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2019 Lamar Cardinals football Conference Southland Conference Record 4–8 (2–7 Southland) Head coach Co-offensive coordinator Bill Bliel (2nd season) Co-offensive coordinator Larry Edmondson (1st season) Co-defensive coordinator Troy Douglas (3rd season) Co-defensive coordinator Cam Clark (2nd season) Home stadium Provost Umphrey Stadium (Capacity: 16,000)Seasons
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.
Previous season
The Cardinals finished the season with a 7–5 overall record. They were 6–3 in Southland play finishing in third place. They received an at-large berth to the FCS Playoffs , where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa 13–16.
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]
Defense
1st team
Daniel Crosley – DL
Offense
2nd team
Myles Wanza – RB
Elvin Martinez – PK
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Bethel (TN) * ESPN3 W 65–167,298
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 3–6297,195
September 21 7:00 p.m. at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana ESPN+ L 34–456,352
September 28 6:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+ L 17–249,218
October 5 6:00 p.m. Abilene Christian Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN3 W 27–246,016
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 17–353,048
November 2 3:00 p.m. No. 10 Central Arkansas Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+ L 17–455,913
November 9 6:00 p.m. at Northwestern State CST /ESPN+L 13–345,122
November 16 2:00 p.m. at Houston Baptist ESPN3 L 26–312,126
November 23 3:00 p.m. McNeese State ESPN3 L 3–277,307
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Source: [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 29Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 7,298Game weather: 87 • SE 5 MPH • Cloudy and humidReferee: Ed BourgeoisTelevision network: ESPN3
Sources:[7]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Mississippi Valley State
Mississippi Valley State at Lamar
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Delta Devils
0
7 6 7 0
20
• Cardinals
0
7 3 10 3
23
Date: September 7Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:37Game attendance: 7,285Game weather: 93 • SW 6 MPH • Clear and humidReferee: Vidal JonesTelevision network: ESPN+
Sources:[7]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
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 14Location: Kyle Field College Station, TXGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:19Game attendance: 97,195Game weather: 94 • E 9 MPH • 32% humidityReferee: Jason AutreyTelevision network: ESPNU/ESPN2
Sources:[7]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2014
L 3–73
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 21Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LAGame start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:24Game attendance: 6,352Game weather: 76 • SE 7 MPH • Mostly CloudyReferee: Dan LewisTelevision network: ESPN+
Sources:[7]
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–7
2018
L 24–30
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 28Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:32Game attendance: 9,218Game weather: 88 • 12 MPH • CloudyReferee: C. WatsonTelevision network: ESPN+
Sources:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
12–11
2018
W 24–17
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 5Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:18Game attendance: 6,016Game weather: 85 • 4 MPH • Mostly ClearReferee: Dan LewisTelevision network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
12–8
2016
W 38–10
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 12Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TXGame start: TBA CDT Elapsed time: 3:42Game attendance: 4,047Game weather: 63 • N 5 MPH • Clear and SunnyReferee: Reggie SmithTelevision network: ESPN+
Sources:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
11–27–1
2018
W 41–23
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 19Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TXGame start: 4:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:18Game attendance: 3,048Game weather: 92 • 3 MPH • SunnyReferee: Dan LewisTelevision network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
4–2
2018
W 27–21
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 2Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:12Game attendance: 5,913Game weather: 67 • NNE 10 MPHReferee: Vidal JonesTelevision network: ESPN+
Sources:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–7
2018
W 38–24
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 9Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LAGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 5,122Game weather: 52 • Calm • ClearReferee: Cooper CastlebeTelevision network: CST/ESPN+
Sources:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–11–1
2018
L 48–49
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 16Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TXGame start: 2:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 2,126Game weather: 62 • E 2 mph • ClearReferee: Ed BourgeoisTelevision network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–0
2018
W 38–9
McNeese State
McNeese at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys
7
0 0 20
27
Cardinals
0
0 0 3
3
Date: November 23Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:07Game attendance: 7,307Game weather: 62 • 9 mph • ClearReferee: Dan LewisTelevision network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
10–26–1
2018
W 21–17
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