2021 Lamar Cardinals football team

2021 Lamar Cardinals football
2021 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	AQ7
Record	1–9 (0–6 AQ7)
Head coach	Blane Morgan (2nd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Patrick Covington (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ron Antoine (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Matt Weikert (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

Last updated October 27, 2024

2021 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston $^	5	–	0	11	–	1
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^	4	–	1	8	–	4
Abilene Christian	2	–	2	5	–	6
Tarleton State *	2	–	3	6	–	5
Dixie State *	0	–	3	1	–	10
Lamar	0	–	4	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

2021 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston $^	6	–	0	11	–	1
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^	4	–	2	8	–	4
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	2	7	–	4
Central Arkansas	3	–	3	5	–	6
Jacksonville State	3	–	3	5	–	6
Abilene Christian	1	–	5	5	–	6
Lamar	0	–	6	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Blane Morgan and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The game against North American University is not included in the Western Athletic Conference or AQ7 standings because it was classed as an exhibition game and was not countable due to NCAA policies.^[1]

TV and radio media
Preseason
Recruiting
Preseason polls
Coaching staff and roster
Schedule
Game summaries
North American
At UTSA
At Northern Colorado
Abilene Christian
At No. 1 Sam Houston
At Abilene Christian
Central Arkansas
At No. 25 Eastern Kentucky
At Tarleton State
Jacksonville State
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin
References

The Western Athletic Conference and ASUN Conference announced the formation of the WAC-ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin) and Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.^[2]

The Cardinals finished the season with a 1–9 overall record. They were 0–6 in AQ7 Challenge play finishing in seventh place.

TV and radio media

All Lamar games were broadcast on KLVI radio, also known as News Talk 560. Per a 2021 Western Athletic Conference agreement with ESPN, all home games were televised on one of the ESPN outlets.^[3]

Preseason

Recruiting

Sources:^[4]^[5]

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Damian Alexander CB	New Orleans, LA	Booker T. Washington High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–
Damian Alexander CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Alex Auer K/P	Shreveport, LA	Captain Shreve High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–
Alex Auer K/P	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jacob Bayer OL	Grandview, TX	Grandview	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	–
Jacob Bayer OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Ayden Bell DL	Silsbee, TX	Silsbee High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	–
Ayden Bell DL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Reggie Brooks DL	Wylie, TX	Wylie East High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	–
Reggie Brooks DL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
RJ Carver RB	McKinney, TX	McKinney High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
RJ Carver RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
James Collins OL	Mesquite, TX	John Horn High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–
James Collins OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Antorius Hambric CB	Forney, TX	North Forney High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–
Antorius Hambric CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Dozie Ifeadi WR	Tyler, TX	Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–
Dozie Ifeadi WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Dane Jentsch QB/S	Grandview, TX	Grandview High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	–
Dane Jentsch QB/S	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Caleb Leonard OL	Pearland, TX	Shadow Creek High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	–
Caleb Leonard OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Kerry McMillion S	River Ridge, LA	John Curtis Christian School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–
Kerry McMillion S	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Drew Moss OL	Richardson, TX	Richardson High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–
Drew Moss OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Darion Peace ILB/QB	Malakoff, TX	Malakoff High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–
Darion Peace ILB/QB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Demarco Roberts CB	Aledo, TX	Aledo High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–
Demarco Roberts CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Colby Sessums K/P	Haslet, TX	V.R. Eaton High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–
Colby Sessums K/P	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ramond Stevens CB	New Orleans, LA	Warren Easton Charter High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	–
Ramond Stevens CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Javonta Thomas WR	Van, TX	Van High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–
Javonta Thomas WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
James Williams OL	DeRidder, LA	DeRidder High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	293 lb (133 kg)	–
James Williams OL	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jase Williams ILB	Slidell, LA	Slidell High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–
Jase Williams ILB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Caleb Arnold OLB	Texarkana, TX	Texas High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–
Caleb Arnold OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Treviance Bronson DT	Katy, TX	James E. Taylor High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–
Treviance Bronson DT	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Breylon Charles DE	New Orleans, LA	Destrehan High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	–
Breylon Charles DE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Canden Grogan WR	Mont Belvieu, TX	Barbers Hill High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	–
Canden Grogan WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Damashja Harris RB	Killeen, TX	Ellison High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–
Damashja Harris RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Keshaun Lazard WR	Opelousas, LA	Northwest High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–
Keshaun Lazard WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jaymond Jackson DE	Lindale, TX	Lindale High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	–
Jaymond Jackson DE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Tonga Lolohea DE	Euless, TX	Trinity High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	–
Tonga Lolohea DE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Adrian Owens LB	Houston, TX	Langham Creek High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–
Adrian Owens LB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Daelyn Williams QB	Houston, TX	Dekaney High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	–
Daelyn Williams QB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: #13 FCS, #144 FBS and FCS combined^[6]^[7]
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason polls

