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American college football season
The 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Mike Schultz and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium . They played as a member of the Southland Conference . They finished the season 7–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in third place. They received an at-large berth to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa .
TV and radio media
All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.
In fourth year of an agreement (third year for football) with ESPN , live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.[1]
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cardinals placing one player on the second team.[2]
Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in tenth place.[3]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Sam Houston State
187 (10)
2
Nicholls State
173 (6)
3
Central Arkansas
170 (5)
4
McNeese State
159 (1)
5
Southeastern Louisiana
119
6
Stephen F. Austin
90
7
Abilene Christian
89
8
Northwestern State
86
9
Incarnate Word
53
10
Lamar
52
11
Houston Baptist
32
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. Kentucky Christian * ESPN3 W 70–77,056
September 8 3:00 p.m. at Texas Tech * FSN L 0–7752,126
September 15 6:00 p.m. Northwestern State Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+ L 48–496,021
September 22 6:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN3 L 24–308,017
September 29 2:30 p.m. at No. 15 /SLC Digital L 27–508,044
October 13 3:00 p.m. MYTX
W 27–216,113
October 20 3:00 p.m. No. 14 Sam Houston State Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+/MYTX W 41–237,227
October 27 3:00 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+ W 24–176,321
November 3 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 Central Arkansas ELVN/CST/SLC Digital W 38–2410,874
November 10 3:00 p.m. Houston Baptist Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+/MYTX W 38–98,028
November 17 3:00 p.m. at No. 22 Battle of the Border
) ESPN3 W 21–1711,532
November 24 4:00 p.m. at Northern Iowa * ESPN3 L 13–164,082
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Game summaries
Kentucky Christian
Kentucky Christian at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
Knights
0
0 0 7
7
• Cardinals
21
28 7 14
70
Date: September 1Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:21Game attendance: 7,056Game weather: Overcast, 25% rain Temp: 85 Wind: E 6mphReferee: Ed BourgeouisTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Dan Gresham, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[12] [13] [14]
At Texas Tech
Lamar at Texas Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
0 0 0
0
• Red Raiders
14
28 14 21
77
Date: September 8Location: Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TXGame start: 3:05 pm CDT
Elapsed time: : 3:39Game attendance: 52,126Game weather: Cloudy Temp: 77 Wind: NNE 10mphReferee: Eddy SheltonTV announcers (FSN): Brendan Burke, play by play; David Anderson, analyst; Christian Steckel, reporter
Sources:[15] [16]
Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
• Demons
14
14 7 14
49
Cardinals
0
14 14 20
48
Date: September 15Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 4:13Game attendance: Game weather: Scattered T-storms Temp: 87 Wind: SSW 5mphReferee: Dan LewisTV announcers (ESPN+): Butch Alsandor, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[17] [18]
Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
• Lions
7
3 7 13
30
Cardinals
6
11 0 7
24
Date: September 22Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:37Game attendance: 8,017Game weather: Cloudy and rainy Temp: 80 Wind: S 6mphReferee: Vidal JonesTV announcers (ESPN3): Sam Levitt, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[19] [20]
At Nicholls State
See also:
2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Lamar at Nicholls
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
10
7 3 7
27
• No. 15 Colonels
13
14 14 9
50
Date: September 29Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LAGame start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 8,044Game weather: Cloudy, rainy Temp: 82 Wind: ENE 5mphReferee: Dan LewisTV announcers (ELVN/CST/SLC Digital): David Salzman, play by play; Butch Alsandor, analyst
Sources:[21] [22]
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals (UIW)
7
0 7 7
21
• Cardinals (LU)
0
7 7 13
27
Date: October 13Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:35Game attendance: 6,113Game weather: Mostly cloudy Temp: 87 Wind: S 10mphReferee: C. WatsonTelevision network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:[23]
