Cardinals Football Lamar University • Media Relations • PO Box 10066 • Beaumont, TX 77710 Phone (409) 880-8329 • Fax (409) 880-2338 2015 Schedule/Results Upcoming Contest September 5 Bacone College W 66-3 Game #5 • Thursday, Oct. 10, 2015 • 7 p.m. 12 at (4) Baylor~ L 66-31 Lamar University Cardinals (2-2/1-1 SLC) 19 at (3) Sam Houston State*! W 49-46 at Abilene Christian Wildcats (2-2/2-1 SLC) October Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, Texas 1 at (22) SE Louisiana*! L 30-27 Radio: KLVI 560 AM • TV: ESPN3 10 Abilene Christian*^ 7 pm 17 at Northwestern State* 6 pm Cardinals Return Home to Face Wildcats 24 Central Arkansas* 6 pm The Lamar University Cardinals will have to quickly put the disappointment of Thurs- 31 at Houston Baptist* 2 pm day’s heartbreaking loss at No. 22 Southeastern Louisiana behind them as they prepare for Abilene Chrstian. The Cardinals enter the week 2-2 (.500) on the season and 1-1 in November the after splitting their first four decisions of the year. ACU comes 7 Nicholls* 6 pm to Beaumont sporting a 2-2 overall record, and tied for fourth in the conference with a 14 at Incarnate Word* 2 pm 2-1 (.667) league mark. The Wildcats have won two of their last three contests, but are 21 (23) McNeese State* 6 pm coming off a 42-14 decision at Central Arkansas. Saturday’s game, which is LU’s first

*Indicates SLC game () STATS Inc Top 25 Poll home game in more than a month, will kick off at 7 p.m. from Provost Umphrey Stadi- ~Fox Sports Net !American Sports Network um. It will also be broadcast on ESPN3, which is the network’s online platform. ^ESPN3 All Times Central/Subject to Change

2015 SLC Standings LU vs. the Wildcats Overall SLC The Cardinals own a slight edge in the all-time series against Abilene Christian with a McNeese State 4-0 3-0 10-7 (.588) all-time record, but both teams have struggled in their home venues. The SE Louisiana 3-1 2-0 Cardinals are 6-2 (.750) against ACU in Abilene, but a game under .500 all-time in Central Arkansas 2-2 2-0 Beaumont (4-5). Saturday’s game will be ACU’s first trip to Beaumont since the 1972 Abilene Christian~ 2-2 2-1 season. Big Red has won three-straight in the series, including a thrilling 24-21 come- Incarnate Word~ 3-2 2-1 from-behind victory at Shotwell Stadium last year. Sam Houston State 2-2 2-1 Lamar University 2-2 1-1 Houston Baptist 1-3 0-2 Home Sweet Home Nicholls 0-4 0-2 The Cardinals have turned Provost Umphrey Stadium into a very tough place to play Northwestern State 0-5 0-3 over the course of the past two seasons. LU is 10-4 (.714) at home during that stretch Stephen F. Austin 0-5 0-3 with all four setbacks coming against nationally ranked opponents. Since the return of ~Inelibible for SLC title, postseason football to Beaumont, Big Red is 20-11 (.645) in front of their home fans. This Week’s Schedule Abilene Christian at LU 6 pm LU in October Central Arkansas at Northwestern St. 2:30 pm The month of October has not been kind to the Cardinals throughout the program’s Nicholls at Stephen F. Austin 3 pm history. LU is 64-87-4 (.426) all-time during the month, but started to turn things around Incarnate Word at Sam Houston State 6 pm last season. Big Red went 2-1 (.667) in games played during the month of October last SE Louisiana at McNeese State 6 pm season, but is 0-1 this year.

This Date in History The Cardinals are 3-1 (.750) all-time in games played on Oct. 10 dating back to the 1955 season. Saturday’s contest will be LU’s first game playing on the 10th of October since the 1987 season.

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General LU in Televised Games School...... Lamar University Saturday’s game against Abilene Christian will be aired on Location...... Beaumont, TX ESPN3 - the network’s online platform - and will be the team’s Founded...... 1923 fourth consecutive televised game. The Cardinals’ game at Enrollment...... 14,966 Baylor was televised on Fox Sports Southwest, and the games at Nicknames...... Cardinals Sam Houston State and Southeastern Louisiana were broadcast Colors...... Red & White on the American Sports Network. The Cards are 1-2 (.333) in Conference...... Southland televised games this season. National Affiliation...... NCAA Div. I FCS President...... Dr. Kenneth R. Evans Athletics Director...... Jason Henderson Approaching a Milestone Faculty Representative...... Dr. Hsing-wei Chu With the upset win at Sam Houston State, the Cardinals are just Sr. Woman Administrator...... Helene Thill a win shy of a program milestone. The victory over the Bearkats Athletics Department...... (409) 880-2248 was win No. 199 all-time (four-year institution record only). Ticket Office...... (409) 880-1715 Coaching Staff Ground Assualt Head Coach...... Ray Woodard (Sam Houston State, 1988) Junior running back Kade Harrington recorded his second 100- Record at Lamar/Seasons...... 28-34/6th Season yard rushing performance of the season, and the eighth of his Record at NCAA Division I...... Same career Thursday evening in Hammond, La. Harrington carried Office Phone...... (409) 880-7157 the ball 20 times for 152 yards and a touchdown against South- Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line...... Carey Bailey Defensive Coordinator...... Craig McGallion eastern Louisiana. The 152-yard performance comes on the Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line...... Chuck Langston heels of his 230-yard outing two weeks at No. 3 Sam Houston Recruiting Coordinator/Secondary...... Ben Beasley State. Harrington’s performance in Hammond tied for the 10th- Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs...... Brian Morgan best single-game in program history. He currently leads the Wide Receivers...... Arlington Nunn league, and is sixth nationally, averaging better than 120 yards Linebackers...... per game. Quarterbacks...... Ramon Flanigan Tight Ends/Director of Operations...... Jeff Breaux Reaching a Milestone Head Athletic Trainer...... Josh Yonker Junior running back Kade Harrington joined a very special Team Information group of former LU football players Thursday night. Early in 2014 Overall Record...... 8-4 the contest against the Lions Harrington eclipsed the 2,000-yard 2014 Home Record...... 5-2 rushing mark for his career and is currently fourth all-time in 2014 Away Record...... 3-2 school history with 2,106 rushing yards. Harrington joins the 2014 SLC Record/Finish...... 5-3/T3rd Base Offense...... Multiple Set ranks of Burton Murchison (1984-87), Sammy Carpenter (1951- Base Defense...... 3-4 54) and Doug Matthews (1969-72) as the only four players to Starters Returning/Lost...... 20/8 rush for at least 2,000 yards in their LU careers. Offensive Starters...... 6/5 Defensive Starters...... 8/3 Records Are Meant To Be Broken Special Teams Starters...... 6/0 Junior Kade Harrington wasn’t the only Cardinals’ player writ- Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 45-16 ing his name in the record books Thursday night. Senior receiver History Reggie Begelton hauled in eight passes for 95 yards and a score First Year of Football...... 1923 against the Lions, but it was his fourth reception of the game First Year as a Senior College...... 1951 that will always be remembered. It was the yards gained on that First Year of Southland Football...... 1964 catch that made him the school’s all-time receiving yards leader. All-Time Record (4-Year)...... 199-259-9/42 Seasons All-Time Southland Record...... 47-95-2/25 Seasons 2015 Preseason Southland Conference Polls SLC Championships/Last...... 4/1971 Coaches Poll Media Relations Poll Stadium Information School (1st Place Votes) Pts. School (1st Place Votes) Pts. 1. Sam Houston State (8) 98 1. Sam Houston State (9) 99 Stadium...... Provost Umphrey Stadium 2. Southeastern Louisiana (1) 86 2. Stephen F. Austin 87 Year Opened...... 1964 as Cardinal Stadium 3. McNeese State (1) 79 3. Southeastern Louisiana 77 Record Stadium/Seasons...... 82-79-3/30 Seasons 4. Stephen F. Austin 73 4. McNeese State (1) 75 Capacity...... 16,000 5. Northwestern State 60 5. Central Arkansas 66 6. Central Arkansas (1) 57 6. Northwestern State 51 Surface...... Matrix Turf 7. Abilene Christian 49 7. Abilene Christian 48 Press Box Phone...... (409) 880-7489 8. Lamar University 41 8. Lamar University 41 9. Incarnate Word 26 9. Incarnate Word 25 10. Nicholls 16 10. Nicholls 20 11. Houston Baptist 15 11. Houston Baptist 12 Lamar Football Game Notes

