2011 Schedule/Results Lamar University (0-0) 9/3 Texas College 7:30 p.m. 9/10 at South Alabama 4 p.m. 9/17 Incarnate Word 7 p.m. vs. 10/1 at Southeastern Louisiana* 3 p.m. 10/8 Northwestern State* 6 p.m. 10/15 at Texas State 6 p.m. Texas College (0-1) 10/22 Central Arkansas* (HC) 3 p.m. 10/29 at Sam Houston State* 2 p.m. 11/5 Stephen F. Austin* 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 11/12 at Nicholls* 5:30 p.m. 11/19 McNeese State* 6 p.m. Beaumont l Provost Umphrey Stadium KLVI (AM 560) * -- Southland Conference Games All Times Central Lamar to entertain Texas College in 2011 opener Buoyed by it’s 5-6 record last season and an encouraging preseason camp, Lamar University Fast Facts Lamar University’s football team will entertain Texas College Saturday night in Location ...... Beaumont, Texas a 7:30 p.m. kickoff in 16,000-seat Provost Umphrey Stadium. Enrollment ...... 14,388 This will be the first meeting ever between Lamar and Texas College, a 755- Founded ...... 1923 student school located in Tyler, Texas. While the Cardinals are playing their Nickname ...... Cardinals opener, the Steers already have a game under their belts as they dropped a 47-3 Colors ...... Red and White decision at Belhaven University last Saturday. Conference ...... Southland Coach Ray Woodard’s second Cardinal squad is loaded with veterans as National Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I - FCS Stadium ...... Provost Umphrey Stadium (16,000) 19 of 22 position starters and 58 of 68 lettermen return from the 2010 outfit, President ...... Dr. James Simmons the first to represent Lamar in football since 1989. The Cardinals’ 19 returning Interim Athletics Director ...... Jason Henderson starters include nine on offense and 10 on the defensive side of the ball. Head Coach ...... Ray Woodard (Sam Houston State, 1988) Among the Cardinals’ veterans are senior quarterback Andre Bevil who led Record at Lamar/Seasons ...... 5-6 One Season the team in passing by completing 157 of 288 attempts for 2,013 yards and 14 Overall Record/Seasons ...... 14-9 (1 Season at JC level)/2 Seasons touchdowns, senior split end J.J. Hayes, who had a team-high 52 receptions for 2010 Record/Conference...... 5-6/N/A 745 yards and six TDs and senior linebacker Asim Hicks, who led the team with Starters Returning/Lost...... 19/3 102 tackles, including 77 of the unassisted variety. Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 59/9 The offseason additions of huge offensive linemen Daniel Campbell Offensive Formation...... Multiple Set (6-foot-5 and 370 pounds) and Anthony Oden (6-8 and 305) have the Cardinals Defensive Formation...... 4-2-5 expecting to improve significantly in their running game this season. All-Time Record (4-year) ...... 176-231-9/39 seasons All-Time Southland Record ...... 36-75-2/22 seasons Last year’s season opener produced record numbers Southland Conference Championships/Last ...... 4/1971 Andre Bevil set a school record for passing as the Cardinals put a seri - Texas Collge Fast Facts ous scare into 11th-ranked McNeese State in a 30-27 season-opening loss in Location ...... Tyler, Texas Lamar University’s first football game in 21 years. Enrollment ...... 755 With a Cowboy Field crowd of 19,235 – the largest since a 2002 game Founded ...... 1894 against Grambling looking on, Bevil completed 25 of 42 passes for 429 yards Nickname ...... Steers and three touchdowns. The junior from West Orange-Stark broke the previous Colors ...... Purple and Gold record of 412 yards set by Shad Smith in1987 against Louisiana-Monroe. Conference ...... Central States Football League Bevil’s touchdown strikes went to Marcus Jackson for 26 yards in the Affiliation...... NAIA first quarter, 12 yards to Josh Powdrill on the first play of the fourth quarter and Stadium ...... Rose Stadium (15,000) 4 yards to J.J. Hayes to register the final score with 3:23 remaining. President ...... Dr. Dwight J. Fennell Jackson and Powdrill both went over 100 yards receiving with 123 and Athletics Director ...... Isaac Williams 120, and Hayes finished with 90. Hayes had nine catches, Jackson six and Pow - Head Coach ...... George Cumby (McNeese State, 1986) drill four. Kendrick Prejean, who executed a 63-yard catch-and-run play down Record at Texas College/Seasons ...... 