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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 4–8 (2–7 Southland) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Bill Bliel (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Larry Edmondson (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Troy Douglas (3rd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Cam Clark (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Provost Umphrey Stadium (capacity: 16,000) |
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No. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Mike Schultz and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The Cardinals played a twelve game regular season schedule in 2019. The schedule included three non-conference and nine conference games.
All Lamar games were broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Cardinals were picked to finish in fifth place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) |
2 | Central Arkansas | 154 |
3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) |
4 | Sam Houston State | 146 |
5 | Lamar | 123 |
6 | McNeese State | 114 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) |
8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 |
9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 |
10 | Northwestern State | 56 |
11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |
The Cardinals placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[2]
Defense 1st team Daniel Crosley – DL
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Offense 2nd team Myles Wanza – RB Elvin Martinez – PK
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Bethel (TN)* | ESPN3 | W 65–16 | 7,298 | |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State* |
| ESPN+ | W 23–20 OT | 7,285 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 16 (FBS) Texas A&M* | ESPNU/ESPN2 | L 3–62 | 97,195 | |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN+ | L 34–45 | 6,352 | |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin![]() |
| ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 9,218 |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian |
| ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 6,016 |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Sam Houston State | ESPN+ | W 20–17 3OT | 4,047 | |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | ESPN3 | L 17–35 | 3,048 | |
November 2 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 Central Arkansas |
| ESPN+ | L 17–45 | 5,913 |
November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | CST/ESPN+ | L 13–34 | 5,122 | |
November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | ESPN3 | L 26–31 | 2,126 | |
November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | McNeese State |
| ESPN3 | L 3–27 | 7,307 |
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See also Bethel Wildcats
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See also: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football and 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team |
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See also: Texas A&M Aggies football and 2019 Texas A&M Aggies football team |
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See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team |
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See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team |
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See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team |
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See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team |
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See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team |
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See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team |
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See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team |
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See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team |
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See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team |
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