2018 Lamar Cardinals football team American college football season
The 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Mike Schultz and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium . They played as a member of the Southland Conference . They finished the season 7–5, 6–3 in Southland play to finish in third place. They received an at-large berth to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa .
All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.
In fourth year of an agreement (third year for football) with ESPN , live video of all home games (except those picked up by Southland Conference TV agreements) will be streamed on ESPN3.[ 1]
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cardinals placing one player on the second team.[ 2]
Preseason Poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cardinals predicted to finish in tenth place.[ 3]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Sam Houston State
187 (10)
2
Nicholls State
173 (6)
3
Central Arkansas
170 (5)
4
McNeese State
159 (1)
5
Southeastern Louisiana
119
6
Stephen F. Austin
90
7
Abilene Christian
89
8
Northwestern State
86
9
Incarnate Word
53
10
Lamar
52
11
Houston Baptist
32
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. Kentucky Christian * ESPN3 W 70–77,056
September 8 3:00 p.m. at Texas Tech * FSN L 0–7752,126
September 15 6:00 p.m. Northwestern State Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+ L 48–496,021
September 22 6:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN3 L 24–308,017
September 29 2:30 p.m. at No. 15 Nicholls State ELVN /CST /SLC DigitalL 27–508,044
October 13 3:00 p.m. Incarnate Word Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+/MYTX W 27–216,113
October 20 3:00 p.m. No. 14 Sam Houston State Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+/MYTX W 41–237,227
October 27 3:00 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+ W 24–176,321
November 3 6:00 p.m. at No. 19 Central Arkansas ELVN/CST/SLC Digital W 38–2410,874
November 10 3:00 p.m. Houston Baptist Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ESPN+/MYTX W 38–98,028
November 17 3:00 p.m. at No. 22 McNeese State ESPN3 W 21–1711,532
November 24 4:00 p.m. at Northern Iowa * ESPN3 L 13–164,082
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Game summaries
Kentucky Christian
Kentucky Christian at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
Knights
0
0 0 7
7
• Cardinals
21
28 7 14
70
Date: September 1Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:21Game attendance: 7,056Game weather: Overcast, 25% rain Temp: 85 Wind: E 6mphReferee: Ed BourgeouisTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Dan Gresham, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
At Texas Tech
Lamar at Texas Tech
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
0 0 0
0
• Red Raiders
14
28 14 21
77
Date: September 8Location: Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TXGame start: 3:05 pm CDT Elapsed time: : 3:39Game attendance: 52,126Game weather: Cloudy Temp: 77 Wind: NNE 10mphReferee: Eddy SheltonTV announcers (FSN): Brendan Burke, play by play; David Anderson, analyst; Christian Steckel, reporter
Sources:[ 15] [ 16]
Northwestern State
Northwestern State at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
• Demons
14
14 7 14
49
Cardinals
0
14 14 20
48
Date: September 15Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 4:13Game attendance: Game weather: Scattered T-storms Temp: 87 Wind: SSW 5mphReferee: Dan LewisTV announcers (ESPN+): Butch Alsandor, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[ 17] [ 18]
Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
• Lions
7
3 7 13
30
Cardinals
6
11 0 7
24
Date: September 22Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:37Game attendance: 8,017Game weather: Cloudy and rainy Temp: 80 Wind: S 6mphReferee: Vidal JonesTV announcers (ESPN3): Sam Levitt, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[ 19] [ 20]
At Nicholls State
Lamar at Nicholls
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
10
7 3 7
27
• No. 15 Colonels
13
14 14 9
50
Date: September 29Location: John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LAGame start: 2:30 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:02Game attendance: 8,044Game weather: Cloudy, rainy Temp: 82 Wind: ENE 5mphReferee: Dan LewisTV announcers (ELVN/CST/SLC Digital): David Salzman, play by play; Butch Alsandor, analyst
