2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

2016 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference Southland Conference
2016 record 3–8 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach Ray Woodard (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Chuck Langston (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Trey Haverty (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Provost Umphrey Stadium
(Capacity: 16,000)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#5 Sam Houston State $^  9 0     12 1  
#14 Central Arkansas ^  8 1     10 3  
SE Louisiana  7 2     7 4  
McNeese State  5 4     6 5  
Nicholls State  5 4     5 6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5     5 6  
Houston Baptist  3 5     4 7  
Incarnate Word*  3 6     3 8  
Lamar  3 6     3 8  
Abilene Christian*  2 7     2 9  
Northwestern State  0 9     1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • *Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by seventh-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

TV and radio media

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

Live video of all home games (except those broadcast via the American Sports Network) will be streamed on ESPN3.[1][2]

Previous season

In 2015, the Cardinals finished the season 5–6 overall. In Southland play, the Cardinals had a 4–5 record finishing in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Team records

Several Southland Conference and team marks were broken. Kade Harrington broke the Southland Conference and team records for rushing yards in a game and in a season. He also set school records in all-purpose yards in a game and in a season and in consecutive games with over 100 yards gained.[3]

Honors and recognition

Kade Harrington

  • All-American - Kade Harrington was named to the AP All-America Team, 1st team; FCS Stats All-American, 1st team; College Sports Madness All-American, 1st team; and American Football Coaches Association All-American, 1st team.[4][5][6]
  • Player of the Year - Harrington was an FCS Player of the Year Finalist, finishing second in voting missing out on first place by 29 votes.[7] He was also named Southland Conference Player of the Year and American Sports Network Player of the Year.[8][9]

Harrington led the nation in the following categories:

  • Rushing - 2092 yards
  • Rushing yards per game - 190.2
  • Rushing touchdowns - 21
  • All-purpose yards per game - 213.9

SLC All-Conference

Ten Cardinals received Southland Conference All-Conference recognition at the conclusion of the 2015 season. Four Cardinals were named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on offense. Those players were Kade Harrington, running back; Reggie Begelton, wide receiver; and Cody Elenz and Bret Treadway, offensive line. Larance Hale was named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on defense as defensive lineman. Rodney Randle was named to the SLC All-Conference 2nd team on defense as kick returner. Four Cardinals received honorable mention honors. Those included DeAndre Jennings and Justin Brock on offense. Logan Moss and Xavier Bethany received honorable mention recognition on defense.[10]

Post Season Play

Brent Nicholson, deep snapper for the Cardinals, was invited to play in the National Bowl, an All-Star game for non-FBS seniors.[11]

Before the season

Changes in the coaching staff

  • Trey Haverty - Trey Haverty was named defensive coordinator on January 26, 2016. He replaces Craig McGallion, who announced his retirement in November, 2015.[12] Haverty has ten years of collegiate coaching experience including positions at TCU and Texas Tech.[13]
  • John Blake - Former Oklahoma head coach, John Blake, joined the Cardinals coaching staff in February, 2016. He was responsible for the defensive line. After one month at Lamar and during the Cardinals' spring camp, John Blake accepted the defensive line coach position with the Buffalo Bills following the Bill's firing of Karl Dunbar.[14][15] Blake had also held positions with the Dallas Cowboys, North Carolina, Nebraska, Mississippi State, and Tulsa.
  • Willie Mack Garza - Willie Mack Garza also joined the Cardinals staff in January. He will be working with the secondary. Garza has also had seventeen years of experience at the collegiate level including stops at USC, Tennessee, TCU, Western Michigan, and North Dakota State.[16]
  • Eric Roark - Eric Roark was named defensive line coach on April 19, 2016. Roark fills the position vacated by John Blake's move to the Buffalo Bills staff. Roark coached at Division I programs UTSA, SMU, Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, and Murray State.[17]

Spring camp and 6th annual Crawfish Bowl

The Cardinals participated in Spring camp from March 7 ending with the 6th annual Crawfish Bowl Spring game on April 16. Camp included workouts three days each week with a break from March 14–18 for Spring Break.[18] The offense defeated the defense 25-23 in the Crawfish Bowl Spring game.[19]

Roster changes

2015 1st team All-Southland Conference member, Larance Hale, was dismissed from the team on March 29, 2016 for a violation of team rules.[20]

Honors and recognition

Pre-season FCS All-America team

  • Athlon Sports 2016 FCS All-America team - Kade Harrington was named to the pre-season Athlon Sports 2016 FCS All-America team.[21]
  • STATS 2016 FCS All-America team - Kade Harrington was named to the 1st team pre-season STATS 2016 FCS All-America team. Bret Treadway was named to the STATS FCS pre-season 3rd team.[22]
  • College Sports Madness 2016 FCS All-America team - Kade Harrington was named to the 1st team pre-season College Sports Madness 2016 FCS All-America team. Bret Treadway was named to the College Sports Madness FCS pre-season 3rd team.[23]