0-1/First Season Overall Record/Seasons ...... Same the right sideline to set up Hayes’ touchdown, had three catches for 87 yards. 2010 Record/Conference ...... 1-9/1-4 (5th) “I never dreamed of setting any school records in our first game,” said Starters R/L ...... N/A the 6-foot-2, 175-pound Bevil. “I didn’t even know what the number (Smith’s Letterwinners R/L ...... 55/12 412 yards) was.” LU looking to improve LU Season Openers Game 1 Depth Chart season-opening record LU Offense TC Defense Last year’s 30-27 loss at McNeese Year Opponent Site W/L Score QUARTERBACK DEFENSIVE END State dropped Lamar University’s all- 1951 North Texas HL 54-6 1952 Louisiana-Lafayette AL14-13 5 Andre Bevil 72 Henry Tapps time record in season-opening games 17 Doug Prewitt N/A 1953 Louisiana-Lafayette HL22-13 19 Jeremy Johnson DEFENSIVE TACKLE to 21-19. 1954 Louisiana-Lafayette HW26-20 RUNNING BACK 52 Joseph Cook The last time Lamar opened its 1955 Louisiana-Lafayette HW 19-6 14 Depauldrick Garrett N/A season at home, the1988 Cardinals 1956 Louisiana-Lafayette AW21-14 22 Octavious Logan DEFENSIVE TACKLE wallopped West Texas A&M 42-21. 1957 Louisiana College AW35-20 8 Mike Venson 55 Luther Sanders 1958 A&M-Corpus Christi HW 26-0 FLANKER N/A Shad Smith completed 16 of 29 3 Barry Ford DEFENSIVE END passes for 205 yards and three touch - 1959 South Dakota AW 41-9 84 Kendrick Prejean 51 Marcus Brown downs in that game. His scoring 1960 Mexico Poly HW 42-6 SLOT RECEIVER N/A strikes went for 6 yards to Chris Cof - 1961 Louisiana-Monroe HW38-34 16 Josh Powdrill OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 1962 Mexico Poly HW 34-6 fey, 52 yards to Ed Hickey and 17 1 Marcus Jackson 2 Alex Poole 1963 Abilene Christian AL 25-0 TIGHT END N/A yards to Tyrone Shavers. 1964 East Central Okla. HW 21-0 24 Jacob Hanna INSIDE LINEBACKER The Cardinals’ other touchdowns 1965 East Central Okla. AW15-14 88 Payden McVey 9 Dontay Livingston in that game came on a 6-yard run by 1966 Western Michigan AL16-14 LEFT TACKLE N/A 78 Anthony Oden INSIDE LINEBACKER John Evans and interception returns 1967 New Mexico State AL 17-6 70 Stephen Babin 6 Maurice Peterson of 38 and 21 yards by Jeff Knox and 1968 West Texas A&M AL 15-7 LEFT GUARD N/A Bo Brown, who is now the color an - 1969 McNeese State AW 13-7 72 Daniel Campbell OUTSIDE LINEBACKER alyst for the Cardinals’ game broad - 1970 West Texas A&M HW33-28 63 Joey Chavez 13 Willie Davis casts on KLVI 560 AM. 1971 Sam Houston State HL13-12 CENTER N/A 1972 Sam Houston State HW22-19 The Cardinals also won their pre - 64 Kyle Gillam CORNERBACK 1973 New Mexico State AL 24-7 75 Taylor Davis 21 Geofrey Gilchrist vious season opener at home, 32-20 1974 Drake HW 18-6 RIGHT GUARD N/A over Texas Southern in 1985. Burton 79 Emone Bailey CORNERBACK 1975 Houston AL 20-3 50 Sean Robertson 16 Devonte Mooris Murchiscon and George Landry 1976 Northwestern State HW 17-6 RIGHT TACKLE N/A rushed for 95 yards each for the Car - 1977 Louisiana-Monroe HW 21-7 62 Cameron Epple FREE SAFETY dinals in that game. Murchison 1978 Northwestern State AL21-17 61 Colton Collins 8 Edrick Bronson scored touchdowns on runs of 1 and 1979 Baylor AL 20-7 SPLIT END N/A 1980 Texas Southern AW 41-8 80 J.J. Hayes 48 yards, and Landry had a 68-yard scoring scamper. 1981 Baylor AW18-17 86 Jordan Edwards TC Offense 1982 Texas State AL 30-0 The Cardinals’ other touchdown QUARTERBACK 1983 Nicholls State AL21-14 LU Defense 3 Randall Harper in that game came on an 8-yard pass 1984 Texas Southern HL 13-7 DEFENSIVE END 7 Vincent McNeil by Brent Watson to Ezell Seals, and 1985 Texas Southern HW32-20 93 Jesse Dickson WIDE RECEIVER Mike Andrie booted a 44-yard field 1986 Rice University AL28-14 2 Blake Chavis 1 Michael Sidberry DEFENSIVE TACKLE N/A goal for Lamar’s first points. 