Sources:[ 21] [ 22]
Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals (UIW)
7
0 7 7
21
• Cardinals (LU)
0
7 7 13
27
Date: October 13Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:35Game attendance: 6,113Game weather: Mostly cloudy Temp: 87 Wind: S 10mphReferee: C. WatsonTelevision network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:[ 23]
Sam Houston State
Sam Houston State at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Bearkats
13
0 10 0
23
• Cardinals
10
7 17 7
41
Date: October 20Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:14Game attendance: 7,227Game weather: Overcast Temp: 74 Wind: S 9mphReferee: Ed BourgeoisTelevision network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:[ 24] [ 25]
At Stephen F. Austin
Lamar at Stephen F. Austin
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
7
10 7 0
24
Lumberjacks
0
0 7 10
17
Date: October 27Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 6,321Game weather: Clear Temp: 79 Wind: WSW 5mphReferee: Vidal JonesTV announcers (ESPN+): Rob Meyers, play by play; Kevin Langford, analyst
Sources:[ 26]
At Central Arkansas
Lamar at Central Arkansas
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
21
14 3 0
38
No. 19 Bears
10
6 0 8
24
Date: November 3Location: Estes Stadium Conway, ARGame start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:23Game attendance: 10,874Referee: Dan LewisTelevision network: ELVN/CST/SLC Digital
Sources:
Houston Baptist
Houston Baptist at Lamar
1
2 3 4 Total
Huskies
0
9 0 0
9
• Cardinals
14
7 7 10
38
Date: November 10Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TXGame start: 3:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:05Game attendance: 8,028Game weather: Cloudy Temp: 55Referee: C. WatsonTelevision network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:
At McNeese State
Lamar at McNeese
1
2 3 4 Total
• Cardinals
7
0 7 7
21
No. 22 Cowboys
0
3 6 8
17
Date: November 17Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LAGame start: 3:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 11,532Game weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 70 Wind: ESE 6mphReferee: C. WatsonTV announcers (ESPN3): Lyn Rollins, play by play; Rene Nadeau, analyst; Carley McCord, reporter
Sources:
FCS Playoffs
At Northern Iowa–First Round
Lamar at Northern Iowa
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinals
13
0 0 0
13
• Panthers
3
10 0 3
16
Date: November 24Location: UNI-Dome Cedar Rapids, IAGame start: 4:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: :Game attendance: 4,082Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Personnel
Roster
Source:[ 27]
2018 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR
1
Jawun Ruffin
Jr
RB
2
James Jones
Fr
QB
3
Jack Dallas
Fr
WR
4
Dewan Thompson, Jr.
Sr
RB
5
Derrion Randle
Jr
QB
7
Darrell Colbert, Jr
Sr
QB
8
Jordan Hoy
Jr
WR
9
Kendrick King
Jr
WR
11
Zae Giles
Jr
QB
12
Marcellus Johnson
Fr
WR
14
Caisen Sullivan
So
QB
15
Shane Johnson
Jr
QB
17
Adam Morse
So
WR
19
Dorian Gaston
Sr
RB
22
Myles Wanza
So
WR
23
Kirkland Banks
So
WR
24
Tanner Douglas
Fr
RB
27
A.J. Walker
Jr
WR
29
Taylor Givens
Jr
RB
39
Cole Starnes
Jr
WR
41
Deonte Bradford
Fr
OL
51
Stephon Cooper
Jr
OL
54
Bless Harris
Fr
OL
58
Chaise Bridgeman
So
OL
62
John Ryder Moorman
Fr
OL
64
Humberto Lopez
Fr
OL
66
Jesse Brewster
So
OL
70
Colton Peterson
So
OL
71
Jason Hessler
Jr
OL
72
Tamatoa Neher
Jr
OL
74
Micah McComb
Fr
OL
75
Corey Nance
Jr
OL
76
Garrett Bowery
Jr
OL
77
Hayden Kaaiohelo
Jr
OL
78
Julio Cuello
Fr
OL
79
Aires Gilmore-Gardner
Jr
WR
80
Blake Robinson
Fr
WR
81
Erik Pizarro
Fr
TE
82
Mason Sikes
So
WR
86
Garrison Spring
Jr
TE
87
Cameron Sir Lewis
Fr
WR
88
Martell Hawthorne
Sr
TE
89
Case Robinson
Jr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
1
Stanley Norman
Jr
DT
2
Darien Wilson
Jr
DB
3
Garrison Mitchell
Jr
DB
4
Steven Jones
Fr
DB
6
Willie Sykes
Jr
DB
7
Brandon Dabney
Sr
LB
8
Desmond Veals
So
DB
10
Davon Jernigan
Sr
LB
11
Chaston Brooks
Sr
DB
12
Tyler Rios
Sr
DB
13
Caleb Abrom
Jr
LB
15
Mark Meynisse
Jr
LB
16
Isaiah Spencer
Jr
LB
17
Josh Jinning
So
DB
18
Andre Mulinax
So
DB
20
Rodney Randle, Jr.
