2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

2016 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Ray Woodard (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Langston (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Trey Haverty (1st year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium (Capacity: 16,000)

2016 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Abilene Christian*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Houston Baptist		0	–	0					0	–	0
Incarnate Word*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Lamar		0	–	0					0	–	0
McNeese State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nicholls State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Sam Houston State		0	–	0					0	–	0
SE Louisiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team will represent Lamar University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals will be led by seventh year head coach Ray Woodard and will play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

TV and radio media

All Lamar games will be broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

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

Previous season

In 2015, the Cardinals finished the season 5–6 overall. In Southland play, the Cardinals had a 4–5 record finishing in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Team records

Several Southland Conference and team marks were broken. Kade Harrington broke the Southland Conference and team records for rushing yards in a game and in a season. He also set school records in all-purpose yards in a game and in a season and in consecutive games with over 100 yards gained.^[2]

Honors and recognition

Kade Harrington

• All-American - Kade Harrington was named to the AP All-America Team, 1st team; FCS Stats All-American, 1st team; College Sports Madness All-American, 1st team; and American Football Coaches Association All-American, 1st team.^[3][4][5]

• Player of the Year - Harrington was an FCS Player of the Year Finalist, finishing second in voting missing out on first place by 29 votes.^[6] He was also named Southland Conference Player of the Year and American Sports Network Player of the Year.^[7][8]

Harrington led the nation in the following categories:

• Rushing - 2092 yards
• Rushing yards per game - 190.2
• Rushing touchdowns - 21
• All-purpose yards per game - 213.9

SLC All-Conference

Ten Cardinals received Southland Conference All-Conference recognition at the conclusion of the 2015 season. Four Cardinals were named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on offense. Those players were Kade Harrington, running back; Reggie Begelton, wide receiver; and Cody Elenz and Bret Treadway, offensive line. Larance Hale was named to the SLC All-Conference 1st team on defense as defensive lineman. Rodney Randle was named to the SLC All-Conference 2nd team on defense as kick returner. Four Cardinals received honorable mention honors. Those included DeAndre Jennings and Justin Brock on offense. Logan Moss and Xavier Bethany received honorable mention recognition on defense.^[9]

Post Season Play

Brent Nicholson, deep snapper for the Cardinals, was invited to play in the National Bowl, an All-Star game for non-FBS seniors.^[10]

Before the season

Changes in the coaching staff

• Trey Haverty - Trey Haverty was named defensive coordinator on January 26, 2016. He replaces Craig McGallion, who annouced his retirement in November, 2015.^[11] Haverty has ten years of collegiate coaching experience including positions at TCU and Texas Tech.^[12]
• John Blake - Former Oklahoma head coach, John Blake, joined the Cardinals coaching staff in February, 2016. He was responsible for the defensive line. After one month at Lamar and during the Cardinals' spring camp, John Blake accepted the defensive line coach position with the Buffalo Bills following the Bill's firing of Karl Dunbar.^[13][14]Blake had also held positions with the Dallas Cowboys, North Carolina, Nebraska, Mississippi State, and Tulsa.
• Willie Mack Garza - Willie Mack Garza also joined the Cardinals staff in January. He will be working with the secondary. Garza has also had seventeen years of experience at the collegiate level including stops at USC, Tennessee, TCU, Western Michigan, and North Dakota State.^[15]
• Eric Roark - Eric Roark was named defensive line coach on April 19, 2016. Roark fills the position vacated by John Blake's move to the Buffalo Bills staff. Roark coached at Division I programs UTSA, SMU, Middle Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, and Murray State.^[16]

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.^[17] The offense defeated the defense 25-23 in the Crawfish Bowl Spring game.^[18]

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.^[19]

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 list includes ratings when originally recruited from high school.

Early recruits
Name	Home town	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
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kanon Mackey OL	Silsbee, TX	Texas State	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	Enrolled
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Marcus Daggs WR	Ennis, TX	Cisco College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 7, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Clayton Turner QB	Marietta, GA	Miami (FL)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Enrolled
	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: ^[20]

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.

