2024 Lamar Cardinals football team explained

Year:2024
Team:Lamar Cardinals
Sport:football
Conference:Southland Conference
Short Conf:Southland
Record:0–0
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Peter Rossomando
Hc Year:2nd
Off Coach:Will Fleming
Oc Year:2nd
Def Coach:Drew Christ
Dc Year:2nd
Stadium:Provost Umphrey Stadium

The 2024 Lamar Cardinals football team will represent Lamar University in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas, and compete in the Southland Conference. They are led by second–year head coach Pete Rossomando.

Preseason

Recruiting

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Incoming transfers

The Cardinals added 9 transfer players. Two were signed during the early signing period. The remaining seven were signed on National Signing Day.

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Prev school
Christian Booker DL 6’2 277 Junior East Texas Baptist
Xavier Coleman RB 5’8 185 Junior Boston College
Dominic Eldridge OL 6’5 310 Junior Blinn
Edward Gilds DB 6’0 185 Junior Riverside City College
Ronnie Hamrick DB 6’0 195 Junior Texas State
DeJuan Lewis DB 5’10 195 Sophomore Prairie View A&M
Hamilton Moore DB 6’0 220 Senior Yale
Dameon Smallwood OL 6’5 315 Junior North Texas
Amari Williams DL 6’0 220 Junior Fullerton College/Liberty

Incoming high school recruits

Sources:[1] [2] Lamar signed 20 high school recruits with 15 signed on Early Signing Day and 5 added on National Signing Day.

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Cardinals were picked to finish fourth in the conference and received one first-place vote.[3]

1 Nicholls 119 (9)
2 Incarnate Word 113 (8)
3 Southeastern Louisiana 94
4 Lamar 88 (1)
5 Stephen F. Austin 72
6 McNeese 64
7 Houston Christian 41
8 Texas A&M–Commerce 37
9 Northwestern State 25

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. Lamar had a total of 12 players selected.[4]

Offense

1st Team

2nd Team

Defense

1st Team

2nd Team

Coaching staff and roster

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Game summaries

@ Texas State (FBS)

See also: 2024 Texas State Bobcats football team.

Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2024 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.

Weber State

See also: 2024 Weber State Wildcats football team.

Texas Southern

See also: 2024 Texas Southern Tigers football team.

@ Central Arkansas

See also: 2024 Central Arkansas Bears football team.

Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2024 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.

@ Texas A&M–Commerce

@ Northwestern State

See also: 2024 Northwestern State Demons football team.

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2024 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.

@ Incarnate Word

See also: 2024 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.

Nicholls

See also: 2024 Nicholls Colonels football team.

@ McNeese

See also: 2024 McNeese Cowboys football team.

See also: Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese). (Rivalry)

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Dixon . LU Football Adds 12 on National Signing Day . Lamar University Athletics . February 7, 2024 . February 7, 2024.
  2. Web site: James Dixon . Rossomando Adds 17 Players to Roster on Early Signing Day . Lamar University Athletics . February 7, 2024 . December 20, 2023.
  3. Web site: Southland Conference Announces 2024 Football Preseason Poll and All-Conference Team . www.southland.org . 24 July 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: Cards Land 12 On Preseason All-SLC Squads; Picked 4th in Preseason Poll . lamarcardinals.com . James . Dixon . 22 July 2024 . 26 July 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: 2024 Lamar Football Schedule. fbschedules.com. January 27, 2024.
  6. Web site: 2024 Football Schedule . Lamar University Athletics . January 27, 2024.
  7. Web site: Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2024 . ESPN Enterprises, Inc. . January 27, 2024.