WAC Poll

The Western Athletic Conference coaches released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the conference. In addition, one Cardinal, Anthony Ruffin, was chosen to the Preseason All-WAC Defense Team.^[8]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Sam Houston	20 (5)
2	Stephen F. Austin	16 (1)
3	Tarleton State	11
4	Lamar	8
5	Abilene Christian	5

Note: Dixie State is not included since they are not playing a full WAC schedule due to previous non-conference game contracts. Dixie State players are eligible for individual rewards.

Preseason All–WAC Team

Defense

Anthony Ruffin – Defensive Back, SO

AQ7 Poll

The AQ7 coaches also released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the ASUN-WAC Challenge.^[9]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Sam Houston	49 (7)
2	Central Arkansas	40
3	Jacksonville State	37
4	Stephen F. Austin	27
5	Eastern Kentucky	20
6	Abilene Christian	15
7	Lamar	8

Coaching staff and roster

2021 Lamar Cardinals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	James Jones	So
TE	`3`	Jeremy Davis	Jr
WR	`4`	Jack Roe	So
QB	`5`	Jalen Dummett	Jr
WR	`6`	Erik Pizarro	So
RB	`7`	Chaz Ward	So
WR	`8`	Tyrique Carter	Fr
QB	`9`	Mike Chandler	Fr
WR	`10`	Dozie Ifeadi	Fr
WR	`11`	Ethan Newton	Fr
WR	`12`	Marcellus Johnson	So
WR	`13`	Jacoby Davis	So
QB	`14`	Cameron George	Fr
QB	`15`	Kameron Ladia	Fr
QB	`16`	Anthony Brown	Fr
WR	`17`	Keshaun Lazard	Fr
QB	`18`	Daelyn Williams	Fr
RB	`20`	Jaylon Jackson	Fr
WR	`23`	Kirkland Banks	Sr
RB	`26`	Damashja Harris	Fr
RB	`27`	Tyson King	Fr
WR	`29`	Alex Connell	Fr
RB	`31`	Jackson Frazier	Fr
RB	`36`	Hunter Batten	Jr
RB	`37`	RJ Carver	Jr
TE	`42`	Steve Johnson	Fr
TE	`44`	Nathan Gaskamp	Jr
OL	`54`	Bless Harris	So
OL	`55`	James Collins	Fr
OL	`60`	Ashton Janise	Fr
OL	`61`	Caleb Leonard	Fr
TE	`62`	Devin Fregia	Fr
OL	`64`	Carter Murray	Fr
OL	`65`	Jacob Dicharry	Fr
OL	`68`	Alex Acosta	Fr
OL	`69`	Ji'Darrius Winans	Fr
OL	`71`	Jevale Roberson	Fr
OL	`72`	Marques Mayo	Fr
OL	`73`	Jacob Bayer	Fr
OL	`74`	James Williams	Fr
OL	`75`	Alexander Fritiof	Fr
OL	`76`	Drew Moss	Fr
OL	`78`	Devon King	Fr
WR	`80`	Luke Ferguson	Fr
TE	`81`	Devyn Gibbs	Fr
WR	`82`	Canden Grogan	Fr