2016 recruits
Name	Home town	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
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
Jaylon Bowden DB	Port Arthur, TX	Blinn College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 7, 2016
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
David Crosley LB	DeRidder, LA	DeRidder HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	Sep 9, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Jarett Carpenter LB	Fairfield, TX	Fairfield HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Shyler Staton DB	Missouri City, TX	Ridge Point HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Daniel Crosley DT	DeRidder, LA	DeRidder HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 9, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Demontrai Lewis DE	Lufkin, TX	Kilgore College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Jan 24, 2016
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Kendrick King ATH	Hamshire, TX	Hamshire-Fannett HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 4, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Cameron Minger LB	Dallas, TX	Woodrow Wilson HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jan 16, 2016
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Shane Hudson WR	Crosby, TX	Crosby HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Chase Bridgeman OL	Crosby, TX	Crosby HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Sep 10, 2015
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Trevon Simpson OL	Fairfield, TX	Fairfield HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Jun 3, 2015
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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)
	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.

Roster

2015 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Cox, BrettBrett Cox Fr WR 5 Langley, BrendanBrendan Langley So WR 6 Daggs, MarcusMarcus Daggs Jr WR 7 Handy, MichaelMichael Handy Jr RB 8 Harrington, KadeKade Harrington Jr WR 9 Begelton, ReggieReggie Begelton Sr QB 10 Minden, JoeJoe Minden Sr QB 11 Earp, CarsonCarson Earp Jr QB 12 McKenzie, BlakeBlake McKenzie Jr WR/DB 12 Gordon, TariqTariq Gordon Fr TE 17 Arceneaux, DCDC Arceneaux Fr RB 22 Raleigh, EmmettEmmett Raleigh Jr RB 26 Randle, DerrionDerrion Randle Fr RB 27 Mitchell, KeeganKeegan Mitchell Fr RB 33 Atoyebi, EmanuelEmanuel Atoyebi Fr OL 58 Treadway, BretBret Treadway Jr OL 59 Alfonso, RichardRichard Alfonso Jr OL 60 Mackey, KanonKanon Mackey So OL 61 Myers, BlaineBlaine Myers  So OL 62 Adams, SethSeth Adams  Fr OL 63 Ward, ConnorConnor Ward So OL 64 Myers, BarrettBarrett Myers  Fr OL 66 Woods, ChaseChase Woods  So OL 68 Brewster, JessieJessie Brewster Fr OL 69 Oubre, MatthewMatthew Oubre So OL 71 Pershon, JoshuaJoshua Pershon Fr OL 72 Cothen, EthanEthan Cothen Fr OL 73 Gonzales, JosephJoseph Gonzales Fr OL 74 Greif, KevinKevin Greif  So OL 77 Kaaiohelo, HaydenHayden Kaaiohelo Fr OL 78 Craven, JohnJohn Craven Jr WR 80 Hawthorne, MartellMartell Hawthorne  Fr WR 81 Hobbs, CalebCaleb Hobbs So WR 82 Swinton, TrentonTrenton Swinton Fr TE 83 Smith, TateTate Smith  Fr TE 84 Jennings, DeAndreDeAndre Jennings Fr TE 85 Beaton, BrannonBrannon Beaton Jr WR 87 Phillips, AlvinAlvin Phillips Fr TE 88 McVey, DuncanDuncan McVey Fr TE 89 McGee, SamSam McGee Fr WR Barnes, IzahoIzaho Barnes Fr OL Bridgeman, ChaseChase Bridgeman Fr RB Hawthorne, MarkellMarkell Hawthorne Fr WR Hudson, ShaneShane Hudson Fr WR Krautz, AustinAustin Krautz Fr QB Morse, AdamAdam Morse Fr TE Sikes, MasonMason Sikes Fr OL Simpson, TrevonTrevon Simpson Fr WR Sullivan, CaisenCaisen Sullivan Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 10 Jernigan, DevonDevon Jernigan Fr DB 18 Giles, ZaeZae Giles Fr DB 19 Barnes, JalenJalen Barnes Jr DB 20 Randle, JR, RodneyRodney Randle, JR Fr DB 23 Julian, LloydLloyd Julian Jr LB 24 Hargis, MikeMike Hargis Sr LB 28 Johnson, ZachZach Johnson Jr LB 29 Bethany, XavierXavier Bethany Jr LB 30 Garner, DedrickDedrick Garner Jr LB 32 Beard, AnthonyAnthony Beard Sr LB 38 McGill, EddieEddie McGill Jr LB 42 Christianson, BearBear Christianson Fr LB 45 Tillett, MattMatt Tillett So LB 47 Burman, KadeKade Burman So LB 48 O'Neill, KevinKevin O'Neill Fr LB 49 Odell, MarcusMarcus Odell Fr LB 51 Alexander, TyTy Alexander So LB 52 Long, ReggieReggie Long  So LB 55 Johnson, MattMatt Johnson Jr DE 56 Miles, ManessahManessah Miles Jr DL 62 Adams, SethSeth Adams So DL 65 Tebo, OmarOmar Tebo Jr DB 86 Gieseke, JaredJared Gieseke So DL 92 Couron, KobyKoby Couron Jr DL 93 Wowkanyn, WilliamWilliam Wowkanyn Jr DL 94 Carroll, LarryLarry Carroll Jr DL 98 Abbott, MarcusMarcus Abbott Fr DL Abrom, CalebCaleb Abrom Fr DL Bowden, JaylonJaylon Bowden Jr LB Carpenter, JarretJarret Carpenter Fr LB Coats, MikeMike Coats Fr LB Crosley, DanielDaniel Crosley Fr DB George, BlakeBlake George Fr DE Jeffery, JamesJames Jeffery Fr DE Lewis, DemontraiDemontrai Lewis Jr LB Minger, CameronCameron Minger Fr LB Rushing, Del'ChaunDel'Chaun Rushing Fr DB Staton, ShylerShyler Staton Fr DL Towery, TreTre