2017 Lamar Cardinals football team

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.

2017 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2017 record2–9 (1–8 Southland)
Head coachMike Schultz (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorTroy Douglas (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMelvin Smith (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumProvost 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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at North Texas*
ESPN3L 14–5919,592
September 97:00 p.m.Texas–Permian Basin*
ESPN3W 72–67,072
September 166:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
ESPN3L 28–3511,125
September 237:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
FacebookL 21–494,728
September 307:00 p.m.Nicholls State
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 14–416,167
October 146:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word
L 24–335,001
October 213:00 p.m.at No. 7 Sam Houston State
ESPN3L 27–638,031
October 286:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 7–346,122
November 46:00 p.m.Central Arkansas
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 14–428,417
November 112:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
FCS CentralW 23–162,311
November 186:00 p.m.No. 19 McNeese State
ESPN3L 3–135,378

Source: [1]

Game summaries

at North Texas
See also: North Texas Mean Green football and 2017 North Texas Mean Green football team
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
See also: Texas–Permian Basin Falcons football and 2017 Texas–Permian Basin Falcons football team
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
See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2017 Northwestern State Demons football team
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
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2017 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2017 Nicholls State Colonels football team
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: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[6]
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 2016 L 10–35

at Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2017 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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: Stephen Baron
Sources:[7]
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2016 L 28–35

at Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2017 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
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
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2017 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
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
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2017 Central Arkansas Bears football team
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
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2017 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
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
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2017 McNeese State Cowboys football team
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
9–25–1 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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