2019 Lamar Cardinals football team explained

Year:	2019
Team:	Lamar Cardinals
Conference:	Southland Conference
Short Conf:	Southland
Record:	4–8
Conf Record:	2–7
Head Coach:	Mike Schultz
Hc Year:	3rd
Cooff Coach1:	Bill Bliel
Cooc1 Year:	1st
Cooff Coach2:	Larry Edmondson
Cooc2 Year:	1st
Codef Coach1:	Troy Douglas
Codc1 Year:	3rd
Codef Coach2:	Cam Clark
Codc2 Year:	2nd
Stadium:	Provost Umphrey Stadium (capacity: 16,000)

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.

TV and radio media

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

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Cardinals were picked to finish in fifth place.^[1]

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

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Cardinals placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.^[2]

Defense

1st team

Daniel Crosley – DL

Offense

2nd team

Myles Wanza – RB

Elvin Martinez – PK

Schedule

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Game summaries

Bethel (TN)

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Mississippi Valley State

See also: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football and 2019 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

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At Texas A&M

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At Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team. Sources:

Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team. Sources:

Abilene Christian

See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team. Sources:

At Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team. Sources:

At Incarnate Word

See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2019 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team. Sources:

Central Arkansas

See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team. Sources:

At Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team. Sources:

At Houston Baptist

See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team. Sources:

McNeese State

See also: McNeese State Cowboys football and 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team. Sources:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll . www.southland.org . August 19, 2019 . en.
2. Web site: Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams . www.southland.org . August 19, 2019 . en.
3. Web site: 2019 Football Schedule . Lamar University Athletics . February 27, 2019.
4. Web site: Big Red Releases 2019 Schedule . Lamar University Athletics . February 27, 2019 . January 15, 2019.
5. Web site: 2019 Lamar Football Schedule . FBSchedules.com . February 27, 2019.
6. Web site: Lamar Cardinals Schedule - 2019 . ESPN . June 17, 2019.
7. Web site: SOUTHLAND TV SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST FOUR WEEKS . Southland Conference . August 14, 2019 . August 13, 2019.