl Harris 27 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:04	42–25

4	7:51	Sam Houston State	Gerald Thomas 55 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:26	42–32

4	4:59	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 16 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 3 plays, 81 yards, 2:18	42–39

4	3:21	Lamar	Kad Harrington 73 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:27	49–39

4	0:58	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 6 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:23	49–46

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–26–1	2014	L 10–42

@ Southeastern Louisiana

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	14	10	3	27
• #22 Lions	13	0	10	7	30

Date: October 1
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:32
Game attendance: 4,520
Game weather: 84°F, NNW 10 Wind, Clear
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ASN): Lyn Rollins (Play-by-Play), Rene Nadeau (Analyst), Chris Mycoskie (Sideline)

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	12:59	Southeastern Louisiana	D'Shaie Landor pass complete to Jeff Smiley for 67 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:22	0–7

1	1:14	Southeastern Louisiana	D'Shaie Landor run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum PAT MISSED), 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:42	0–13

2	10:40	Lamar	Carson Earp pass complete to Reggie Begelton for 26 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball KICK), 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:50	7–13

2	5:05	Lamar	Kade Harrington run for 3 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball KICK), 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:48	14–13

3	11:27	Lamar	Alex Ball 20 yd FG GOOD, 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:58	17–13

3	5:53	Southeastern Louisiana	Jonathon Tatum 40 yd FG GOOD, 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:34	17–16

3	5:41	Lamar	Harrison Heim kickoff for 52 yds , Rodney Randle return for 87 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball KICK), 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00	24–16

3	2:37	Southeastern Louisiana	D'Shaie Landor run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:54	24–23

4	8:00	Lamar	Alex Ball 20 yd FG GOOD, 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:53	27–23

4	1:19	Southeastern Louisiana	Kody Sutton run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 17 plays, 79 yards, 6:36	27–30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2014	L 34–61

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	14	14	28
• Cardinals	7	17	10	10	44

Date: October 10
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 13,136
Referee: Brandon Cruse
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	4:05	Lamar	Joe Minden pass complete to Reggie Begelton for 10 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:47	7–0

2	12:07	Lamar	Kade Harrington run for 80 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12	14–0

2	5:28	Lamar	Alex Ball 21 yd field goal, 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:00	17–0

2	0:26	Lamar	Joe Minden pass complete to Michael Handy for 13 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:09	24–0

3	9:35	Abilene Christian	Parker McKenzie pass complete to Cedric Gilbert for 19 yds for a TD, (Zach Lehr kick), 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:19	24–7

3	6:34	Lamar	Alex Ball 38 yd field goal, 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:01	27–7

3	2:37	Lamar	Joe Minden pass complete to Devonn Brown for 8 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:43	34–7

3	1:49	Abilene Christian	Parker McKenzie pass complete to Jonathan Epps for 58 yds for a TD, (Zach Lehr kick), 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:41	34–14

4	13:30	Abilene Christian	Herschel Sims run for 2 yds for a TD, (Zach Lehr kick), 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:25	34–21

4	11:05	Lamar	Kade Harrington run for 62 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:19	41–21

4	2:47	Lamar	Alex Ball 41 yd field goal, 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:46	44–21

4	0:37	Abilene Christian	Parker McKenzie pass complete to Cedric Gilbert for 1 yd for a TD, (Zach Lehr kick), 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:03	44–28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–7	2014	W 24–21

@ Northwestern State

Lamar at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	14	7	14	35
• Demons	14	17	3	14	48

Date: October 17
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:31
Game attendance: 9,133
Game weather: Temp: 77 • Wind: NE 9 mph • Sunny and mild
Referee: Scott Campbell

Sources:^[22]

Scoring summary

1	12:43	Northwestern State	Daniel Taylor 12 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 4 plays, 67 yards, 2:17	0–7

1	03:47	Northwestern State	De'Mar Llorens 53 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:20	0–14

2	14:26	Northwestern State	Chris Moore 26 yard field goal 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:31	0–17

2	14:13	Lamar	Kad Harrington 79 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:13	7–17

2	9:31	Northwestern State	Shakeir Ryan 22 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:45	7–24

2	8:13	Lamar	Kad Harrington 5 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:10	14–24

2	00:13	Northwestern State	Zach White 2 yard pass from Rivers, Stephen (Chris Moore kick) 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:27	14–31

3	12:35	Lamar	Kad Harrington 2 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:25	21–31

3	02:54	Northwestern State	Chris Moore 28 yard field goal 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:50	21–34

4	14:17	Northwestern State	Adam Jones 95 yard fumble recovery (Chris Moore kick)	21–41

4	11:36	Lamar	Kad Harrington 3 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:36	28–41

4	08:16	Northwestern State	De'Mar Llorens 1 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:19	28–48

4	05:41	Lamar	Kad Harrington 2 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35	35–48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–8–1	2013	L 28–37

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	15	6	7	7	35
Cardinals	0	3	14	0	17

Date: October 24
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 6,476
Game weather: 74°F • Rain
Referee: Ross Smith
TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker

Sources:^[23]

Scoring summary

1	4:50	Central Arkansas	Blake Veasley 1 yard run (Scott Matiaha run for two-point conv.), 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:37	0–8

1	0:50	Central Arkansas	Blake Veasley 14 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:53	0–15

2	7:59	Lamar	Alex Ball 23 yard field goal, 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:02	3–15

