Lamar University 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 Southland Conference 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. www.LamarCardinals.com LamarAthletics @LamarFootball Lamar Football Game Notes 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...................................................................... Mark Criner 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