American college football season
2019 Lamar Cardinals football |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
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Record | 4–8 (2–7 Southland) |
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Head coach | |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Bliel (1st season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Larry Edmondson (1st season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Troy Douglas (3rd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Cam Clark (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Provost Umphrey Stadium (capacity: 16,000) |
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The 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Mike Schultz and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The Cardinals played a twelve game regular season schedule in 2019. The schedule included three non-conference and nine conference games.
TV and radio media[edit]
All Lamar games were broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.
Preseason[edit]
Preseason poll[edit]
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Cardinals were picked to finish in fifth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) |
2 | Central Arkansas | 154 |
3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) |
4 | Sam Houston State | 146 |
5 | Lamar | 123 |
6 | McNeese State | 114 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) |
8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 |
9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 |
10 | Northwestern State | 56 |
11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams[edit]
The Cardinals placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
Defense 1st team Daniel Crosley – DL | Offense 2nd team Myles Wanza – RB Elvin Martinez – PK |
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Bethel (TN)* | | ESPN3 | W 65–16 | 7,298 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* | - Provost Umphrey Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| ESPN+ | W 23–20 OT | 7,285 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 (FBS) Texas A&M* | | ESPNU/ESPN2 | L 3–62 | 97,195 |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana | | ESPN+ | L 34–45 | 6,352 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | - Provost Umphrey Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 9,218 |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian | - Provost Umphrey Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 6,016 |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Sam Houston State | | ESPN+ | W 20–17 3OT | 4,047 |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | | ESPN3 | L 17–35 | 3,048 |
November 2 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 Central Arkansas | - Provost Umphrey Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| ESPN+ | L 17–45 | 5,913 |
November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | | CST/ESPN+ | L 13–34 | 5,122 |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | | ESPN3 | L 26–31 | 2,126 |
November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | McNeese State | | ESPN3 | L 3–27 | 7,307 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries[edit]
Bethel (TN)[edit]
See also Bethel Wildcats
Bethel (TN) at Lamar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Wildcats | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 | • Cardinals | 14 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 65 | - Date: August 29
- Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX - Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 7,298
- Game weather: 87 • SE 5 MPH • Cloudy and humid
- Referee: Ed Bourgeois
- Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[7] |
Mississippi Valley State[edit]
Mississippi Valley State at Lamar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | Delta Devils | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 | • Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 | - Date: September 7
- Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX - Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:37
- Game attendance: 7,285
- Game weather: 93 • SW 6 MPH • Clear and humid
- Referee: Vidal Jones
- Television network: ESPN+
Sources:[7] |
At Texas A&M[edit]
Lamar at Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | • No. 16 (FBS) Aggies | 13 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 62 | - Date: September 14
- Location: Kyle Field
College Station, TX - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:19
- Game attendance: 97,195
- Game weather: 94 • E 9 MPH • 32% humidity
- Referee: Jason Autrey
- Television network: ESPNU/ESPN2
Sources:[7] |
At Southeastern Louisiana[edit]
Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 34 | • No. 21 Lions | 7 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 45 | - Date: September 21
- Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA - Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:24
- Game attendance: 6,352
- Game weather: 76 • SE 7 MPH • Mostly Cloudy
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- Television network: ESPN+
Sources:[7] |
Stephen F. Austin[edit]
Stephen F. Austin at Lamar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Lumberjacks | 3 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 24 | Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | - Date: September 28
- Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX - Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:32
- Game attendance: 9,218
- Game weather: 88 • 12 MPH • Cloudy
- Referee: C. Watson
- Television network: ESPN+
Sources: |
Abilene Christian[edit]
Abilene Christian at Lamar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 | • Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 | - Date: October 5
- Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX - Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:18
- Game attendance: 6,016
- Game weather: 85 • 4 MPH • Mostly Clear
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- Television network: ESPN3
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At Sam Houston State[edit]
Lamar at Sam Houston State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | • Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | No. 25 Bearkats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | - Date: October 12
- Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX - Game start: TBA CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:42
- Game attendance: 4,047
- Game weather: 63 • N 5 MPH • Clear and Sunny
- Referee: Reggie Smith
- Television network: ESPN+
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At Incarnate Word[edit]
Lamar at Incarnate Word | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cardinals (LU) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | • Cardinals (UIW) | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 | - Date: October 19
- Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX - Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:18
- Game attendance: 3,048
- Game weather: 92 • 3 MPH • Sunny
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- Television network: ESPN3
Sources: |
Central Arkansas[edit]
Central Arkansas at Lamar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 10 Bears | 14 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 45 | Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | - Date: November 2
- Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX - Game start: 3:00 pm CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:12
- Game attendance: 5,913
- Game weather: 67 • NNE 10 MPH
- Referee: Vidal Jones
- Television network: ESPN+
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At Northwestern State[edit]
Lamar at Northwestern State | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | • Demons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | - Date: November 9
- Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA - Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Elapsed time: 3:11
- Game attendance: 5,122
- Game weather: 52 • Calm • Clear
- Referee: Cooper Castlebe
- Television network: CST/ESPN+
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At Houston Baptist[edit]
Lamar at Houston Baptist | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 | • Huskies | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 | - Date: November 16
- Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX - Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
- Elapsed time: 3:15
- Game attendance: 2,126
- Game weather: 62 • E 2 mph • Clear
- Referee: Ed Bourgeois
- Television network: ESPN3
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McNeese State[edit]
McNeese at Lamar | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - Date: November 23
- Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX - Game start: 3:00 pm CST
- Elapsed time: 3:07
- Game attendance: 7,307
- Game weather: 62 • 9 mph • Clear
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- Television network: ESPN3
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Ranking movements[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | | | | | | | | | | |
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