WR	`83`	Vernon Mosley III	Fr
TE	`84`	Sterling Herrington	Fr
TE	`85`	Dawud Shorts	Jr
WR	`86`	David Jefferson	Fr
TE	`87`	Cole Kelly	Fr
TE	`88`	Conner Venetis	Fr
WR	`89`	Jovanta Harris	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`2`	Vencent Rockwell	Fr
LB	`3`	Caimen Layne	Fr
DB	`4`	Steven Jones	Jr
DB	`5`	Anthony Ruffin	So
LB	`6`	Darion Peace	Fr
LB	`7`	Tyler Jackson	So
LB	`8`	Desmond Veals	Sr
DB	`9`	Kyron Norwood	Sr
DB	`10`	Divine Buckrham	Sr
LB	`11`	Aaron Calcote	Jr
DB	`12`	Antorius Hambrick, Jr.	Fr
DB	`13`	Austin Goffney	Jr
DB	`14`	Ramond Stevens	Fr
DB	`15`	Kimani Johnson	Fr
LB	`16`	Caleb Arnold	Fr
DB	`17`	Damian Alexander	Fr
DB	`18`	Demarco Roberts	Fr
DB	`19`	Rodney Higdon	Fr
LB	`21`	Greg Hoofkin	Fr
DB	`22`	Jaden Hardin	Fr
DB	`24`	Devin Thomas	Fr
DB	`25`	Alex Meeks	Fr
DB	`28`	Seth Johnson	Fr
LB	`30`	Adrian Owens	Fr
DB	`32`	Patrick Brinkley	Fr
LB	`33`	Jordan Patterson	Fr
LB	`34`	Ladarian Martin	Fr
LB	`35`	Breylon Charles	Fr
LB	`40`	Jalen Freeman	Fr
LB	`41`	Kendal Rowen	Fr
DB	`43`	Dane Jentsch	Fr
LB	`45`	Jase Williams	Fr
LB	`46`	Austin Kennedy	Fr
DE	`49`	Jaymond Jackson	Fr
LB	`51`	Joseph Trim	Fr
LB	`52`	Blake Gotcher	Fr
LB	`53`	Cade Danna	Fr
DL	`56`	Addison Shackleford	So
DE	`57`	Tonga Lolohea	Fr
DL	`58`	Zac Yassine	Fr
DL	`59`	Jaxon Richards	Fr
DL	`90`	Tylo Phillips	Jr
DL	`91`	Vincent Rollins	Jr
DL	`92`	Kirsten Williams	Jr
DL	`93`	Jared Byrd	Fr
DL	`94`	Jack McCarthy	Fr
DL	`95`	Caleb Williams	Fr
DL	`96`	Ayden Bell	Fr
DT	`97`	Treviance Bronson	Fr
DL	`98`	Chidera Umeh	Fr
DL	`99`	Reggie Brooks	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K/P	`38`	Alex Auer	Fr
K/P	`39`	Colby Sessums	Fr
K	`47`	Bailey Giffen	Sr
DS	`50`	Luke Wallis	So
DS	`61`	John Farris	Fr

Head coach

Blane Morgan

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Patrick Covington, Off Coord and OL
Ron Antoine, Co-Off Coord and WRs
Matt Weikert, Def Coord and interior LBs
Coby Gipson, Recruiting coord and RBs
Jackson Eskierka, QBs
Austen Jacobs, TEs
Scott Thiessen, Outside LBs
Wayne Cordova, Defensive Backs
Cameron Davis, DLs
Morgan Ford, QC
Marshall Mann, Football Operations
David Mertens, Graduate Assistant
Daniel Darcy, Strength and Conditioning Coord

