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2018 Lamar Cardinals football
2018 Lamar Cardinals football
NCAA Division I First Round, L 13–16 vs. Northern Iowa
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–5 (6–3 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Schultz (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Troy Douglas (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Cam Clark (1st season)
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium; (capacity: 16,000)
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.

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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

Mike Schultz

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

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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	Kentucky Christian*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 70–7	7,056
September 8	3:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech*	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX	FSN	L 0–77	52,126
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 48–49	6,021
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 24–30	8,017
September 29	2:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ELVN/CST/SLC Digital	L 27–50	8,044
October 13	3:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+/MYTX	W 27–21	6,113
October 20	3:00 p.m.	No. 14 Sam Houston State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+/MYTX	W 41–23	7,227
October 27	3:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 24–17	6,321
November 3	6:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR	ELVN/CST/SLC Digital	W 38–24	10,874
November 10	3:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+/MYTX	W 38–9	8,028
November 17	3:00 p.m.	at No. 22 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	ESPN3	W 21–17	11,532
November 24	4:00 p.m.	at Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Rapids, IA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 13–16	4,082
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	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

2018_Lamar_Cardinals_football_team

2018 Lamar Cardinals football team

TV and radio media

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Preseason Poll

Schedule

Game summaries

Kentucky Christian

At Texas Tech

Northwestern State

Southeastern Louisiana

At Nicholls State

Incarnate Word

Sam Houston State

At Stephen F. Austin

At Central Arkansas

Houston Baptist

At McNeese State

FCS Playoffs

At Northern Iowa–First Round

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Coaching staff

Honors and awards

All Conference Honors

Player of the Week

Ranking movements

References

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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

Name	Position	Season at Lamar
Mike Schultz	Head coach	2nd
Dan Dodd	Offensive coordinator and Quarterbacks coach	2nd
Troy Douglas	Co-Defensive Coordinator and Cornerbacks coach	2nd
Todd Ivicic	Special Teams and Defensive line coach	2nd
Cam Clark	Co-Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers coach	2nd
Eric Buchanan	Safeties coach	2nd
Bill Bleil	Offensive line coach	1st
Bobby Dodd	Tight ends coach	2nd
Adrian Madise	Wide receivers coach	1st
Bret Grant	Quality Control coach - Defense/Football Operations	1st
Carson Earp	Quality Control coach - Offense	1st
Jordan Hopkins	Quality Control Coach - Defense	1st
Chad Reiniger	Quality Control Coach - Special Teams	1st
Matt Oubre	Quality Control Coach - Offense	1st
Craig McGallion	Director of Operations	1st
Daniel Darcy	Strength and Conditioning coordinator	3rd
Reference:^[27]