Lamar University Cardinals Football Lamar University • Media Relations • PO Box 10066 • Beaumont, TX 77710 Phone (409) 880-8329 • Fax (409) 880-2338 2017 Schedule/Results Upcoming Contest September 2 at North Texas^ L 59-14 Game #9 • Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 • 6 p.m. 9 Texas-Permian Basin^ W 72-6 #4 Central Arkansas Bears (7-1/6-0 SLC) at 16 at Northwestern State^* L 35-28 23 at Southeastern Louisiana* L 49-21 Lamar University Cardinals (1-7/0-6 SLC) 30 Nicholls*^ L 41-14 Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, Texas October Radio: KLVI 560 AM • TV: ESPN3 14 at Incarnate Word* L 33-24 Big Red Welcomes Southland Leaders to Beaumont 21 at (7) Sam Houston State*^ L 63-27 For the second time in the past three weeks, the Lamar University Cardinals will prepare 28 Stephen F. Austin*^ L 34-7 for an opponent ranked in the STATS FCS Top 10, as No. 4 Central Arkansas makes its way to Beaumont Saturday for Homecoming. The Cardinals enter the week looking to November put a stop to a six-game slide on the season. It won’t be easy as Big Red will square off 4 (4) Central Arkansas*^ 6 p.m. against the Southland Conference leading Central Arkansas Bears. UCA is the league’s 11 at Houston Baptist* 2 p.m. 18 (22) McNeese*^ 6 p.m. last remaining undefeated squad boasting a 7-1 (.875) overall record and a 6-0 mark in conference games. The Bears have won seven consecutive since a season-opening loss *Indicates SLC game () STATS Top 25 Poll ^ESPN3 All Times Central/Subject to Change at Kansas State. UCA is coming off 30-point emotional victory over No. 18 McNeese Saturday, while the Cardinals fell to Stephen F. Austin, 34-7. Saturday’s Homecoming contest will kick off at 6 p.m. from Provost Umphrey Stadium. It can be heard live on 2017 SLC Standings Newstalk 560 KLVI, and seen on ESPN3. SLC Overall Central Arkansas 6-0 7-1 Sam Houston State 5-1 7-1 LU vs. the Bears Nicholls 5-1 6-2 In addition to righting the ship on the season, the Lamar University Cardinals enter Sat- SE Louisiana 5-2 5-4 urday’s contest looking to reverse their fortunes against Central Arkansas. The Cardinals McNeese 4-2 6-2 have never defeated UCA, a series that dates back to the 2011 season. The Cardinals are Stephen F. Austin 4-3 4-5 0-3 all-time against Central Arkansas in Beaumont. The series has had some close calls Abilene Christian 2-4 2-6 but the Red and White have not yet been able to break through. The Cardinals dropped a Northwestern State 2-4 2-6 two-point decision in 2013, and followed that up with a three-point setback in Conway Incarnate Word 1-5 1-7 the following year. Despite losing its starting quarterback in the first quarter for the sec- Lamar University 0-6 1-7 ond-straight game, the Cardinals battled tough on the road last season before dropping a Houston Baptist 0-6 1-7 22-12 decision.
This Week’s Schedule Home Sweet Home Central Arkansas at LU 6 pm The Cardinals have made Provost Umphrey Stadium a very tough place to play over Houston Baptist at Nicholls 3:30 pm the course of the past four seasons. LU is 14-13 (.519) at home during that stretch with Abilene Christian at Northwestern St. 6 pm seven of the 13 setbacks coming against nationally ranked opponents, including one Incarnate Word at Sam Houston St. 1 pm (Coastal Carolina) that was making the transition to the NCAA FBS level. Since the SE Louisiana at McNeese 6 pm program’s return, Big Red is 24-20 (.545) in front of its home fans, but struggled to a 2-4 (.333) mark last season. The Cardinals are 1-2 (.333) at home in 2017.
LU in November The month of November has not been kind to the Cardinals historically. The Cardinals are 53-82-1 (.393) all-time in the month dating back to the 1955 season. Big Red was 0-3 during the season’s final month last season.
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General LU on Homecoming School...... Lamar University The Cardinals enter Saturday’s contest a game under the .500 Location...... Beaumont, TX mark (22-23-1/.489) all-time in LU Homecoming games. The Founded...... 1923 Red and White have lost consecutive Homecoming games with Enrollment...... 14,103 its last victory coming during in 2014. That season the Cardinals Nickname...... Cardinals defeated Houston Baptist, 72-14. Big Red is 0-2 all-time against Colors...... Red & White Central Arkansas in Homecoming games dropping the 2013 Conference...... Southland contest, 26-24, and falling 38-24 in 2011. The Cardinals dropped National Affiliation...... NCAA Div. I FCS President...... Dr. Kenneth R. Evans a seven-point decision against Houston Baptist last season. Athletics Director...... Jason Henderson Faculty Representative...... Dr. Hsing-wei Chu This Date in History Sr. Woman Administrator...... Helene Thill The Cardinals are 3-2 (.600) all-time in games played on Nov. 4, Athletics Department...... (409) 880-2248 but Saturday’s game will be the first time since the 1989 season Ticket Office...... (409) 880-1715 that LU has played on that date. That year, the Cardinals defeat- Coaching Staff ed Southwest Texas (Texas State), 20-19. Head Coach...... Mike Schultz (Sam Houston State, 1979) Record at Lamar/Seasons...... 1-7/First Season Record at NCAA Division I...... Same Gaining Extra Possessions Office Phone...... (409) 880-7157 The Cardinals defense has done a great job all season of stealing Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks...... Dan Dodd extra possessions for the offense. That trend continued Saturday Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers...... Melvin Smith against Stephen F. Austin. Big Red picked off two passes and Co-Defensive Coordinator/Corner Backs...... Troy Douglas recovered three fumbles against the Lumberjacks. LU forced Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line...... Todd Ivicic five fumbles on the night, and had one fumble recovery reversed Recruiting Coordinator/Strong Safeties...... Cam Clark after video review. Unfortunately, the Cardinals were only able Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line...... Jamal Powell to convert the miscues into seven points. The Cardinals have Running Backs...... Eric Buchanan intercepted nine passes on the season and recovered 13 fumbles. Wide Receivers...... Kevin Brown Tight Ends...... Bobby Dodd Director of Player Personnel...... Bret Grant The Defense Doesn’t Rest Director of Operations...... Craig McGallion The Cardinals picked off two more passes Saturday night against Strength & Conditioning Coordinator...... Daniel Darcy Stephen F. Austin, which gives them nine picks on the season. Head Athletic Trainer...... Josh Yonker That is just three fewer interceptions than the Cardinals recorded Team Information in 2016 on a roster that included an All-American – and fu- 2016 Overall Record...... 3-8 ture third-round NFL draft selection – Brendan Langley, and a 2016 Home Record...... 2-4 second-team All-Southland safety, Xavier Bethany. Those two 2016 Away Record...... 1-4 combined for nine of the Cards’ 12 picks in 2016. The Cardinals 2016 SLC Record/Finish...... 3-6/T8th are currently tied for second in the Southland Conference with Base Offense...... Spread nine interceptions, and tied for 40th nationally. Base Defense...... Multiple Starters Returning/Lost...... 13/15 Offensive Starters...... 6/5 Keeping Up With the Joneses Defensive Starters...... 5/6 Junior college transfer Nate Jones is playing some of the best Special Teams Starters...... 2/4 football of his young career. Just a week after picking off two Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 32/29 passes at nationally ranked Sam Houston State, Jones was at History it again intercepting another pass, this time against Stephen F. First Year of Football...... 1923 First Year as a Senior College...... 1951 2017 Southland Conference Preseason Polls First Year of Southland Football...... 1964 Southland Head Coaches and Media Relations Directors All-Time Record (4-Year)...... 206-278-9/45 Seasons School (1st Place Votes) Pts. All-Time Southland Record...... 53-111-2/28 Seasons 1. Sam Houston State (20) 200 SLC Championships/Last...... 4/1971 2. Central Arkansas (2) 177 3. McNeese 163 Stadium Information 4. Southeastern Louisiana 136 Stadium...... Provost Umphrey Stadium 5. Nicholls 133 6. Stephen F. Austin 114 Year Opened...... 1964 as Cardinal Stadium 7. Lamar University 68 Record Stadium/Seasons...... 87-88-3/33 Seasons 8. Abilene Christian 66 Capacity...... 16,000 9. Houston Baptist 56 Surface...... Matrix Turf 10. Northwestern State 49 Press Box Phone...... (409) 880-7489 11. Incarnate Word 48 Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University’s Record When... Austin’s Jake Blumrick. Jones is now second in the Southland Conference with four picks, just one behind league leader Tremon Smith from Central Arkansas. Jones’ four Home...... 1-2 picks are also tied for second nationally, and he is tied for 12th nationally (with Rich- Road...... 0-5 Neutral...... 0-0 mond’s Daniel Jones) averaging 0.6 interceptions per game. Grass...... 0-0 Artificial Turf...... 1-7 Stealing the Spotlight Day...... 0-1 The Cardinals have recorded nine interceptions on the season, but sophomore defensive Night...... 1-6 back Caleb Abrom became just the second Cardinal to record multiple interceptions in Leading at Half...... 1-0 2017. Abrom picked off SFA’s Jake Blumrick’s pass for his second interception of the Tied at Half...... 0-0 season. Trailing at Half...... 0-7 Leading After Three Quarters...... 1-0 National Leaders Tied after Three Quarters...... 0-0 Trailing After Three Quarters...... 0-7 The Cardinals forced Stephen F. Austin into five fumbles Saturday night recovering Games Decided by Seven or Less.... 0-1 three. Big Red has forced its opponents into 13 fumbles on the season, and has recovered Games Decided by Three or Less..... 0-0 13 fumbles (that stat includes fumbles by opponents and LU). The Cardinals currently Cardinals Score First...... 1-0 lead the nation in fumbles recovered. Opponent Scores First...... 0-7 Overtime...... 0-0 Recovery Mode Statistical Comparison The Cardinals rank among the nation’s leaders in gaining extra possessions for its de- Rushing Offense 2017 Stats fense. The Red and White lead the Southland Conference and are tied for fourth nation- UCA: 173.4 ally with 22 turnovers gained (only three shy of national leader Campbell). The Cards LU: 181.0 have recovered 13 fumbles and picked off nine passes in 2017. The Cardinals are second Passing Offense in the Southland and tied for 28th nationally in turnover margin (0.63). UCA: 272.0