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 1, 2021

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	North American *	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX (exhibition)	ESPN+	W 47–3	5,844
September 11	5:00 pm	at UTSA *	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	L 0–54	16,229
September 18	3:00 pm	at Northern Colorado *	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	ESPN+	W 17–10 ^OT	5,605
September 25	6:00 pm	Abilene Christian *	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 0–56	5,411
October 9	2:00 pm	at No. 1 Sam Houston	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	L 7–41	9,836
October 16	3:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 17–24	10,121
October 23	6:00 pm	Central Arkansas	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX (WAC/ASUN Challenge)	ESPN+	L 38–49	5,228
October 30	1:00 pm	at No. 25 Eastern Kentucky	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY (WAC/ASUN Challenge)	ESPN+	L 10–42	8,462
November 6	6:00 pm	at Tarleton State	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	L 21–42	8,048
November 13	4:00 pm	Jacksonville State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX (WAC/ASUN Challenge)	ESPN+	L 7–38	6,812
November 20	4:00 pm	No. 22 Stephen F. Austin	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 6–42	5,411
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^[10]^[11]

Game summaries

North American

	1	2	3	4	Total
North American	0	0	0	3	3
Cardinals	14	17	13	3	47

Statistics

Statistics	North American	Lamar
First downs	8	19
Total yards	138	437
Rushing yards	10	243
Passing yards	128	194
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	23:21	36:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North American	Passing	Randall Moore	11/30, 128 yards, long 22 yards
	Rushing	Kierr Cazenave	7 carries, 36 yards, long 17 yards
	Receiving	Dee Spivey	3 receptions, 44 yards, long 22 yards
Lamar	Passing	Jalen Dummett	6/8, 124 yards, long 42 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Chaz Ward	15 carries, 59 yards, long 11 yards, 1 TDs
	Receiving	Erik Pizarro	2 receptions, 63 yards, long 41 yards, 1 TDs

At UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lamar	0	0	0	0	0
UTSA	13	21	10	10	54

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	UTSA
First downs	10	20
Total yards	122	427
Rushing yards	89	106
Passing yards	33	321
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	30:27	29:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Jalen Dummett	6/11, 33 yards, long 14 yards
	Rushing	James Jones	13 carries, 52 yards, long 11 yards
	Receiving	Jeremy Davis	2 catches, 19 yards, long 11 yards
UTSA	Passing	Josh Adkins	11/13; 134 yards, long 32 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Sincere McCormick	7 carries, 46 yards, long 18 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Cade Stoever	2 catches, 84 yards, long 60 yards

At Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lamar	0	7	0	3	7	17
Northern Colorado	0	7	0	3	0	10

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Northern Colorado
First downs	16	12
Total yards	301	236
Rushing yards	202	84
Passing yards	99	152
Turnovers	2, 1 lost	0
Time of possession	28:35	31:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Jalen Dummett	7/13, 86 yards, long 36 yards
	Rushing	Chaz Ward	20 carries, 80 yards, long 10 yards
	Receiving	Erik Pizarro	3 catches, 66 yards, long 36 yards
Northern Colorado	Passing	Conner Martin	19/31, 152 yards, long 29 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Gene Sledge, Jr	15 carries, 100 yards, long 25 yards
	Receiving	Kassidy Woods	5 catches, 44 yards, long 29 yards

Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Abilene Christian	14	14	21	7	56
Lamar	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Abilene Christian	Lamar
First downs	22	10
Total yards	461	136
Rushing yards	274	98
Passing yards	187	38
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:13	30:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing	Stone Earl	13/18, 187 yards, long 32 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Peyton Mansell	6 carries, 107 yards, long 62 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kobe Clark	4 catches, 50 yards, long 16 yards, 1 TD
Lamar	Passing	Jalen Dummett	4/7, 38 yards, long 14 yards
	Rushing	Hunter Batten	7 carries, 29 yards, long 11 yards
	Receiving	Kirkland Banks	2 catches, 15 yards, long 10 yards

