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(Top) 1 TV and radio media 2 Before the season 2.1 2015 recruits 2.2 Class of 2015 signees 2.3 5th Crawfish Bowl 3 Roster 4 Schedule 5 Game summaries 5.1 Bacone College 5.2 @ Baylor 5.3 @ Sam Houston State 5.4 @ Southeastern Louisiana 5.5 Abilene Christian 5.6 @ Northwestern State 5.7 Central Arkansas 5.8 @ Houston Baptist 5.9 Nicholls (Homecoming Game) 5.10 @ Incarnate Word 5.11 McNeese State 6 References

2015 Lamar Cardinals football team

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2015 Lamar Cardinals football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–6 (4–5 Southland)
Head coach	Ray Woodard (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chuck Langston (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Craig McGallion (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium (capacity: 16,000)
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.7McNeese State $^	9	–	0	10	–	1
No.3Sam Houston State ^	7	–	2	11	–	4
Central Arkansas	7	–	2	7	–	4
Incarnate Word *	5	–	4	6	–	5
Lamar	4	–	5	5	–	6
Northwestern State	4	–	5	4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	4	–	7
SE Louisiana	3	–	6	4	–	7
Abilene Christian *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Nicholls State	3	–	6	3	–	8
Houston Baptist	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

The Cardinals finished the season with a 5–6 record overall. In Southland Conference play, the Cardinals finished in a three-way tie for fifth place with a 4–5 conference record.

TV and radio media[edit]

All Lamar games were broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.

Live video of all home games (except those broadcast via the American Sports NetworkorESPN3) was streamed by Lamar University's Big Red Sports Network .

Before the season[edit]

Contract extension - On December 4, 2014, Lamar University announced that head football coach, Ray Woodard, had received a new three-year contract. The announcement followed the conclusion of an 8–4 season with a 5–3 conference record. The season also marked the Cardinals's first victory over a nationally ranked opponent since the return of a program Woodard had been originally hired to resurrect.^[1]
Retirement - On February 4, 2015, the Cardinals's offensive coordinator, Larry Kueck, announced his retirement after twenty-nine (29) years in the coaching profession.^[2]
Transfers out - Quarterbacks Rex Dausin and Robert Mitchell left the Lamar football program in January.^[3]
Transfers in - Three players transferred in to the team before signing day. Cameron Hampton transferred to the Cardinals from the University of Texas Longhorns.^[4] Quarterback, Joe Minden, transferred to the Cardinals from conference foe, Stephen F. Austin.^[5] Quarterback, Carson Earp, transferred from Navarro College.^[6]

Another player transferred in after signing day. Defensive end, David Owens, transferred to the Cardinals from Hampton University in February.^[7]

2015 recruits[edit]

Lamar signed 26 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "Class of 2015 Signees" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2015 recruits included 23 players from high school and 3 transfers. All three of the transfer players transferred from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs.

Signing Day Link:^[8]

Class of 2015 signees[edit]

2015 signees
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School/Junior College	HS/TR
D C Arcenaux	LB	6'2"	230	Freshman	Kinder, LA	Kinder HS	HS
Jessie Brewster	OL	6'7"	285	Freshman	Friendswood, TX	Friendswood HS	HS
Chaston Brooks	ATH	6'1"	190	Freshman	Tatum, TX	Tatum HS	HS
Bear Christianson	LB	6'6"	205	Freshman	Austin, TX	Vandegrift HS	HS
Ethan Cothen	OL	6'4"	280	Freshman	Beaumont, TX	Westbrook HS	HS
Stelen Covel	DT	6'2"	260	Freshman	Oklahoma City, OK	Casady HS	HS
Brett Cox	QB	6'4"	200	Freshman	Sachse, TX	Sachse HS	HS
David Dorsett	DE	6'3"	240	Freshman	Fort Worth, TX	LD Bell HS	HS
Dedrick Garner	LB	6'3"	220	Freshman	Fairfield, TX	Fairfield HS	HS
Zae Giles	CB	5'9"	170	Freshman	Austin, TX	Lyndon B. Johnson HS	HS
Tariq Gordon	WR/CB	6'0"	175	Freshman	Southlake, TX	Southlake HS	HS
Joseph Gonzales	OL	6'4"	285	Freshman	Waco, TX	Waco HS	HS
JoJo Henderson	FS	6'3"	190	Freshman	Salt Lake City, UT	Olympus HS	HS
Davon Jernigan	SS	6'09"	184	Freshman	Navasota, TX	Navasota HS	HS
Hayden Kaaiohelo	OL	6'5"	285	Freshman	Edmond, OK	Edmond Memorial HS	HS
Jerbrell Lipscomb	LB	5'9"	184	Freshman	Navasota, TX	Navasota HS	HS
Duncan McVey	TE	6'4"	220	Freshman	Deer Park, TX	Deer Park HS	HS
Keegan Mitchell	RB	5'6"	172	Freshman	Corrigan, TX	Corrigan–Camden HS	HS
Corey Nance	OL	6'7"	275	Freshman	Liberty, TX	Hardin HS	HS
Marcus Odell	LB	6'2"	225	Freshman	New Braunfels, TX	New Braunfels HS	HS
Kevin O'Neill	LB	6'2"	205	Freshman	Sachse, TX	Sachse HS	HS
Derrion Randle	RB	5'10"	200	Freshman	Navasota, TX	Navasota HS	HS
Rodney Randle, Jr.	DB	5'10"	175	Freshman	Beaumont, TX	Ozen HS	HS
Brendan Langley	WR	6'1"	188	Sophomore	Marietta, GA	Kell HS/Georgia	TR
Matthew Oubre	OL	6'1"	289	Freshman	Dayton, TX	Dayton HS/Louisiana–Monroe	TR
Dominique Wheeler	WR	6'1"	186	Junior	Crockett, TX	Crockett HS/Texas Tech	TR