1987 Rice University AL34-30 85 Adren Dorsey RUNNING BACK Watson completed 14 of 24 1988 West Texas A&M HW42-21 99 Mario Foster 25 Devin Lee passes for 194 yards and the one 1989 Angelo State AL31-28 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 23 Jonathon Parsons touchdown, while Rodney Clay led 2010 McNeese State AL30-27 56 John Prescott WIDE RECEIVER the Cardinals’ receivers with five 90 Mark Murrill 4 Josh Issac Record Breakdown catches for 78 yards. Linebacker Eu - DEFENSIVE END N/A Overall: 21-19 33 Darby Jackson WIDE RECEIVER gene Seale led the team in tackles Home: 14-4 5 Marcus Malbrough 10 Je’Marcus Allen with 11 (nine solos). SAM N/A Road: 7-15 54 James Washington WIDE RECEIVER The Cardinals’ last loss in a home Longest Winning Streak: 9 games, 1954-62 23 Payton Ploch 17 C.J. Edwards season opener was 13-7 to Texas Longest Losing Streak: 3 games, 3 times MIKE N/A Southern in 1984. 55 Jacody Coleman OFFENSIVE LINE 32 Anthony Beard 61 Travis Tate WILL N/A Texas College offense struggles in season-opening loss 20 Asim Hicks OFFENSIVE GUARD Texas College netted 51 yards on its 32 rushing plays in Saturday night’s 47-3 loss 41 Jestin White 70 Robert Coleman CORNERBACK NA to Belhaven University in Jackson, Miss., and the Steers completed seven of 22 passes 36 Ryan Clark OFFENSIVE LINE for a mere 18 yards. 18 Davion Wolford 62 Aric Sanchez The Steers committed five turnovers (three interceptions and two lost fumbles), FREE SAFETY N/A and they allowed Belhaven to complete 24 of 36 passes for 356 yards. 26 Chad Allen OFFENSIVE LINE 15 Michael Allen II 66 Jacob Martin Sophomore Houston Creighton kicked a 36-yard field goal with 8:03 remaining in STRONG SAFETY N/A the third quarter, cutting the Steers’ deficit to 19-3. However, Belhaven reeled off the 6 Jordan Garrett OFFENSIVE LINE game’s final 28 points to pull away. 4 Tim Hayter 77 Gerulius Moore Sophomore Devin Lee of Lufkin led the Steers in rushing with 51 yards on eight CORNERBACK N/A 19 Keinon Peterson carries. He had a long run of 34 yards. Senior quarterback Randall Harper of 37 Stephone Mercer Kountze completed seven of 22 passes for 18 yards with three interceptions. Size advantage in offensive line goes to LU Lamar will have a definite size advantage over Texas College in the Head Coach Ray Woodard offensive lines. From tackle to tackle, the Cardinals’ projected starters Ray Woodard and his Lamar University tip the scales at an aggregate of 1,515 pounds for a 303.0 average. football team enjoyed an historic year in 2010. Not only did the Cardinals take the field for the The corresponding numbers for the Steers’ probable starters are first time since 1989, but they turned a lot of 1,395 pounds for a 279.0 average. heads with their immediate success on the grid - At 6-foot-5 and 370 pounds, left guard Daniel Campbell of Aldine iron. by way of Navarro College is the largest of Lamar’s offensive line In their very first game – at McNeese State starters. Texas College’s heftiest O-Line starter is 6-3, 300-pound on Sept. 4 – they set a school record with 429 Gerulius Moore from Dallas. passing yards, and two weeks later – at Southeastern Louisiana – quarterback A significant edge also goes to Lamar in the sizing up process of Andre Bevil led a fourth-quarter comeback that sparked a 29-28 victory the upfront defenders. The Cardinals’ front four averages 267.5 over the stunned, highly-favored Lions. pounds as compared to 240.0 pounds for the Steers’ front four. Woodard guided the Cardinals to a 5-6 overall record, which included a 4-2 mark in newly refurbished Provost Umphrey Stadium while playing in Adren, a 6-3, 315-pound tackle from Tyler John Tyler and a one-year front of capacity crowds in their first four home games. The overall record letterman, is the Cardinals’ largest upfront defender, while that same does not begin to tell the story of the renewed excitement and school pride honor