2025 Lamar Cardinals football team

2025 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 15
Record	6–1 (3–0 SLC)
Head coach	Peter Rossomando (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan McCarthy (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Drew Christ (3rd season)
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Lamar		3	–	0					6	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana		3	–	0					5	–	2
No. 24 Stephen F. Austin		3	–	0					5	–	2
East Texas A&M		2	–	1					2	–	5
UT Rio Grande Valley		1	–	2					5	–	2
Houston Christian		1	–	2					2	–	5
McNeese		1	–	2					2	–	5
Nicholls		1	–	2					1	–	6
Incarnate Word		0	–	3					2	–	5
Northwestern State		0	–	3					1	–	6
As of October 21, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Lamar Cardinals football team represents Lamar University in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas, and compete in the Southland Conference. They are led by third-year head coach Pete Rossomando.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	at North Texas *		DATCU Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 0–51	20,594
September 6	6:00 pm	No. 4 South Dakota *		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 20–13	6,043
September 13	6:00 pm	at Texas Southern *	No. 24	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX	SWAC TV	W 31–7	6,247
September 27	6:00 pm	Central Arkansas *	No. 22	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 35–32	6,326
October 4	3:00 pm	Nicholls	No. 20	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 24–17	5,433
October 11	6:00 pm	at East Texas A&M	No. 20	Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	ESPN+	W 33–23	2,713
October 18	3:00 pm	UT Rio Grande Valley	No. 17	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 23–21	8,283
October 25	4:00 pm	at Northwestern State	No. 15	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+
November 1	2:00 pm	at Incarnate Word		Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN+
November 8	3:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana		Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
November 15	6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
November 22	3:00 pm	McNeese		Provost Umphrey Stadiuim Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	ESPN+
*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

at North Texas (FBS)

See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team

Lamar Cardinals (0–0) at North Texas Mean Green (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Mean Green (FBS)	13	24	14	0	51

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game attendance: 20,594
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Kutcher, LaDarrin McLane

Game information

First quarter UNT – Drew Mestemaker 2-yard run (pass failed), 11:21. Mean Green 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39. UNT – Makenzie McGill 1-yard run (Kali Nguma kick), 5:46. Mean Green 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:43. Second quarter UNT – Wyatt Young 5-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma kick), 6:35. Mean Green 20–0. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:03. UNT – Cameron Dorner 25-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma kick), 1:53. Mean Green 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:46. UNT – Kali Nguma 28-yard field goal, 0:57. Mean Green 30–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:49. UNT – Ethan Wesloski 0-yard fumble return (Kali Nguma kick), 0:27. Mean Green 37–0. Third quarter UNT – Kiefer Sibley 1-yard run (Kali Nguma kick), 11:16. Mean Green 44–0. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:04. UNT – Wyatt Young 32-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker (Kali Nguma kick), 8:41. Mean Green 51–0. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:36. Fourth quarter No scoring plays.

Statistics	LAM	UNT
First downs	8	25
Plays–yards	54–119	73–467
Rushes–yards	27–31	39–138
Passing yards	88	329
Passing: comp–att–int	13–27–1	24–34–0
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:32	33:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Robert Coleman	13/24, 88 yards, INT
	Rushing	Major Bowden	6 carries, 21 yards
	Receiving	Kyndon Fuselier	4 receptions, 45 yards
North Texas	Passing	Drew Mestemaker	24/32, 329 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Kiefer Sibley	6 carries, 38 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cameron Dorner	7 receptions, 98 yards, TD

No. 4 South Dakota

See also: 2025 South Dakota Coyotes football team

No. 4 South Dakota Coyotes (0-1) at Lamar Cardinals (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Coyotes	10	0	3	0	13
Cardinals	3	7	3	7	20

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,043
• Referee: Craig Hesler
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Gresham (play-by-play) and LeMont Williams (analyst)