LU: 215.3 Total Offense Book of Howard UCA: 445.4 Junior Isaiah Howard recorded a career high Saturday evening against Stephen F. Austin. LU: 396.3 The junior college transfer hauled in just three passes but he made them count. His three Scoring Offense receptions went for a career-high 90 yards, including a long of 37 yards. He averaged UCA: 35.3 30.0 yards per reception on the night. LU: 25.9 Rushing Defense Career High UCA: 137.0 Senior defensive back Jaylon Bowden recorded a career high in tackles Saturday against LU: 270.6 Stephen F. Austin. The Missouri City native recorded a game-high 13 stops against the Passing Defense Lumberjacks, including five unassisted. It is the second time this season he has recorded UCA: 221.1 double-figure tackles (11 vs. Northwestern State). LU: 221.6 Total Defense UCA: 358.1 Early Indicator LU: 492.3 Although fans purchase a ticket for the whole game there have been some early indi- Scoring Defense cators of how the game will turnout, and they haven’t been in the Cardinals’ favor. The UCA: 19.1 Cardinals are 0-7 this season when trailing at the half and when the opponent scores first. LU: 40.0 Kickoff Returns UCA: 22.1 LU on ESPN3 LU: 21.1 Lamar University is entering its third season in partnership with ESPN3, and the second Punt Returns year for LU football. All five home games will be televised on ESPN3 this season. Big UCA: 10.2 Red’s games at North Texas and Sam Houston State were also picked up on the net- LU: 10.5 work’s online platform. The Cardinals are 3-8 (.273) in games played on ESPN3 since 3rd Down Conv. entering the partnership. LU is 1-4 (.200) in games played on ESPN3 this season. UCA: 43-112/38% LU: 42-132/32% 4th Down Conv. UCA: 5-12/42% LU: 9-25/36% Lamar Football Game Notes
2017 STATS FCS Poll Oct. 30, 2017 Last Time it Happened ... Team Record Kickoff Returned for Touchdown: 1. James Madison (156) 8-0 Zae Giles (98 yards) vs. Incarnate Word (Nov. 12, 2016) 2. North Dakota State (6) 8-0 3. Jacksonville State 7-1 4. Central Arkansas 7-1 Punt Returned for a Touchdown: 5. Sam Houston State 7-1 Brendan Langley (75 yards) vsr. Incarnate Word (Nov. 12, 2016) 6. South Dakota 7-1 7. Elon 7-1 8. Wofford 7-1 Interception Returned for a Touchdown: 9. North Carolina A&T 8-0 Brandon Dabney (60 yards) vs. Texas-Permian Basin (Sept. 9, 2017) 10. South Dakota State 6-2 11. Eastern Washington 5-3 Fumble Returned for a Touchdown: 12. Illinois State 6-2 13. Grambling State 7-1 Davon Jernigan (69 yards) Northwestern State (Sept. 16, 2017) 14. Stony Brook 6-2 15. Western Illinois 5-3 Run from Scrimmage of 50+ Yards: 16. Samford 5-3 Cole Starnes (67 yards) vs. Texas-Permian Basin (Sept. 9, 2017) 17. Southern Utah 6-2 18. Northern Arizona 6-2 19. Weber State 6-2 Pass of 50+ Yards: 20. Villanova 4-4 Isaiah Howard (67 yards) from Darrel Colbert jr. at Incarnate Word (Oct. 14, 2017) 21. New Hampshire 5-3 22. McNeese 6-2 23. Furman 6-3 Individual Rushed for 100 + Yards: 24. Western Carolina 6-3 Kendrick King (120 yards) Northwestern State (Sept. 16, 2017) 25. Kennesaw State 7-1
Others Receiving Votes: Nicholls, Richmond, Individual Rushed for 200+ Yards: Monmouth, Delaware, Northern Iowa, Youngstown Kade Harrington (207 yards) vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept. 3, 2016) State, Montana, Duquesne, Yale, The Citadel, North Carolina Central, Columbia, Austin Peay, Maine, Charleston Southern, Dartmouth, Princeton, Montana Individual Passed for 300+ Yards: State, Howard, Hampton. Carson Earp (412 yards) vs. Northwestern State (Oct. 15, 2016)
Individual Passed for 400+ Yards: Carson Earp (412 yards) vs. Northwestern State (Oct. 15, 2016) 2017 FCS Coaches Poll Oct. 30, 2017 Team Record Team Accounted for 30 or More First Downs: 1. James Madison (26) 8-0 37 vs. Texas-Permian Basin (Sept. 9, 2017) 2. North Dakota State 8-0 3. Jacksonville State 7-1 4. Central Arkansas 7-1 Team Rushed for 300+ Yards: 5. Sam Houston State 7-1 396 vs. Texas-Permian Basin (Sept. 9, 2017) 6. South Dakota 7-1 7. North Carolina A&T 8-0 8. South Dakota State 6-2 Team Had 500+ Yards of Total Offense: 9. Wofford 6-2 527 at Sam Houston State (Oct. 21, 2017) 10. Elon 7-1 11. Eastern Washington 5-3 Team Scored 40+ Points: 12. Grambling State 7-1 13. Illinois State 6-2 72 vs. Texas-Permian Basin (Sept. 9, 2017) 14. Weber State 6-2 15. Samford 5-3 Team Scored 50+ Points: 16. Northern Arizona 6-2 72 vs. Texas-Permian Basin (Sept. 9, 2017) 17. Nicholls 6-2 18. Western Illinois 5-3 19. New Hampshire 5-3 Team Recorded a Safety: 20. Villanova 4-4 vs. Bacone College (Sept. 21, 2013) 21. Stony Brook 6-2 22. McNeese 6-2 23. Southern Utah 6-2 Team Recorded a Shutout: 24. Monmouth 7-1 vs. Texas College (Sept. 13, 2014) 25. Kennesaw State 7-1 Media Information Other Receiving Votes: Richmond, Western Head coach Mike Schultz will conduct a weekly press conference on Monday afternoons at noon in the team meeting room Carolina, Northern Iowa, The Citadel, Furman, Del- of the Dauphin Athletic Complex. Schultz will also be available on the SLC Weekly Teleconference every Tuesday morning aware, Youngstown State, Montana, North Carolina throughout the season. The teleconference begins at 10:30 a.m., with Schultz going on at 11:45 a.m. Please contact the LU Central, Dartmouth, Southeastern Louisiana, Austin Media Relations Office at (409) 880-8329 for the dial-in number and access code. Requested LU players will be available Peay, Duquesne, San Diego, Yale. for interviews every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday following practice. The first 20 minutes of Tuesday practices will be made available to the media for pictures and video. At the conclusion of that time the stadium will be closed to the media. LU players and coaches will not be available for pregame interviews on gameday. Lamar Football Game Notes
The Frogs set a school mark with 782 yards against in-state Mike Schultz rival Houston in 2003 and grabbed third in 2007 with 604 against San Head Coach Diego State. The marks are now second and seventh, respectively. 1-7/First Season While at Texas State, Schultz was known for developing a fast, up-tempo spread attack that was highly efficient. The 2014 season was his best, with his quarterbacks ranking 10th in the country in completion After succeeding as the offensive coordinator percentage (65.4) all while his running backs ranked 18th in rushing of efficient, high-octane offenses for the better part offense (238.5). The team was 24th in the nation in total offense (464.4) of 16 years – 14 of those in the state of Texas – and 25th in turnover margin (0.58). His offense ranked 111th the season Mike Schultz will open the 2017 season in his first before. year as head coach of the Lamar University football He was an instrumental member of a staff that helped the Bob- program. He was hired as the second head coach cats make the transition from the Football Championship Subdivision since the program’s rebirth in 2010 on December 21, 2016. (FCS) to the Bowl Subdivision (FBS). By their fourth season, the Cats The Houston native, who most recently spent five seasons would have been eligible for a bowl twice, but were still in the transition under Dennis Franchione at Texas State, helped jump start a Texas Chris- period. tian program that began in the Western Athletic Conference when they Schultz had two starting quarterbacks during his five seasons at arrived that has since become a national power in the Big 12. Prior to Texas State, and both put up impressive statistics. His first quarterback, their arrival, the Horned Frogs suffered a 1-11 mark in 1997 that turned Shaun Rutherford, holds the Bobcat career record for pass completion into a 7-5 record and berth into the Sun Bowl in 1998. percentage (62.4), while Tyler Jones owns the single-season mark of He and the Frogs would go on to play in nine more bowl 65.4 from 2014. games in the final 10 seasons he was there. Between these quarterbacks, they accounted for 1,374 pass When Gary Patterson took over the program, Schultz stayed attempts and completed 853 (62.1) and only threw 31 interceptions. on staff as offensive coordinator and the two built a program that was Combined they tossed 71 touchdowns and rank first and second in the ranked in the AP and Coaches Top 25 polls in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 school record books in career completion percentage. and 2008 by year’s end. In 2005 the Frogs were ranked ninth in the Jones ranks second in school history in pass completions country as the Mountain West and Houston Bowl Champions. He was (569), fourth-most career passing yards (6,284) and touchdowns (44). He the mastermind that built the foundation for a dominant offense that averaged 196.4 passing yards per game, which is third all-time. Ruth- lasted for more than a decade. erford - two-year career - is sixth in completions (284), 10th in yards His offenses set single-season records for points scored (420) (3,364), seventh in touchdowns (27) and tops in pass efficiency (140.1). and touchdowns (54) in 2008, the same year he ranked in the nation’s top Running back Robert Lowe turned in the fourth most rush- 40 in scoring (35.0 points per game), total (417.7 yards per game) and ing yards in school history (3,027) and rushing touchdowns (29) under rushing (215.7) offense. They also lead the nation in time of possession Schultz’s guidance. (35:05). TCU – which finished seventh in the final polls – totaled at least Between Jones, Rutherford and Lowe, they hold spots on Tex- 410 yards of offense in eight of 12 games that season. as State’s career record books for offensive yards, touchdowns responsi- Schultz and the Frogs ranked among the nation’s best in scor- ble for, touchdowns scored and points scored career lists. Under Schultz, ing six times in his 11 seasons, and five times each in total and rushing the Cats recorded 20 spots in the season record lists. offense. TCU’s running attack ranked ninth nationally in 2006 with While the offensive coordinator at Texas State, he worked 194.6 yards per game and 17th in total offense (408.5 ypg). In 2004, the with D.J. Hall, a two-time All-American at offensive line. He notched 31 362 points scored tied for second in school history, while the 48 touch- all-conference performers that spans two conferences and an indepen- downs were one shy of the school mark in 2005. TCU ranked fourth dent status, and at TCU he worked with 44 all-conference selections, nationally in rushing offense with 275.6 yards per game at the turn of the also spanning three leagues. In all, he’s been a key to 80 all-conference millennium, and was one of just six schools to average over 200 yards athletes during his 18 years as a coordinator. rushing and 200 yards passing in 2003. Schultz, who has coached both on the offensive and defen- He was key in the maturation of TCU’s all-time leading rusher sive sides of the ball, started his coaching career at his alma mater and LaDainian Tomlinson, who racked up 5,263 rushing yards in his career, Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State in 1979. He served as but it was when Schultz showed up that he excelled. In 1999, Tomlinson recruiting coordinator and coached linebackers in one season and flipped ran for 1,850 yards and topped that his senior season on 2,158 – each led to quarterbacks and receivers in the next year. He also was a recruiting the NCAA. Including Tomlinson’s two seasons with more than 1,000 coordinator and coached receivers and tight ends at UTEP and Kansas yards, Schultz tutored five 1,000-yard rushers with the Frogs, who only State before joining Fred Akers’ staff at Texas in 1985. Following that had four in the 100-year history of the program beforehand. year, Schultz was an assistant and defensive coordinator at Westwood Tomlinson was a Heisman Trophy finalist and the Doak Walk- High School in Round Rock for four years before joining Franchione’s er Award winner before being picked fifth overall in the 2001 National staff at Texas State in 1990 – his first stint at TSU. Football League draft. He would go on to garner NFL Most Valuable At UNM, he helped the Lobos to a WAC Mountain Division Player honors following the 2006 season with 1,815 rushing yards and Championship and invitation to the Insight.com Bowl, the program’s an NFL record 28 touchdowns. first bowl berth since 1961. He’s been a part of 11 bowl appearances. As offensive coordinator, he helped groom Andy Dalton into After his time with the Horned Frogs, he spent time as the of- an NFL quarterback. In 2007, Dalton was listed as a freshman All-Amer- fensive coordinator at both Big 10 program Illinois and Middle Tennes- ican after he set the then single-season school records for pass comple- see State. At Illinois, he coached a rushing attack that again ranked at the tions (222) and attempts (371) all while notching second in yards (2,459) top of the nation’s leaderboards (18th) and at MTSU he was invited to and fourth in completion percentage (59.8) play in the GoDaddy.com bowl, only the school’s fifth bowl appearance Schultz showed the ability to develop young talent throughout at the time. his career. Aaron Brown was tabbed as the MWC’s Freshman of the Throughout his career, Schultz has worked with quarterbacks, Year, and Lonta Hobbs and Robert Merrill became the first two freshman running backs, receivers, tight ends, secondary and linebackers. in TCU history to rush for 1,000 yards. Hobbs did it in 2002 and Merrill He and his wife, Cindy have three daughters, Taylor, Kendall in 2003. Basil Mitchell was the fifth 1,000 runner under his tutelage. and Jordan, and he is a 1979 graduate of Sam Houston. Lamar Football Game Notes