goes to Texas College’s 5-10, 260-pound tackle Luther Sanders that were returned to the Beaumont campus. of Fort Worth. Although the Cardinals were not eligible for the Southland Conference Quoting Woodard on the Texas College game championship last season as they did not play a full league schedule, the ex - citement generated by Lamar’s resurrection of the football program was re - “Our fall camp was very exciting and productive, but we’re excited flected in the fact Woodard was one of five finalists voted for the Southeast to get down to finally playing games against other folks for a change. Texas Press Club’s 2010 Newsmaker of the Year Award. We’re tired of running at each other. McNeese State was ranked 11th in the nation when the Cardinals put a “We’ll be glad to see some fresh faces across that line of scrim - scare into the Cowboys before falling 30-27 in the season opener for both mage from us. I feel like we’ve made a lot of progress during our pre - teams. A week later, playing its home opener in front of a red-clad crowd sason camp, but we’ll know a lot more about that after Saturday of 16,600, Lamar earned its first victory in over two decades by a 21-14 night.” margin over Webber International. “The buzz about Lamar restarting its football program last season Lamar added four more victories, including the impressive 29-28 come- was fantastic, and we want to do our part to assure that it gets bigger from-behind win at Southeastern Louisiana. A high-powered offense, which set 15 team or individual records during the season, became the signature and bigger this season. As coaches and players, we’re trying to remove for the 2010 Cardinals who closed the year with a dominating 44-6 disman - ourselves from that as much as possible and simply concentrate on tling of Oklahoma Panhandle State. completing our final preparations this first game.” Woodard was named the eighth football coach at Lamar University by “I’m sure we’ll make some mistakes, but we will play hard and university president James Simmons and then athletics director Billy Tubbs we’ll focus on holding the mistakes to a minimum. I think we have on May 19, 2008. He came to Lamar after serving three seasons at Navarro good team speed, and we’ll try to take advantage of that.” College - the first two as defensive coordinator and the final as head coach. “Texas College has a game under its belt, and despite the score of His 2007 squad went 9-3 and advanced to the conference playoffs for the that game (47-3 in favor of Belhaven University), we must guard first time in six seasons. against taking those guys (the Steers) lightly.” Navarro defeated defending national champion Blinn College on con - secutive weeks before rolling past Kilgore - the SWJCFC regular-season Tesas College head coach George Cumby champion - on the road 54-28 to earn the school's first bowl bid since the George Cumby, formerly the linebackers coach at Tyler Junior 1990s. College and a first round draft choice of the Green Bay Packers in Navarro claimed a 24-21 win over Georgia Military in the Pilgrim's Pride 1980, is beginning his first season as head coach at Texas College. He Bowl to finish the year ranked fourth in the NJCAA national poll. For his is a 1975 graduate of Bishop’s T.K. Gorman High School, and he was efforts, Woodard was named the SWJCFC Coach of the Year. From 2003-05, Woodard served as the head football and track coach at a three-year All-America linebacker (1977-1979) at Oklahoma Univer - Burton (Texas) High School, with the Panthers winning the district title in sity. track in 2004. He spent two years as the defensive coordinator at Livingston Cumby played with the Packers from 1980 through 1985, then (Texas) HS from 1998-2001 and one season at Trinity HS in 1997-98. Trinity played for the Buffalo Bills in 1986 and for the Philadelphia Eagles in went 7-3 in 1997. 