2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

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2019 Lamar Cardinals football
Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
Conference Southland Conference
Record4–8 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Bliel (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLarry Edmondson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTroy Douglas (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCam Clark (2nd season)
Home stadium Provost Umphrey Stadium
(capacity: 16,000)
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 ooll

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.

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TV and radio media

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

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season with a 7–5 overall record. They were 6–3 in Southland play finishing in third place. They received an at-large berth to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa 13–16.

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Nicholls200 (20)
2Central Arkansas154
3Incarnate Word150 (1)
4Sam Houston State146
5Lamar123
6McNeese State114
7Abilene Christian112 (1)
8Southeastern Louisiana71
9Stephen F. Austin63
10Northwestern State56
11Houston Baptist21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Cardinals placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m. Bethel (TN) *
 ESPN3 W 65–167,298
September 76:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State *
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
 ESPN+ W 23–20 OT7,285
September 146:00 p.m.at No. 16 (FBS) Texas A&M *
 ESPNU/ESPN2 L 3–6297,195
September 217:00 p.m.at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+L 34–456,352
September 286:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN+L 17–249,218
October 56:00 p.m. Abilene Christian
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3W 27–246,016
October 122:00 p.m.at No. 25 Sam Houston State
ESPN+W 20–17 3OT4,047
October 194:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word
ESPN3L 17–353,048
November 23:00 p.m.No. 10 Central Arkansas
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN+L 17–455,913
November 96:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
CST/ESPN+L 13–345,122
November 162:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
ESPN3L 26–312,126
November 233:00 p.m. McNeese State
ESPN3L 3–277,307
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Game summaries

Bethel (TN)

See also Bethel Wildcats

Bethel (TN) at Lamar
1234Total
Wildcats3100316
•Cardinals142717765
  • 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

Mississippi Valley State at Lamar
1234OTTotal
Delta Devils0767020
•Cardinals07310323
  • 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
1234Total
Cardinals00303
•No. 16 (FBS) Aggies1314211462
  • 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
1234Total
Cardinals7173734
•No. 21 Lions71421345
  • 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
1234Total
•Lumberjacks31001124
Cardinals3001417
  • 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
1234Total
Wildcats01311024
•Cardinals7371027
  • 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
1234OT2OT3OTTotal
•Cardinals070037320
No. 25 Bearkats700037017
  • 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
1234Total
Cardinals (LU)707317
•Cardinals (UIW)14147035
  • 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
1234Total
•No. 10 Bears141021045
Cardinals0100717
  • 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
1234Total
Cardinals373013
•Demons7771334
  • 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
1234Total
Cardinals6107326
•Huskies7177031
  • 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
1234Total
•Cowboys7002027
Cardinals00033
  • 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
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRVRVRV
Coaches RVRVRV—

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References

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  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.
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