2016 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChuck Langston (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTrey Haverty (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumProvost Umphrey Stadium
(capacity: 16,000)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 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
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS 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 were broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

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

Before the season

Changes in the coaching staff

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.[9] The offense defeated the defense 25-23 in the Crawfish Bowl Spring game.[10]

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.[11]

Honors and recognition

Pre-season FCS All-America team

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.[15]

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.

US college sports recruiting information for Early recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Barnes
DB 		Port Arthur, TX Texas Tech 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Enrolled 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kanon Mackey
OL 		Silsbee, TX Texas State 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Enrolled 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars
Marcus Daggs
WR 		Ennis, TX Cisco College 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Clayton Turner
QB 		Marietta, GA Miami (FL) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Enrolled 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Source: [16]

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.

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Abrom
DB 		DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Jaylon Bowden
DB 		Port Arthur, TX Blinn College 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jan 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
David Crosley
LB 		DeRidder, LA DeRidder HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Sep 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Jarett Carpenter
LB 		Fairfield, TX Fairfield HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Shyler Staton
DB 		Missouri City, TX Ridge Point HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jul 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Daniel Crosley
DT 		DeRidder, LA DeRidder HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Demontrai Lewis
DE 		Lufkin, TX Kilgore College 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Jan 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Kendrick King
ATH 		Hamshire, TX Hamshire-Fannett HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Cameron Minger
LB 		Dallas, TX Woodrow Wilson HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jan 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Shane Hudson
WR 		Crosby, TX Crosby HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Chase Bridgeman
OL 		Crosby, TX Crosby HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Sep 10, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
Trevon Simpson
OL 		Fairfield, TX Fairfield HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jun 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Adam Morse
QB 		Port Neches, TX Port Neches HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Markell Hawthorne
RB 		Lake Charles, LA La Grange HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mason Sikes
TE 		Lumberton, TX Lumberton HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Dec 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
James Jeffery
DE 		Houston, TX Cypress Ridge HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jan 17, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mike Coats
OLB 		Edmond, OK Santa Fe HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jan 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Blake George
DB 		Humble, TX Humble HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Dec 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Del'Chaung Rushing
LB 		Webster, TX Clear Springs HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jan 16, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Austin Krautz
ATH 		Nederland, TX Nederland HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Christian Langston
LS 		Port Neches, TX Port Neches HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Oct 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Caisen Sullivan
WR 		Port Neches, TX Port Neches HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tre Towery
DL 		Moore, OK Westmoore HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Jan 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mitchell Gray
P 		Brisbane, Australia Westmore HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 133
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  • "Lamar 2016 Football Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

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.[17][18] Ratings are from the high school recruiting period.

US college sports recruiting information for Late recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Andrew Allen
QB 		Texas City, TX New Mexico State 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Enrolled 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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

[19]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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.[20]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmNo. 16 Coastal Carolina*
ESPN3L 14–388,697
September 1011:00 amat No. 6 (FBS) Houston*
ESPN3, ASNL 0–4239,402
September 177:00 pmNo. 3 Sam Houston State
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 31–448,343
October 17:00 pmSoutheastern Louisiana
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3W 38–147,032
October 86:00 pmat Abilene Christian
ACUSportsW 38–106,232
October 156:00 pmNorthwestern State
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3W 32–317,159
October 226:00 pmat No. 20 Central Arkansas
ESPN3L 12–2210,257
October 296:00 pmHouston Baptistdagger
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 17–247,777
November 36:00 pmat Nicholls State
ESPN3L 10–357,121
November 126:00 pmIncarnate Word
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 28–355,566
November 196:00 pmat McNeese State
AACIL 10–418,804
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[21]