1987. He was a second-team All-Pro selection with the Packers in Woodard spent three years as the defensive coordinator for the Scottish 1982, when he had a career-high three interceptions. Claymores from 2000-03 during his second stint n NFL Europe. While at Oklahoma, Cumby was honored as the Big Eight Confer - Woodard's other professional coaching experience came as the general ence Defensive Newcomer of the Year in 1977 and as the confer - manager/head coach for the Houston Outlaws (1999-2000) of the Regional ence’s Defensive Player of the Year in both 1977 and 1978. Football League, defensive coordinator of the Frankfurt Galaxy (1996-97) of NFL Europe and the Texas Terror (1996) of the Arena Football League. Cumby was once described by then Oklahoma head coach Barry Woodard's first experience at the NCAA level came in 1998 when he Switzer as “the only person I know who could go one-on-one with was the defensive line coach at Louisiana-Lafayette. Lineman Danny Scott Earl Campbell and knock him backwards.” registered eight sacks, which ranks fourth in the ULL single-season list. Cumby finished his Oklahoma career with 405 total tackles, still From 1988-95, Woodard was the defensive coordinator at Kilgore Col - fifth on the Sooners’ all-time list. lege and recruited more than 200 Texas high school student-athletes. The Before becoming the linebackers coach at Tyler Junior College, Rangers appeared in back-to-back Shrine Bowls in 1989 and 1990. Kilgore Cumby served as the head coach at his alma mater, T. K. Gorman had a 9-2 record in 1990, won the conference championship and was ranked High School in Bishop, Texas. as high as No. 6 in the country. Team Comparisons Rematch with South Alabama looms ahead CARDINALS* STEERS South Alabama, which handed Lamar its only shutout loss, 26-0 5-6 Records 0-1 last season, gural game will host the Cardinals in a 4 p.m. game next 60.3 Rushing Avg. 51.0 Saturday in Mobile’s 38,888-seat Ladd Peebles Stadium. 170.9 Opponent Rushing Avg. 42.0 The Jaguars opened their season Thursday night with a 20-10 248.9 Passing Average 18.0 home victory over West Alabama before a crowd of 21,158. Soph - 211.0 Opponent Passing Avg. 314.0 omore running back Kendall Houston helped spark the win with 309.2 Total Offense Average 69.0 touchdown runs of 2 and 10 yards, and he was the team’s leading 381.9 Opponent Total Off. Avg. 356.0 rusher with 78 yards on 11 carries. 37.1 Punting Averge 38.7 The Jaguars also received an 18-yard touchdown run from fresh - 2.5 Turnovers Per Game 5.0 man quarterback C.J. Bennett, who also completed 12 of 21 passes 1.8 Turnovers Forced Per Game 3.0 for 151 yards but did throw three interceptions. Sopomores Bryant 62.8 Penalty Yards Per Game 101.0 Lavender and Corey Waldon were the Jaguars’ leading receivers with * -- Cardinals’ Averages are for 2010 Season three catches each. Individual Statical Leaders The victory was the Jaguars’ 18th without a loss since they CARDINALS* STEERS started their football program during the 2009 season. They went Octavious Logan, 25.4 Rushing Avg. Devin Lee, 51.0 10-0 last season, and they were 7-0 in 2009. They are bolstered this Andre Bevil, 201.3 Passing Avg. Randall Harper, 18.0 season by the return of 18 starters and 56 lettermen. J.J. Hayes, 82.8 Receiving Avg. Devin Lee, 6.0 In last season’s game against the Cardinals, Houston rushed for Teddy Fully, 6.0 a career-high 164 yards, and Lawson McGlon kicked four field goals Kollin Kahler, 38.0 Punting Avg. James Bryan, 45.0 much to the dismay of the overflow crowd of 16,150 in Provost Octavious Logan, 23.6 Kick Return Avg. Teddy Fully, 48.5 Umphrey Stadium. Marcus Jackson, 24.4 Punt Return Avg. Michael Sidberry, 10.0 It was South Alabama’s third shutout of the 2010 season and Justin Stout, 0.82 Field Goal Avg. Houston Creighton, 1.0 Lamar’s first loss by shutout since a 21-0 defeat by Arkansas State in Octavious Logan, 101.0 All-Purpose Avg. Michael Sidberry, 139.0 1985. The Jaguars held the Cardinals to 12 first downs (one rushing) * -- Cardinals’ Averages are for 2010 Season 161 total yards. They also forced four lost fumbles.