2017 Lamar University Numerical Roster 2017 LU Alphabetical Roster Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/High School (Last School) No. Name Pos. 1 Zae Giles WR 5-9 158 So.-1L Austin, Texas / Lyndon B. Johnson HS 13 Caleb Abrom DB 2 Blake McKenzie QB 6-3 216 Sr.-SQ Corpus Christi, Texas / John Paul II HS (Fullerton College) 62 Seth Adams NG 2 Lane Taylor DB 6-0 189 Jr.-TR Dallas, Texas / First Baptist HS (Fullerton JC) 33 Lonnie Alford Jr. DE 3 Jaylon Bowden DB 6-0 189 Sr.-1L Missouri City, Texas / Fort Bend Elkins HS (Blinn JC) 8 Andrew Allen QB 3 Jack Dallas QB 5-11 199 Fr.-HS Orange, Texas / West Orange-Stark HS 99 Brandon Arnold DE 4 Dewan Thompson Jr. WR 5-7 179 Jr.-1L Venice, Calif. / Venice HS (Washington St.) 27 Emmanuel Atoyebi RB 5 Derrion Randle RB 5-10 206 So.-1L Cawthon, Texas / Navasota HS 23 Kirkland Banks WR 6 Marcus Daggs WR 6-2 202 Sr.-1L Ennis, Texas / Ennis HS (Cisco College) 91 Dyllan Barlow NG 7 Brandon Dabney DB 6-0 185 Jr.-TR Manteca, Calif. / Manteca HS (Modesto JC) 97 Benjamin Baxter K 7 Darrel Colbert Jr. QB 5-11 222 Jr.-TR Houston, Texas / Lamar HS (SMU) 8 Detrick Bell LB 8 Andrew Allen QB 6-0 222 Sr.-1L Texas City, Texas / Texas City HS (New Mexico St.) 42 Reggie Boseman DE 8 Detrick Bell LB 6-0 229 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas / Aldine Davis HS 3 Jaylon Bowden DB 9 Kendrick King RB 5-10 174 So.-1L Beaumont, Texas / Hamshire-Fannett HS 76 Garrett Bowery OL 10 Davon Jernigan DB 6-0 202 Jr.-2L Navasota, Texas / Navasota HS 66 Jesse Brewster OL 11 Chaston Brooks LB 6-1 215 Jr.-2L Tatum, Texas / Tatum HS 58 Chase Bridgeman OL 11 Tyson Williams QB 6-1 194 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas / Cy Ridge HS 33 Casden Brooks DB 12 Tyler Rios DB 5-10 153 Jr.-TR Long Beach, Calif. / Lakewood HS (Cerritos College) 11 Chaston Brooks LB 13 Caleb Abrom DB 6-0 186 So.-1L DeSoto, Texas / DeSoto HS 71 Tarrence Burns OL 14 Tyler Roberson DB 5-10 171 Fr.-HS Bay City, Texas / Bay City HS 98 Tre Carter NG 14 Caisen Sullivan WR 6-1 194 Fr.-RS Port Neches, Texas / Port Neches-Groves HS 7 Darrel Colbert Jr. QB 15 Markell Hawthorne RB 5-11 189 Fr.-RS Lake Charles, La. / Lagrange HS 72 Ethan Cothen OL 16 Matt Tillett WR 5-10 184 Sr.-1L Mont Belvieu, Texas / Barbers Hill HS 90 Daniel Crosley DE 17 Josh Jinning LB 6-2 202 Fr.-HS The Colony, Texas / The Colony HS 49 David Crosley LB 17 Adam Morse QB 6-1 234 So.-1L Groves, Texas / Port Neches-Groves HS 7 Brandon Dabney DB 18 Griffin Hammond WR 5-11 167 Fr.-HS Humble, Texas / Atascocita HS 6 Marcus Daggs WR 18 Andre Mulinax DB 5-10 187 Fr.-HS Fort Worth, Texas / Crowley HS 34 Abel Daily LB 19 Dorian Gaston WR 6-2 182 Jr.-TR Ripley, Miss. / Ripley HS (Itawamba CC) 3 Jack Dallas QB 20 Rodney Randle Jr. DB 5-10 191 Jr.-2L Beaumont, Texas / Ozen HS 24 Tanner Douglas WR 21 Nate Jones DB 5-11 180 Jr.-TR Mansfield, Texas / Timberview HS (Tyler JC) 73 Hayden Evans OL 21 James White RB 6-0 219 Sr.-TR Pearland, Texas / Dawson HS (Texas A&M) 30 Dedrick Garner DE 22 Myles Wanza RB 5-9 1176 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas / Summer Creek HS 51 John Garza LB 23 Kirkland Banks WR 5-10 173 Fr.-HS Lake Charles, La. / Barbe HS 19 Dorian Gaston WR 24 Tanner Douglas WR 5-10 159 Fr.-HS Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland HS 1 Zae Giles WR 25 Shyler Staton DB 5-11 165 So.-1L Missouri City, Texas / Ridge Point HS 26 Tariq Gordon DB 26 Tariq Gordon DB 6-0 178 So.-SQ Southlake, Texas / Southlake Carroll HS 28 Darius Guillory DB 27 Emmanuel Atoyebi RB 6-0 222 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas / Travis HS 18 Griffin Hammond WR 28 Darius Guillory DB 5-9 175 Fr.-HS Winnie, Texas / East Chambers HS 15 Markell Hawthorne RB 29 Irving Peguero WR 5-11 155 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas / Northbrook HS 88 Martell Hawthorne WR 29 Desmond Veals LB 6-0 214 Fr.-HS Beaumont, Texas / West Brook HS 38 Caden Hendricks DB 30 Dedrick Garner DE 6-2 243 Jr.-1L Fairfield, Texas / Fairfield HS 39 Milton Holmes DB 31 Elvin Martinez K 5-9 170 Fr.-HS Huntsville, Texas / Huntsville HS 94 Cameron Houston DE 32 William McVay DB 5-11 207 So.-1L Santa Fe, Texas / Santa Fe HS 84 Isaiah Howard WR 33 Lonnie Alford Jr. DE 6-2 225 Fr.-HS Texas City, Texas / Texas City HS 44 Titus Hunt LB 33 Casden Brooks DB 6-1 175 Fr.-HS Frisco, Texas / Liberty HS 96 Donovon Jackson DE 34 Abel Daily LB 6-0 197 Fr.-HS College Station, Texas / A&M Consolidated HS 43 James Jeffery DE/NG 36 Cameron Minger LB 6-0 194 So.-1L Dallas, Texas / Woodrow Wilson HS 10 Davon Jernigan DB 38 Caden Hendricks DB 5-10 200 Fr.-HS Mont Belvieu, Texas / Barbers Hill HS 17 Josh Jinning LB 39 Milton Holmes DB 6-0 154 Jr.-TR Houston, Texas / Dekaney HS (Southwestern) 95 Mattiecionez Jones DE 39 Cole Starnes RB 5-11 197 So.-TR Frisco, Texas / Wakeland HS 21 Nate Jones DB 40 Myles Pearson DB 6-0 198 Fr.-HS Spring, Texas / Spring HS 77 Hayden Kaaiohelo OL 41 Del’chaun Rushing LB 6-0 223 So.-1L Webster, Texas / Clear Springs HS 47 Tanner Kanteman LB 42 Reggie Boseman DE 6-2 255 Fr.-HS Beaumont, Texas / Central HS 9 Kendrick King RB 43 James Jeffery DE/NG 6-3 268 So.-1L Houston, Texas / Cy Ridge HS 53 Kyle Kruchten LB 44 Titus Hunt LB 6-2 214 So.-1L Duncanville, Texas / Duncanville HS 50 Christian Langston DS Lamar Football Game Notes
46 Tyler Slaydon P 5-10 189 So.-TR Bryan, Texas / Bryan HS (Blinn JC) 57 Britton Larkin LB 47 Tanner Kanteman LB 6-2 220 Sr.-1L Simi Valley, Calif. / Royal HS (L.A. Pierce JC) 64 Humberto Lopez OL 48 Kevin O’Neill LB 6-2 220 So.-SQ Sachse, Texas / Sachse HS 31 Elvin Martinez K 49 David Crosley LB 6-1 232 Fr.-RS DeRidder, La. / DeRidder HS 74 Micah McComb OL 50 Christian Langston DS 6-2 213 Fr.-RS Port Neches, Texas / Port Neches-Groves HS 2 Blake McKenzie QB 51 John Garza LB 5-11 219 Fr.-HS LaGrange, Texas / LaGrange HS 32 William McVay DB 52 Caleb Oden LB 6-0 193 Fr.-HS Shiner, Texas / Shiner HS 56 Manasseh Miles DE 53 Kyle Kruchten LB 6-0 217 Fr.-HS The Woodlands, Texas / The Woodlands HS 36 Cameron Minger LB 54 Zach Roberts DS 6-1 216 Jr.-1L Magnolia, Texas / Magnolia HS 17 Adam Morse QB 55 Willie Williams OL 6-3 267 Jr.-TR Pearland, Texas / Pearland HS (Texas State) 18 Andre Mulinax DB 56 Manasseh Miles DE 6-0 244 Sr.-1L Houston, Texas / Cy Falls (Trinity Valley JC) 75 Corey Nance OL 57 Britton Larkin LB 5-11 233 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas / North Shore HS 52 Caleb Oden LB 58 Chase Bridgeman OL 6-4 304 Fr.-RS Crosby, Texas / Crosby HS 48 Kevin O’Neill LB 59 Payton Power OL 6-3 294 Fr.-HS Frisco, Texas / Liberty HS 69 Matthew Oubre OL 60 William Stanley OL 6-1 289 Fr.-HS Anahuac, Texas / Anahuac HS 40 Myles Pearson DB 62 Seth Adams NG 6-0 287 Jr.-2L Silsbee, Texas / Silsbee HS 29 Irving Peguero WR 63 Connor Ward OL 6-3 308 Sr.-3L Bryan, Texas / Bryan HS 70 Colton Peterson OL 64 Humberto Lopez OL 6-6 315 Fr.-HS Austin, Texas / Reagan HS 80 Elijah Porchia WR 65 J.T. Vongor OL 6-2 309 Fr.-HS Grand Prairie, Texas / South Grand Prairie HS 59 Payton Power OL 66 Jesse Brewster OL 6-7 312 So.-1L Friendswood, Texas / Friendswood HS 5 Derrion Randle RB 69 Matthew Oubre OL 6-2 287 Sr.-2L Dayton, Texas / Dayton HS (UL-Monroe) 20 Rodney Randle Jr. DB 70 Colton Peterson OL 6-4 310 Fr.-HS Tomball, Texas / Memorial HS 12 Tyler Rios DB 71 Tarrence Burns OL 6-0 293 Jr.-TR Oakland, Calif. / San Lorenzo HS (Laney College) 14 Tyler Roberson DB 72 Ethan Cothen OL 6-4 290 So.-RS Beaumont, Texas / West Brook HS 54 Zach Roberts DS 73 Hayden Evans OL 6-0 241 Fr.-RS Santa Fe, Texas / Santa Fe HS (Stephen F. Austin) 89 Case Robinson TE 74 Micah McComb OL 6-5 301 Fr.-HS El Campo, Texas / El Campo HS 41 Del’chaun Rushing LB 75 Corey Nance OL 6-7 290 So.-1L Liberty, Texas / Hardin HS 85 Dawud Shorts TE 76 Garrett Bowery OL 6-2 299 Jr.-TR Union Grove, Texas / Union Grove HS (Kilgore College) 83 Mason Sikes TE 77 Hayden Kaaiohelo OL 6-5 281 So.-SQ Edmond, Okla. / Edmond Memorial HS 46 Tyler Slaydon P 80 Elijah Porchia WR 5-10 186 Jr.-TR Tulare, Calif. / Mission Oaks HS (College of the Sequoias) 86 Garrison Spring WR 82 Trenten Swinton WR 6-0 182 Jr.-2L Port Arthur, Texas / Memorial (Navy) 60 William Stanley OL 83 Mason Sikes TE 6-4 246 Fr.-RS Lumberton, Texas / Lumberton HS 39 Cole Starnes RB 84 Isaiah Howard WR 6-4 207 Jr.-TR Fulton, Miss. / Ripley HS (Itawamba CC) 25 Shyler Staton DB 85 Dawud Shorts TE 6-0 211 Fr.-HS Humble, Texas / Astascocita HS 14 Caisen Sullivan WR 86 Garrison Spring WR 6-0 180 Fr.-RS Austin, Texas / Vandergrift HS 82 Trenten Swinton WR 87 Jarod Wood TE 6-3 217 Jr.-TR Kilgore, Texas / Kilgore HS (Kilgore College) 2 Lane Taylor DB 88 Martell Hawthorne WR 6-4 207 Jr.-2L Lake Charles, La. / Lagrange HS 4 Dewan Thompson Jr. WR 89 Case Robinson TE 6-1 224 So.-1L Crockett, Texas / Crockett HS 16 Matt Tillett WR 90 Daniel Crosley DE 6-1 240 So.-1L DeRidder, La. / DeRidder HS 29 Desmond Veals LB 91 Dyllan Barlow NG 6-0 266 Jr.-TR Simi Valley, Calif. / Simi Valley HS (LA Pierce JC) 65 J.T. Vongor OL 94 Cameron Houston DE 5-11 253 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas / Westfield HS 22 Myles Wanza RB 95 Mattiecionez Jones DE 6-2 252 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas / Westside HS 63 Connor Ward OL 96 Donovon Jackson DE 6-0 222 Fr.-HS Dayton, Texas / Dayton HS 21 James White RB 97 Benjamin Baxter K 6-0 187 Fr.-HS Sugar Land, Texas / Fort Bend Austin HS 11 Tyson Williams QB 98 Tre Carter NG 6-3 281 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas / Christian HS 55 Willie Williams OL 99 Brandon Arnold DE 6-2 257 Fr.-HS Spring Branch, Texas / Smithson Valley HS 87 Jarod Wood TE Lamar Football Game Notes
