2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

2019 Lamar Cardinals football
2019 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–8 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Schultz (3rd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Bill Bliel (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Larry Edmondson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Troy Douglas (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Cam Clark (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^	7	–	2	8	–	4
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^	7	–	2	9	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^	6	–	3	8	–	5
Sam Houston State	6	–	3	7	–	5
McNeese State	5	–	4	7	–	5
Incarnate Word	4	–	5	5	–	7
Abilene Christian	4	–	5	5	–	7
Northwestern State	3	–	6	3	–	9
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	6	3	–	9
Houston Baptist	2	–	6	5	–	7
Lamar	2	–	7	4	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

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

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

Preseason

Preseason poll

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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Bethel (TN)*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	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*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPNU/ESPN2	L 3–62	97,195
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	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	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	W 20–17 ^3OT	4,047
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	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	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	CST/ESPN+	L 13–34	5,122
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 26–31	2,126
November 23	3:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	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

Bethel (TN)

Mississippi Valley State

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

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

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

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

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

Sources:

At Sam Houston State

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+

Sources:

At Incarnate Word

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

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+

Sources:

At Northwestern State

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+

Sources:

At Houston Baptist

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

Sources:

McNeese State

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

Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—

References

^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
^ "2019 Football Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
^ "Big Red Releases 2019 Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. January 15, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
^ "2019 Lamar Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
^ "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2019". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[1] "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

[2] "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

[3] "2019 Football Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

[4] "Big Red Releases 2019 Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. January 15, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

[5] "2019 Lamar Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

[6] "Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2019". ESPN. Retrieved June 17, 2019.

[FirstFourWeeks-7] "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

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