Lamar University’s Record When... He currently has 2,142 career receiving yards. Begelton needs only three more touch- down catches to set a new school record in that category as well. Home...... 1-0 Road...... 1-2 Neutral...... 0-0 A Special “Special Teams” Player Grass...... 0-0 Most folks in Beaumont know of Rodney Randle after a successful high school career at Artificial Turf...... 2-2 Beaumont’s Ozen High School. Now a freshman at LU, the conference is taking notice Day...... 0-0 of his exploits on the field. Randle returned three kicks for 114 yards (38.0 ypr) Thurs- Night...... 2-2 day night in Hammond, which includes an 87-yard return for a score. It was the first Leading at Half...... 2-1 time a Cardinal has returned a kick for a touchdown since Kevin Johnson did it against Tied at Half...... 0-0 Sam Houston State in 2012. Randle currently leads the Southland averaging better than Trailing at Half...... 0-1 27 yards per return, and is the only player in the conference to have returned a kick for a Leading After Three Quarters...... 2-1 score this season. Tied after Three Quarters...... 0-0 Trailing After Three Quarters...... 0-1 Chasing More Records Games Decided by Seven or Less.... 1-1 Senior receiver Reggie Begelton and junior running back Kade Harrington continue Games Decided by Three or Less..... 1-1 to move closer to writing their names in the LU record books in several categories. Cardinals Score First...... 2-0 Opponent Scores First...... 0-2 Begelton hauled in eight passes to move into fifth all-time in the conference, and is only Overtime...... 0-0 three catches shy of becoming the first player in school history and fifth in Southland history with 200 career receptions. He needs three more touchdown catches to set a new Statistical Comparison school record in that category. Harrington is currently fourth on the school’s career list Rushing Offense 2015 Stats for rushing yards (2,106), second at LU in career 100-yard rushing performances and LU: 237.5 second in points scored (186). He needs only 13 more points to set a new LU program ACU: 121.0 Passing Offense record in that category. LU: 207.8 ACU: 221.8 Return of Minden Total Offense Senior quarterback Joe Minden returned to the field for the first time since being side- LU: 445.3 lined by an injury at Baylor. The Coppell, Texas native completed 5-of-10 passes (.500) ACU: 342.8 for 37 yards. Scoring Offense LU: 43.3 Tebo Lifts Defense ACU: 27.8 Junior Omar Tebo made his return to the field in Hammond as well. Tebo was hurt Rushing Defense LU: 229.3 during the game at No. 4 Baylor. The Liberty, Texas native finished the night fourth on ACU: 251.0 the team with eight tackles, including six solos, and two for losses. Passing Defense LU: 262.3 TOP Let Down ACU: 193.2 The LU defense was asked to play a lot of minutes Thursday evening at Southeastern Total Defense Louisiana. The Lions held the ball nearly 20 minutes longer than the Cardinals. While LU: 491.5 SLU rattled off three drives of a least 4:40 with only one drive being less than 90 sec- ACU 444.2 onds, the Cardinals were scoring quick with three drives of less than two minutes, one Scoring Defense that was less than a minute and a kickoff return for a touchdown. By game’s end, the LU: 36.3 time of possession was 39:39 to 20:21. ACU: 32.2 Kickoff Returns LU: 26.4 The Jones Boys ACU: 22.8 Although not related off the field, senior Ronnie Jones and sophomore Shawn Jones Punt Returns played like twins Thursday in Hammond. The duo recorded career-high in tackles LU: 8.8 against the nationally ranked Lions. Ronnie ended the night with 15 tackles, including ACU: 12.5 12 unassisted while Shawn had 14, including 10 solo stops. 3rd Down Conv. LU: 18-49/37% Daunting Task ACU: 27-59/46% LU is the only FCS program to play a preseason top-five FBS program (No. 4 Baylor) 4th Down Conv. followed by a preseason top-five FCS program (No. 3 Sam Houston State) on the road. LU: 1-5/20% ACU: 6-10/60% Lamar Football Game Notes

2015 Sports Network Poll Oct. 5, 2015 Last Time it Happened ... Team Record Kickoff Returned for Touchdown: 1. Jacksonville State (89) 4-1 Rodney Randle, Jr. (87 yards) at Southeastern Louisiana (10/1/2015) 2. Coastal Carolina (39) 5-0 3. North Dakota State (20) 3-1 4. Illinois State (1) 3-1 Punt Returned for a Touchdown: 5. James Madison (8) 5-0 Ronnie Jones, Jr. (38 yards) vs. (Sept. 13, 2014) 6. Chattanooga 3-1 7. Eastern Washington 2-2 8. South Dakota State 3-1 Interception Returned for a Touchdown: 9. Youngstown State 3-1 DaQuan Stewart (56 yards) vs. Houston Baptist (Nov. 1, 2014) 10. Northern Iowa 2-2 11. Sam Houston State 2-2 Fumble Returned for a Touchdown: 12. Montana 3-2 13. Fordham 4-1 Matt Johnson (0 yards) vs. Mississippi College (Sept. 20, 2014) 14. Villanova 2-2 15. Liberty 3-2 Run from Scrimmage of 50+ Yards: 16. Richmond 3-1 Kade Harrington (55 yards) at Southeastern Louisiana (Oct. 1, 2015) 17. Eastern Kentucky 2-2 18. Montana State 2-2 19. Indiana State 3-1 Pass of 50+ Yards: 20. Southeastern Louisiana 3-1 Kade Harrington (77 yards) from Carson Earp at Sam Houston State (Sept. 19, 2015) 21. New Hampshire 3-2 22. McNeese State 4-0 23. North Dakota 4-1 Individual Rushed for 100 + Yards: 24. Harvard 3-0 Kade Harrington (152 yards) at Southeastern Louisiana (Oct. 1, 2015) 25. Portland State 3-1 Individual Rushed for 200+ Yards: Others Receiving Votes: Northern Arizona, Cal Poly, Alcorn State, North Carolina A&T, Western Kade Harrington (230 yards) at Sam Houston State (Sept. 19, 2015) Illinois, Lamar, Furman, William & Mary, Dart- mouth, Bethune-Cookman, Charleston Southern, Samford, Princeton, Tennessee State, Stony Brook, Individual Passed for 300+ Yards: Southern Illinois, South Carolina State, Jacksonville, Caleb Berry (327 yards) at McNeese State (Nov. 22 2014) UT Martin, Delaware, Wofford, Duquesne, Western Carolina, Southern. Individual Passed for 400+ Yards: Caleb Berry (554 yards) at Central Arkansas (Nov. 8, 2014) 2015 FCS Coaches Poll Oct. 5, 2015 Team Accounted for 30 or More First Downs: Team Record 1. Coastal Carolina (16) 5-0 43 at Central Arkansas (Nov. 8, 2014) 2. North Dakota State (6) 3-1 3. Jacksonville State (4) 4-1 Team Rushed for 300+ Yards: 4. Illinois State 3-1 362 at Nicholls (Oct. 18, 2014) 5. James Madison 5-0 6. Chattanooga 3-1 7. Youngstown State 3-1 Team Had 500+ Yards of Total Offense: 8. Eastern Washington 2-2 328 at Sam Houston State (Sept. 19, 2015) 9. South Dakota State 3-1 10. Northern Iowa 2-2 11. Montana 3-2 Team Scored 40+ Points: 12. Fordham 4-1 49 at Sam Houston State (Sept. 19, 2015) 13. McNeese State 4-0 14. Sam Houston State 2-2 Team Scored 50+ Points: 15. Liberty 3-2 16. Villanova 2-2 66 vs. Bacone College (Sept. 5, 2015) 17. Southeastern Louisiana 3-1 18. Richmond 3-1 Team Recorded a Safety: 19. Montana State 2-2 vs. Bacone College (Sept. 21, 2013) 20. Eastern Kentucky 2-2 21. Indiana State 3-1 22. New Hampshire 3-2 Team Recorded a Shutout: 23. Portland State 3-1 vs. Texas College (Sept. 13, 2014) 24. Harvard 3-0 25. North Dakota 4-1 Media Information Head coach Ray Woodard will conduct a weekly press conference on Monday afternoons at 2 p.m. in the team meeting Other Receiving Votes: Charleston Southern, room of the Dauphin Athletic Complex. Woodard will also be available on the SLC Weekly Teleconference every Tuesday North Carolina A&T, Northern Arizona, Cal Poly, morning throughout the season. The teleconference begins at 10:30 a.m., with Woodard going on at 11:10 a.m. Please contact Furman, Alcorn State, Idaho State, William & Mary, Lamar, Western Illinois, Samford, Towson, Central the Lamar Media Relations Office at (409) 880-8329 for the dial-in number and access code. Requested LU players will Arkansas, Dartmouth, Jacksonville, Southern Utah. be available for interviews every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday an hour prior to practice. Media are invited to watch Tuesday practice until 5 p.m. when it will then become closed. Lamar players and coaches will not be available for pregame interviews on gameday. Lamar Football Game Notes