Sam Houston State
Sam Houston State at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Bearkats
13
0 10 0
23
• Cardinals
10
7 17 7
41
Date: October 20Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:14Game attendance: 7,227Game weather: Overcast Temp: 74 Wind: S 9mphReferee: Ed BourgeoisTelevision network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:[24] [25]
At Stephen F. Austin
Lamar at Stephen F. Austin
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
7
10 7 0
24
Lumberjacks
0
0 7 10
17
Date: October 27Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 6,321Game weather: Clear Temp: 79 Wind: WSW 5mphReferee: Vidal JonesTV announcers (ESPN+): Rob Meyers, play by play; Kevin Langford, analyst
Sources:[26]
At Central Arkansas
Lamar at Central Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
21
14 3 0
38
No. 19 Bears
10
6 0 8
24
Date: November 3Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 6:00 pm CDT
Elapsed time: 3:23Game attendance: 10,874Referee: Dan LewisTelevision network: ELVN/CST/SLC Digital
Sources:
Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
0
9 0 0
9
• Cardinals
14
7 7 10
38
Date: November 10Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CST
Elapsed time: 3:05Game attendance: 8,028Game weather: Cloudy Temp: 55Referee: C. WatsonTelevision network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:
At McNeese State
Lamar at McNeese
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
7
0 7 7
21
No. 22 Cowboys
0
3 6 8
17
Date: November 17Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LAGame start: 3:00 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 11,532Game weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 70 Wind: ESE 6mphReferee: C. WatsonTV announcers (ESPN3): Lyn Rollins, play by play; Rene Nadeau, analyst; Carley McCord, reporter
Sources:
FCS Playoffs
At Northern Iowa–First Round
Lamar at Northern Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
13
0 0 0
13
• Panthers
3
10 0 3
16
Date: November 24Location: UNI-Dome Cedar Rapids, IAGame start: 4:00 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: :Game attendance: 4,082Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Personnel
Roster
Source:[27]
Depth chart
Source:[28]
Defense
FS
21 Lane Taylor (Sr)
10 Davon Jernigan (Sr)
SAM
MIKE
$
16 Isaiah Spencer (Jr)
11 Chaston Brooks (Sr)
7 Brandon Dabney (Sr)
33 Jerick Pitre, So
8 Desmond Veals (So)
3 Garrison Mitchell (Jr)
WS
6 Willie Sykes (Jr)
28 Darius Guillory (So)
CB
12 Tyler Rios (Sr)
4 Steven Jones (Fr)
DE
DT
DT
DE
90 Daniel Crosley (Jr)
42 Reggie Boseman (So)
43 James Jeffrey (Jr)
30 Dedrick Garner (Sr)
94 Cameron Houston (So)
99 Brandon Arnold (So)
2 Darien Wilson (Jr)
34 Abel Daily (Fr)
CB
20 Rodney Randle (Sr)
1 Stanley Norman (Jr)
Offense
L
11 Zale Giles (Jr)
19 Dorian Gaston (Sr)
A
23 Kirkland Banks (So)
4 Dewan Thompson, Jr. (Sr)
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
77 Hayden Kaaiohelo (Jr)
70 Colton Peterson (So)
51 Stephon Cooper (Jr)
76 Garrett Bowery (Sr)
75 Corey Nance (So)
64 Humberto Lopez (Fr)
72 Tamatoa Neher (Jr)
66 Jesse Brewster (So)
74 Micah McComb (Fr)
79 Aires Gilmore-Gardner (Jr)
R
84 Isaiah Howard (Sr)
29 Taylor Givens (Jr)
Y
89 Case Robinson (Jr)
82 Mason Sikes (So)
QB
7 Darrel Colbert (Sr)
8 Jordan Hoy (Jr)
RB
22 Myles Wanza (So)
5 Derrion Randle (Jr)
Special teams
PK 31 Elvin Martinez (So)
PK 32 Enrique Carmona (Fr)
P
46 Tyler Slaydon (Jr)
P
32 Enrique Carmona (Fr)
KR
20 Rodney Randle (Sr)
PR
23 Kirkland Banks (So)
LS 50 Christian Langston (So)
H 3 Jack Dallas (Fr)
Coaching staff
Name
Position
Season at Lamar
Mike Schultz
Head coach
2nd
Dan Dodd
Quarterbacks
coach
2nd
Troy Douglas
Co-Cornerbacks
coach
2nd
Todd Ivicic
Defensive line
coach
2nd
Cam Clark
Co-Linebackers
coach
2nd
Eric Buchanan
Safeties coach
2nd
Bill Bleil
Offensive line
coach
1st
Bobby Dodd
Tight ends coach
2nd
Adrian Madise
Wide receivers coach
1st
Bret Grant
Quality Control coach - Defense/Football Operations
1st
Carson Earp
Quality Control coach - Offense
1st
Jordan Hopkins
Quality Control Coach - Defense
1st
Chad Reiniger
Quality Control Coach - Special Teams
1st
Matt Oubre
Quality Control Coach - Offense
1st
Craig McGallion
Director of Operations
1st
Daniel Darcy
Strength and Conditioning coordinator
3rd
Reference: [27]
Honors and awards
All Conference Honors
Source:[29]
Co–Newcomer of the Year: Jordan Hoy
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Garrett Bowery
First Team All–Conference Offense: Garrett Bowery
First Team All–Conference Defense: Davon Jernigan
Second Team All–Conference Defense: Daniel Crosley
Player of the Week