2011 SLC 2011 Preseason All-Southland Conference Teams Preseason Polls First Team Offense PK Josh Lewis McNeese State Pos. Name University First Team Defense Coaches QB Nathan Dick Central Arkansas Pos. Name University RB Tim Flanders Sam Houston State DL Desmund Lighten McNeese State School (First-place votes) RB Andre Anderson McNeese State DL J. T. Cleveland Sam Houston State Points FB/HB Gralyn Crawford Stephen F. Austin DL Preston Sanders Sam Houston State 1. McNeese State (3) 44 WR Cordell Roberston Stephen F. Austin DL Devan Walker Southeastern Louisiana 2. Stephen F. Austin (3) 43 WR Simmie Yarborough SE Louisiana LB Jabara Williams Stephen F. Austin 3. Central Arkansas (1) 37 TE Justin Aldredge Northwestern State LB Will Henry Sam Houston State 4. Sam Houston State (1) 36 OL George Bias Stephen F. Austin DB Bobby Felder Nicholls 5. Northwestern State 24 OL Miguel Gauthreaux McNeese State DB Malcolm Bronson McNeese State 6. Nicholls 16 OL John Steel Stephen F. Austin DB Kenneth Jenkins Sam Houston State 7. Southeastern Louisiana 15 OL Matt Dickerson Central Arkansas DB Josh Aubrey Stephen F. Austin 8. Lamar 9 OL Corey Dickerson Stephen F. Austin DB Jamaal White Northwestern State

Sports Information Directors School (First-place votes) 2011 Southland Conference Standings Points SLC Games All Games 1. Stephen F. Austin (4) 44 WL Pct. PF PA WL Pct. PF PA Streak 2. McNeese State (2) 43 Stephen F. Austin 00.000 00 101.000 82 6 Won 1 3. Central Arkansas (1) 35 Nicholls 00.000 00 101.000 42 0 Won 1 4. Northwestern State (1) 33 Central Arkansas 00.000 00 101.000 38 14 Won 1 5. Sam Houston State 30 Northwestern State 00.000 00 101.000 24 23 Won 1 6. Nicholls 16 Sam Houston State 00.000 00 101.000 20 6 Won 1 7. Southeastern Louisiana 15 Lamar 00.000 00 00.000 00 -- 8. Lamar 8 McNeese State 00.000 00 00.000 00 -- Southeastern Louisiana 00 .000 00 00.000 00 --

Thursday’s Results Saturday’s Schedule Central Arkansas 38, Henderson State 14 Texas College at Lamar, 7:30 p.m. Nicholls 42, Evangel 0 Southeastern Louisiana at Tulane, 2:30 p.m. Northwestern State 24, Delta State 23 McNeese State at Kansas, 6 p.m. Sam Houston State 20, Western Illinois 6 Stephen F. Austin 82, McMurry 6 2009 SLC Final Standings SLC Games All Games WL Pct. PF PA WL Pct. PF PA Streak Stephen F. Austin 61.857 189 121 10 3 .769 453 297 Lost 1 McNeese State 61.857 252 177 93.750 420 327 Lost 1 Texas State 52.714 214 177 74 .636 351 317 Won 1 Southeastern La. 43.571 215 214 65.545 344 337 Lost 2 Sam Houston State 34.429 181 235 56.455 301 371 Lost 1 Central Arkansas 25.286 182 136 57.417 315 205 Lost 5 Nicholls 25.286 179 240 38.273 216 427 Won 2 Northwestern State 07 .000 101 213 0 11 .000 158 401 Lost 11