Ray Woodard Woodard vs. All Opponents Head Coach Opponent W-L Home Away 28-34/Fifth Season Abilene Christian 1-0 0-0 1-0 Bacone College 2-0 2-0 0-0 Ray Woodard has been at the helm of the Baylor 0-1 0-0 0-1 Lamar University football program since its res- Central Arkansas 0-4 0-2 0-2 urrection six years ago -- a program that has seen Georgia State 0-1 0-0 0-1 incredible growth under Woodard’s direction. Since Grambling State 2-0 0-0 1-0 an impressive five-win campaign in its first season Hawai’i 0-1 0-0 0-1 back, Cardinals’ fans have been witness to the con- Houston Baptist 1-0 1-0 0-0 sistent growth of the program -- a growth that has come at an accelerated Incarnate Word 2-0 2-0 0-0 rate over the course of the past two seasons. Langston 2-0 2-0 0-0 As if trying to make a statement in the 2013 season-opener, the Louisiana Tech 0-1 0-0 0-1 Cardinals set nine school records in the game -- which would be just a UL-Lafayette 0-1 0-0 0-1 sample of things to come. Lamar set or tied nearly 50 team and individ- McMurry 1-0 1-0 0-0 ual records in 2013 and had three players receive All-America honors. In McNeese State 1-4 0-2 1-2 addition to the three All-Americans, Lamar also had a record 10 players Mississippi College 1-0 1-0 0-0 named to the All-Southland Conference team, including three first-team Nicholls 4-0 2-0 2-0 selections. Freshman running back Kade Harrington was named South- North Dakota 0-1 0-0 0-1 land Freshman of the Year, while senior defensive end Jesse Dickson Northwestern State 0-3 0-1 0-2 was named league defensive player of the year by CollegeSportsMad- Oklahoma Panhandle State 2-0 2-0 0-0 ness.com. Oklahoma State 0-1 0-0 0-1 Woodard’s young charges continued the record-setting pace in Prairie View A&M 1-0 1-0 0-0 2014, which was capped by LU tying a school record for wins as a four- Sam Houston State 1-5 0-3 1-2 year program. Adding to the excitement of the eight-win season, Lamar South Alabama 0-2 0-1 0-1 picked up the record-setting victory at rival McNeese State on a field South Dakota 1-0 1-0 0-0 goal with seconds remaining. The win was LU’s first against McNeese Southeastern Louisiana 2-4 0-2 2-2 and against a nationally-ranked opponent since the sport’s return to Stephen F. Austin 1-3 1-2 0-1 Beaumont. Texas A&M 0-1 0-0 0-1 For LU, the 2013 and 2014 seasons stand as the most successful Texas College 2-0 2-0 0-0 two-year stretch since the program won 13 games between 1973 and Texas State 0-1 0-0 0-1 1974. In addition to the big wins and record-setting performances, more Webber International 1-0 1-0 0-0 than 20 Cardinals have been named All-Southland Conference, includ- Totals 28-34 20-13 8-21 ing five All-Americans. To cap off the Cardinals success on the gridiron on May 19, 2008. He came to LU after serving three seasons at Navarro three players received invites to NFL camps. College - the first two as defensive coordinator and the final as head All told, Woodard has produced 37 All-SLC selections, including coach. His 2007 squad went 9-3 and advanced to the conference playoffs four first-team players, five All-Americans -- including one Freshman for the first time in six seasons. All-American -- one CFPA National Punter Returner of the Year, one Woodard also had a successful playing career, from his days at SLC Newcomer of the Year, one league freshman of the year and a con- Corrigan-Camden HS to Kilgore College and the University of Texas to ference student-athlete of the year. five years in the NFL. After earning 13 letters in four sports at Corrig- Woodard’s troops have made a habit of rewriting the LU record an-Camden from 1975-79, he walked on at Kilgore College then went on books during his time in Beaumont. In 2011, the Cardinals set seven to become a two-time All-America selection as a defensive tackle from individual and six team records. The 2011 season marked the first year 1980-81. Woodard then finished his college career at Texas under coach LU was able to compete as a full member of the Southland Conference Fred Akers. As a senior, Woodard and the Longhorns posted a perfect and Woodard guided the Cards to a pair of conference road wins on their 11-0 regular-season mark, captured the Southwest Conference champi- way to a 4-7 overall record and a 2-5 league mark. onship and finished the season ranked fifth in the nation. Woodard was LU made its historic return to the gridiron in 2010. Not only did selected in the eighth round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the San Diego the Cardinals take the field for the first time since 1989, but they turned Chargers. He spent the next five seasons with the Chargers, Denver a lot of heads with their immediate success. In their very first game - at Broncos and . He was a member of the Broncos’ 1986 McNeese State - LU set a school record with 429 passing yards. Mc- AFC champion squad and Super Bowl team. Neese was ranked 11th in the nation when the Cardinals put a scare into Woodard received his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and his- the Cowboys before falling 30-27. A week later, playing its home opener tory from Sam Houston State in 1988 and his master’s in education from in front of 16,600 red clad fans, LU earned its first victory in over two the University of Texas at Tyler in 1991. Woodard received his Doctorate decades by a 21-14 margin over Webber International. in Educational Leadership last October. Woodard guided the Cardinals to a 5-6 overall record that season, Woodard and the former Penne Striedel have been married which included a 4-2 mark in newly refurbished Provost Umphrey Sta- since March 1982. The couple has one daughter, Jessica, who was dium while playing in front of capacity crowds in their first four home married in April 2010, to Eric Martin. Woodard and his wife also became games. proud grandparents on April 23, 2012, as Trey DeSoto Martin was wel- Woodard was named the eighth football coach at LU by Univer- comed into the world. sity President James Simmons and then athletics director Billy Tubbs Lamar Football Game Notes