Pre-season Southland Conference team

Four Cardinals were named to pre-season Southland Conference teams. Kade Harrington, Bret Treadway, and Rodney Randle were named as 1st teamers. Brendan Langley was named to the 2nd team.[24]

2016 recruiting

The Cardinals signed 28 players including 22 high school recruits and six transfers from other colleges. Three of the transfers were from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs. Four of the recruits were already enrolled for the spring, 2016 semester while 24 signed letters of intent on National Signing Day.

Early enrollees

Four recruits transferring from other programs enrolled for Spring, 2016 semester courses at Lamar. The four players are Jalen Barnes from Texas Tech, Kanon Mackey from Texas State, Marcus Daggs from Cisco College, and Clayton Turner from Miami (FL). The list includes ratings when originally recruited from high school.

Source: [25]

2016 National Signing Day

Lamar signed 24 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "2016 Recruits" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2016 signing day recruits included 22 players from high school and 2 transfers.

Post Signing Day Transfers

Andrew Allen transferred from New Mexico State. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Allen started 8 games and played in 17 games for the Aggies. He had 1,700 yards passing and 16 touchdowns, and rushed for 352 yards for New Mexico State.[26][27] Ratings are from the high school recruiting period.

Roster

2016 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Brett Cox Fr
WR 5 Brendan Langley So
WR 6 Marcus Daggs Jr
WR 7 Michael Handy Jr
RB 8 Kade Harrington Jr
WR 9 Reggie Begelton Sr
QB 10 Joe Minden Sr
QB 11 Carson Earp Jr
QB 12 Blake McKenzie Jr
WR/DB 12 Tariq Gordon Fr
TE 17 DC Arceneaux Fr
RB 22 Emmett Raleigh Jr
RB 26 Derrion Randle Fr
RB 27 Keegan Mitchell Fr
RB 33 Emanuel Atoyebi Fr
OL 58 Bret Treadway Jr
OL 59 Richard Alfonso Jr
OL 60 Kanon Mackey So
OL 61 Blaine Myers  So
OL 62 Seth Adams  Fr
OL 63 Connor Ward So
OL 64 Barrett Myers  Fr
OL 66 Chase Woods  So
OL 68 Jessie Brewster Fr
OL 69 Matthew Oubre So
OL 71 Joshua Pershon Fr
OL 72 Ethan Cothen Fr
OL 73 Joseph Gonzales Fr
OL 74 Kevin Greif  So
OL 77 Hayden Kaaiohelo Fr
OL 78 John Craven Jr
WR 80 Martell Hawthorne  Fr
WR 81 Caleb Hobbs So
WR 82 Trenton Swinton Fr
TE 83 Tate Smith  Fr
TE 84 DeAndre Jennings Fr
TE 85 Brannon Beaton Jr
WR 87 Alvin Phillips Fr
TE 88 Duncan McVey Fr
TE 89 Sam McGee Fr
WR Izaho Barnes Fr
OL Chase Bridgeman Fr
RB Markell Hawthorne Fr
WR Shane Hudson Fr
WR Austin Krautz Fr
QB Adam Morse Fr
TE Mason Sikes Fr
OL Trevon Simpson Fr
WR Caisen Sullivan Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 10 Devon Jernigan Fr
DB 18 Zae Giles Fr
DB 19 Jalen Barnes Jr
DB 20 Rodney Randle, JR Fr
DB 23 Lloyd Julian Jr
LB 24 Mike Hargis Sr
LB 28 Zach Johnson Jr
LB 29 Xavier Bethany Jr
LB 30 Dedrick Garner Jr
LB 32 Anthony Beard Sr
LB 38 Eddie McGill Jr
LB 42 Bear Christianson Fr
LB 45 Matt Tillett So
LB 47 Kade Burman So
LB 48 Kevin O'Neill Fr
LB 49 Marcus Odell Fr
LB 51 Ty Alexander So
LB 52 Reggie Long  So
LB 55 Matt Johnson Jr
DE 56 Manessah Miles Jr
DL 62 Seth Adams So
DL 65 Omar Tebo Jr
DB 86 Jared Gieseke So
DL 92 Koby Couron Jr
DL 93 William Wowkanyn Jr
DL 94 Larry Carroll Jr
DL 98 Marcus Abbott Fr
DL Caleb Abrom Fr
DL Jaylon Bowden Jr
LB Jarret Carpenter Fr
LB Mike Coats Fr
LB Daniel Crosley Fr
DB Blake George Fr
DE James Jeffery Fr
DE Demontrai Lewis Jr
LB Cameron Minger Fr
LB Del'Chaun Rushing Fr
DB Shyler Staton Fr
DL Tre Towery Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
ATH 11 Chaston Brooks Fr
K/P 31 Juan Carranco Jr
K 46 Alex Ball  Jr
DS 54 Zach Roberts  So
K 96 Josh Davis So
P Mitchell Gray RFr
ATH Kendrick King Fr
DS Christian Langston Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[28]