At No. 1 Sam Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lamar	0	7	0	0	7
Sam Houston	14	6	7	14	41

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Sam Houston
First downs	10	24
Total yards	158	438
Rushing yards	23	267
Passing yards	135	171
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	31:39	28:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	11/18, 135 yards
	Rushing	Chaz Ward	11 carries, 23 yards, long 8 yards
	Receiving	Jeremy Davis	2 catches, 52 yard, long 28 yards
Sam Houston State	Passing	Eric Schmid	13/31, 159 yards, 2 TDS
	Rushing	Noah Smith	14 carries 120 yards, long 49 yards
	Receiving	Cody Chrest	4 catches, 81 yards, long 37 yards.

At Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lamar	0	17	0	0	17
Abilene Christian	7	7	7	3	24

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Abilene Christian
First downs	14	21
Total yards	364	466
Rushing yards	158	208
Passing yards	206	258
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:35	30:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	9/17, 206 yds, 1 TD
	Rushing	James Jones	9 carries, 81 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Nathan Gaskamp	1 reception, 80 yards, 1 TD
Abilene Christian	Passing	Peyton Mansell	10/18, 135 yds
	Rushing	Peyton Mansell	18 carries, 106 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Davion Johnson	6 receptions, 82 yds

Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Central Arkansas	21	14	14	0	49
Lamar	7	0	16	15	38

Statistics

Statistics	Central Arkansas	Lamar
First downs	22	22
Total yards	541	441
Rushing yards	350	251
Passing yards	191	190
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	30:24	29:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Arkansas	Passing	Breylin Smith	17/30; 149 yards; long 16; 1 TD
	Rushing	Darius Hale	22 carries; 254 total yards; long 69; 4 TDS
	Receiving	Tyler Hudson	6 catches; 98 total yards; long 42; 1 TD
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	9/16; 154 yards; long 59; 2 TDS
	Rushing	Jalen Dummitt	15 carries; 131 total yards; long 33; 1 TD
	Receiving	Kirkland Banks	2 catches; 70 total yards; long 59; 1 TD

At No. 25 Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lamar	0	7	3	0	10
No. 25 Eastern Kentucky	21	21	0	0	42

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Eastern Kentucky
First downs	12	20
Total yards	193	440
Rushing yards	116	217
Passing yards	77	223
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	31:34	28:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Jalen Dummett	5/7 - 55 yards; long 22 yards
	Rushing	Jalen Jackson	11 carries; 49 total yards; long 14
	Receiving	Marcellus Johnson	2 catches; 33 total yards; long 28
Eastern Kentucky	Passing	Parker McKinney	15/20 - 218 yards; long 39 yards
	Rushing	Da'Joun Hewitt	20 carries; 101 total yards; long 22 yards; 2 TDS
	Receiving	Dakota Allen	4 catches; 76 total yards; long 26; 2 TDS

At Tarleton State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lamar	7	7	0	7	21
Tarleton State	7	14	7	14	42

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Tarleton State
First downs	16	20
Total yards	277	453
Rushing yards	193	134
Passing yards	84	319
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	31:46	29:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Daelyn Williams	9/18 - 84 yards; long 28 yards; 1 TD
	Rushing	Jaylon Jackson	7 carries; 55 total yards; long 42; 1 TD
	Receiving	Kirkland Banks	2 catches; 55 total yards; long 28; 2 TDS
Tarleton State	Passing	Steven Duncan	21/32; long 58 yards; 2 TDS
	Rushing	Ryheem Skinner	7 carries; 34 total yards; long 12; 1 TD
	Receiving	Marvin Landy	3 catches; 91 total yards; long 58

Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jacksonville State	0	10	7	21	38
Lamar	7	0	0	0	7