5th Crawfish Bowl[edit]

The 5th Annual Red-White Crawfish Bowl was held Saturday, March 7. The team was divided into Red and White teams as in previous years. A draft of ten rounds was held with each side picking players of the same position. Offensive linemen were not drafted. They played for both teams. The White team got the first pick of the draft since the Red team got first pick of coaches. The draft was streamed live over Lamar's Big Red Sports Network.^[9]

The game was divided into four ten-minute quarters with a 15-minute half time. Kickoffs, kick returns, and turnovers were live. Field goals and extra points were not live. The White team won 7–3 with all scores in the second quarter.^[10]

Roster[edit]

2015 Lamar Cardinals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Carl Harris	Sr
QB	`2`	Brett Cox	Fr
RB	`3`	Devonn Brown	Sr
WR	`4`	Jayce Nelson	Sr
WR	`5`	Brendan Langley	So
WR	`6`	Gratian Gladney	Sr
WR	`7`	Michael Handy	Jr
RB	`8`	Kade Harrington	Jr
WR	`9`	Reggie Begelton	Sr
QB	`10`	Joe Minden	Sr
QB	`11`	Carson Earp	Jr
QB	`12`	Steadman Bell	Fr
WR/DB	`12`	Tariq Gordon	Fr
RB	`22`	Emmett Raleigh	Jr
RB	`26`	Derrion Randle	Fr
RB	`33`	Cody Dupuy	So
RB	`42`	Keegan Mitchell	Fr
RB	`49`	Mark Brown	So
OL	`58`	Bret Treadway	Jr
OL	`59`	Richard Alfonso	Jr
OL	`60`	Cody Elenz	Jr
OL	`61`	Blaine Myers	So
OL	`62`	Seth Adams	Fr
OL	`63`	Connor Ward	So
OL	`64`	Barrett Myers	Fr
OL	`66`	Chase Woods	So
OL	`67`	Hunter Rising	So
OL	`68`	Jessie Brewster	Fr
OL	`69`	Matthew Oubre	So
OL	`72`	Ethan Cothen	Fr
OL	`73`	Joseph Gonzales	Fr
OL	`74`	Kevin Greif	So
OL	`76`	Justin Brock	Sr
OL	`77`	Hayden Kaaiohelo	Fr
OL	`78`	John Craven	Jr
WR	`80`	Martell Hawthorne	Fr
WR	`81`	Caleb Hobbs	So
WR	`82`	Dominique Wheeler	Jr
TE	`83`	Tate Smith	Fr
TE	`85`	Brannon Beaton	Jr
TE	`88`	Duncan McVey	Fr
TE	`89`	Garrett Drake	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`2`	DaQuan Steward	Sr
DB	`10`	Devon Jernigan	Fr
DB	`12`	Colby Campbell	Jr
DB	`13`	JoJo Henderson	Fr
DB	`14`	Jebrell Lipscomb	Fr
DB	`15`	Seth Ellis	Sr
DB	`16`	Judge Wolfe	So
DB	`18`	Zae Giles	Fr
DB	`19`	LaDamian Coney	So
DB	`20`	Rodney Randle, JR	Fr
DB	`21`	Michael Sheridan	Sr
DB	`23`	Lloyd Julian	Jr
LB	`24`	Mike Hargis	Sr
DB	`25`	Tommie Barrett	Jr
DB	`27`	Reid Entsminger	So
LB	`28`	Zach Johnson	Jr
LB	`29`	Xavier Bethany	Jr
LB	`30`	Dedrick Garner	Jr
LB	`32`	Anthony Beard	Sr
DB	`34`	Tristan Ridge	Jr
LB	`35`	Cameron Hampton	Fr
DB	`36`	Ty Johnson	Jr
DB	`37`	Ronald Barrett	Jr
LB	`38`	Eddie McGill	Jr
LB	`40`	Shawn Jones	So
LB	`41`	Bear Christianson	Fr
LB	`44`	Ronny Jones Jr	Sr
LB	`45`	Matt Tillett	So
LB	`47`	Kade Burman	So
LB	`48`	Kevin O'Neill	Fr
LB	`49`	Marcus Odell	Fr
LB	`50`	Cole Carleton	So
LB	`52`	Reggie Long	So
DL	`53`	David Hollyfield	Sr
LB	`55`	Matt Johnson	Jr
DL	`56`	David Owens	Jr
LB	`57`	Kevin Gunnells	Sr
LB	`59`	Johnny Morris	Sr
DL	`62`	Seth Adams	So
DL	`65`	Omar Tebo	Jr
DB	`86`	Jared Gieseke	So
DL	`90`	David Dorsett	Fr
LB	`91`	Logan Moss	Sr
DL	`92`	Koby Couron	Jr
DL	`95`	Joshua Frost	Sr
DL	`97`	Larance Hale	So
DL	`98`	Marcus Abbott	Fr
DL	`99`	Corbin Carr	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
ATH	`11`	Chaston Brooks	Fr
K/P	`31`	Juan Carranco	Jr
DS	`43`	Brent Nicholson	Sr
K	`46`	Alex Ball	Jr
DS	`54`	Zach Roberts	So
K	`96`	Josh Davis	So