2015 Lamar Depth Chart Offense Defense X 7 Michael Handy 5-11 180 Jr. LE 90 Larance Hale 6-2 280 Jr. 80 Martell Hawthorne 6-4 195 Fr. 99 Corbin Carr 6-3 245 So. A 9 Reggie Begelton 6-0 200 Sr. NT 65 Omar Tebo 6-0 330 Jr. 6 Gee Gladney 5-9 180 Sr. 95 Josh Frost 5-11 320 Sr. LT 60 Cody Elenz 6-4 290 Sr. RE 94 Larry Carroll 6-2 315 Jr. 72 Ethan Cothen 6-4 287 Fr. 92 Koby Couron 6-3 250 Jr. LG 70 Dante Catteneo 6-4 290 Jr. Sam 24 Mike Hargis 6-3 220 Sr. 63 Connor Ward 6-3 300 So. 28 Zach Johnson 5-11 200 Jr. C 69 Matthew Oubre 6-1 290 So. Mike 40 Shawn Jones 6-1 225 So. 74 Kevin Greif 6-4 260 So. 55 Matt Johnson 5-11 210 Jr. RG 58 Bret Treadway 6-3 280 Jr. MO 44 Ronnie Jones 6-0 235 Sr. 66 Chase Woods 6-4 315 Fr. 38 Eddie McGill 6-0 240 Jr. RT 76 Justin Brock 6-5 315 Sr. Will 91 Logan Moss 6-4 205 Sr. 73 Joseph Gonzales 6-4 320 Fr. 51 Ty Alexander 5-11 190 So. Z 3 Devonn Brown 5-9 150 Sr. LC 23 Lloyd Julian 5-10 170 Jr. 4 Jayce Nelson 6-2 200 Sr. 21 Michael Sheridan 5-10 180 Sr. Y 84 DeAndre Jennings 6-1 240 Jr. LS 29 Xavier Bethany 6-1 195 So. 88 Duncan McVey 6-4 220 Fr. 25 Tommie Barrett 5-10 181 Jr. RB 8 Kade Harrington 5-9 190 Jr. RS 2 DaQuan Stewart 6-1 170 Sr. 27 Keegan Mitchell 5-6 180 Fr. 10 Davon Jernigan 6-0 185 Fr. QB 11 Carson Earp 6-4 210 Jr. RC 15 Seth Ellis 6-1 180 Sr. or 10 Joe Minden 6-2 210 Sr. 20 Rodney Randle 5-10 200 Fr. Special Teams K 46 Alex Ball 6-3 230 So. DS 43 Brent Nicholson 6-2 246 Sr. 31 Juan Carranco 5-10 175 Jr. 54 Zach Roberts 6-1 232 Fr. PK 46 Alex Ball 6-3 230 So. H 31 Juan Carranco 5-10 175 Jr. 96 Josh Davis 6-0 215 So. 4 Jayce Nelson 6-2 200 Sr. P 31 Juan Carranco 5-10 175 Jr. KR 3 Devonn Brown 5-9 150 Sr. 39 Hunter James 6-0 175 Fr. 7 Michael Handy 5-11 180 Jr. PR 3 Devonn Brown 5-9 150 Jr. 7 Michael Handy 5-11 180 So. Offensive Starters X A LT LG C RG RT Z Y RB QB Bacone College Handy Begelton Elenz Ward Oubre Treadway Brock Brown Jennings Harrington Minden at Baylor Handy Begelton Elenz Ward Oubre Treadway Brock Brown Jennings Harrington Earp at Sam Houston State Handy Begelton Elenz Cattaneo Oubre Treadway Brock Brown Jennings Harrington Earp at Southeastern Louisiana Handy Begelton Elenz Cattaneo Oubre Treadway Brock Brown Jennings Harrington Earp Abilene Christian at Northwestern State Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist Nicholls at Incarnate Word McNeese State

Defensive Starters DE NT DE Sam/DB Mike Mo Will LC LS RS RC Bacone College Miles Tebo Carroll Hargis S. Jones R. Jones Moss Julian Bethany Stewart Ellis at Baylor Hale Tebo Carroll Hargis S. Jones R. Jones Moss Julian Bethany Stewart Ellis at Sam Houston State Hale Frost Carroll T. Barrett S. Jones R. Jones Moss Julian Bethany Stewart Ellis at Southeastern Louisiana Hale Tebo Carroll Hargis S. Jones R. Jones Moss Julian Bethany T. Barrett Ellis Abilene Christian at Northwestern State Central Arkansas at Houston Baptist Nicholls at Incarnate Word McNeese State Lamar Football Game Notes

Lamar Record Book Southland Record Book Career Receptions Career Rushing Receptions Name Rec. Name Yds. Name Comp. 1. Reggie Begelton, 2012-Pres. 197 1. Burton Murchison, 1984-87 3,598 1. Simmie Yarborough, SLU 229 2. Sammy Carpenter, 1951-54 2,703 Career Receiving Yards 2. Cordell Roberson, SFA 221 3. Doug Matthews, 1969-72 2,323 3. Matt Dominguez, SHSU 211 Name Yds 4. Kade Harrington, 2013-Pres. 2,106 4. Gralyn Crawford, SFA 203 1. Reggie Begelton, 2012-Pres. 2,142 5. Dezmin Lewis, UCA 197 Career 100-Yard Rushing Games Reggie Begelton, LU 197 Career TD Receptions Name Games Name TDs 1. Burton Murchison 13 1. Mark Roberts, 2013-14 21 2. Kade Harrington 8 Receiving Yards 2. Reggie Begelton, 2012-Pres. 19 3. Doug Matthews 7 Name Yds Sammy Carpenter 4 1. Matt Dominguez, SHSU 3,273 Career All-Purpose Yards Tommy Smiley 4 2. Cordell Roberson, SFA 3,191 3. Joey Hamilton, JSU 2,903 Name Yds. 6. Ben Booker 3 4. Simmie Yarborough, SLU 2,780 1. Burton Murchison, 1984-87 4,203 Floyd Dorsey 3 5. Roger Carr, LTU 2,717 2. Sammy Carpenter, 1951-54 4,005 DePauldrick Garrett 3 6. Dominique Edison, SFA 2,696 3. Kade Harrington, 2013-Pres. 2,837 George Landry 3 7. Dezmin Lewis, UCA 2,668 4. Ranzy Levias, 1984-87 2,821 Carl Harris 3 8. Jermaine Martin, McN 2,636 5. Doug Matthews, 1969-72 2,681 9. Jonathon Cooper, SHSU 2,617 6. Kevin Johnson, 2012-14 2,523 Career Scoring 10. Chris Jefferson, SFA 2,571 7. Herbert Harris, 1979-82 2,459 Name Pts. --- 8. J.E. Whitmore, 1955-58 2,323 1. Sammy Carpenter, 1951-54 198 Reggie Begelton, LU 2,142 9. Ben Booker, 1978-81 2,320 2. Kade Harrington, 2013-Pres. 186 10. Ronnie Gebauer, 1967-70 2,314 3. Justin Stout, 2010-13 184 11. Howard Robinson, 1976-79 2,308 4. Doug Matthews, 1969-72 172 Touchdown Receptions --- 5. Burton Murchison, 1984-87 170 Name TDs Reggie Begelton, 2012-Pres. 2,156 6. Jabo Leonard, 1972-75 149 1. Cordell Roberson, SFA 39 7. Mike Andrie, 1984-87 143 2. Cameron Luke, TXSt. 32 Career Total Offense Yards 8. Mike Marlow, 1978-81 141 3. Simmie Yarborough, SLU 30 4. Dominique Edison, SFA 28 Name Yds. 9. Mark Roberts, 2013-14 130 5. Matt Dominguez, SHSU 27 1. Caleb Berry, 2011-14 8,290 10. Harold LaFitte, 1962-65 128 6. Jonathon Cooper, SHSU 24 2. John Evans, 1986-89 6,379 11. Reggie Begelton, 2012-Pres. 114 Dezmin Lewis, UCA 24 3. Phillip Primm, 1963-66 4,379 8. Joey Hamilton, JSU 23 4. Andre Bevil, 2010-11 3,931 9. David Brown, UNT 22 5. Larry Haynes, 1978-79 3,767 Mikhael Ricks, SFA 22 6. Burton Murchison, 1985-88 3,743 --- 7. Shad Smith, 1985-88 3,493 Reggie Begelton, LU 19 8. Windell Herbert, 1959-62 3,368 9. Sammy Carpenter, 1951-54 3,104 10. Fred Hessen, 1981-82 2,849 --- Kade Harrington, 2013-Pres. 2,106 The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2015) All games

