2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

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	Conf.							Overall
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)

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

See also: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football and 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

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

See also: Texas A&M Aggies football and 2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

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

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

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

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

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

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

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

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

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

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

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

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

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

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

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

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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

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