| 2025 Lamar Cardinals football | |
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NCAA Division I First Round, L 20–38 vs. Abilene Christian | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 25 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 24 |
| Record | 8–5 (5–3 SLC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ryan McCarthy (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Drew Christ (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Provost Umphrey Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Stephen F. Austin $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17т Southeastern Louisiana ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Lamar ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas, and competed in the Southland Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Pete Rossomando.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | at North Texas * | ESPN+ | L 0–51 | 20,594 | ||
| September 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 South Dakota * | ESPN+ | W 20–13 | 6,043 | ||
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | at Texas Southern * | No. 24 | SWAC TV | W 31–7 | 6,247 | |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | Central Arkansas * | No. 22 |
| ESPN+ | W 35–32 | 6,326 |
| October 4 | 3:00 pm | Nicholls | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 5,433 |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | at East Texas A&M | No. 20 | ESPN+ | W 33–23 | 2,713 | |
| October 18 | 3:00 pm | UT Rio Grande Valley | No. 17 |
| ESPN+ | W 23–21 | 8,283 |
| October 25 | 4:00 pm | at Northwestern State | No. 15 | ESPN+ | W 41–14 | 8,761 | |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | No. 14 | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 2,680 | |
| November 8 | 3:00 pm | No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | W 14–12 | 6,183 |
| November 15 | 6:00 pm | at No. 15 Stephen F. Austin | No. 19 | ESPN+ | L 15–26 | 1,025 | |
| November 22 | 3:00 pm | McNeese | No. 19 |
| ESPN+ | L 19–21 | 13,674 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Abilene Christian * | No. 25 | ESPN+ | L 20–32 | 4,588 | |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean Green (FBS) | 13 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 51 |
| Game information |
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No scoring plays. |
| Statistics | LAM | UNT |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 4 Coyotes | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
| Statistics | SDAK | LAM |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 24 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, Texas
| Statistics | LAM | TXSO |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 14 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 32 |
| No. 22 Cardinals | 17 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
| Statistics | CARK | LAM |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Colonels | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 20 Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
| Statistics | NICH | LAM |
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| First downs | 18 | 16 |
| Total yards | 348 | 337 |
| Rushing yards | 175 | 100 |
| Passing yards | 173 | 237 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:48 | 28:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Nicholls | Passing | Deuce Hogan | 21/38, 166 yards |
| Rushing | Shane Lee | 3 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Amari Clayton | 3 receptions, 39 yards | |
| Lamar | Passing | Aiden McCown | 12/22, 237 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | LaDamian McDowell | 11 carries, 41 yards | |
| Receiving | Blake Thomas | 2 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 20 Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 33 |
| Lions | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium, Commerce, Texas
| Statistics | LAM | ETAM |
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| First downs | 22 | 19 |
| Total yards | 348 | 329 |
| Rushing yards | 63 | 115 |
| Passing yards | 285 | 214 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:57 | 29:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lamar | Passing | Aiden McCown | 24/33, 285 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Joshua Robinson | 7 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kyndon Fuselier | 7 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
| East Texas A&M | Passing | Ron Peace | 20/31, 214 yards |
| Rushing | KJ Shankle | 11 carries, 59 yards | |
| Receiving | Christian Jourdain | 6 receptions, 48 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Vaqueros | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 17 Cardinals | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
| Statistics | RGV | LAM |
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| First downs | 12 | 20 |
| Total yards | 189 | 375 |
| Rushing yards | 83 | 155 |
| Passing yards | 106 | 220 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 25:14 | 34:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| UT Rio Grande Valley | Passing | Eddie Lee Marburger | 9/21, 106 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Nathan Denney | 19 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Tony Diaz | 3 receptions, 51 yards | |
| Lamar | Passing | Aiden McCown | 17/23, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Aiden McCown | 15 carries, 88 yards | |
| Receiving | Blake Thomas | 4 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 15 Cardinals | 3 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
| Demons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, Louisiana
| Statistics | LAM | NWST |
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| First downs | 27 | 13 |
| Total yards | 433 | 307 |
| Rushing yards | 256 | 23 |
| Passing yards | 177 | 284 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 37:19 | 22:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 18/30, 166 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Xavier Coleman | 12 carries, 101 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Kyndon Fuselier | 7 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD | |
| Northwestern State | Passing | Abram Johnston | 13/23, 284 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Abram Johnston | 10 carries, 16 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Brendan Webb | 4 receptions, 126 yards, 1 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 14 Cardinals (LU) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Cardinals (UIW) | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, Texas
| Statistics | LAM | UIW |
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| First downs | 10 | 17 |
| Total yards | 226 | 246 |
| Rushing yards | 44 | 85 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 161 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:00 | 35:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 18/25, 182 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Major Bowden | 4 carries, 20 yards | |
| Receiving | JaCorey Hyder | 3 receptions, 73 yards | |
| Incarnate Word | Passing | EJ Colson | 21/28, 161 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Timothy Carter | 10 carries, 36 yards | |
| Receiving | Josh Lorick | 8 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 19 Lions | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| No. 20 Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
| Statistics | SELA | LAM |
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| First downs | 11 | 16 |
| Total yards | 292 | 255 |
| Rushing yards | 236 | 160 |
| Passing yards | 56 | 95 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:36 | 34:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Southeastern Louisiana | Passing | Carson Camp | 5/11, 56 yards |
| Rushing | Deantre Jackson | 14 carries, 146 yards | |
| Receiving | Jaylon Domingeaux | 2 receptions, 43 yards | |
| Lamar | Passing | Robert Coleman | 7/11, 86 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Major Bowden | 23 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Britain Simmonms | 2 receptions, 35 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 19 Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| No. 15 Lumberjacks | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas
| Statistics | LAM | SFA |
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| First downs | 12 | 25 |
| Total yards | 258 | 329 |
| Rushing yards | 134 | 180 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 149 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:09 | 34:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lamar | Passing | Aiden McCown | 10/14, 78 yards |
| Rushing | LaDamian McDowell | 5 carries, 57, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kyndon Fuselier | 5 receptions, 40 yards | |
| Stephen F. Austin | Passing | Gavin Rutherford | 17/31, 140 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Gavin Rutherford | 13 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Clayton Wayland | 4 receptions, 48 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 19 Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas
| Statistics | MCN | LAM |
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| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Total yards | 362 | 416 |
| Rushing yards | 261 | 281 |
| Passing yards | 101 | 135 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:41 | 29:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| McNeese | Passing | Devin Lippold | 11/23, 69 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Coleby Hamm | 16 carries, 131 yards | |
| Receiving | Reed Boyd | 2 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD | |
| Lamar | Passing | Aiden McCown | 8/23, 135 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Xavier Coleman | 15 carries, 141 yards | |
| Receiving | Nyir Jones | 1 receptions, 50 yards |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| STATS FCS | — | — | — | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | |
| Coaches | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 24 | |