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

See also: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football and 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
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 (31 °C) • Clear skies
  • Referee: Mark Vanderveld
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[22]
Scoring summary
19:20Coastal CarolinaRyan Granger 40 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 2:160–3
10:00LamarKade Harrington 59 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:107–3
22:38LamarKade Harrington 64 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:3814–3
310:50Coastal CarolinaRichie Sampson 71 yard interception return (A.J. Sattinger pass from Chris Jones for two point conv.), Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:4514–11
39:01Coastal CarolinaOsharmar Abercrombie 26 yard run (Ryan Granger kick), Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:1514–18
33:35Coastal CarolinaRyan Granger 34 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 3:5714–21
31:20Coastal CarolinaDe'Angelo Henderson 9 yard run (Ryan Granger kick), Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:3514–28
46:12Coastal CarolinaRyan Granger 24 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:0214–31
40:09Coastal CarolinaDe'Angelo Henderson 2 yard run (Ryan Granger kick), Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 3:5714–38

@ Houston

See also: Houston Cougars football and 2016 Houston Cougars football team
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 (31 °C) • Wind N 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Cloudy and humid
  • Referee: Rick Loumiet
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
112:00HoustonKyle Postma 39 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:310–7
10:33HoustonKevrin Justice 1 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:530–14
27:33HoustonMulbah Car 2 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 13 plays, 91 yards, 4:360–21
25:02HoustonKevrin Justice 1 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:310–28
311:34HoustonKyle Postma 5 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:260–35
411:12HoustonJosh Burrell 2 yard run (Ty Cummings kick), Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:080–42

Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
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 (33 °C) • Hot and humid
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
113:32Sam Houston StateCorey Avery 9 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:290–7
13:32LamarAlex Ball 44 yard field goal, Drive: 18 plays, 54 yards, 7:383–7
12:07Sam Houston StateCorey Avery 35 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Swimberghe, Luc kick), Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:163–14
25:27Sam Houston StateP. J. Hall -8 yard safety, Drive: 2 plays, -8 yards, 0:393–16
24:54Sam Houston StateDerrick Dick 35 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:333–23
21:32Sam Houston StateRemus Bulmer 4 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:103–30
313:37LamarZae Giles 56 yard pass from Andrew Allen (Ball, Alex kick), Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:1910–30
33:50Sam Houston StateTyler Scott 14 yard pass from Briscoe, Jeremi (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:3810–37
30:47LamarBrenda Langley 55 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:5817–37
46:00LamarCarson Earp 67 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 2:5624–37
43:37Sam Houston StateJavin Webb 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:2224–44
40:48LamarKendrick King 34 yard pass from Andrew Allen (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 2:4131–44

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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 (24 °C) • Wind 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Cloudy
  • Referee: Kevin Boatmann
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
13:33LamarKendrick King 6 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:487–0
12:13LamarCarson Earp 17 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:1014–0
21:05Southeastern LouisianaRasheed Harrell 10 yard run (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 1:2614–7
20:00LamarAlex Ball 38 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 1:0517–7
39:06LamarCarson Earp 13 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:0124–7
32:15LamarKad Harrington 15 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:3231–7
411:06LamarAndrew Allen 6 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:3238–7
42:37Southeastern LouisianaJoe Pack 12 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathan Tatum kick), Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:1338–14

@ Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
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 (22 °C) • Wind ENE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Marvel July
Sources:
Scoring summary
112:34Abilene ChristianNik Grau 22 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:263–0
213:03LamarZae Giles 38 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:297–3
25:28LamarAlex Ball 21 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:1810–3
20:43LamarZae Giles 6 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:2517–3
310:04LamarDeWan Thompson 7 yard run (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:3624–3
32:53LamarKad Harrington 28 yard run (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:3331–3
30:10Abilene ChristianCody Ennis 6 yard pass from Parker McKenzie (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 2:3631–10
412:05LamarAustin Krautz 19 yard run (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:5938–10

Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team
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 (27 °C) • Wind SSE 8 mph (13 km/h) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
16:58Northwestern StateEric Piccione 45 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 2:320–3
214:57Northwestern StateDe'Mar Llorens 1 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:230–10
28:44LamarJuan Carranco 22 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:083–10
23:03Northwestern StateCharles Vaughn 1 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:263–17
20:12LamarMichael Handy 10 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick blocked), Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 2:509–17
313:59Northwestern StateDe'Mar Llorens 8 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:579–24
313:13LamarDewan Thompson 86 yard pass from Carson Earp (Dewan Thompson two-point run conv. failed) Drive: 2 plays, 83 yards, 0:4115–24
49:06LamarJuan Carranco 30 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 5:0918–24
46:44Northwestern StateJared West 2 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:1218–31
41:43LamarMarcus Daggs 36 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:0725–31
40:06LamarDeWan Thompson 22 yard pass from Carson Earp (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:3032–31

@ Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team
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 (22 °C) • Wind SSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: B. Van Vark
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
110:50LamarJuan Carranco 30 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:103–0
213:46Central ArkansasKeshawn Ledet 7 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:553–7
28:00Central ArkansasMatt Cummins 19 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:463–10
21:41LamarJuan Carranco 26 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 3:276–10
310:29Central ArkansasTeam 1 yard Safety, Drive: 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:126–12
39:15Central ArkansasKelton Warren 20 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:126–19
49:51Central ArkansasMatt Cummins 38 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:196–22
45:28LamarAndrew Allen 2 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 4:1912–22

Houston Baptist (Homecoming Game)

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
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 (27 °C) • Sunny and warm
  • Referee: M. Vanderveld
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
112:53Houston BaptistB.J. Kelly 3 yard run (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:470–7
17:08LamarZae Giles 6 yard pass from Case Robinson (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:247–7
22:03LamarJuan Carranco 26 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:0210–7
312:04Houston BaptistAlec Chadwick 33 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:4810–10
35:21Houston BaptistMev Ajdin 31 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:5610–17
412:09Houston BaptistIsaiah Hall 44 yard pass from Tony Dawson (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:0310–24
47:57LamarDewan Lee Thompson 8 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:3817–24

@ Nicholls

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team
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 (28 °C) • Wind ESE 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Clear
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
18:56NichollsChase Fourcade 9 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 6:040–7
211:55LamarJuan Carranco 27 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:203–7
29:39NichollsDamion Jeanpiere 25 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (David McKey kick), Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:103–14
21:52NichollsMason Boudreaux 4 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:123–21
32:29NichollsMason Boudreaux 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:063–28
412:29NichollsChase Fourcade 1 yard run (David McKey kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:073–35
43:14LamarZae Giles 13 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 3:4810–35

Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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 (21 °C) • Clear skies
  • Referee: Kevin Boatmann
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources: Box Score
Scoring summary
114:46LamarZae Giles 98 yard kickoff return (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:147–0
113:49Incarnate WordKody Edwards 65 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:487–7
313:11LamarBrendan Langley 90 yard punt return (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:4214–7
38:27Incarnate WordMarquis Lawson 35 yard pass from Taylor Laird (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:3214–14
31:49Incarnate WordJordan Hicks 30 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:4114–21
30:53LamarDeWan Thompson 26 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:0521–21
410:08LamarBrendan Langley 75 yard punt return (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:1228–21
46:04Incarnate WordDorland Fields 9 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:5628–28
42:48Incarnate WordDorland Fields 15 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:4528–35

@ McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football, 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team, and Battle of the Border (Lamar–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 (13 °C) • Wind N 7 mph (11 km/h) • Clear, 29% relative humidity
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: AACI
Sources:
Scoring summary
113:26McNeese StateRyan Ross 6 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:340–7
10:40McNeese StateDylan Long 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 18 plays, 94 yards, 8:210–14
213:09McNeese StateDarious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:110–21
28:33LamarJuan Carranco 37 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:363–21
24:23McNeese StateJustin Pratt 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:333–28
33:11McNeese StateJermaine Antoine 65 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 3:033–35
413:58LamarMartell Hawthorne 32 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:5410–35
411:34McNeese StateJames Tabary 26 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:2410–41

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