Team Statistics LU OPP SCORING 173 145 Points Per Game 43.2 36.2 Points Off Turnovers 44 14 FIRST DOWNS 81 90 R u s h in g 42 49 P a s s in g 33 34 P e n a l ty 6 7 RUSHING YARDAGE 950 917 Yards gained rushing 1035 1037 Yards lost rushing 85 120 Rushing Attempts 151 194 Average Per Rush 6.3 4.7 Average Per Game 237.5 229.2 TDs Rushing 11 11 PASSING YARDAGE 831 1049 C o m p - A t t- In t 66-109-2 66-116-4 Average Per Pass 7.6 9.0 Average Per Catch 12.6 15.9 Average Per Game 207.8 262.2 TDs Passing 11 8 TOTAL OFFENSE 1781 1966 Total Plays 260 310 Average Per Play 6.8 6.3 Average Per Game 445.2 491.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-370 17-289 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-97 3-5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-68 2-42 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.4 17.0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.8 1.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 17.0 21.0 FUMBLES-LOST 9-2 8-6 PENALTIES-Yards 43-367 40-333 Average Per Game 91.8 83.2 PUNTS-Yards 21-808 21-885 Average Per Punt 38.5 42.1 Net punt average 38.2 37.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 32-2063 27-1626 Average Per Kick 64.5 60.2 Net kick average 43.7 35.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 :1 0 3 1 :5 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 18/49 23/61 3rd-Down Pct 37% 38% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/5 6/9 4th-Down Pct 20% 67% SACKS BY-Yards 9-60 1-10 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 23 19 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-4 4-5 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (18-19) 95% (14-16) 88% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (15-19) 79% (11-16) 69% PAT-ATTEMPTS (23-23) 100% (15-16) 94% ATTENDANCE 9668 59127 Games/Avg Per Game 1/9668 3/19709 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Lamar University 35 80 27 31 0 173 Opponents 40 22 33 50 0 145 The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2015) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Harrington, Kad 4 68 505 19 486 7.1 6 73 121.5 Nelson, Jayce 8 96 12.0 0 44 Earp, Carson 4 18 159 5 154 8.6 0 42 38.5 Randle, Rodney 2 -1 -0.5 0 15 Harris, Carl 4 16 150 4 146 9.1 1 31 36.5 Ellis, Seth 1 2 2.0 0 2 Raleigh, Emmitt 4 15 76 3 73 4.9 1 15 18.2 Total 11 97 8.8 0 44 Atoyebi, Emmanu 1 4 59 0 59 14.8 1 22 59.0 Opponents 3 5 1.7 0 5 Mitchell, Keega 2 12 47 2 45 3.8 1 10 22.5 Begelton, Reggi 4 2 21 0 21 10.5 0 14 5.2 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Gordon, Tariq 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 0 11 11.0 Bethany, Xavier 2 17 8.5 0 17 Minden, Joe 3 7 7 11 -4 -0.6 1 2 -1.3 Ellis, Seth 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 3 8 0 41 -41 -5.1 0 0 -13.7 Randle, Rodney 1 51 51.0 0 51 Total 4 151 1035 85 950 6.3 11 73 237.5 Total 4 68 17.0 0 51 Opponents 4 194 1037 120 917 4.7 11 46 229.2 Opponents 2 42 21.0 0 49

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Earp, Carson 4 150.54 37-68-1 54.4 527 7 77 131.8 Randle, Rodney 13 363 27.9 1 87 Minden, Joe 3 160.33 29-41-1 70.7 304 4 36 101.3 Handy, Michael 1 7 7.0 0 7 Total 4 154.22 66-109-2 60.6 831 11 77 207.8 Total 14 370 26.4 1 87 Opponents 4 148.72 66-116-4 56.9 1049 8 67 262.2 Opponents 17 289 17.0 0 59

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Begelton, Reggi 4 27 252 9.3 4 26 63.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Handy, Michael 4 10 92 9.2 1 34 23.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Brown, Devonn 4 6 140 23.3 1 74 35.0 Harrington, Kad 4 5 134 26.8 1 77 33.5 Gladney, Gratia 4 4 66 16.5 1 36 16.5 Langley, Brenda 4 4 51 12.8 1 20 12.8 Jennings, DeAnd 4 4 43 10.8 1 12 10.8 Nelson, Jayce 4 3 23 7.7 0 13 5.8 Hawthorne, Mart 2 2 25 12.5 1 19 12.5 Harris, Carl 4 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.2 Total 4 66 831 12.6 11 77 207.8 Opponents 4 66 1049 15.9 8 67 262.2 The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2015) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Harrington, Kad 7 ------42 Earp, Carson 4 86 154 527 681 170.2 Ball, Alex - 4-4 23-23 - - - - - 35 Harrington, Kad 4 68 486 0 486 121.5 Begelton, Reggi 4 ------24 Minden, Joe 3 48 -4 304 300 100.0 Gladney, Gratia 1 ------6 Harris, Carl 4 16 146 0 146 36.5 Brown, Devonn 1 ------6 Raleigh, Emmitt 4 15 73 0 73 18.2 Langley, Brenda 1 ------6 Atoyebi, Emmanu 1 4 59 0 59 59.0 Minden, Joe 1 ------6 Mitchell, Keega 2 12 45 0 45 22.5 Raleigh, Emmitt 1 ------6 Begelton, Reggi 4 2 21 0 21 5.2 Atoyebi, Emmanu 1 ------6 Gordon, Tariq 1 1 11 0 11 11.0 Mitchell, Keega 1 ------6 TEAM 3 8 -41 0 -41 -13.7 Handy, Michael 1 ------6 Total 4 260 950 831 1781 445.2 Harris, Carl 1 ------6 Opponents 4 310 917 1049 1966 491.5 Randle, Rodney 1 ------6 Jennings, DeAnd 1 ------6 Hawthorne, Mart 1 ------6 Total 23 4-4 23-23 - - - - - 173 Opponents 19 4-5 15-16 1-2 - 0-1 - 1 145

