2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

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.

2019 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
2019 record	4–8 (2–7 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Schultz (3rd season)
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)

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

TV and radio media

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
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Bethel (TN)*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	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*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ESPNU/ESPN2	L 3–62	97,195
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	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	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	W 20–17 ^3OT	4,047
October 19	4:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	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	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	CST/ESPN+	L 13–34	5,122
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 26–31	2,126
November 23	3:00 p.m.	McNeese State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	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

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 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 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]

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]

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]

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	NR

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. "SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.