2018 Lamar Cardinals football team

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.

2018 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–5 (6–3 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorTroy Douglas (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCam Clark (1st season)
Home stadiumProvost Umphrey Stadium
(capacity: 16,000)
2018 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 –2   9 –4  
Incarnate Word +^  6 –2   6 –5  
Lamar ^  6 –3   7 –5  
Abilene Christian  5 –4   6 –5  
Central Arkansas  5 –4   6 –5  
McNeese State  5 –4   6 –5  
Sam Houston State  5 –4   6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5   5 –6  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 –5   4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 –7   2 –8  
Houston Baptist  0 –9   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

TV and radio media

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]

Defense Second Team
  • Zae Giles – Jr. PR

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)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Kentucky Christian*
ESPN3W 70–77,056
September 83:00 p.m.at Texas Tech*
FSNL 0–7752,126
September 156:00 p.m.Northwestern State
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN+L 48–496,021
September 226:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisianadagger
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN3L 24–308,017
September 292:30 p.m.at No. 15 Nicholls State
ELVN/CST/SLC DigitalL 27–508,044
October 133:00 p.m.Incarnate Word
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN+/MYTXW 27–216,113
October 203:00 p.m.No. 14 Sam Houston State
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN+/MYTXW 41–237,227
October 273:00 p.m.at Stephen F. Austin
ESPN+W 24–176,321
November 36:00 p.m.at No. 19 Central Arkansas
ELVN/CST/SLC DigitalW 38–2410,874
November 103:00 p.m.Houston Baptist
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
ESPN+/MYTXW 38–98,028
November 173:00 p.m.at No. 22 McNeese State
ESPN3W 21–1711,532
November 244:00 p.m.at Northern Iowa*
ESPN3L 13–164,082
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings 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
See also: Kentucky Christian Knights football and 2018 Kentucky Christian Knights football team
Kentucky Christian at Lamar
1 234Total
Knights 0 007 7
• Cardinals 21 28714 70
  • Date: September 1
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 7,056
  • Game weather: Overcast, 25% rain Temp: 85 Wind: E 6mph
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeouis
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gresham, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[12][13][14]

At Texas Tech
See also: Texas Tech Red Raiders football and 2018 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Lamar at Texas Tech
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 000 0
• Red Raiders 14 281421 77
  • Date: September 8
  • Location: Jones AT&T Stadium
    Lubbock, TX
  • Game start: 3:05 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: : 3:39
  • Game attendance: 52,126
  • Game weather: Cloudy Temp: 77 Wind: NNE 10mph
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV announcers (FSN): Brendan Burke, play by play; David Anderson, analyst; Christian Steckel, reporter
Sources:[15][16]

Northwestern State
See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State at Lamar
1 234Total
• Demons 14 14714 49
Cardinals 0 141420 48
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 4:13
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: Scattered T-storms Temp: 87 Wind: SSW 5mph
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Butch Alsandor, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[17][18]

Southeastern Louisiana
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar
1 234Total
• Lions 7 3713 30
Cardinals 6 1107 24
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:37
  • Game attendance: 8,017
  • Game weather: Cloudy and rainy Temp: 80 Wind: S 6mph
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Sam Levitt, play by play; Lemont Williams, analyst
Sources:[19][20]

At Nicholls State
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team
Lamar at Nicholls
1 234Total
Cardinals 10 737 27
• No. 15 Colonels 13 14149 50
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:02
  • Game attendance: 8,044
  • Game weather: Cloudy, rainy Temp: 82 Wind: ENE 5mph
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (ELVN/CST/SLC Digital): David Salzman, play by play; Butch Alsandor, analyst
Sources:[21][22]

Incarnate Word
See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Incarnate Word at Lamar
1 234Total
Cardinals (UIW) 7 077 21
• Cardinals (LU) 0 7713 27
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:35
  • Game attendance: 6,113
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy Temp: 87 Wind: S 10mph
  • Referee: C. Watson
  • Television network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:[23]

Sam Houston State
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2018 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Sam Houston State at Lamar
1 234Total
No. 14 Bearkats 13 0100 23
• Cardinals 10 7177 41
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 7,227
  • Game weather: Overcast Temp: 74 Wind: S 9mph
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • Television network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:[24][25]

At Stephen F. Austin
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Lamar at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
• Cardinals 7 1070 24
Lumberjacks 0 0710 17
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 6,321
  • Game weather: Clear Temp: 79 Wind: WSW 5mph
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Rob Meyers, play by play; Kevin Langford, analyst
Sources:[26]

At Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Lamar at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• Cardinals 21 1430 38
No. 19 Bears 10 608 24
  • Date: November 3
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:23
  • Game attendance: 10,874
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: ELVN/CST/SLC Digital
Sources:

Houston Baptist
See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Houston Baptist at Lamar
1 234Total
Huskies 0 900 9
• Cardinals 14 7710 38
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 3:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 8,028
  • Game weather: Cloudy Temp: 55
  • Referee: C. Watson
  • Television network: ESPN+/MYTX
Sources:

At McNeese State
See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team
Lamar at McNeese
1 234Total
• Cardinals 7 077 21
No. 22 Cowboys 0 368 17
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 11,532
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 70 Wind: ESE 6mph
  • Referee: C. Watson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Lyn Rollins, play by play; Rene Nadeau, analyst; Carley McCord, reporter
Sources:

FCS Playoffs

At Northern Iowa–First Round
See also: Northern Iowa Panthers football and 2018 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
Lamar at Northern Iowa
1 234Total
Cardinals 13 000 13
• Panthers 3 1003 16
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: UNI-Dome
    Cedar Rapids, IA
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: :
  • Game attendance: 4,082
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

Personnel

Roster

Source:[27]

2018 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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.#NameClass
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Depth chart

Source:[28]

Coaching staff
Name Position Season at
Lamar
Mike SchultzHead coach2nd
Dan DoddOffensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach2nd
Troy DouglasCo-Defensive Coordinator and Cornerbacks coach2nd
Todd IvicicSpecial Teams and Defensive line coach2nd
Cam ClarkCo-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach2nd
Eric BuchananSafeties coach2nd
Bill BleilOffensive line coach1st
Bobby DoddTight ends coach2nd
Adrian MadiseWide receivers coach1st
Bret GrantQuality Control coach - Defense/Football Operations1st
Carson EarpQuality Control coach - Offense1st
Jordan HopkinsQuality Control Coach - Defense1st
Chad ReinigerQuality Control Coach - Special Teams1st
Matt OubreQuality Control Coach - Offense1st
Craig McGallionDirector of Operations1st
Daniel DarcyStrength and Conditioning coordinator3rd
Reference:[27]

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 movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS—————————RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches————————————RVRV

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