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 Ball, Alex 4-4 100.0 0-0 2-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 38 0 Carranco, Juan 21 808 38.5 53 0 9 4 2 0 Total 21 808 38.5 53 0 9 4 2 0 FG Sequence Lamar University Opponents Opponents 21 885 42.1 57 0 7 5 5 0 Bacone College (38) (24) Baylor (31) (36) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Sam Houston State - (36) Ball, Alex 32 2063 64.5 15 0 Southeastern La. (20),(20) 31,(40) Total 32 2063 64.5 15 0 17.0 43.7 21 Opponents 27 1626 60.2 12 0 26.4 35.4 29 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2015) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Harrington, Kad 4 486 134 0 0 0 620 155.0 Randle, Rodney 4 0 0 -1 363 51 413 103.2 Begelton, Reggi 4 21 252 0 0 0 273 68.2 Earp, Carson 4 154 0 0 0 0 154 38.5 Harris, Carl 4 146 5 0 0 0 151 37.8 Brown, Devonn 4 0 140 0 0 0 140 35.0 Nelson, Jayce 4 0 23 96 0 0 119 29.8 Handy, Michael 4 0 92 0 7 0 99 24.8 Raleigh, Emmitt 4 73 0 0 0 0 73 18.2 Gladney, Gratia 4 0 66 0 0 0 66 16.5 Atoyebi, Emman 1 59 0 0 0 0 59 59.0 Langley, Brenda 4 0 51 0 0 0 51 12.8 Mitchell, Keega 2 45 0 0 0 0 45 22.5 Jennings, DeAn 4 0 43 0 0 0 43 10.8 Hawthorne, Mart 2 0 25 0 0 0 25 12.5 Bethany, Xavier 4 0 0 0 0 17 17 4.2 Gordon, Tariq 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0 Ellis, Seth 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.5 Minden, Joe 3 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -1.3 TEAM 3 -41 0 0 0 0 -41 -13.7 Total 4 950 831 97 370 68 2316 579.0 Opponents 4 917 1049 5 289 42 2302 575.5 The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 01, 2015) 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 40 Jones, Shawn 4 20 12 26.0 2.0-3 . . 1 . . 1 . . 44 Jones, Ronnie 4 19 10 24.0 3.0-14 2.0-13 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 25 Barrett, Tommie 4 15 10 20.0 1.0-4 ...... 29 Bethany, Xavier 4 16 8 20.0 1.0-3 . 2-17 ...... 90 Hale, Larance 4 14 7 17.5 6.0-20 1.0-9 . 1 1 . 1 . . 23 Julian, Lloyd 4 14 4 16.0 1.0-9 1.0-9 . 1 . . . . . 91 Moss, Logan 4 12 5 14.5 4.0-12 2.0-9 . . . . 1 . . 20 Randle, Rodney 4 11 3 12.5 . . 1-51 1 . . . . . 15 Ellis, Seth 4 11 3 12.5 1.0-8 . 1-0 3 . . . . . 94 Carroll, Larry 4 9 6 12.0 1.0-1 . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 65 Tebo, Omar 3 6 7 9.5 3.0-8 . . . . 1-0 . . . 95 Frost, Josh 4 7 2 8.0 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 48 O'Neill, Kevin 2 6 2 7.0 1.0-3 . . . . . 1 . . 62 Adams, Seth 3 4 4 6.0 1.0-1 . . . . . 1 . . 21 Sheridan, Micha 4 5 1 5.5 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 93 Wowkanyn, Willi 4 4 3 5.5 1.5-6 . . . 1 . . . . 24 Hargis, Mike 4 4 3 5.5 ...... 2 Stewart, DaQuan 4 4 2 5.0 ...... 55 Johnson, Matt 4 2 5 4.5 . . . 1 . . . . . 28 Johnson, Zach 4 4 1 4.5 ...... 56 Miles, Manasseh 2 4 1 4.5 1.0-7 1.0-7 . . . 1-0 . . . 9 Begelton, Reggi 4 4 . 4.0 ...... 30 Garner, Dedrick 4 3 . 3.0 1.0-10 1.0-10 ...... 92 Couron, Koby 4 2 1 2.5 1.5-4 1.0-3 . 1 . . . . . 51 Alexander, Ty 2 2 1 2.5 ...... 1A Jernigan, Davon 3 2 1 2.5 . . . . 1 . . . . 5 Langley, Brenda 4 2 . 2.0 ...... 38 McGill, Eddie 1 1 2 2.0 ...... 34 Ridge, Treston 4 1 1 1.5 . . . 1 . . . . . 1B Brooks, Chaston 4 1 1 1.5 ...... 83 Smith, Tate 2 1 . 1.0 1.0-5 ...... 58 Treadway, Bret 4 1 . 1.0 ...... 11 Earp, Carson 4 1 . 1.0 ...... 7 Handy, Michael 4 1 . 1.0 ...... 42 Christianson, B 4 . 1 0.5 ...... 85 Beaton, Brannon 1 ...... 1 . . . . . 52 Long, Reggie 1 ...... 1 . . . . Total 4 213 107 266.5 31-118 9-60 4-68 13 4 6-0 6 . . Opponents 4 165 77 203.5 22-46 1-10 2-42 17 8 2-0 3 . 1 The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2015) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 43 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Rushing 328 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Per Rush 8.0 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) TD Rushes 4 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Pass attempts 30 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Pass completions 21 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Yards Passing 261 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Yards Per Pass 10.0 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) TD Passes 5 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Total Plays 73 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Total Offense 551 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Per Play 8.3 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Points 66 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Sacks By 4 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) First Downs 28 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Penalties 15 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Penalty Yards 117 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Turnovers 2 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Interceptions By 3 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Punts 9 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Punting Avg 40.3 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Long Punt 53 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Punts inside 20 2 at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Long Punt Return 44 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2015) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 61 at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Yards Rushing 412 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Per Rush 7.4 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) TD Rushes 5 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Pass attempts 43 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Pass completions 26 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Passing 373 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Per Pass 13.5 at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) TD Passes 4 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Total Plays 94 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Total Offense 785 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Per Play 8.4 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Points 66 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Sacks By 1 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) First Downs 38 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Penalties 12 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Penalty Yards 93 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Turnovers 4 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Interceptions By 1 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) 1 at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Punts 9 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) 9 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Punting Avg 42.7 vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Long Punt 57 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Punts inside 20 5 at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Long Punt Return 5 at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2015) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 24 Harrington, Kad at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Yards Rushing 230 Harrington, Kad at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) TD Rushes 2 Harrington, Kad at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) 2 Harrington, Kad at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Long Rush 73 Harrington, Kad at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Pass attempts 25 Earp, Carson at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Pass completions 16 Minden, Joe vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Yards Passing 223 Earp, Carson at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) TD Passes 4 Earp, Carson at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Long Pass 77 Earp, Carson at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Receptions 10 Begelton, Reggi at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Receiving 101 Brown, Devonn at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) TD Receptions 2 Begelton, Reggi at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Long Reception 77 Harrington, Kad at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Field Goals 2 Ball, Alex at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Long Field Goal 38 Ball, Alex vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Punts 9 Carranco, Juan at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Punting Avg 40.3 Carranco, Juan at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Long Punt 53 Carranco, Juan at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Punts inside 20 2 Carranco, Juan at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Long Punt Return 44 Nelson, Jayce vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Long Kickoff Return 87 Randle, Rodney at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Tackles 13.5 Jones, Ronnie at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Sacks 2.0 Jones, Ronnie at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Hale, Larance vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Interceptions 1 Ellis, Seth at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Randle, Rodney at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Bethany, Xavier at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Bethany, Xavier at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) The Automated ScoreBook Lamar University Game Superlatives (as of Oct 01, 2015) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 19 Mackey, Roderic, vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) 19 Roberson, X., at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) 19 Sutton, K., at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Yards Rushing 130 Linwood,Shock, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) TD Rushes 3 Linwood,Shock, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Long Rush 46 Jefferson,J., at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Pass attempts 34 Russell,Seth, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Pass completions 23 Russell,Seth, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Passing 342 Russell,Seth, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) TD Passes 4 Russell,Seth, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Long Pass 67 Landor, D., at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Receptions 9 Lee,Jay, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Yards Receiving 182 Coleman,Corey, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) TD Receptions 4 Coleman,Corey, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Long Reception 67 Smiley, J., at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Field Goals 1 Pearce, Blake, vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) 1 Callahan,Chris, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Swimberghe, Luc, at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) 1 Tatum, J., at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Long Field Goal 40 Tatum, J., at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Punts 9 Pearce, Blake, vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) 9 Edwards, Lachla, at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Punting Avg 42.7 Pearce, Blake, vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Long Punt 57 Edwards, Lachla, at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Punts inside 20 5 Edwards, Lachla, at Sam Houston State (Sep 19, 2015) Long Punt Return 5 Coleman,Corey, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Long Kickoff Return 59 Roberson, X., at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Tackles 16.0 Wilson, Alex, vs Bacone College (Sep 05, 2015) Sacks 1.0 Oakman,Shawn, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Tackles For Loss 3.5 Oakman,Shawn, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) Interceptions 1 Howard,Xavien, at Baylor (Sep 12, 2015) 1 Harris, H., at Southeastern La. (Oct 01, 2015) Game 1 - 9/5/15 Game 2 - 9/12/15 Bacone College 3 Lamar University 31 Lamar University 66 Baylor 66

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Bacone College 0 0 0 3 3 Lamar University 7 14 3 7 31 Lamar University 14 31 14 7 66 Baylor 13 22 14 17 66

Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1st 13:35 LU Handy 9 pass from Minden (Ball kick) 7-0 1st 10:50 BU Linwood 1 yd run (Callahan kick) 0-7 7:04 LU Jennings 12 pass from Minden (Ball kick) 14-0 5:36 LU Harrington 11 yd run (Ball kick) 7-7 2nd 8:37 LU Ball 38 yd field goal 17-0 1:17 BU Coleman 42 yd pass from Russell 7:14 LU Harrington 5 run (Ball kick) 24-0 (Edmiston run failed) 7-13 2:25 LU Hawthorne 19 pass from Earp (Ball kick) 31-0 2nd 13:07 LU Harrington 1 yd run (Ball kick) 14-13 1:55 LU Mitchell 1 run (Ball kick) 38-0 10:32 BU Coleman 21 yd pass from Russell (Chafin rush) 14-21 1:06 LU Begelton 21 pass from Earp (Ball kick) 45-0 4:34 LU Minden 1 yd run (Ball kick) 21-21 3rd 7:41 LU Gladney 36 pass from Minden (Ball kick) 52-0 3:51 BU Coleman 61 yd pass from Russell 1:43 LU Raleigh 1 run (Ball kick) 59-0 (Callahan kick) 21-28 4th 6:03 BC Pearce 24 yd field goal 59-3 :35 BU Linwood 13 yd run (Callahan kick) 21-35 4:55 LU Atoyebi 22 run (Ball kick) 66-3 3rd 14:04 BU Coleman 34 yd pass from Russell (Callahan kick) 21-42 8:23 LU Ball 31 yd field goal 24-42 Team Statistics BC LU 2:33 BU Linwood 7 yd run (Callahan kick) 24-49 First Downs 3 28 4th 12:14 BU Callahan 36 field goal 24-52 Rushes-Yards (Net) 28-55 40-264 9:28 BU Jefferson 46-yd run (Callahan kick) 24-59 Passing Yards (Net) 27 261 6:40 LU Langley 20 yd pass from Minden (Ball kick) 31-59 Passing C-A-I 14-4-0 26-21-0 1:40 BU Stidham 13 yd run (Callahan kick) 31-66 Total Offense 82 525 Fumbles-Lost 4-3 4-1 Team Statistics LU BU Penalties-Yards 11-83 10-80 First Downs 19 38 Punts-Avg. 9-42.7 0-0 Rushes-Yards (Net) 43-173 56-412 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 8-86 Passing Yards (Net) 167 373 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-45 2-67 Passing C-A-I 30-18-1 38-26-3 Interceptions-Return Yards 0-0 0-0 Total Offense 340 785 Possession Time 27:46 32:14 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 3rd Down Conversions 0 of 10 8 of 12 Penalties-Yards 15-117 12-93 4th Down Conversions 1 of 1 6 of 7 Punts-Avg. 9-37.8 2-39.5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-32 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-103 3-55 Individual Stats Interceptions-Return Yards 3-51 1--7 Rushing Possession Time 33:05 26:55 BC - Mackey 19-91; McGee 3--4 3rd Down Conversions 4 of 13 3 of 11 LU - Raleigh 9-66 1 TD; Atoyebi 4-59 1 TD 4th Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-15 1-10 Passing BC - Seward 14-4-0 27 yds Individual Stats LU - Minden 20-16-0 170 yds 3 TDs; Earp 6-5-0 91 2 TDs Rushing LU - Harris 6-58; Harrington 16-56 2 TDs Receiving BU - Linwood 18-130 3 TDs; Jefferson 12-121 1 TD BC - Dunams 2-17; Mackey 1-6 LU - Handy 5-63 1 TD; Begelton 4-37 1 TD Passing LU - Earp 19-10-0 70 yds; Minden 11-8-1 97 1 TD BEAUMONT, Texas – The Lamar University football team got the 2015 season started in BU - Russell 34-23-3 342 yds 4 TDs dominant fashion defeating an outmanned Bacone College squad, 66-3, Saturday night at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The victory kept LU undefeated in home openers since the sport’s return, and is Receiving the Cardinals fifth win in its last six games dating back to last season. It didn’t take long for the Cards to get into the scoring act. After the defense forced a turnover LU - Begelton 10-96; Handy 2-8 on the second play from scrimmage, the offense, led by senior Joe Minden, found Michael Handy for BU - Lee 9-111; Coleman 6-182 4 TDs a nine-yard strike on the third play from scrimmage. The Cardinals’ defense then forced a three-and-out, but a muffed return gave the ball back to WACO, Texas – The Lamar University football team stood toe-to-toe with the fourth-ranked Bacone and kept the defense on the field. Led by freshman defensive end Larance Hale, the Cardi- Baylor Bears and gave them a scare before BU pulled away late. The Bears took advantage of 15 nals got the ball right back. Hale popped Bacone’s Roderick Mackey on the very next play jarring the LU penalties to record the 66-31 victory in front of more than 44,000 fans in McLane Stadium. ball loose. LU got the ball back and Minden again had the Cardinals on the move. The Cardinals finished the night with 340 yards of total offense, including 173 on the ground. Minden guided the Cardinals on a 10-play, 70-yard drive that took nearly four minutes off the Junior Kade Harrington had 16 carries for 56 yards and two scores, while senior Carl Harris added clock. The drive was capped by a 12 yard pass to junior college transfer DeAndre Jennings. 58 yards on six carries, all in the second half. True to his word, head coach Ray Woodard got junior Carson Earp in the game early. The LU’s two quarterbacks continued to impress as junior Carson Earp finished the night complet- junior college transfer started the second quarter and led LU on an 11-play drive that ended in a ing 10-of-19 passes for 70 yards, and carried the ball six times for 39 yards. Senior Joe Minden was 38-yard Alex Ball field goal. 8-of-11 for 97 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for a score. After the LU defense forced another three-and-out, the Cardinals were on the march again. Preseason first-team All-Southland Conference selection Reggie Begelton was LU’s top Set up by a 17-yard punt return from Jayce Nelson, LU had the ball first and 10 from the visitors 39. target finishing the night with 10 catches for 96 yards. After completing a 34-yard pass to Handy, Earp then turned around and handed the ball to presea- Junior Tommie Barrett led the Cardinals with 12 tackles on the night. He was one of two LU son All-Southland Conference running back Kade Harrington for his first touchdown of the season. players in double digits as Lloyd Julian added 10. Before the half was over, Earp led the Cardinals to three more scores to take an insurmount- The first half was a back-and-forth affair that saw the Bears take a lead only to have LU come able 45-0 lead into the locker room. The Cardinals recorded 329, of their 525 yards of total offense back to tie the game. Big Red took their first lead of the game following Harrington second rushing in the opening half. While the offense appeared to be in midseason form, the defense didn’t give an touchdown of the night followed by Alex Ball’s extra point. Following another Baylor score, the Cardi- inch. The Warriors could manage only 45 yards of offense, including just 19 through the air in the nals answered right back. This time it was Minden who called his own number crossing the goal line opening half of action. from a yard out. Woodard made sure to rotate the quarterbacks equally throughout the contest although The Bears scored two touchdowns in the final four minutes of the first half to take a 35-21 Minden attempted 20 passes, while Earp only six. True freshman Brett Cox also got in the game but lead into the locker room. LU would score first in the second half on a 31-yard Ball field goal which didn’t register a pass. Minden ended the game 16-of-20 for 170 yards and three touchdowns, while was set up by a interception and return from freshman Rodney Randle, but that would be LU’s final Earp was 5-of-6 for 91 yards and two scores. The duo connected with eight different receivers, led score until midway through the fourth quarter as BU rattled off 17 straight points to take a command- by Handy’s five receptions for 63 yards. Due to LU’s lead at halftime, both head coaches and the ing 59-24 lead. Both teams tacked on a touchdown late in the game for the final score. officials agreed to play only 10-minute quarters in the second half. The Warriors never seriously threatened LU in the final 20 minutes but did crack the scoreboard with 6:03 remaining in the game. Game 3 - 9/19/15 Game 4 - 10/1/15 Lamar University 46 Lamar University 27 Sam Houston State 49 Southeastern Louisiana 30

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 F Lamar University 14 21 0 14 49 Lamar University 0 14 10 3 27 Sam Houston State 14 0 9 23 46 Southeastern Louisiana 13 0 10 7 30

