American college football season
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.
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
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Nicholls |
200 (20)
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2 |
Central Arkansas |
154
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3 |
Incarnate Word |
150 (1)
|
4 |
Sam Houston State |
146
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5 |
Lamar |
123
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6 |
McNeese State |
114
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7 |
Abilene Christian |
112 (1)
|
8 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
71
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9 |
Stephen F. Austin |
63
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10 |
Northwestern State |
56
|
11 |
Houston Baptist |
21
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Preseason All–Southland Teams
The Cardinals placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
Defense
1st team
Daniel Crosley – DL
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Offense
2nd team
Myles Wanza – RB
Elvin Martinez – PK
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Bethel (TN)* | | 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* | | ESPNU/ESPN2 | L 3–62 | 97,195 |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana | | 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 | | ESPN+ | W 20–17 3OT | 4,047 |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | | 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 | | CST/ESPN+ | L 13–34 | 5,122 |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | | ESPN3 | L 26–31 | 2,126 |
November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | McNeese State | | 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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[3][4][5][6][7]
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]
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Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State at Lamar
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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]
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At Texas A&M
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]
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At Southeastern Louisiana
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]
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Stephen F. Austin
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
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
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:
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At Incarnate Word
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:
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Central Arkansas
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:
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At Northwestern State
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:
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At Houston Baptist
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
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:
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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