2017 Lamar Depth Chart Offense Defense L 88 Martell Hawthorne 6-4 204 Jr. LE 30 Dedrick Garner 6-2 242 Jr. 82 Trenten Swinton 6-0 182 Jr. 99 Brandon Arnold 6-2 250 Fr. A 23 Kirkland Banks 5-10 173 Fr. RT 62 Seth Adams 6-0 294 Jr. 4 Dewan Thompson Jr. 5-7 179 Jr. 94 Cameron Houston 5-11 253 Fr. LT 77 Hayden Kaaiohelo 6-5 281 So. LT 43 James Jeffery 6-3 234 So. 55 Willie Williams 6-3 285 Jr. 42 Reggie Boseman 6-2 255 Fr. LG 63 Connor Ward 6-3 298 Sr. RE 56 Manasseh Miles 6-0 240 Sr. 70 Colton Peterson 6-4 300 Fr. 90 Daniel Crosley 6-1 242 So. C 65 J.T. Vongor 6-2 309 Fr. SAM 11 Chaston Brooks 6-1 211 Jr. 69 Matthew Oubre 6-2 295 Sr. 41 Del’chaun Rushing 6-0 201 So. RG 58 Chase Bridgeman 6-4 276 Fr. MIKE 49 David Crosley 6-1 240 Fr. 71 Tarrence Burns 6-0 293 Jr. 8 Detrick Bell 6-0 229 Fr. RT 75 Corey Nance 6-7 286 So. FC 25 Shyler Staton 5-11 153 So. 72 Ethan Cothen 6-4 280 So. 12 Tyler Rios 5-10 153 Jr. Y 89 Case Robinson 6-1 224 So. FS 26 Tariq Gordon 6-0 175 So. 87 Jarod Wood 6-3 225 Jr. 2 Lane Taylor 6-0 189 Jr. R 6 Marcus Daggs 6-2 191 Sr. $ 20 Rodney Randle 5-10 200 Jr. 19 Dorian Gaston 6-2 182 Jr. 18 Andre Mulinax 5-10 187 Fr. RB 9 Kendrick King 5-10 172 So. WS 3 Jaylon Bowden 6-0 192 Sr. 21 James White 6-0 220 Sr. 10 Davon Jernigan 6-0 202 Jr. QB 8 Andrew Allen 6-0 215 Sr. BC 13 Caleb Abrom 6-0 174 So. 2 Blake McKenzie 6-3 216 Sr. 21 Nate Jones 5-11 180 Jr. Special Teams K 31 Elvin Martinez 5-9 168 Fr. DS 54 Zach Roberts 6-1 225 Jr. 97 Benjamin Baxter 6-0 187 Fr. 50 Christian Langston 6-2 198 Fr. PK 31 Elvin Martinez 5-9 168 Fr. H 2 Blake McKenzie 6-3 216 Sr. 97 Benjamin Baxter 6-0 187 Fr. 46 Tyler Slaydon 5-10 189 So. P 31 Elvin Martinez 5-9 168 Fr. KR 20 Rodney Randle 5-10 200 Jr. 46 Tyler Slaydon 5-10 189 So. 23 Kirkland Banks 5-10 173 Fr. PR 23 Kirkland Banks 5-10 173 Fr. 20 Rodney Randle 5-10 200 Jr. Offensive Starters L A LT LG C RG RT Y R RB QB at North Texas Hawthorne Giles Williams Ward Oubre Bowery Nance Wood Daggs King Colbert Texas-Permian Basin Hawthorne Giles Williams Ward Oubre Bowery Cothen Wood Daggs King Colbert at Northwestern State Hawthorne Giles Williams Ward Oubre Bowery Nance Robinson Daggs King Colbert at Southeastern Louisiana Hawthorne Giles Williams Ward Oubre Bowery Nance Robinson Daggs King Colbert Nicholls Hawthorne Giles Williams Ward Oubre Burns Nance Robinson Daggs King Colbert at Incarnate Word Hawthorne Banks Williams Ward Oubre Burns Nance Robinson Daggs King Colbert at Sam Houston State Hawthorne Banks Kaaiohelo Ward Oubre Bridgeman Nance Robinson Daggs King Allen Stephen F. Austin Hawthorne Banks Kaaiohelo Ward Oubre Bridgeman Nance Robinson Daggs King Allen Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist McNeese
Defensive Starters LE RT CARD/LT RE Sam Mike CB Saf. $ WS CB at North Texas Garner Adams Brooks Miles Hunt Dav. Crosley Abrom Gordon R. Randle Bowden Staton Texas-Permian Basin Garner Adams Brooks Miles Hunt Dav. Crosley Abrom Gordon R. Randle Bowden Staton at Northwestern State Garner Adams Brooks Miles Hampton O’Neill Jones Gordon R. Randle Bowden Staton at Southeastern Louisiana Garner Adams Brooks Miles Hampton Dav. Crosley Abrom Gordon R. Randle Bowden Staton Nicholls Garner Adams Brooks Miles O’Neill Dav. Crosley Abrom Gordon R. Randle Jernigan Staton at Incarnate Word Garner Adams Jeffery Miles Jeffery Dav. Crosley Abrom Gordon R.Randle Taylor Staton at Sam Houston State Garner Adams Jeffery Miles O’Neill Bell Taylor Gordon R. Randle Bowden Staton Stephen F. Austin Garner Adams Jeffery Miles Brooks Bell Abrom Gordon R. Randle Bowden Staton Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist McNeese Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
Team Statistics LU OPP SCORING 207 320 Points Per Game 25.9 40.0 Points Off Turnovers 66 41 FIRST DOWNS 170 186 R u s h in g 80 104 P a s s in g 75 68 P e n a l ty 15 14 RUSHING YARDAGE 1448 2165 Yards gained rushing 1689 2363 Yards lost rushing 241 198 Rushing Attempts 356 392 Average Per Rush 4.1 5.5 Average Per Game 181.0 270.6 TDs Rushing 16 27 PASSING YARDAGE 1722 1773 C o m p - A t t- In t 153-281-11 117-216-9 Average Per Pass 6.1 8.2 Average Per Catch 11.3 15.2 Average Per Game 215.2 221.6 TDs Passing 11 15 TOTAL OFFENSE 3170 3938 Total Plays 637 608 Average Per Play 5.0 6.5 Average Per Game 396.2 492.2 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 33-695 31-674 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-136 11-111 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-99 11-157 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.1 21.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.5 10.1 INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.0 14.3 FUMBLES-LOST 17-6 22-13 PENALTIES-Yards 61-580 67-611 Average Per Game 72.5 76.4 PUNTS-Yards 56-2120 41-1545 Average Per Punt 37.9 37.7 Net punt average 34.8 34.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 37-2058 57-3571 Average Per Kick 55.6 62.6 Net kick average 34.7 41.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 :0 6 3 3 :5 4 3RD-DOWN Conversions 42/132 35/104 3rd-Down Pct 32% 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/25 11/16 4th-Down Pct 36% 69% SACKS BY-Yards 10-68 16-99 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 29 44 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-3 6-8 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-2 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (20-26) 77% (36-39) 92% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (19-26) 73% (31-39) 79% PAT-ATTEMPTS (27-29) 93% (38-44) 86% ATTENDANCE 19361 48477 Games/Avg Per Game 3/6454 5/9695 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Lamar University 45 78 49 35 0 207 Opponents 101 110 66 43 0 320 Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg King, Kendrick 8 87 388 18 370 4.3 3 48 46.2 Giles, Zae 7 87 12.4 0 44 Colbert jr., Darrel 6 82 386 101 285 3.5 5 30 47.5 Randle jr., Rodney 3 48 16.0 0 36 Wanza, Myles 6 45 198 1 197 4.4 1 19 32.8 Banks, Kirkland 2 0 0.0 0 0 Banks, Kirkland 8 19 162 13 149 7.8 0 37 18.6 Minger, Cameron 1 1 1.0 0 1 White, James 7 30 148 8 140 4.7 0 24 20.0 Total 13 136 10.5 0 44 Allen, Andrew 8 47 175 38 137 2.9 4 29 17.1 Opponents 11 111 10.1 1 54 Starnes, Cole 2 2 73 0 73 36.5 1 67 36.5 Randle, Derrion 4 22 75 8 67 3.0 2 16 16.8 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Thompson jr., Dewan 6 3 46 1 45 15.0 0 35 7.5 Jones, Nate 4 26 6.5 0 26 Giles, Zae 5 3 11 1 10 3.3 0 8 2.0 Abrom, Caleb 2 13 6.5 0 13 Holmes, Milton 4 4 9 1 8 2.0 0 7 2.0 Dabney, Brandon 1 60 60.0 1 60 McKenzie, Blake 8 7 17 14 3 0.4 0 10 0.4 Gordon, Tariq 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 5 5 1 37 -36 -7.2 0 1 -7.2 Randle jr., Rodney 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 8 356 1689 241 1448 4.1 16 67 181.0 Total 9 99 11.0 1 60 Opponents 8 392 2363 198 2165 5.5 27 74 270.6 Opponents 11 157 14.3 1 54
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Colbert jr., Darrel 6 109.08 82-153-7 53.6 863 8 68 143.8 Randle jr., Rodney 14 319 22.8 0 41 Allen, Andrew 8 110.41 64-116-3 55.2 795 1 67 99.4 Giles, Zae 8 152 19.0 0 41 McKenzie, Blake 8 38.65 4-8-1 50.0 13 0 7 1.6 Gaston, Dorian 6 134 22.3 0 26 Banks, Kirkland 8 240.20 1-2-0 50.0 6 1 6 0.8 Banks, Kirkland 3 43 14.3 0 24 King, Kendrick 8 454.00 2-2-0 100.0 45 1 36 5.6 Veals, Desmond 1 29 29.0 0 29 Total 8 111.01 153-281-11 54.4 1722 11 68 215.2 Thompson jr., Dewan 1 18 18.0 0 18 Opponents 8 137.70 117-216-9 54.2 1773 15 57 221.6 Total 33 695 21.1 0 41 Opponents 31 674 21.7 0 92 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Giles, Zae 5 26 216 8.3 0 47 43.2 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Banks, Kirkland 8 25 253 10.1 1 36 31.6 Brooks, Chaston 1 11 11.0 0 9 King, Kendrick 8 18 163 9.1 1 27 20.4 Jernigan, Davon 1 69 69.0 1 69 Hawthorne, Martell 8 12 235 19.6 1 68 29.4 Rushing, Del'chaun 1 9 9.0 0 9 Robinson, Case 8 12 150 12.5 2 25 18.8 Larkin, Britton 1 14 14.0 0 14 Howard, Isaiah 5 10 260 26.0 1 67 52.0 Total 4 103 25.8 1 69 Daggs, Marcus 8 10 101 10.1 1 25 12.6 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Gaston, Dorian 8 8 102 12.8 1 33 12.8 Wood, Jarod 8 5 91 18.2 2 39 11.4 Tillett, Matt 8 5 37 7.4 0 15 4.6 Randle, Derrion 4 5 20 4.0 0 17 5.0 Wanza, Myles 6 4 27 6.8 0 11 4.5 Thompson jr., Dewan 6 4 24 6.0 0 15 4.0 Colbert jr., Darrel 6 2 13 6.5 0 9 2.2 Swinton, Trenten 8 2 6 3.0 0 5 0.8 White, James 7 2 1 0.5 0 2 0.1 Sikes, Mason 8 1 12 12.0 0 12 1.5 Allen, Andrew 8 1 6 6.0 1 6 0.8 Spring, Garrison 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 Total 8 153 1722 11.3 11 68 215.2 Opponents 8 117 1773 15.2 15 57 221.6 Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Martinez, Elvin - 2-3 27-29 - - - - - 33 Colbert jr., Darrel 6 235 285 863 1148 191.3 Colbert jr., Darrel 5 ------30 Allen, Andrew 8 163 137 795 932 116.5 Allen, Andrew 5 ------30 King, Kendrick 8 89 370 45 415 51.9 King, Kendrick 4 ------24 Wanza, Myles 6 45 197 0 197 32.8 Randle, Derrion 2 ------12 Banks, Kirkland 8 21 149 6 155 19.4 Robinson, Case 2 ------12 White, James 7 30 140 0 140 20.0 Wood, Jarod 2 ------12 Starnes, Cole 2 2 73 0 73 36.5 Dabney, Brandon 1 ------6 Randle, Derrion 4 22 67 0 67 16.8 Banks, Kirkland 1 ------6 Thompson jr., Dewan 6 3 45 0 45 7.5 Wanza, Myles 1 ------6 McKenzie, Blake 8 15 3 13 16 2.0 Gaston, Dorian 1 ------6 Giles, Zae 5 3 10 0 10 2.0 Starnes, Cole 1 ------6 Holmes, Milton 4 4 8 0 8 2.0 Howard, Isaiah 1 ------6 TEAM 5 5 -36 0 -36 -7.2 Daggs, Marcus 1 ------6 Total 8 637 1448 1722 3170 396.2 Jernigan, Davon 1 ------6 Opponents 8 608 2165 1773 3938 492.2 Hawthorne, Martell 1 ------6 Bowden, Jaylon ------0 Total 29 2-3 27-29 - - - - - 207 Opponents 44 6-8 38-44 - - - - - 320
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Martinez, Elvin 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 34 0 Slaydon, Tyler 52 1975 38.0 73 2 20 14 6 0 Martinez, Elvin 4 145 36.2 43 1 0 1 0 0 FG Sequence Lamar University Opponents Total 56 2120 37.9 73 3 20 15 6 0 North Texas - (24) Opponents 41 1545 37.7 54 0 9 11 4 0 UT-Permian Basin (28) - Northwestern State - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Southeastern La. 49 - Martinez, Elvin 36 2005 55.7 4 2 Nicholls - 29 Baxter, Benjamin 1 53 53.0 0 0 UIW (34) 42 Total 37 2058 55.6 4 2 21.7 34.7 30 Sam Houston State - (22),(26),(44) Opponents 57 3571 62.6 21 2 21.1 41.2 23 Stephen F. Austin - (43),(26)
