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2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

2019 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–8 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBill Bliel (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorLarry Edmondson (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorTroy Douglas (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCam Clark (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumProvost Umphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Southland Conference football standings
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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Bethel (TN)*ESPN3W 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/ESPN2L 3–6297,195
September 217:00 p.m.at No. 21 Southeastern LouisianaESPN+L 34–456,352
September 286:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austindagger
  • 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 StateESPN+W 20–17 3OT4,047
October 194:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordESPN3L 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 StateCST/ESPN+L 13–345,122
November 162:00 p.m.at Houston BaptistESPN3L 26–312,126
November 233:00 p.m.McNeese State
ESPN3L 3–277,307
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
1 234Total
Wildcats 3 1003 16
Cardinals 14 27177 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

Mississippi Valley State at Lamar
1 234OTTotal
Delta Devils 0 7670 20
Cardinals 0 73103 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

Lamar at Texas A&M
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 030 3
No. 16 (FBS) Aggies 13 142114 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

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 1737 34
No. 21 Lions 7 14213 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

Stephen F. Austin at Lamar
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 3 10011 24
Cardinals 3 0014 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

Abilene Christian at Lamar
1 234Total
Wildcats 0 13110 24
Cardinals 7 3710 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

Lamar at Sam Houston State
1 234OT2OT3OTTotal
Cardinals 0 700373 20
No. 25 Bearkats 7 000370 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

Lamar at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Cardinals (LU) 7 073 17
Cardinals (UIW) 14 1470 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

Central Arkansas at Lamar
1 234Total
No. 10 Bears 14 10210 45
Cardinals 0 1007 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

Lamar at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Cardinals 3 730 13
Demons 7 7713 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

Lamar at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
Cardinals 6 1073 26
Huskies 7 1770 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

McNeese at Lamar
1 234Total
Cowboys 7 0020 27
Cardinals 0 003 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
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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. ^ a b c d e "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.