2017 Lamar Cardinals football team

2017 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference Southland Conference
2017 record 2–9 (1–8 Southland)
Head coach Mike Schultz (1st season)
Offensive coordinator Dan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Co-defensive coordinator Troy Douglas (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Melvin Smith (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Provost Umphrey Stadium
(Capacity: 16,000)
2017 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^  9 –0     10 –2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^  8 –1     12 –2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^  7 –2     8 –4  
No. 22 McNeese State  7 –2     9 –2  
Southeastern Louisiana  6 –3     6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5     4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –5     4 –7  
Abilene Christian  2 –7     2 –9  
Incarnate Word  1 –7     1 –10  
Lamar  1 –8     2 –9  
Houston Baptist  0 –9     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Mike Schultz and play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. at North Texas* Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX ESPN3 L 14–59   19,592
September 9 7:00 p.m. Texas–Permian Basin* Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 W 72–6   7,072
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Northwestern State Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA ESPN3 L 28–35   11,125
September 23 7:00 p.m. at Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA Facebook L 21–49   4,728
September 30 7:00 p.m. Nicholls State Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 L 14–41   6,167
October 14 6:00 p.m. at Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX L 24–33   5,001
October 21 3:00 p.m. at No. 7 Sam Houston State Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPN3 L 27–63   8,031
October 28 6:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 L 7–34   6,122
November 4 6:00 p.m. Central Arkansasdagger Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX ESPN3 L 14–42   8,417
November 11 2:00 p.m. at Houston Baptist Husky Stadium • Houston, TX FCS Central W 23–16   2,311
November 18 6:00 p.m. No. 19 McNeese State Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border) ESPN3 L 3–13   5,378
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: [1]

Game summaries

at North Texas

Lamar at North Texas
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 700 14
• Mean Green 17 21147 59
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Apogee Stadium
    Denton, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 19,592
  • Referee: Justin Elliot
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[2]
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–4 1986 L 13–33

Texas–Permian Basin

Texas–Permian Basin at Lamar
1 234Total
Falcons 6 000 6
• Cardinals 10 271421 72
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 7,072
  • Game weather: Temp: 83 Wind: 12 mph NE Sunny
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[3]
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Northwestern State

Lamar at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 777 28
• Demons 14 777 35
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: :
  • Game attendance: 11,125
  • Game weather: Temp: 88 Wind: 5 mph E Humid and Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[4]
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–9–1 2016 W 32–31

at Southeastern Louisiana

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 770 21
• Lions 21 1477 49
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 4,728
  • Game weather: Temp: 83 Wind: SSE 5 Fair
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: Facebook
Sources:[5]
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–6 2016 W 38–14

Nicholls State

Nicholls State at Lamar
1 234Total
• Colonels 6 21140 41
Cardinals 0 707 14
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 6,167
  • Game weather: Temp: 82 Wind: 6 NNE Clear
  • Referee: M. Vandervelde
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[6]
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 2016 L 10–35

at Incarnate Word

Lamar at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Cardinals (LU) 0 10140 24
• Cardinals (UIW) 14 676 33
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 5,001
  • Game weather: Temp: 90 Wind: 8 mph N Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Steve Baron
Sources:[7]
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2016 L 28–35

at Sam Houston State

Lamar at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Cardinals 7 1370 27
• No. 7 Bearkats 16 31106 63
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 3:05 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:45
  • Game attendance: 8,031
  • Game weather: Temp: 87 Wind: 7 mph S Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[8]
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–27–1 2017 L 31–44

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Lamar
1 234Total
• Lumberjacks 7 10710 34
Cardinals 7 000 7
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 6,000
  • Game weather: Temp: 56 Wind: 9 mph NNW Clear
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[9]
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–9 2013 W 46–45

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Lamar
1 234Total
• Bears 14 7210 42
Cardinals 7 007 14
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 8,417
  • Game weather: Temp: 78 Wind: 8 mph S Partly cloudy
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[10]
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–6–0 2016 L 12–22

at Houston Baptist

Lamar at Houston Baptist
1 234Total
• Cardinals 2 7014 23
Huskies 13 030 16
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 2,311
  • Game weather: Temp: 78 Wind: 9 mph ESE
  • Referee: C. Watson
  • Television network: FCS Central
Sources:[11]
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2016 L 17–24

McNeese State

McNeese State at Lamar
1 234Total
• No. 19 Cowboys 0 1030 13
Cardinals 0 003 3
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:16
  • Game attendance: 5,378
  • Game weather: Temp: 66 Wind: 17 mph NW Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: Eleven
Sources:[12]
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–23–1 2016 L 10–41

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Football Schedule". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lamar University (0-1) -VS- North Texas (1-0)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. ↑ "UT-Permian Basin (0-2) -VS- Lamar University (1-1)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lamar (1-2 , 0-1) -VS- Northwestern State (1-2 , 1-0)". Lamar University Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Lamar University (1-3 , 0-2) -VS- Southeastern La. (1-3 , 1-1)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Nicholls (3-2 , 2-1) -VS- Lamar University (1-4 , 0-3)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  7. ↑ "LU (1-5 , 0-3) -VS- UIW (1-5 , 0-3)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lamar University (1-6 , 0-5) -VS- Sam Houston State (6-1 , 4-1)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Stephen F. Austin (4-5 , 4-3) -VS- Lamar University (1-7 , 1-6)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Central Arkansas (8-1 , 7-0) -VS- Lamar University (1-8 , 0-7)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lamar (2-8 , 1-7) -VS- HBU (1-9 , 0-8)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. ↑ "McNeese (9-2 , 7-2) -VS- Lamar University (2-9 , 1-8)". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
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