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g King, Kendrick 8 370 163 0 0 0 533 66.6 Giles, Zae 5 10 216 87 152 0 465 93.0 Banks, Kirkland 8 149 253 0 43 0 445 55.6 Randle jr., Rodn 8 0 0 48 319 0 367 45.9 Colbert jr., Darre 6 285 13 0 0 0 298 49.7 Howard, Isaiah 5 0 260 0 0 0 260 52.0 Gaston, Dorian 8 0 102 0 134 0 236 29.5 Hawthorne, Mart 8 0 235 0 0 0 235 29.4 Wanza, Myles 6 197 27 0 0 0 224 37.3 Robinson, Case 8 0 150 0 0 0 150 18.8 Allen, Andrew 8 137 6 0 0 0 143 17.9 White, James 7 140 1 0 0 0 141 20.1 Daggs, Marcus 8 0 101 0 0 0 101 12.6 Wood, Jarod 8 0 91 0 0 0 91 11.4 Randle, Derrion 4 67 20 0 0 0 87 21.8 Thompson jr., D 6 45 24 0 18 0 87 14.5 Starnes, Cole 2 73 0 0 0 0 73 36.5 Dabney, Brando 6 0 0 0 0 60 60 10.0 Tillett, Matt 8 0 37 0 0 0 37 4.6 Veals, Desmond 7 0 0 0 29 0 29 4.1 Jones, Nate 7 0 0 0 0 26 26 3.7 Abrom, Caleb 8 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.6 Sikes, Mason 8 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.5 Holmes, Milton 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 2.0 Swinton, Trente 8 0 6 0 0 0 6 0.8 Spring, Garrison 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 5.0 McKenzie, Blake 8 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.4 Minger, Camero 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.1 TEAM 5 -36 0 0 0 0 -36 -7.2 Total 8 1448 1722 136 695 99 4100 512.5 Opponents 8 2165 1773 111 674 157 4880 610.0 Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 11 Brooks, Chaston 8 19 35 54 4.0-17 1.0-8 . 1 2 1-11 4 . . 49 Crosley, David 8 18 27 45 2.0-4 1.0-2 . . . 1-0 . . . 3 Bowden, Jaylon 6 24 21 45 1.5-5 0.5-2 . 1 . . 2 . . 26 Gordon, Tariq 8 25 19 44 . . 1-0 4 1 . . 1 . 25 Staton, Shyler 8 27 16 43 . . . 3 . 1-0 1 . . 56 Miles, Manasseh 8 10 32 42 4.0-9 . . 2 4 1-0 . . . 20 Randle jr., Rodney 8 22 15 37 2.0-11 1.0-10 1-0 1 . 1-0 1 . . 2B Taylor, Lane 8 20 13 33 2.5-6 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 90 Crosley, Daniel 8 15 16 31 5.0-22 3.5-21 . . 3 . 1 . . 30 Garner, Dedrick 8 11 16 27 3.0-15 1.0-8 . . . . . 2 . 13 Abrom, Caleb 8 15 8 23 1.0-1 . 2-13 3 . . 1 . . 62 Adams, Seth 8 2 20 22 ...... 35 Hampton, Cameron 4 10 11 21 4.0-32 1.0-8 . . 1 1-0 . . . 53 Kruchten, Kyle 5 9 10 19 2.5-3 ...... 43 Jeffery, James 8 3 16 19 2.0-9 . . . 1 . 2 . . 2A Jones, Nate 7 16 3 19 . . 4-26 8 . . . . . 8B Bell, Detrick 5 7 11 18 0.5-1 ...... 10 Jernigan, Davon 7 8 7 15 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . . 1-69 . . . 48 O'Neill, Kevin 6 7 8 15 0.5-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 44 Hunt, Titus 5 3 8 11 . . . . 2 . . . . 42 Boseman, Reggie 8 3 8 11 1.5-3 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 99 Arnold, Brandon 8 4 5 9 0.5-1 ...... 41 Rushing, Del'chaun 7 5 3 8 1.0-1 . . 1 . 1-9 . . . 29 Veals, Desmond 7 2 5 7 ...... 94 Houston, Cameron 6 1 4 5 ...... 28 Guillory, Darius 5 2 3 5 ...... 8A Mulinax, Andre 5 2 2 4 0.5-1 ...... 7B Jinning, Josh 6 2 2 4 ...... 21 White, James 7 2 1 3 ...... 36 Minger, Cameron 7 . 2 2 ...... 1 . 7A Dabney, Brandon 6 1 1 2 . . 1-60 ...... 96 Jackson, Donovon 3 2 . 2 2.0-5 . . . 1 . 1 . . 57 Larkin, Britton 7 1 1 2 . . . . . 1-14 . . . 69 Oubre, Matthew 8 1 . 1 ...... 66 Brewster, Jesse 1 . 1 1 ...... 18 Hammond, Griffi 3 1 . 1 ...... 98 Carter, Tre 1 . 1 1 ...... 12 Rios, Tyler 7 1 . 1 ...... 19 Gaston, Dorian 8 1 . 1 ...... 82 Swinton, Trenten 8 . 1 1 ...... 8 Allen, Andrew 8 1 . 1 ...... 2 McKenzie, Blake 8 1 . 1 ...... 31 Martinez, Elvin 8 1 . 1 ...... 7 Colbert jr., Darrel 6 1 . 1 ...... TM TEAM 5 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 8 306 352 658 41-156 10-68 9-99 26 16 13-103 13 4 . Opponents 8 318 364 682 61-205 16-99 11-157 35 22 6-0 6 1 . Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Game Superlatives (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 22 Colbert jr., Darrel at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Rushing 120 King, Kendrick at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) TD Rushes 2 Colbert jr., Darrel vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 2 Randle, Derrion at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) 2 Allen, Andrew at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Long Rush 67 Starnes, Cole vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Pass attempts 39 Colbert jr., Darrel at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 19 Colbert jr., Darrel at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Passing 272 Colbert jr., Darrel at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) TD Passes 4 Colbert jr., Darrel vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Long Pass 68 Colbert jr., Darrel at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) Receptions 7 Giles, Zae at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 7 Banks, Kirkland at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Receiving 90 Giles, Zae at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 90 Howard, Isaiah vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) TD Receptions 1 Hawthorne, Martell at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 1 Wood, Jarod at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 1 King, Kendrick vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 1 Wood, Jarod vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 1 Daggs, Marcus vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 1 Gaston, Dorian vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 1 Robinson, Case vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 1 Robinson, Case at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) 1 Howard, Isaiah at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 1 Banks, Kirkland vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) 1 Allen, Andrew vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) Long Reception 68 Hawthorne, Martell at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) Field Goals 1 Martinez, Elvin vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 1 Martinez, Elvin at UIW (Oct 14, 2017) Long Field Goal 34 Martinez, Elvin at UIW (Oct 14, 2017) Punts 11 Slaydon, Tyler vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Punting Avg 44.0 Slaydon, Tyler at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 44.0 Slaydon, Tyler vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Long Punt 73 Slaydon, Tyler vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Punts inside 20 5 Slaydon, Tyler vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Long Punt Return 44 Giles, Zae vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 41 Giles, Zae at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 41 Randle jr., Rodney vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Tackles 15 Crosley, David at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Sacks 2.5 Crosley, Daniel vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Crosley, Daniel vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Interceptions 2 Jones, Nate at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Game Superlatives (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 58 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Rushing 396 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Rush 6.8 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) TD Rushes 4 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 4 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Pass attempts 53 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Pass completions 26 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 26 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Passing 394 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Yards Per Pass 7.9 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) TD Passes 5 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Total Plays 91 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Total Offense 642 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Play 7.2 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Points 72 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Sacks By 3 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) First Downs 37 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Penalties 15 at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Penalty Yards 131 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Turnovers 4 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Interceptions By 2 at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) 2 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 2 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) 2 vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) Punts 11 vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Punting Avg 44.0 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 44.0 vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Long Punt 73 vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Punts inside 20 5 vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Long Punt Return 44 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Game Superlatives (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 25 Jones, Chris, at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Rushing 176 WILSON, Jeffery, at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 176 Johnson, D., at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) TD Rushes 3 WILSON, Jeffery, at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 3 West, Jared, at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Rush 74 Mitchell, D., at UIW (Oct 14, 2017) Pass attempts 36 Briscoe, Jeremi, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Pass completions 21 Blumrick, Jake, vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) Yards Passing 371 Briscoe, Jeremi, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) TD Passes 4 Briscoe, Jeremi, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Long Pass 57 Briscoe, Jeremi, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Receptions 7 Pace, Tamrick, vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) Yards Receiving 147 Stewart, Nathan, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) TD Receptions 2 Stewart, Nathan, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Long Reception 57 Compton, Coree, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Field Goals 3 Honshtein, Tre, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Long Field Goal 44 Honshtein, Tre, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Punts 10 B. Giffen, vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Punting Avg 40.6 Pastorello, Par, at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Punt 54 B. Giffen, vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Punts inside 20 4 Crow, Connor, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Long Punt Return 54 Davis, Davion, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 92 Petit-Frere, J., at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Tackles 15 C. Hoad, vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) 15 K. Gray, vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Sacks 2.5 Iheoma, Obinna, at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Tackles For Loss 3.5 Clark, Lyn, at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Interceptions 1 LEMASTERS, W., at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 1 Warren, Isaac, at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) 1 Williams II, J., at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 1 Sigers, R., at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 1 Ellison, M., at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 1 Adams, Darryl, vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) 1 Pittman, Allen, vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) 1 Lee, Cedric, at UIW (Oct 14, 2017) 1 Klumpp, Blake, at UIW (Oct 14, 2017) 1 McCollum, Zyon, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) 1 See, Royce, at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Lamar Football Game Notes