Statistics	SDAK	LAM
First downs	13	16
Total yards	243	204
Rushing yards	135	139
Passing yards	108	65
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	26:29	33:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	10/21, 108 yds, TD INT
	Rushing	L.J. Phillips Jr.	14 carries 64 yds
	Receiving	Larenzo Fenner	3 receptions, 41 yds
Lamar	Passing	Robert Coleman	8/16, 65 yds, 2 TD
	Rushing	Major Bowden	14 carries, 49 yds
	Receiving	Jadyn Girard	3 receptions, 25 yds

at Texas Southern

See also: 2025 Texas Southern Tigers football team

No. 24 Lamar Cardinals (1–1) at Texas Southern Tigers (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Cardinals	14	14	0	3	31
Tigers	7	0	0	0	7

at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,247
• Referee: Preston Clipper
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Butch Alsandor (play-by-play) and Jorge Vargas (analyst)

Statistics	LAM	TXSO
First downs	21	11
Total yards	333	196
Rushing yards	252	143
Passing yards	81	53
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	32:38	27:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Aiden McCown	12/22, 81 yds, INT
	Rushing	LaDamian McDowell	11 carries, 92 yds
	Receiving	Devyn Gibbs	2 receptions, 31 yds
Texas Southern	Passing	KJ Cooper	13/23, 43 yds INT
	Rushing	Athean Renfro	10 carries, 70 yds, TD
	Receiving	Xavier Phipps	1 reception, 24 yds

Central Arkansas

See also: 2025 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Central Arkansas Bears (1–3) at No. 22 Lamar Cardinals (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	3	0	15	32
No. 22 Cardinals	17	7	14	0	38

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 6,326
• Referee: James Brookhart
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan Gresham (play-by-play) and LeMont Williams (analyst)

Statistics	CARK	LAM
First downs	28	19
Total yards	514	293
Rushing yards	144	151
Passing yards	370	142
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	33:33	26:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Arkansas	Passing	Austin Myers	25/41, 358 yds, 3 TD 2 INT
	Rushing	Landen Chambers	31 carries, 137 yds, TD
	Receiving	Arlie Lee	4 receptions, 114 yds, TD
Lamar	Passing	Aiden McCown	13/17, 142 yds, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Xavier Coleman	15 carries, 99 yds
	Receiving	Kyndon Fuselier	4 receptions, 53 yds, TD

Nicholls

See also: 2025 Nicholls Colonels football team

Nicholls Colonels (1–4) at No. 20 Lamar Cardinals (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	14	0	3	0	17
No. 20 Cardinals	7	10	0	7	24

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NICH	LAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Texas A&M

See also: 2025 East Texas A&M Lions football team

No. 20 Lamar Cardinals (4–1) at East Texas A&M Lions (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Cardinals	0	3	10	20	33
Lions	10	6	7	0	23

at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas

• Date: October 11
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	LAM	ETAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UT Rio Grande Valley

See also: 2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (5–1) at No. 17 Lamar Cardinals (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Vaqueros			0
No. 17 Cardinals			0

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	RGV	LAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northwestern State

See also: 2025 Northwestern State Demons football team

No. 15 Lamar Cardinals (6–1) at Northwestern State Demons (1–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 15 Cardinals			0
Demons			0

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 4:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	LAM	NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Incarnate Word

See also: 2025 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

Lamar Cardinals at Incarnate Word Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lamar			0
Incarnate Word			0

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	LAM	UIW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2025 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Lamar Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Cardinals			0

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 3:00 PM CST
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SELA	LAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2025 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Lamar Cardinals at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Lumberjacks			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 6:00 PM CST
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	LAM	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

McNeese (Battle of the Border)

See also: 2025 McNeese Cowboys football team and Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese)

McNeese Cowboys at Lamar Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cowboys			0
Cardinals			0

