2017 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–8 Southland)
Head coach
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
ConfOverall
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 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

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 Arkansasdagger
  • 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
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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:[1]

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:[2]

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:[3]

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:[4]

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: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[5]

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: Stephen Baron
Sources:[6]

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:[7]

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:[8]

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:[9]

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:[10]

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:[11]

References

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