Lamar University Game Superlatives (as of Oct 28, 2017) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 65 vs Nicholls (Sep 30, 2017) Yards Rushing 436 at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Per Rush 7.3 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) TD Rushes 5 at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 5 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Pass attempts 41 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Pass completions 23 vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) Yards Passing 390 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Per Pass 9.7 at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) TD Passes 4 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Total Plays 88 vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) Total Offense 668 at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Per Play 8.2 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Points 63 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Sacks By 5 at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) First Downs 31 at North Texas (Sep 02, 2017) 31 vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) Penalties 21 at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Penalty Yards 183 at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Turnovers 5 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) 5 vs Stephen F. Austin (Oct 28, 2017) Interceptions By 3 at Southeastern La. (Sep 23, 2017) Punts 10 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Punting Avg 40.6 at Northwestern State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Punt 54 vs UT-Permian Basin (Sep 09, 2017) Punts inside 20 4 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Long Punt Return 54 at Sam Houston State (Oct 21, 2017) Game 1 - 9/2/17 Game 2 - 9/9/17 Lamar University 14 Texas-Permian Basin 6 North Texas 59 Lamar University 72
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Lamar University 7 7 0 0 14 Texas-Permian Basin 6 0 0 0 6 North Texas 17 21 14 7 59 Lamar University 10 27 14 21 72
Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1st 12:01 UNT Wilson 10 yd run (Moore kick) 0-7 1st 7:29 LU Martinez 28 yd FG 3-0 8:31 UNT Jackson 31 yd pass from Fine (Moore kick) 0-14 5:36 UTPB Coots 3 4:04 UNT Moore 24 yd FG 0-17 yd run (kick failed) 3-6 0:34 LU Wood 1 yd pass from Colbert (Martinez kick) 7-17 3:05 LU Wood 18 yd pass from Colbert (Martinez kick) 10-6 2nd 10:26 UNT Wilson 2 yd run (Moore kick) 7-24 2nd 14:48 LU King 27 yd pass from Colbert (Martinez kick) 17-6 8:28 UNT Wilson 62 run (Moore kick) 7-31 10:18 LU Robinson 3 yd pass from Colbert (Martinez kick) 24-6 4:59 LU Hawthorne 68 yd pass from Colbert 6:03 LU Colbert 27 yd run (kick failed) 30-6 (Martinez kick) 14-31 1:08 LU Daggs 15 yd pass from Colbert (Martinez kick) 37-6 1:56 UNT Lawrence 44 yd pass from Fine (Moore kick) 14-38 3rd 7:08 LU Colbert 7 yd run (Martinez kick) 44-6 3rd 12:31 UNT Smith 9 yd pass from Fine (Moore kick) 14-45 0:40 LU Gaston 9 yd pass from Allen (Martinez kick) 51-6 6:02 UNT Smith 1 yd run (Moore kick) 14-52 4th 6:01 LU Wanza 5 yd run (Martinez kick) 58-6 4th 14:54 UNT Tucker 12 yd run (Moore kick) 14-59 4:23 LU Dabney 60 yd interception return (Martinez kick) 65-6 2:34 LU Starnes 67 yd run (Martinez kick) 72-6 Team Statistics LU UNT First Downs 15 31 Team Statistics UTPB LU Rushes-Yards (Net) 33-86 60-436 First Downs 9 37 Passing Yards (Net) 180 232 Rushes-Yards (Net) 41-67 58-396 Passing C-A-I 41-20-1 24-17-0 Passing Yards (Net) 74 246 Total Offense 266 668 Passing A-C-I 18-3-1 31-26-0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Total Offense 141 642 Penalties-Yards 3-15 5-40 Fumbles-Lost 5-1 1-1 Punts-Avg. 9-36.7 3-36.3 Penalties-Yards 7-59 10-131 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-4 Punts-Avg. 10-39.7 2-34.0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-152 1-29 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 5-94 Interceptions-Return Yards 0-0 1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 11-198 2-47 Possession Time 21:06 38:54 Interceptions-Return Yards 0-0 1-60 3rd Down Conversions 4 of 18 3 of 11 Possession Time 30:39 29:21 4th Down Conversions 2 of 4 2 of 3 3rd Down Conversions 1-14 11-14 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-11 2-15 4th Down Conversions 0-3 0-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-20 Individual Stats Rushing Individual Stats UNT - Wilson 12-176 3 TDs; Smith 18-101 1 TD Rushing LU - King 11-37; Colbert 10-16 UTPB – Corral 11-53; Infiesto 8-35 LU – King 15-93; Colbert 8-69 2 TD Passing UNT - Fine 21-15-0 224 yds 3 TDs Passing LU - Colbert, jr. 28-14-0 140 yds 2 TDs UTPB – Coots 13-2-1 49 yds LU - Colbert, jr. 23-18-0 190 yds 4 TDs; Allen 8-8-0 56 yds 1 TD Receiving UNT - Guyton 4-63; Smith 4-35 1 TD Receiving LU - Giles 7-35; Hawthorne 2-79 1 TD UTPB – Anglin 2-49; Brown 1-25 LU - Tillett 5-37; Banks 5-35 DENTON, Texas – The Lamar University football team overcame a tough week to open the 2017 campaign at North Texas. Despite a courageous effort overcoming the impact of Hurricane Harvey, BEAUMONT, Texas – Only two other times in program history has a Lamar University football team the Cardinals made the trip to Denton, Texas but dropped the opener, 59-14, at North Texas. scored more points than it did Saturday night as the Cardinal ousted Texas-Permian Basin, 72-6, in The Cardinals finished the night with 266 yards of total offense, while the Mean Green record- its home opener. The Cardinals improved to 1-1 as new head coach Mike Schultz recorded his first ed 668, including 436 on the ground. career win. Junior Darrel Colbert jr. got the start at quarterback for the Red and White completing 14-of- The 72-point outburst was the most points for the Cardinals since scoring 73 against Texas 24 (.583) passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Senior Andrew Allen completed 6-of-12 (.500) College in 2014. passes for 40 yards. The Cardinals hung 642 yards of total offense on their opponents, while holding the Falcons UNT’s offense was led by two players who finished the night running for more than 100 yards, to less than 150. Big Red rushed for 396 yards on the night just 58 shy of a single-game record set led by Jeffery Wilson’s 176 yards and three scores. during the 1960 season. LU finished the night with five players who rushed for more than 60 yards, The Cards’ defensive effort was led by junior Rodney Randle jr. who recorded 11 tackles, in- led by sophomore Kendrick King’s 15 carries for 93 yards. cluding seven unassisted. Redshirt freshman David Crosley recorded nine tackles in his first career Junior quarterback Darrel Colbert jr. was efficient behind center completing 18-of-23 (.783) game, while brother, Daniel, added seven stops including a sack. passes for 190 yards and four touchdowns. He also carried the ball eight times for 69 yards and two The Cardinals were faced with an early deficit after North Texas jumped out to a 17-0 first scores. Colbert was a part of the team’s first six touchdowns. quarter lead. The Mean Green scored touchdowns on their first two possessions before Big Red Big Red’s defense was just as impressive. In addition to holding the Falcons to 141 yards, the responded with its first score of the Mike Schultz era. Cardinals also forced two turnovers in the contest. Ten of UTPB’s possessions ended with a punt. The Cardinals’ score came from a couple of newcomers as Darrel Colbert jr. hit tight end The Cards did a strong job of spreading the wealth defensively as 13 players recorded at Jarod Wood from a yard out to cut the deficit to 17-7. The touchdown came on a fourth down play least three tackles led by five from freshmen Kyle Kruchten and Darius Guillory and sophomore Ti- which was set up by a Mean Green fumbled punt return. LU’s punt coverage forced the fumble and tus Hunt. Kruchten also added two tackles for losses. Sophomore Daniel Crosley added four stops, the ball was recovered by Brandon Dabney on the UNT two. including 2.5 TFLs. North Texas tacked on two more scores before the Cardinals were able to answer. Trailing Although the Cardinals won in a rout, the game was not without a little suspense. After taking 31-7, the Cardinals responded to the 24-point deficit with a 68-yard pass from Colbert to Martell a 3-0 lead on freshman Elvin Martinez’s first career field goal (28 yards) midway through the first Hawthorne. The scoring strike took just 71 seconds as the Cardinals cut the lead to 31-14 with just quarter, the Falcons responded quickly. Less than two minutes later, UTPB quarterback Caden under five minutes remaining in the half. The Mean Green closed the half with another touchdown. Coots guided the Falcons down the field on four plays scoring on a three-yard run to give the visitors UNT finished the half with 398 yards of total offense, including 224 on the ground. LU finished their first, and only, lead of the game. The Cardinals steamrolled their way to 69 unanswered points the opening 30 minutes of action with 182 yards. North Texas recorded 18 first downs in the opening following the Permian Basin score. half, while the Cardinals were held to eight. LU closed out the contest with some late fireworks as junior Brandon Dabney picked off a The second half started in similar fashion to the first as North Texas scored twice in the first pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown with less than five minutes remaining in the game. nine minutes of the third quarter to take a 52-14 advantage. UNT opened the fourth quarter with After recording a stop the Cardinals got the ball back attempting to run out the clock, but freshman a 12-yard TD run from Andrew Tucker to build their lead to 59-14. Big Red was unable to respond Cole Starnes took the ball and carried up the middle for a 67-yard score. after that. Game 3 - 9/16/17 Game 4 - 9/23/17 Lamar University 28 Lamar University 21 Northwestern State 35 Southeastern Louisiana 49
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Lamar University 7 7 7 7 28 Lamar University 7 7 7 0 21 Northwestern State 14 7 7 7 35 Southeastern Louisiana 21 14 7 7 49
Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1st 7:46 NWLa. West 3 yd run (Piccione kick) 0-7 1st 6:13 SLU Maracalin 3 yd run (Burkhard kick) 0-7 5:16 LU King 48 yd run (Martinez kick) 7-7 5:57 SLU Nunez 19 yd run (Burkhard kick) 0-14 1:45 NWLa. West 2 yd run (Piccione kick) 7-14 2:20 LU Colbert 9 yd rush (Martinez kick) 7-14 2nd 14:16 NWLa. Watson 25 yd pass from Almond 0:17 SLU Dickey 4 yd pass from Nunez (Burkhard) 7-21 (Piccione kick) 7-21 2nd 13:27 LU Howard 33 yd pass from Colbert :10 LU Jernigan 69 yd fumble recovery (Martinez kick) 14-21 (Martinez kick) 14-21 6:03 SLU Cooper 4 yd run (Burkhard kick) 14-28 3rd 11:36 LU Robinson 20 yd pass from Colbert 0:43 SLU Johnson 42 yd (Burkhard kick) 14-35 (Martinez kick) 21-21 3rd 9:40 SLU Johnson 6 yd run (Burkhard kick) 14-42 6:11 NWLa West 1 yd run (Piccione kick) 21-28 5:25 LU Colbert 1 yd run (Martinez kick) 21-42 4th 14:18 NWLa. Almond 7 yd run (Piccione kick) 21-35 4th 2:27 SLU Price 17 yd pass from Walker (Burkhard kick) 21-49 8:51 LU Colbert 9 yd run (Martinez kick) 28-35 Team Statistics LU SLU Team Statistics LU NWLa. First Downs 25 25 First Downs 23 21 Rushes-Yards (Net) 38-119 50-366 Rushes-Yards (Net) 50-229 51-194 Passing Yards (Net) 394 189 Passing Yards (Net) 141 195 Passing C-A-I 53-26-3 24-15-2 Passing C-A-I 29-16-1 26-14-2 Total Offense 513 555 Total Offense 370 389 Fumbles-Lost 23-1 4-3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-52 7-76 Penalties-Yards 15-130 21-183 Punts-Avg. 4-176 3-85 Punts-Avg. 6-27.8 5-40.6 Punt Returns-Yards 4-44.0 3.28.3 Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-127 3-118 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-56 4-112 Interceptions-Return Yards 2-0 3-17 Interceptions-Return Yards 2-26 1-34 Possession Time 27:10 32:50 Possession Time 24:29 35:31 3rd Down Conversions 5 of 18 4 of 9 3rd Down Conversions 5 of 16 3 of 13 4th Down Conversions 3 of 7 2 of 2 4th Down Conversions 1 of 4 2 of 2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 3-23 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-29 Individual Stats Individual Stats Rushing Rushing SLU - Johnson 18-176 2 TDs; Nunez 6-52 1 TD NWLa. - Jones 25-100; West 18-75 3 TDs LU - King 15-58; Colbert 16-41 2 TDs LU - King 21-120 1 TD; Colbert 22-92 1 TD Passing Passing SLU - Nunez 15-8-1 70 yds 1 TD; Walker 9-7-1 119 yds 1 TD NWLa. - Almond 26-14-2 195 yds 1 TD LU - Colbert 39-19-3 272 yds 1 TD; Allen 12-6-0 113 yds LU - Colbert, jr. 28-15-1 136 yds 1 TD Receiving Receiving SLU - Dickey 4-21 1 TD; Cooper 3-35 NWLa. - Lazare 5-38; Chan-Chan 3-56 LU - Banks 7-88; Giles 6-90 LU - Giles 5-48; Daggs 4-28 HAMMOND, La. – A game of big plays, momentum swings, missed opportunities and a 35-minute NATCHITOCHES, La. – Lamar University sophomore Kendrick King rushed for a career high 120 weather delay went against Lamar University as the Cardinals dropped a 49-21 decision at South- yards Saturday night, but the Cardinals rally came up just short against Northwestern State, 35-28, eastern Louisiana in Strawberry Stadium. at Turpin Stadium. The loss drops LU to 1-2 (.333) on the season and 0-1 in Southland play. The loss will be remembered for missed opportunities as the Cardinals forced two turnovers The Cardinals finished the night with 370 yards of total offense, including 229 on the ground. on Southeastern’s first two possessions, including the game’s opening kickoff only to fall behind Northwestern State had 389 yards and held the ball 11 minutes longer than LU. early by 14 points. The two teams combined for nine turnovers, with the Cardinals forcing their hosts King set a new career high in rushing yards for the second-straight week while recording his into five (three fumbles and two interceptions). first 100-yard rushing performance. Junior Darrel Colbert jr. completed 15-of-28 (.536) passes for LU (1-3/0-2 Southland) finished the night with 513 yards of total offense, including 394 yards 136 yards and a touchdown. He also carried the ball 22 times for 92 yards and a score. passing. The Lions recorded 555, including 366 rushing. Redshirt freshman David Crosley led all players with a career-high 15 tackles. Junior quarterback Darrel Colbert jr. completed 19-of-39 passes for 272 yards and a Neither team was able to avoid penalties Saturday as the two teams combined for 36 penal- touchdown but was also picked off three times. He also carried the ball 16 times for 41 yards and ties. The Demons were flagged for a school record 21 penalties for 183 yards. two scores. Colbert connected with eight different receivers including freshman Kirkland Banks who The mistakes started early as the Demons were flagged for 14 first-half penalties including hauled in a career-high seven passes for 88 yards. three false starts before they were able to record their first snap. The Cardinals were led by eight tackles from Jaylon Bowden, Chaston Brooks and Tariq The Demons overcame a penalty-riddled opening drive to record the game’s first score. Jared Gordon. All eight of Gordon’s stops were unassisted. West capped an 11-play, 67-yard drive with a three-yard plunge to give Northwestern State a 7-0 The opening half was 30 minutes of big plays, turnovers and momentum swings. Big Red advantage. The drive took nearly five minutes (4:47) off the clock. made the first big play on the game’s opening kickoff. The Lions’ Damien Dawson was rocked by se- LU responded on the very next drive. After having their opening drive stall out near midfield, nior Jaylon Bowden forcing the ball loose. LU recovered the ball on the Lions’ 30 but the Cardinals the Cardinals elected to strike from the 48 as King rattled off a career-long 48-yard run for the score. were unable to take advantage being forced to attempt a 49-yard field goal that sailed just left. Northwestern State didn’t allow the score to stay tied for long. Demons quarterback J.D. The Lions had to feel like they dodged a bullet but the Cardinals got the ball back five plays Almond lead a seven-play, 74-yard drive to hand Northwestern back the lead. The scoring play later when sophomore Caleb Abrom recorded his first career interception. Unfortunately, LU was came on a two-yard run from Jared West. The Demons added a third score less than a minute into unable to take advantage of the turnover punting the ball away eight plays later. the second quarter to take a 14-point lead. Southeastern broke through on its next possession. SLU capped a nine-play, 70-yard drive The game settled into a defensive struggle for the next 14 minutes. Northwestern State got with a three-yard touchdown run from Juwan Maracalin. The Lions tacked on another scored 16 the ball back with 1:41 remaining in the half and appeared to be driving for another score when West second later after recovering a fumble on the ensuing kick. was stripped of the ball by junior Chaston Brooks on the LU 31. Brooks returned the ball 69 yards for After being forced to punt on the next possession, the Cardinals came up with another big a touchdown with 10 seconds remaining in the half. play defensively. Junior Chaston Brooks forced a fumble that was picked up by classmate Rodney Trailing again by 14, junior Rodney Randle picked off his first pass of the season (fourth Randle on the SLU 30. The Cardinals found the end zone four plays later when Colbert carried the career pick) which sparked a scoring drive. The interception set up a seven-play, 74-yard drive that ball in from nine yards out. ended with a nine-yard Colbert touchdown run. Momentum didn’t stay with the Cards long as SLU returned the kickoff 92 yards to set up After forcing a punt, the Red and White got the ball back with 3:40 remaining in the game. another score. The Lions closed out the opening quarter with four yard pass from Nunez to Juwan LU managed to move the ball near midfield but the drive came to an end when Colbert’s pass was Dickey to take a 21-7 advantage. LU cut the deficit to seven early in the second but never got any closer than that for the remainder of a game that saw a weather delay prior to the start of the fourth. Game 5 - 9/30/17 Game 6 - 10/14/17 Nicholls 41 Lamar University 24 Lamar University 14 Incarnate Word 33
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Nicholls 6 21 14 0 41 Lamar University 0 10 14 0 24 Lamar University 0 7 0 7 14 Incarnate Word 14 6 7 6 33
Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1st 12:48 NICH Booker 28 yd pass from Fourcade 1st 12:44 UIW Mitchell 5 yd run (Perez kick) 0-7 (Fonseca kick blocked) 0-6 8:13 UIW Dickens 7 yd run (Perez kick) 0-14 2nd 12:28 NICH Irvin 1 yd run (Fonseca kick) 0-13 2nd 9:39 LU Martinez 34 yd FG 3-14 9:24 NICH Pittman 54 yd interception return 1:24 LU Colbert 5 yd run (Martinez kick) 10-14 (Fonseca kick) 0-20 0:46 UIW Mitchell 74 yd run (Perez kick failed) 10-20 7:48 LU Banks 36 yd pass from King 7-20 3rd 11:02 LU King 3 yd run (Martinez kick) 17-20 3:35 NICH Rounds 16 yd run (Fonseca kick) 7-27 5:17 UIW Andre 5 yd pass from Brophy (Perez kick) 17-27 3rd 2:41 NICH Figaro 10 yd run (Fonseca kick) 7-34 3:20 LU Allen 1 yd run (Martinez kick) 24-27 1:32 NICH Irvin 1 yd run (Fonseca kick) 7-41 4th 0:50 UIW Brophy 1 yd run (Preez kick blocked) 24-33 4th 4:18 LU Allen 4 yd run (Martinez kick) 14-41 Team Statistics LU UIW Team Statistics NICH LU First Downs 24 16 First Downs 27 12 Rushes-Yards (Net) 48-115 38-245 Rushes-Yards (Net) 65-354 33-116 Passing Yards (Net) 275 220 Passing Yards (Net) 152 121 Passing C-A-I 35-20-2 28-15-0 Passing C-A-I 17-12-0 33-14-2 Total Offense 390 465 Total Offense 506 237 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-46 13-139 Penalties-Yards 4-30 4-50 Punts-Avg. 5-43.0 7-39.0 Punts-Avg. 5-35.4 11-44.0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-48 1-16 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 2--6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-48 4-98 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-29 4-112 Interceptions-Return Yards 0-0 2-0 Interceptions-Return Yards 2-106-1 0-0 Possession Time 28:20 31:40 Possession Time 37:33 22:27 3rd Down Conversions 6 of 16 7 of 14 3rd Down Conversions 9 of 16 4 of 17 4th Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 0 4th Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-19 4-19 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 1-2 Individual Stats Individual Stats Rushing Rushing UIW - Mitchell 16-133 2 TDs; Dickens 13-85 1 TD NICH - Irvin 24-152 2 TDs; Rounds 16-103 1 TD LU - Wanza 9-56; Colbert jr. 15-37 1 TD LU - Colbert, jr. 12-41; Wanza 11-40 Passing Passing UIW - Brophy 23-13-0 162 yds 1 TD NICH - Fourcade 17-12-0 152 yds 1 TD LU - Allen 21-13-1 200 yds; Colbert jr. 14-7-1 75 yds LU - Colbert, jr. 21-9-2 50 yds; Allen 10-4-0 35 yds Receiving Receiving UIW - Baptiste 6-126; Harris 2-32 NICH - Jeanpiere 4-38; Booker 3-41 1 TD LU - King 5-59; Gaston 4-31 LU - Giles 5-25; Banks 2-51 1 TD SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Lamar University fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter and was never able to BEAUMONT, Texas – Nicholls jumped out to a 20-0 first-half lead and never looked back defeating fully recover dropping a 33-24 decision at Incarnate Word Saturday evening. The loss is the fourth Lamar University, 41-14, Saturday evening at Provost Umphrey Stadium. It is the third consecutive straight for LU who falls to 1-5 on the year, and 0-4 in Southland play. loss for the Cardinals (1-4/0-3 Southland) on the season. UIW finished the night with 465 yards of total offense, while the Cards added 390. San Anto- The Cardinals struggled to move the ball finishing the night with 237 yards of total offense. nio’s version of the Cardinals were hurt by penalties. UIW was flagged 13 times for 139 yards. LU’s quarterbacks struggled Saturday completing 14-of-33 passes for 121 yards and two intercep- Junior Darrel Colbert jr. got the start and completed seven passes for 75 yards. He also tions. carried the ball 15 times for 37 yards and a score. Senior Andrew Allen came on in the third quarter Nicholls recorded 506 yards of total offense behind a strong ground attack. The Colonels and provided a spark for the LU offense completing 13-of-21 passes for 200 yards and rushed for a rushed for 354 yards led by Kyran Irvin’s 152 yards and two scores. Jeremy Rounds rushed 16 touchdown. times for 103 yards and a score. The Cards defense settled down and didn’t allow UIW to add to its lead for the rest of the first. LU was led defensively by senior Manasseh Miles who recorded a career-high 11 tackles, LU’s first points came on a big play from the defense. The Red and White forced a fumble which including 