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 3:00 PM CST
• TV: ESPN+

Statistics	MCN	LAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2025 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Xavier Coleman Sr WR 1 Kyndon Fuselier Sr RB 2 Major Bowden Sr WR 3 Izaha Jones Sr WR 4 Cameron George Sr WR 5 Britain Simmons  Fr QB 6 Mekhi Hagens Jr WR 7 Jamahdia Whitby Sr TE 8 Devyn Gibbs Sr TE 9 JaCorey Hyder Sr QB 10 Jakolby Longino Sr QB 11 Brady Driver So QB 12 Lucas Powell So WR 13 Jayden Boyd Jr QB 14 Aiden McCown  So RB 15 Joshua Robinson So QB 16 Kendric Malone Jr WR 17 Cash Cross So TE 18 Shaun Grayson  Sr RB 19 Jameer Muhammad Fr RB 26 Omarion Rasberry Fr RB 28 Damien Moore GS TE 37 Mason Thomas So TE 48 Aidan Grummer So OL 51 Alex Haralson  So OL 58 Elias Ripley GS OL 60 John Hester Jr OL 61 Kade Verden Jr OL 62 Reagan Langston Fr OL 67 Marcus Harbert Jr OL 68 Reese Osei-Wusu  So OL 69 Zachary Curtis So OL 70 Tyric Berg So OL 72 Endrei Sauls So OL 73 Kortez Winslow  So OL 74 Knox Boyd Sr OL 78 Jude Locken So OL 79 Reggie Brooks Sr TE 83 Iyioluwa Adekoya  So TE 84 C J DeMas So TE 87 Tyler Bonkowski So TE 88 Morgan Sampson  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Paul Omodia So DB 1 Kristian Pugh Sr DB 2 Sean Connor Jr DL 3 Peyton Christian Jr DE 4 Royce Maloles Jr DB 6 Ronnie Hamrick Sr DB 8 Demarcus Rankin Sr DB 9 Jamarion Evans  So DE 10 Kei'Trone Simpson Jr DB 11 Anthony White  Jr DB 12 Zaylon Stoker So DB 13 Nicholas Brown So DE 14 Andrew Huff Jr LB 15 Koda Canady Jr DB 16 Jordan James So LB 17 Brayden Faulkner Sr LB 18 Nehemiah Borner Fr DB 19 Edward Gilds Sr LB 20 Dillon Dickson So DB 21 Mar'Shawn Richardson-Giddings So DB 22 Jaden Harding Sr DB 23 Tre Turner  So DL 24 Javen Sanchez GS DB 25 Aidan White Fr LB 27 Robert Bonar Sr DB 29 Jarrett Mitchell So DB 31 Brenden Bradshaw  So DB 32 Isaiah Menefee Fr DB 33 Derrick Kelly Fr LB 34 CJ Miller  So LB 39 Etelridge McKinney So LB 41 Nick Rossomando So DE 42 Jacob Ferree Jr LB 44 Oliver Jack Sr LB 46 Issac Blessing So DB 47 Javon Rhodes  So DL 50 Iyiola Oluwa Solomi  So LB 52 Jackson Bandy So LB 53 Daiki Yoshikawa So DL 56 Tyler Edwards Fr DE 59 Danzel Chukweumeka Jr LB 82 Zion Carter So DL 90 Grayden Spencer So DL 91 Alex Sumler  So DL 92 Colin Hedges Jr DL 93 Daniel Obinna-Kanu  So DL 95 Alexandre Dedieu Sr DL 97 Christian Booker Sr DL 98 Will Hatter Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 65 Mason Stallons Fr P/K 66 Andres Sandoval Fr K/P 94 Ben Woodard Sr DS 99 Jacob Hefner  Fr	Head coach Pete Rossomando Coordinators/assistant coaches Drew Christ, def coord Ryan McCarthy, off coord and QBs Daryl Daleen, co-special teams coordinator and ILBs Wayne Cordova, Safeties Lorenzo Jackson, DLs Matt Cannata, OL Todd Macon, running backs Andrew Sparano, tight ends Morgan Ford, outside linebackers Pat Walker, strength Kenneth Trezvant, graduate assistant – offensive line Khiyree Keith, graduate assistant – defensive backs Semaj Mitchell, graduate assistant – wide receivers Carson Picheco, graduate assistant – defensive line Mikal Johnson, graduate assistant – special teams & specialists Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 19, 2025

Rankings

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	—	—	—	24	22	20	20	17
Coaches	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	25	24	18

References

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