Towery Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class ATH 11 Brooks, ChastonChaston Brooks Fr K/P 31 Carranco, JuanJuan Carranco Jr K 46 Ball, AlexAlex Ball  Jr DS 54 Roberts, ZachZach Roberts  So K 96 Davis, JoshJosh Davis So P Gray, MitchellMitchell Gray RFr ATH King, KendrickKendrick King Fr DS Langston, ChristianChristian Langston Fr	Head coach Ray Woodard (Texas) Coordinators/assistant coaches Chuck Langston (Oklahoma) Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Trey Haverty (Texas Tech) Defensive Coordinator Arlington Nunn (Clemson) Receivers Ben Beasley (McNeese State) Secondary, Recruiting Coordinator Brian Morgan (Grambling State) Running Backs Ramon Flanigan (Southern Methodist) Quarterbacks Willie Mack Garza (Texas) Secondary Jeff Breaux (Nicholls) Director of Operations Joshua Yonker (Northern Colorado) Head Athletic Trainer [21] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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.^[22]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	Coastal Carolina*	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
September 10	TBA	at Houston*	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX		–
September 17	7:00 PM	Sam Houston State	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
October 1	7:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
October 8	TBA	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		–
October 15	6:00 PM	Northwestern State	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
October 22	TBA	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR		–
October 29	6:00 PM	Houston Baptist	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
November 5	TBA	at Nicholls State	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		–
November 12	6:00 PM	Incarnate Word	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	–
November 19	6:00 PM	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: ^[23]

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Chanticleers 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 3 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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@ Houston

Lamar at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Cougars 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 10 Location: TDECU Stadium Houston, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	1983	L 35–42

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Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Bearkats 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 17 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–26–1	2015	W 49–46

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Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 1 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	L 27–30

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@ Abilene Christian

Lamar at Abilene Christian

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 8 Location: Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–7	2015	W 44–28

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Northwestern State

Northwestern State at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Demons 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 15 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–9–1	2015	L 35–48

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@ Central Arkansas

Lamar at Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Bears 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 22 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: TBA CDT Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2015	L 17–35

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Houston Baptist (Homecoming Game)

Houston Baptist at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 29 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 55–7

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@ Nicholls

Lamar at Nicholls

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Colonels 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 5 Location: Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA Game start: TBA CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–2	2015	L 28–30

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Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals (UIW) 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals (LU) 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 12 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CST Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2015	W 28–21

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@ McNeese State

Lamar at McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 19 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Sources:

Scoring summary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 –

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–22–1	2015	L 14–20

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS
Coaches

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