2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

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2016 Lamar Cardinals football
Lamar Cards wordmark.png
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)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »
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.

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.

Roster

2015 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Brett Cox Fr
WR 5 Brendan Langley So
WR 6 Marcus Daggs Jr
WR 7 Michael Handy Jr
RB 8 Kade Harrington Jr
WR 9 Reggie Begelton Sr
QB 10 Joe Minden Sr
QB 11 Carson Earp Jr
QB 12 Blake McKenzie Jr
WR/DB 12 Tariq Gordon Fr
TE 17 DC Arceneaux Fr
RB 22 Emmett Raleigh Jr
RB 26 Derrion Randle Fr
RB 27 Keegan Mitchell Fr
RB 33 Emanuel Atoyebi Fr
OL 58 Bret Treadway Jr
OL 59 Richard Alfonso Jr
OL 60 Kanon Mackey So
OL 61 Blaine Myers Redshirt.svg So
OL 62 Seth Adams Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 63 Connor Ward So
OL 64 Barrett Myers Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 66 Chase Woods Redshirt.svg So
OL 68 Jessie Brewster Fr
OL 69 Matthew Oubre So
OL 71 Joshua Pershon Fr
OL 72 Ethan Cothen Fr
OL 73 Joseph Gonzales Fr
OL 74 Kevin Greif Redshirt.svg So
OL 77 Hayden Kaaiohelo Fr
OL 78 John Craven Jr
WR 80 Martell Hawthorne Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 81 Caleb Hobbs So
WR 82 Trenton Swinton Fr
TE 83 Tate Smith Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 84 DeAndre Jennings Fr
TE 85 Brannon Beaton Jr
WR 87 Alvin Phillips Fr
TE 88 Duncan McVey Fr
TE 89 Sam McGee Fr
WR Izaho Barnes Fr
OL Chase Bridgeman Fr
RB Markell Hawthorne Fr
WR Shane Hudson Fr
WR Austin Krautz Fr
QB Adam Morse Fr
TE Mason Sikes Fr
OL Trevon Simpson Fr
WR Caisen Sullivan Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 10 Devon Jernigan Fr
DB 18 Zae Giles Fr
DB 19 Jalen Barnes Jr
DB 20 Rodney Randle, JR Fr
DB 23 Lloyd Julian Jr
LB 24 Mike Hargis Sr
LB 28 Zach Johnson Jr
LB 29 Xavier Bethany Jr
LB 30 Dedrick Garner Jr
LB 32 Anthony Beard Sr
LB 38 Eddie McGill Jr
LB 42 Bear Christianson Fr
LB 45 Matt Tillett So
LB 47 Kade Burman So
LB 48 Kevin O'Neill Fr
LB 49 Marcus Odell Fr
LB 51 Ty Alexander So
LB 52 Reggie Long Redshirt.svg So
LB 55 Matt Johnson Jr
DE 56 Manessah Miles Jr
DL 62 Seth Adams So
DL 65 Omar Tebo Jr
DB 86 Jared Gieseke So
DL 92 Koby Couron Jr
DL 93 William Wowkanyn Jr
DL 94 Larry Carroll Jr
DL 98 Marcus Abbott Fr
DL Caleb Abrom Fr
DL Jaylon Bowden Jr
LB Jarret Carpenter Fr
LB Mike Coats Fr
LB Daniel Crosley Fr
DB Blake George Fr
DE James Jeffery Fr
DE Demontrai Lewis Jr
LB Cameron Minger Fr
LB Del'Chaun Rushing Fr
DB Shyler Staton Fr
DL Tre Towery Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
ATH 11 Chaston Brooks Fr
K/P 31 Juan Carranco Jr
K 46 Alex Ball Redshirt.svg Jr
DS 54 Zach Roberts Redshirt.svg So
K 96 Josh Davis So
P Mitchell Gray RFr
ATH Kendrick King Fr
DS Christian Langston Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

[21]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt 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 Baptistdagger 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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: [23]

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

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See also: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football and 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Houston

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See also: Houston Cougars football and 2016 Houston Cougars football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 1983 L 35–42

Sam Houston State

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See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–26–1 2015 W 49–46

Southeastern Louisiana

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See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–5 2015 L 27–30

@ Abilene Christian

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See also: Abilene Christian Wildcats football and 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7 2015 W 44–28

Northwestern State

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See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–9–1 2015 L 35–48

@ Central Arkansas

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See also: Central Arkansas Bears football and 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2015 L 17–35

Houston Baptist (Homecoming Game)

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See also: Houston Baptist Huskies football and 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 55–7

@ Nicholls

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See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–2 2015 L 28–30

Incarnate Word

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See also: Incarnate Word Cardinals football and 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 W 28–21

@ McNeese State

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See also: McNeese State Cowboys football, 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team, and Battle of the Border (Lamar–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:
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–22–1 2015 L 14–20

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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