Caleb Abrom – October 13 – Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week – Returned blocked field goal for game winning touchdown against Incarnate Word.[30]
Tyler Slayton – October 20 – Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week – Averaged 45 yards on 6 punts in upset of No. 14 Sam Houston State.[31]
Jordan Hoy – October 27 – Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week – In first Lamar start, Hoy for 225 yards, program best for a quarterback and 7th best overall for the program in win against Stephen F. Austin.[32]
Jordan Hoy – November 3 – Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week – Guided Lamar offense to five touchdowns and 512 yards offense in win over No. 19 Central Arkansas. The win was the first over Central Arkansas in program history.[33]
Darrel Colbert, Jr. – November 19 – Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week – Colbert guided the Cardinals to their third win over a nationally ranked team this season with their come-from-behind victory on the road against McNeese.[34]
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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 — — — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — — RV RV
References
^ "Lamar University Cardinals Football: Game #3 • Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 • 6 p.m." (PDF) . Lamar University Athletics. p. 3. Retrieved September 15, 2018 . Lamar University is entering its fourth season in partnership with ESPN3, and the third year for LU football. All six of the Cardinals' home games in 2018 will be televised on either ESPN3 or ESPN+.
^ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams" . Southland Conference. July 12, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018 .
^ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll" . Southland Conference. July 19, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018 .
^ "2018 Football Schedule" . Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
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^ "Southland Announces Week 8 TV Selections" . Southland Conference. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
^ "Southland Announces Week 9 TV Selections" . Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018 .
^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS" . Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
^ "Kentucky Christian (0-2) -VS- Lamar University (1-0)" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
^ "Colbert with 4 TDs, Lamar beats NAIA Kentucky Christian 70-7" . ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2018 .
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^ "Texas Tech most points since '05 in 77-0 shutout over Lamar" . ESPN. Retrieved September 10, 2018 .
^ "Northwestern State (2-1 , 1-0) -VS- Lamar University (1-2 , 0-1)" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 16, 2018 .
^ "Northwestern State wins wild shootout, 49-48 over Lamar" . ESPN. Retrieved September 16, 2018 .
^ "Southeastern La. (1-3 , 1-1) -VS- Lamar University (1-3 , 0-2)" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
^ "Virgil leads SE Louisiana to 1st win, beating Lamar 30-24" . ESPN. September 22, 2018. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
^ "Lamar University (1-4 , 0-3) -VS- Nicholls (3-2 , 2-1)" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
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^ "Lamar rolls on the ground to upset Sam Houston St. 41-23" . ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
^ "LAMAR (4-4 , 3-3) -VS- STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (2-6 , 2-5)" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
^ a b "2018 Football Roster" . Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2018 .
^ "Lamar University Cardinals Football: Game #3 • Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 • 6 p.m." (PDF) . Lamar University Athletics. p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2018 .
^ "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES 2018 ALL-CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TEAMS" . Southland Conference. November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .
^ "SAM HOUSTON'S JACKSON, ABILENE CHRISTIAN'S CHAMBERS, LAMAR'S ABROM GARNER WEEKLY HONORS" . Southland Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
^ "ABILENE CHRISTIAN'S MCCRARY, UIW'S PHILLIPS, LAMAR'S SLAYTON SECURE WEEKLY HONORS" . Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
^ "LAMAR'S HOY, MCNEESE'S BURTON AND RABORN NAB PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS" . Southland Conference. October 29, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
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