Statistics

Statistics	Jacksonville State	Lamar
First downs	26	12
Total yards	493	147
Rushing yards	237	94
Passing yards	256	53
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	33:28	26:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jacksonville State	Passing	Zerrick Cooper	16/26 - 244 yards; long 33 yards; 3 TDs
	Rushing	Ron Wiggins	8 carries; 102 total yards; long 55; 2 TDs
	Receiving	Ahmad Edwards	5 catches; 95 total yards; long 33; 1 TD
Lamar	Passing	Daelyn Williams	6/18 - 53 yards; long 24 yards
	Rushing	Jaylon Jackson	22 carries; 89 total yards; long 19; 1 TD
	Receiving	Marcel Johnson	2 catches; 31 total yards; long 24

No. 22 Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin	14	14	7	7	42
Lamar	0	6	0	0	6

Statistics

Statistics	Stephen F. Austin	Lamar
First downs	18	13
Total yards	398	200
Rushing yards	100	83
Passing yards	298	117
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	25:31	34:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stephen F. Austin	Passing	Trae Self	15/23 - 262 yards; long 68 yards; 2 TDs
	Rushing	Miles Reed	8 carries; 44 total yards; long 12
	Receiving	Xavier Gipson	6 catches; 164 total yards; long 68
Lamar	Passing	Daelyn Williams	7/19 - 116 yards; long 27 yards
	Rushing	Jalen Dummett	7 carries; 26 total yards; long 11
	Receiving	Erik Pizarro	4 catches; 85 total yards; long 27

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References

↑ "2021 WAC Football Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 27, 2021. NOTE: Lamar defeated North American University, 47-3, on 9/2 in a game not countable due to NCAA policies
↑ "ASUN, WAC form 2021 alliance, seek FCS playoff bid". Verizon Media. February 23, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
↑ "WAC Reaches New, Expanded Media Rights Agreement with ESPN". Western Athletic Conference. August 24, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
↑ James Dixon (February 3, 2021). "Cardinals Add Five on National Signing Day". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
↑ James Dixon (December 16, 2020). "Cardinals Add 23 Players to Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
↑ Jame Dixon (February 9, 2021). "Cardinals Land Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
↑ "2021 Football Team Rankings". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
↑ "WAC Coaches Select Sam Houston, Schmid, Kay as Preseason Favorites". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
↑ "AQ7 Coaches Select Sam Houston as Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
↑ "2021 Lamar Cardinals Football Schedule". LamarCardinals.com.
↑ "2021 Football Lamar Cardinals Schedule". FBSchedules.com.

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[1] "2021 WAC Football Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved September 27, 2021. NOTE: Lamar defeated North American University, 47-3, on 9/2 in a game not countable due to NCAA policies

[2] "ASUN, WAC form 2021 alliance, seek FCS playoff bid". Verizon Media. February 23, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[3] "WAC Reaches New, Expanded Media Rights Agreement with ESPN". Western Athletic Conference. August 24, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.

[4] James Dixon (February 3, 2021). "Cardinals Add Five on National Signing Day". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[5] James Dixon (December 16, 2020). "Cardinals Add 23 Players to Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[6] Jame Dixon (February 9, 2021). "Cardinals Land Nationally Ranked Recruiting Class". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[7] "2021 Football Team Rankings". CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 13, 2021.

[8] "WAC Coaches Select Sam Houston, Schmid, Kay as Preseason Favorites". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[9] "AQ7 Coaches Select Sam Houston as Preseason Favorite". Western Athletic Conference. July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.

[10] "2021 Lamar Cardinals Football Schedule". LamarCardinals.com.

[11] "2021 Football Lamar Cardinals Schedule". FBSchedules.com.

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2021 Lamar Cardinals football team

Contents

TV and radio media

Preseason

Recruiting

Preseason polls

WAC Poll

Preseason All–WAC Team

AQ7 Poll

Coaching staff and roster

Schedule

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North American

At UTSA

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Abilene Christian

At No. 1 Sam Houston

At Abilene Christian

Central Arkansas

At No. 25 Eastern Kentucky

At Tarleton State

Jacksonville State

No. 22 Stephen F. Austin

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