1.5 for losses. Miles was one of nine Cardinals to record a TFL Saturday evening. Junior senior Manasseh Miles recovered on the UIW 26. Unfortunately LU couldn’t move the ball and had Lane Taylor and freshman David Crosley each added 10 tackles. to settle from a 37-yard field goal. The Colonels scored on the game’s opening drive. Nicholls QB Chase Fourcade moved the LU’s second score was set up by a big play from junior Rodney Randle on special teams. visitors down the field on a five-play, 84-yard drive that ended with 28-yard pass to Chris Booker. Randle fielded a punt on his own 33 and returned it 36 yards to the UIW 31. The return set up the The score would stay at 6-0 as the Cards blocked the extra-point attempt. It would be the only score Cardinals first touchdown. Following an offensive and defensive pass interference, Colbert carried of the first quarter, but the Colonels would score two more times before Big Red cut into the lead. the ball from five-yards out to pull LU within four, 14-10. LU capped a five-play, 75-yard drive with a 36-yard pass from Kendrick King to Kirkland Big Red appeared to be heading into the locker room with all of the momentum but UIW’s Banks midway through the second quarter. King took the pitch from Colbert, rolled out to his right Derrick Mitchell stole it back when he carried the ball 74 yards for a score 61 seconds later to give and found Banks wide open down the sideline. Nicholls closed out the half by tacking on one more UIW a 10-point advantage at halftime. score to take a 27-7 lead into the locker room. UIW went into the locker room with an advantage in total offense outgaining the Cards, 251- Nicholls went back to the ground game in the second half adding two more touchdowns 135. The hosts were hurt by mistakes in the opening half being penalized nine times for 110 yards. before the Cardinals scored the final points of the game. LU’s final touchdown came from a Nicholls The Cardinals took the opening kick of the second half and drove the ball down the field to mistake. After being forced to punt the ball away, Nicholls’ Jarrell Rogers fumbled the return and pull within three points, 20-17, following a three-yard run from sophomore Kendrick King. The score sophomore Kevin O’Neill fell on the ball. Three plays later the Cardinals were in the end zone when capped an 11-play, 75-yard drive that took nearly four minutes off the clock. senior Andrew Allen carried the ball in from four yards out. UIW responded with a 12-play, 79-yard, drive to reclaim a 10-point advantage, 27-17. LU Freshman punter Tyler Slaydon had the best night of his young career averaging 44 yards quickly responded on the first play of the next drive. Allen found Isaiah Howard over the middle for a per punt, including a 73-yarder – the third-longest punt in program history, and the longest since the 67-yard gain down to the UIW 8. Allen had the Cards in the end zone three plays later. 1973 season. After forcing UIW to punt the ball away on consecutive possessions, the Cardinals had a golden opportunity to take their first lead of the game midway through the fourth. LU got the ball back and moved the ball down to the UIW two. Facing a 4th-and-goal, Allen’s pass was deflected in the end zone and picked off. That would turn out to be the Cardinals last series scoring threat of the game. Game 7 - 10/21/17 Game 8 - 10/28/17 Lamar University 27 Stephen F. Austin 34 #7 Sam Houston State 63 Lamar University 7
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Lamar University 7 13 7 0 27 Stephen F. Austin 7 10 7 10 34 Sam Houston State 16 31 10 6 63 Lamar University 7 0 0 0 7
Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1st 14:47 SHSU Compton 57 yd pass from Briscoe 1st 6:26 SFA Taylor 14 yd pass from Blumrick (Ruiz kick) 0-7 (Honshtein kick) 0-7 1:21 LU Allen 6 yd pass from Banks (Martinez kick) 7-7 6:29 SHSU Honshtein 22 yd FG 0-10 2nd 11:05 SFA Ruiz 43 yd FG 7-10 4:17 SHSU Stewart 52 yd pass from Briscoe 0:14 SFA Pace 19 yd pass from Blumrick (Ruiz kick) 7-17 (Honshtein kick blocked) 0-16 3rd 6:51 SFA Goree 27 yd pass from Blumrick (Ruiz kick) 7-24 2:22 LU Allen 2 yd run (Martinez kick) 7-20 4th 13:27 SFA Ruiz 26 yd FG 7-27 2nd 14:50 SHSU Steward 30 yd pass from Briscoe 11:37 SFA Amous 12 yd run (Ruiz kick) (Honshtein kick blocked) 7-23 12:14 SHSU Avery 13 yd run (Honshtein kick) 7-30 7:09 LU Allen 6 yd run (Martinez kick) 14-30 4:54 SHSU Honshtein 26 yd FG 14-33 Team Statistics SFA LU 3:37 LU D. Randle 16 yd run (Martinez kick blocked) 20-33 First Downs 31 10 1:43 SHSU Davis 46 yd punt return (Honshtein kick) 20-40 Rushes-Yards (Net) 50-250 46-101 0:21 SHSU Scott 20 yd pass from Briscoe (Honshtein kick) 20-47 Passing Yards (Net) 321 124 3rd 12:42 SHSU Honshtein 44 yd FG 20-50 Passing A-C-I 38-23-2 20-10-0 10:55 SHSU Bulmer 18 yd run (Honshtein kick) 20-57 Total Offense 571 225 6:31 LU D. Randle 9 yd run (Martinez kick 27-57 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 5-2 4th 12:48 SHSU Avery 2 yd run (Honshtein kick failed) 27-63 Penalties-Yards 6-44 7-74 Punts-Avg. 3-37.7 10-36.1 Punt Returns-Yards 2-3 1-0 Team Statistics LU SHSU Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-40 5-111 First Downs 24 26 Interceptions-Return Yards 0-0 2-13 Rushes-Yards (Net) 50-286 37-253 Possession Time 35:55 24:05 Passing Yards (Net) 241 390 3rd Down Conversions 5 of 13 3 of 15 Passing A-C-I 39-21-2 41-18-2 4th Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 2 Total Offense 527 643 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 1-8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 12-82 4-40 Individual Stats Punts-Avg. 9-35.4 5-37.6 Rushing Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 2-100-1 SFA – Kijana 21-111 1 TD; McGowen 10-92 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-42 4-50 LU – King 8-29; Allen 17-26 Interceptions-Return Yards 2-0 2-0 Possession Time 31:47 28:13 Passing 3rd Down Conversions 4 of 18 3 of 14 SFA – Blumrick 34-21-1 311 yds 3 TD 4th Down Conversions 1 of 3 3 of 3 LU – Allen 19-9-0 118 yds Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Receiving Individual Stats SFA – Pace 7-145 1 TD; Goree 5-73 1 TD Rushing LU – Howard 3-90; King 3-19 SHSU - Bulmer 8-103 1 TD; Avery 11-48 2 TDs LU - Banks 7-73; D. Randle 17-66 2 TDs BEAUMONT, Texas – Lamar University could muster only seven points and 225 yards of total offense falling to Stephen F. Austin, 34-7, Saturday evening at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The loss extends LU’s (1-7/1-6 Southland) skid to six consecutive games following their victory against UT Passing Permian Basin in the home opener. SHSU - Briscoe 36-17-0 371 yds 4 TDs While LU struggled to move the football in its first home game in a month, the Lumberjacks LU - Allen 33-17-2 228 yds finished the night with 571 yards, including 250 on the ground. Saturday’s contest will be remem- bered more for missed opportunities as Big Red forced five turnovers, including two interceptions, but came away with just the one score from SFA’s mistakes. Receiving SFA got the first points on the board nearly nine minutes into the first quarter, until senior SHSU Stewart 5-147 2 TDs; Davis 3-61 Andrew Allen guided the Cardinals down the field for an equalizing score. LU capped a nine-play, LU - Banks 6-37; Robinson 4-72 74-yard drive with Allen catching a pass from freshman Kirkland Banks from six yards out. The scoring drive took 3:59 off the clock. HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Sam Houston State scored just 13 seconds into the game and never looked Despite the eventual final score, the Cardinals had their chances early in the contest to take back defeating Lamar University, 63-27, Saturday afternoon at Bowers Stadium. The Bearkat score the lead. Trailing by just three points, 10-7, LU’s Caleb Abrom picked off a Jake Blumrick pass at the was one of three in the opening 15 minutes as Sam Houston jumped out to a 16-0 first half lead. SFA 49, but the Cards were forced to punt the ball just five plays later. The Red and White finished the day with 527 yards of total offense behind senior quarterback Still trailing by just three, the Cardinals came up with another turnover as junior Chaston Andrew Allen who recorded his first start of the season. The seventh-ranked Bearkats recorded 643 Brooks recovered an SFA fumble on the LU 45 yard line and returned it 11 yards. LU went for it all yards of offense. on the very next play but the pass slipped through the receivers hands incomplete incomplete. The Allen, who was coming off an impressive second half at Incarnate Word last week, continued Cardinals again came away empty handed on the drive. his impressive play Saturday. He finished the day completing 17 passes for 228 yards. He also LU’s inability to score on the drive swung momentum back in favor of SFA, as the ‘Jacks carried the ball 12 times for 54 yards and two touchdowns. closed the half with a six-play, 63-yard drive that ended with a 19-yard TD pass from Blumrick to Allen connected with eight different Cardinals on the afternoon. Sophomore Case Robinson Tamrick Pace with just 14 seconds remaining. SFA took a 10-point advantage, 17-7, into halftime. hauled in four passes for a career-high 72 yards. Freshman Kirkland Banks led the Red and White The score remained 17-7 until midway through the third quarter when the Lumberjacks with six receptions for 37 yards, and also carried the ball seven times for a team-high 73 yards. tacked on another touchdown. It was the third consecutive score as SFA closed the game on a 27-0 After playing near error free football the past three weeks, LU was hurt by penalties. After run. SFA recorded the game’s final score with a touchdown from Kijana Amous with 11:37 remaining averaging fewer than five penalties per game over the course of the past three weeks, the Cardinals in the fourth quarter. were flagged 12 times for 82 yards, while Sam Houston was penalized just four times. Senior quarterback Andrew Allen completed 9-of-19 passes for 188 yards. He also carried the The Cardinals found themselves trying to dig their way out of an early hole. SHSU scored on ball 17 times for 26 yards. Junior Isaiah Howard hauled in three passes for a career-high 90 yards its first three drives of the game, opening the contest on a 16-0 run, including a score on the first on the night. play of the game. Defensively, the Cardinals were led by two players with double-figure tackles – Jaylon The Cardinals cracked the scoreboard with just over two minutes remaining in the first. Allen Bowden and Chaston Brooks. Bowden recorded a game-high 13 stops, while Brooks had 12 tackles guided the Cardinals on a seven-play, 81-yard drive that ended with a two-yard run for the score and also forced and recovered a fumble. from the senior quarterback. The momentum didn’t last long as Sam Houston answered right back In addition to Abrom’s interception, junior Nate Jones picked off his team-high fourth pass of on the opening play of the second quarter. Briscoe hit Stewart from 30 yards out to give the Bear- the season, and his third in the past two weeks. Sophomore James Jeffery also forced a fumble to kats a 23-7 advantage. LU pulled to within 13 late in the half but never got any closer. go along with five tackles on the night.