Sr
DB
21
Lane Taylor
Sr
DB
25
Michale Fox
Fr
DB
26
Tariq Gordan
Jr
DB
28
Darius Guillory
So
DE
30
Dedrick Garner
Sr
DB
31
JaRod Bedford
Fr
DB
33
Casden Brooks
Fr
LB
34
Abel Daley
Fr
LB
35
Keshawn Mayers
Fr
LB
36
Cameron Minger
Jr
DB
38
Dominique Morris
Fr
DB
40
Milton Holmes
Jr
DE
42
Reggie Boseman
So
DT
43
James Jeffrey
Jr
LB
44
Titus Hunt
Jr
DB
47
Camron Davis
Fr
DB
48
Kevin O'Neill
Jr
LB
49
David Crosley
So
LB
52
Caleb Oden
Fr
LB
53
Kyle Krutchen
So
LB
55
Luke Wallis
Fr
LB
56
John Garza
Fr
Jr
90
Daniel Crosley
Jr
DL
91
Ezekiel Olavarrietta
Fr
DE
92
Anthony Palmer
Fr
DL
93
Trajan Williams
Fr
DE
94
Cameron Houston
So
DL
97
Hunter Adams
Fr
DL
98
Tron Rideaux
Fr
DE
99
Brandon Arnold
So
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
31
Elvin Martinez
So
K/P
32
Enrique Carmona
Fr
K/P
45
Keyonne Hawkins
Fr
P
46
Tyler Slaydon
Jr
DS
50
Christian Langston
So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Dan Dodd – Offensive Coordinator/QBs
Troy Douglas – Co–Defensive Coordinator/CBs
Todd Ivicic – Special Teams Coordinator/DL
Cam Clark – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
Eric Buchanen – Safeties
Bill Bleil – Offensive Line
Bobby Dodd – Tight Ends
Adrian Madise – Wide Receivers
Carson Earp – Quality Control Coach (Offense)
Jordan Hopkins – Quality Control Coach (Defense)
Chad Reininiger – Quality Control Coach (Special Teams)
Cameron DeBesse – Quality Control Coach (Offense)
Matt Oubre – Quality Control Coach (Offense)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Depth chart
Source:[ 28]
Defense
FS
21 Lane Taylor (Sr)
10 Davon Jernigan (Sr)
SAM
MIKE
$
16 Isaiah Spencer (Jr)
11 Chaston Brooks (Sr)
7 Brandon Dabney (Sr)
33 Jerick Pitre, So
8 Desmond Veals (So)
3 Garrison Mitchell (Jr)
WS
6 Willie Sykes (Jr)
28 Darius Guillory (So)
CB
12 Tyler Rios (Sr)
4 Steven Jones (Fr)
DE
DT
DT
DE
90 Daniel Crosley (Jr)
42 Reggie Boseman (So)
43 James Jeffrey (Jr)
30 Dedrick Garner (Sr)
94 Cameron Houston (So)
99 Brandon Arnold (So)
2 Darien Wilson (Jr)
34 Abel Daily (Fr)
CB
20 Rodney Randle (Sr)
1 Stanley Norman (Jr)
Offense
L
11 Zale Giles (Jr)
19 Dorian Gaston (Sr)
A
23 Kirkland Banks (So)
4 Dewan Thompson, Jr. (Sr)
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
77 Hayden Kaaiohelo (Jr)
70 Colton Peterson (So)
51 Stephon Cooper (Jr)
76 Garrett Bowery (Sr)
75 Corey Nance (So)
64 Humberto Lopez (Fr)
72 Tamatoa Neher (Jr)
66 Jesse Brewster (So)
74 Micah McComb (Fr)
79 Aires Gilmore-Gardner (Jr)
R
84 Isaiah Howard (Sr)
29 Taylor Givens (Jr)
Y
89 Case Robinson (Jr)
82 Mason Sikes (So)
QB
7 Darrel Colbert (Sr)
8 Jordan Hoy (Jr)
RB
22 Myles Wanza (So)
5 Derrion Randle (Jr)
Special teams
PK 31 Elvin Martinez (So)
PK 32 Enrique Carmona (Fr)
P 46 Tyler Slaydon (Jr)
P 32 Enrique Carmona (Fr)
KR 20 Rodney Randle (Sr)
PR 23 Kirkland Banks (So)
LS 50 Christian Langston (So)
H 3 Jack Dallas (Fr)
Coaching staff
Honors and awards
All Conference Honors
Source:[ 29]
Co–Newcomer of the Year: Jordan Hoy
Offensive Lineman of the Year: Garrett Bowery
First Team All–Conference Offense: Garrett Bowery
First Team All–Conference Defense: Davon Jernigan
Second Team All–Conference Defense: Daniel Crosley
Player of the Week
Caleb Abrom – October 13 – Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week – Returned blocked field goal for game winning touchdown against Incarnate Word.[ 30]
Tyler Slayton – October 20 – Southland Conference Special Teams Player of the Week – Averaged 45 yards on 6 punts in upset of No. 14 Sam Houston State.[ 31]
Jordan Hoy – October 27 – Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week – In first Lamar start, Hoy for 225 yards, program best for a quarterback and 7th best overall for the program in win against Stephen F. Austin.[ 32]
Jordan Hoy – November 3 – Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week – Guided Lamar offense to five touchdowns and 512 yards offense in win over No. 19 Central Arkansas. The win was the first over Central Arkansas in program history.[ 33]
Darrel Colbert, Jr. – November 19 – Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week – Colbert guided the Cardinals to their third win over a nationally ranked team this season with their come-from-behind victory on the road against McNeese.[ 34]
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS — — — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — — RV RV
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