2017 Lamar Cardinals football team

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2017 Lamar Cardinals football
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Southland Conference
Record2–9 (1–8 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Co-defensive coordinatorTroy Douglas (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMelvin Smith (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Provost Umphrey Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^  9 0   10 2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^  8 1   12 2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^  7 2   8 4  
No. 22 McNeese State  7 2   9 2  
Southeastern Louisiana  6 3   6 5  
Northwestern State  4 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5   4 7  
Abilene Christian  2 7   2 9  
Incarnate Word  1 7   1 10  
Lamar  1 8   2 9  
Houston Baptist  0 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Mike Schultz and play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at North Texas * ESPN3 L 14–5919,592
September 97:00 p.m. UT Permian Basin *ESPN3W 72–67,072
September 166:00 p.m.at Northwestern State ESPN3L 28–3511,125
September 237:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana Facebook L 21–494,728
September 307:00 p.m. Nicholls State
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 14–416,167
October 146:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word L 24–335,001
October 213:00 p.m.at No. 7 Sam Houston State ESPN3L 27–638,031
October 286:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 7–346,122
November 46:00 p.m. Central Arkansas Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 14–428,417
November 112:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist FCS Central W 23–162,311
November 186:00 p.m.No. 19 McNeese State
ESPN3L 3–135,378
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At North Texas

Lamar at North Texas
1234Total
Cardinals770014
Mean Green172114759
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Apogee Stadium
    Denton, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 19,592
  • Referee: Justin Elliot
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: [1]

UT Permian Basin

UT Permian Basin at Lamar
1234Total
Falcons60006
Cardinals1027142172
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 7,072
  • Game weather: Temp: 83 Wind: 12 mph NE Sunny
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: [2]

At Northwestern State

Lamar at Northwestern State
1234Total
Cardinals777728
Demons1477735
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: :
  • Game attendance: 11,125
  • Game weather: Temp: 88 Wind: 5 mph E Humid and Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: [3]

At Southeastern Louisiana

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
1234Total
Cardinals777021
Lions21147749
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 4,728
  • Game weather: Temp: 83 Wind: SSE 5 Fair
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: Facebook
Sources: [4]

Nicholls State

Nicholls State at Lamar
1234Total
Colonels62114041
Cardinals070714
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 6,167
  • Game weather: Temp: 82 Wind: 6 NNE Clear
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: [5]

At Incarnate Word

Lamar at Incarnate Word
1234Total
Cardinals (LU)01014024
Cardinals (UIW)1467633
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 5,001
  • Game weather: Temp: 90 Wind: 8 mph N Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
Sources: [6]

At Sam Houston State

Lamar at Sam Houston State
1234Total
Cardinals7137027
No. 7 Bearkats163110663
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:05 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:45
  • Game attendance: 8,031
  • Game weather: Temp: 87 Wind: 7 mph S Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: [7]

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Lamar
1234Total
Lumberjacks71071034
Cardinals70007
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Game weather: Temp: 56 Wind: 9 mph NNW Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: [8]

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Lamar
1234Total
Bears14721042
Cardinals700714
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 8,417
  • Game weather: Temp: 78 Wind: 8 mph S Partly cloudy
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: [9]

At Houston Baptist

Lamar at Houston Baptist
1234Total
Cardinals2701423
Huskies1303016
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 2,311
  • Game weather: Temp: 78 Wind: 9 mph ESE
  • Referee: C. Watson
  • Television network: FCS Central
Sources: [10]

McNeese State

McNeese State at Lamar
1234Total
No. 19 Cowboys0103013
Cardinals00033
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 5,378
  • Game weather: Temp: 66 Wind: 17 mph NW Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: Eleven
Sources: [11]

References

  1. "Lamar University (0-1) -VS- North Texas (1-0)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. "UT-Permian Basin (0-2) -VS- Lamar University (1-1)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. "Lamar (1-2 , 0-1) -VS- Northwestern State (1-2 , 1-0)". Lamar University Athletics.
  4. "Lamar University (1-3 , 0-2) -VS- Southeastern La. (1-3 , 1-1)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. "Nicholls (3-2 , 2-1) -VS- Lamar University (1-4 , 0-3)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  6. "LU (1-5 , 0-3) -VS- UIW (1-5 , 0-3)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  7. "Lamar University (1-6 , 0-5) -VS- Sam Houston State (6-1 , 4-1)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. "Stephen F. Austin (4-5 , 4-3) -VS- Lamar University (1-7 , 1-6)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  9. "Central Arkansas (8-1 , 7-0) -VS- Lamar University (1-8 , 0-7)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  10. "Lamar (2-8 , 1-7) -VS- HBU (1-9 , 0-8)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  11. "McNeese (9-2 , 7-2) -VS- Lamar University (2-9 , 1-8)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.