2	1:46	Central Arkansas	Jace Denker 21 yard field goal, 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:06	3–18

2	0:00	Central Arkansas	Jace Denker 21 yard field goal, 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:04	3–21

3	12:38	Central Arkansas	Blake Veasley 56 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:02	3–28

3	12:28	Lamar	Kade Harrington 65 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 1 play, 65 yards, 0:10	10–28

3	1:44	Lamar	Kade Harrington 50 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 5 play, 80 yards, 1:50	17–28

4	12:38	Central Arkansas	Blake Veasley 19 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:44	17–35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2014	L 41–44 ^OT

@ Houston Baptist

Lamar at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	20	14	7	55
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 31
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:02
Game attendance: 1,748
Game weather: Temp: 73 Wind: E 4 mph Weather: Overcast
Referee: Randy Christal
Television network: RTSW*

Sources:^[24]

Scoring summary

1	13:09	Lamar	Kade Harrington 29 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick ) 6 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:51	7–0

1	3:29	Lamar	Devonne Brown 29 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick ) 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:36	14-0

2	14:20	Lamar	Alex Ball 49 yd field goal 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:03	17-0

2	9:10	Lamar	Alex Ball 27 yd field goal 11 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:37	20-0

2	4:52	Lamar	Kade Harrington 7 yd run (Alex Ball kick ), 6 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:31	27-0

2	2:52	Lamar	Devonn Brown 45 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick ) 2 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:37	34-0

2	00:41	Houston Baptist	Tony Dawson 34 yd run (Travis Shinn kick ), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:11	34-7

3	10:40	Lamar	Seth Ellis 73 yd punt return (Alex Ball kick )	41-7

3	5:23	Lamar	Kade Harrington 9 yd run (Alex Ball kick ), 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:43	48-7

4	3:07	Lamar	Carson Earp 9 yd run (Alex Ball kick ), 4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:11	55-7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	W 72–14

Game will be televised on tape delay.

Nicholls (Homecoming Game)

Nicholls at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colonels	7	7	13	3	30
Cardinals	14	7	7	0	28

Date: November 7
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 7,730
Game weather: 64°F • NNE 15 mph • Rain and Windy
Referee: Mike Vanderveld
Television network: Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network^[25]

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:36	Lamar	Kade Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:24	7–0

1	9:33	Nicholls	Michael Henry 2 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 4 plays, 82 yards, 0:59	7–7

1	7:52	Lamar	Kade Harrington 68 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:36	14–7

2	11:39	Lamar	Carson Earp 72 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:35	21–7

2	8:13	Nicholls	Tobias Lofton 82 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:20	21–14

3	11:37	Nicholls	Michael Henry 9 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:17	21–21

3	10:23	Lamar	Joe Minden 12 yard run (Alex Ball Kick), 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:10	28–21

3	5:08	Nicholls	Landry Klann 5 yard run (Francisco Condado PAT failed), 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15	28–27

4	2:46	Nicholls	Francisco Condado 28 yard field goal, 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:15	28–30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–1	2014	W 63–21

@ Incarnate Word

Lamar at Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals (LU)	7	0	7	14	28
Cardinals (UIW)	0	7	0	14	21

Date: November 14
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 4,402
Game weather: Temp: 61 Wind: NE 2 Weather: Overcast and cool
Referee: Randy Christal

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:26	Lamar	Kad Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:44	7–0

2	6:35	Incaranate Word	Justin Roberts 31 yard interception return (Cody Seidel kick)	7–7

3	3:38	Lamar	Brenda Langley 86 yard interception return (Alex Ball kick)	14–7

4	14:52	Lamar	Kad Harrington 45 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:12	21–7

4	14:14	Incarnate Word	Junio Sessions 2 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:38	21–14

4	8:50	Lamar	Mart Hawthorne 7 yard pass from Minden, Joe (Alex Ball kick) 11 plays, 84 yards, TOP 5:15	28–14

4	3:44	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 2 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:06	28–21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2014	W 45–35

McNeese State

McNeese State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Cowboys	17	0	0	3	20
Cardinals	7	0	0	7	14

Date: November 21
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 9,808
Game weather: Temp: 62 Wind: 17 mph Weather: Cloudy and Windy
Referee: Randy Christal
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:^[26]

Scoring summary

1	11:59	McNeese State	Breaux, Jean 32 yd field goal 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 1:49	3–0

1	6:19	Lamar	Garner, Dedrick 66 yd fumble recovery (Ball, Alex kick )	3-7

1	5:30	McNeese State	Ross, Ryan 26 yd run (Breaux, Jean kick ), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:49	10-7

1	00:36	McNeese State	Sams, Daniel 32 yd run (Breaux, Jean kick ), 6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:04	17-7

4	8:46	McNeese State	Breaux, Jean 31 yd field goal 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 3:48	20-7

4	4:42	Lamar	Brown, Devonn 32 yd pass from Minden, Joe (Ball, Alex kick ) 3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 0:33	20-14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–21–1	2014	W 27–24

References

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Lamar Cardinals football

Venues	South Park High School "Greenie Stadium" (c. 1923–1963) Provost Umphrey Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Battle of the Border (McNeese State) Sabine Shoe (Louisiana–Lafayette)

Culture & lore	Cardinal "Cardinals Fight!" The Showcase of Southeast Texas

People	Head coaches NFL players

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