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Lamar University announced its 2016 football schedule on February 17, 2016. According to the announcement, the 2016 schedule will consist of eleven games with a conference schedule of nine games. Out of conference games are the season home opener against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers which will be in its first year of transition to NCAA Division I (FBS), followed by an away game against NCAA Division I (FBS) American Athletic Conference member, Houston Cougars. Six of the games, including five Southland Conference games, will be played at home at Provost Umphrey Stadium.[29]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM No. 16 Coastal Carolina* Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX ESPN3 L 14–38   8,697
September 10 11:00 AM at No. 6 (FBS) Houston* TDECU StadiumHouston, TX ESPN3, ASN L 0–42   39,402
September 17 7:00 PM No. 3 Sam Houston State Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 L 31–44   8,343
October 1 7:00 PM Southeastern Louisiana Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 W 38–14   7,032
October 8 6:00 PM at Abilene Christian Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX ACUSports W 38–10   6,232
October 15 6:00 PM Northwestern State Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 W 32–31   7,159
October 22 6:00 PM at No. 20 Central Arkansas Estes StadiumConway, AR ESPN3 L 12–22   10,257
October 29 6:00 PM Houston Baptistdagger Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 L 17–24   7,777
November 3 6:00 PM at Nicholls State Manning Field at John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA ESPN3 L 10–35   7,121
November 12 6:00 PM Incarnate Word Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 L 28–35   5,566
November 19 6:00 PM at McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border) AACI L 10–41   8,804
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: [30]

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina at Lamar
1 234Total
#16 Chanticleers 3 02510 38
Cardinals 7 700 14
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 8,697
  • Game weather: 88°F • Clear skies
  • Referee: Mark Vanderveld
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[31]
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Houston

Lamar at Houston
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 000 0
#6 (FBS) Cougars 14 1477 42
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: TDECU Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:43 (3.5 hour lightning delay)
  • Game attendance: 39,402
  • Game weather: 88°F • N 3 • Cloudy and humid
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1983 L 35–42

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Lamar
1 234Total
#3 Bearkats 14 1677 44
Cardinals 3 01414 31
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:40
  • Game attendance: 8,343
  • Game weather: 92°F • Hot and humid
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–26–1 2015 W 49–46

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar
1 234Total
Lions 0 707 14
Cardinals 14 3147 38
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 7,032
  • Game weather: 75°F • 2 mph • Cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Boatmann
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2015 L 27–30

@ Abilene Christian

Lamar at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 17147 38
Wildcats 3 070 10
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:52
  • Game attendance: 6,232
  • Game weather: 71°F • ENE 6 • Sunny
  • Referee: Marvel July
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7 2015 W 44–28

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Lamar
1 234Total
Demons 3 1477 31
Cardinals 0 9617 32
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:30
  • Game attendance: 7,159
  • Game weather: 81°F • SSE 8 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–9–1 2015 L 35–48

@ Central Arkansas

Lamar at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Cardinals 3 306 12
#20 Bears 0 1093 22
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 10,257
  • Game weather: 71°F • SSW 5 • Sunny
  • Referee: B. Van Vark
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2015 L 17–35

Houston Baptist (Homecoming Game)

Houston Baptist at Lamar
1 234Total
Huskies 7 0107 24
Cardinals 7 307 17
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:32
  • Game attendance: 7,777
  • Game weather: 80°F • Sunny and warm
  • Referee: M. Vanderveld
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 55–7

@ Nicholls

Lamar at Nicholls
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 307 10
Colonels 7 1477 35
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 7,121
  • Game weather: 83°F • ESE 6 • Clear
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2015 L 28–30

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Lamar
1 234Total
Cardinals (UIW) 7 01414 35
Cardinals (LU) 7 0147 28
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:51
  • Game attendance: 5,566
  • Game weather: 69°F • Clear skies
  • Referee: Kevin Boatmann
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: Box Score
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 W 28–21

@ McNeese State

Lamar at McNeese State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 307 10
Cowboys 14 1476 41
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 8,804
  • Game weather: 56°F • N 7 • Clear, 29%
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: AACI
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–22–1 2015 L 14–20

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