Scoring Summary Scoring Summary 1st 9:20 LU Begelton 4 yd pass from Earp (Ball kick) 7-0 1st 12:59 SLU Smiley 67 yd pass from Landor (Tatum kick) 0-7 7:50 SHSU Louis 46 yd pass from Briscoe (Swimberghe kick) 7-7 1:14 SLU Landor 5 yd run (Tatum kick failed) 0-13 4:01 LU Begelton 19 yd pass from Earp (Ball kick) 14-7 2nd 10:40 LU Begelton 26 yd pass from Earp (Ball kick) 7-13 2:18 SHSU Williams 8 yd pass from Johnson (Swimberghe kick) 14-14 5:05 LU Harrington three yd run (Ball kick) 14-13 2nd 12:40 LU Harrington 77 yd pass from Earp (Ball kick) 21-14 3rd 11:27 LU Ball 20 yd FG 17-13 5:51 LU Harrington 5 yd run (Ball kick) 28-14 5:53 SLU Tatum 40 yd FG 17-16 1:29 LU Brown 18 yd pass from Earp (Ball kick) 35-14 5:41 LU Randle 87 yd kickoff return (Ball kick) 24-16 3rd 9:06 SHSU Swimberghe 36 yd FG 35-17 2:37 SLU Landor 5 yd run (Tatum kick) 24-23 1:08 SHSU Williams 5 yd run (Johnson pass failed) 35-23 4th 8:00 LU Ball 20 yd FG 27-23 4th 14:55 SHSU Team Safety 35-25 1:19 SLU Sutton 1 yd run (Tatum kick) 30-27 9:17 LU Harris 27 yd run (Ball kick) 42-25 Team Statistics LU SLU 7:51 SHSU Thomas 55 yd pass from Johnons First Downs 14 19 (Swimberghe kick) 42-32 Rushes-Yards (Net) 27-185 61-256 3:21 SHSU Johnson 16 yd run (Swimberghe kick) 42-39 Passing Yards (Net) 180 283 2:04 LU Harrington 73 yd run (Ball kick) 49-39 Passing C-A-I 28-13-1 21-12-1 0:58 SHSU Johnson 6 yd run (Swimberghe kick) 49-46 Total Offense 365 539 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2 Team Statistics LU SHSU Penalties-Yards 7-65 8-68 First Downs 20 30 Punts-Avg. 5-37.2 1-42.0 Rushes-Yards (Net) 41-328 49-194 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Passing Yards (Net) 328 194 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-114-1 4-108 Passing C-A-I 25-14-1 43-24-0 Interceptions-Return Yards 1-17 1-49 Total Offense 551 560 Possession Time 20:21 39:39 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 3rd Down Conversions 2 of 11 10 of 18 Penalties-Yards 11-105 9-89 4th Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 4 Punts-Avg. 7-40.3 9-42.2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-11 2-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-86 5-81 Individual Stats Interceptions-Return Yards 0-0 0-0 Rushing Possession Time 27:00 33:00 LU - Harrington 20-152 1 TD; Earp 4-20 3rd Down Conversions 4 of 13 10 of 22 SLU - Roberson 19-91; Sutton 19-66 1 TD 4th Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-13 0-0 Passing LU - Earp 18-8-1 143 yds 1 TD; Minden 10-5-0 37 yds Individual Stats SLU - Landor 20-12-1 283 1 TD Rushing LU - Harrington 24-230 2 TDs; Harris 6-62 1 TD Receiving SHSU - Johnson 15-107 2 TD; Overstreet 12-37 LU - Begelton 8-95 1 TD; Harrington 2-47 SLU - Smiley 5-135 1 TD; Bossier 2-78 Passing LU - Earp 25-14-0 223 yds 4 TDs HAMMOND, La. – A touchdown with less than two minutes remaining put an end to the SHSU - Johnson 25-15-0 235 yds 2 TDs; Briscoe 18-9-0 131 yds 1 TD Lamar University Cardinals third consecutive upset of a ranked Southland team as the No. 22 Southeastern Louisiana Lions survived a scare, 30-27, at . The Cards fell to 2-2 on the season, and 1-1 in league play. Receiving The Cardinals finished the night with 365 yards of total offense, while the Lions ended the LU - Begelton 5-24 2 TDs; Brown 4-101 1 TD night with 539, including 256 on the ground. One of the more telling stats of the game was the SHSU - Louis 6-151 1 TD; Thomas 4-112 1 TD amount of time LU’s defense spent on the field. Southeastern held the ball nearly 20 minutes longer than the Cardinals. HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The Lamar University Cardinals recorded one of the biggest upsets Junior Kade Harrington recorded another stellar performance. He carried the ball 20 times in program history, and one of the largest in the country this season, after defeating the No. 3 Sam for 152 yards and a touchdown. It was his second 100-yard rushing performance of the season, and Houston State Bearkats, 49-46, at . The victory gave LU (2-1/1-0 SLC) its sec- the eighth of his career. Senior Reggie Begelton hauled in eight passes for 95 yards and a score. ond-straight win over a ranked FCS program, and its first against SHSU since bringing back football. Harrington. Harrington also became the fourth back in school history to rush for 2,000 yards in a It also marked the program’s second win ever in Huntsville and its first since 1959. career, while Begelton became the school’s all-time leader in receiving yards. Junior Kade Harrington had a career night both running and receiving the ball. He recorded The game started as a tale of two halves. The Lions started quickly but struggled as the a career-high 230 yards on 24 carries with two scores, and caught two passes for 83 yards and half worn on. It was the opposite end of the spectrum for LU. Big Red came out of the locker room touchdown. He broke a 63-year old record with his 313 all-purpose yards in the game. sluggish but got stronger as the half progressed. The Lions jumped out to a 13-0 lead, but LU took Senior Devonn Brown caught four passes for 101 yards incluing one for a score from quar- advantage of some miscues to rattle off 14 unaswered to take a one-point lead into the locker room, terback Carson Earp. The junior college transfer competed 14-of-25 passes for 223 yards and four 14-13. touchdowns. The Cards’ first score came on a 26-yard pass from junior Carson Earp to Begelton less than It was a game of punch, counterpunch for the first quarter as the Cards would score only to five minutes into the second quarter. Harrington gave the Cardinals their first lead of the game at see SHSU battle right back to tie the game. That came to an end at the start of the second where the 5:05 mark when carried the ball in from three yards out. Harrington’s TD was set up by his very LU rattled off 21 unanswered points to take a 35-14 lead into the locker room. own 55-yard scamper two plays earlier. The half would close with SLU missing a scoring opportunity The Cardinals recorded nearly 400 yards of total offense in the opening half, including 183 on inside the Cardinals 10 yard line. the ground. Harrington led LU with 12 carries for 97 yards and score, and also added two catches The two teams alternated scores in the second half. The Cardinals got the scoring started for 83 yards and a touchdown in the first 30 minutes, but the third quarter was a different story. LU with a 20-yard field goal from Alex Ball early in the third quarter. The Lions answered with a 40-yard was held to eight yards of total offense in the third as the nationally ranked Kats rallied back to pull field goal of their own, but the cheers were quickly silenced as Beaumont freshman Rodney Randle within three points with 3:21 remaining. returned the ensuing kickoff 87 yards for a touchdown. The Lions pulled back within a point after Big Red responded immediately to nullify Sam Houston’s momentum. Just over a minute Landor scored on a keeper from five yards out with 2:37 remaining in the quarter. later Harrington took a handoff from Earp and took it 73 yards for the score ending all thoughts of a After another missed opportunity by the Lions offense, LU took the ball behind the direction of comeback for the ‘Kats. senior Joe Minden who guided the Cards on a 13-play, 70-yard drive that ended with a Ball 20-yard Harrington’s 230 rushing yards are the most by a Cardinal since the 1985 season, and the field goal to give Big Red a 27-23 lead. But, the Lions would have the final laugh as they reclaimed second-best single-game mark in program history, just 29 yards shy of Burton Murchison’s sin- the lead for good with 1:19 on the clock. The Lions’ Kody Sutton capped a 17-play, 79-yard drive gle-game record which was set that same season. Senior receiver Reggie Begelton caught two TD that took more than six minutes off the clock when he scored on a one-yard run. passes to move into second all-time on the school’s career touchdown receptions list (18).