Head coach

Ray Woodard (Texas)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Carey Bailey (Tennessee)
Asst. head coach/defensive line
Chuck Langston (Oklahoma)
Offensive coordinator/offensive line
Craig McGallion (Houston)
Defensive coordinator
Arlington Nunn (Clemson)
Receivers
Ben Beasley (McNeese State)
Secondary, recruiting coordinator
Mark Criner (Boise State)
Linebackers
Brian Morgan (Grambling State)
Running backs
Ramon Flanigan (SMU)
Quarterbacks
Josh Miller (Southeastern Louisiana)
Strength & conditioning
Brett Ramsey (Lamar)
Director of football operations

^[11]

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Lamar University announced its 2015 football schedule on February 24, 2015. According to the announcement, the 2015 schedule consisted of eleven games with an expanded conference schedule of nine games. Out of conference games included the season opener against the Bacone College Warriors, a NAIA member from the Red River Athletic Conference, followed by an away game against the NCAA Division I (FBS) Big 12 Conference member, Baylor Bears. Five of the games, including four Southland Conference games, were played at home at Provost Umphrey Stadium. There were no consecutive home games in the schedule.^[12]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	Bacone*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	BRSN	W 66–3	9,668
September 12	6:30 pm	at No. 4(FBS) Baylor*	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FSN	L 31–66	44,491
September 19	6:00 pm	at No. 3Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ASN	W 49–46	10,116
October 1	6:00 pm	at No. 22Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ASN	L 27–30	4,520
October 10	7:00 pm	Abilene Christian	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 44–28	13,136
October 17	6:00 pm	atNorthwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA		L 35–48	9,133
October 24	6:00 pm	Central Arkansas	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 17–35	6,476
October 31	2:00 pm	atHouston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW	W 55–7	1,748
November 7	6:00 pm	Nicholls State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	BRSN	L 28–30	7,730
November 14	2:00 pm	atIncarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX		W 28–21	4,402
November 21	6:00 pm	No. 3McNeese State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 14–20	9,808
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^[13]^[14]

The Houston Baptist/Lamar game was televised on tape delay.

Game summaries[edit]

Bacone College[edit]

Bacone College at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	0	0	3	3
• Cardinals	14	31	14	7	66

Date: September 5
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 9,668
Game weather: 83°F • Clear Skies
Referee: Ross Smith
TV announcers (Live Streaming - BRSN): Harold Mann (Play-by-Play), Bo Brown (Analyst)

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	13:35	Lamar	Handy, Michael 9 yd pass from Minden, Joe (Ball, Alex kick ),3 plays, 15 yards, TOP 0:33	7–0

1	7:04	Lamar	Jennings, DeAnd 12 yd pass from Minden, Joe (Ball, Alex kick ),10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:43	14–0

2	8:37	Lamar	Ball, Alex 38 yd field goal, 11 plays, 46 yards, TOP 3:58	17–0

2	7:14	Lamar	Harrington, Kad 5 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 2 plays, 39 yards, TOP 0:20	24–0

2	2:25	Lamar	Hawthorne, Mart 19 yd pass from Earp, Carson (Ball, Alex kick ) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:16	31–0

2	1:55	Lamar	Mitchell, Keega 1 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 1 plays, 1 yards, TOP 0:05	38–0

2	1:06	Lamar	Begelton, Reggi 21 yd pass from Earp, Carson (Ball, Alex kick ), 1 plays, 21 yards, TOP 0:06	45–0

3	7:41	Lamar	Gladney, Gratia 36 yd pass from Minden, Joe (Ball, Alex kick ), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:06	52–0

3	1:43	Lamar	Raleigh, Emmitt 1 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:23	59–0

4	6:03	Bacone	Pearce, Blake 24 yd field goal, 5 plays, 38 yards, TOP 1:32	59–3

4	4:55	Lamar	Atoyebi, Emmanu 22 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 2 plays, 30 yards, TOP 0:57	66–3

@ Baylor[edit]

Lamar at Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	14	3	7	31
• Bears	13	22	14	17	66

Date: September 12
Location: McLane Stadium
Waco, TX
Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:55
Game attendance: 44,491
Game weather: 85°F • Clear Skies • N 13 mph
Referee: Dan Romero
TV announcers (FSN): Brendan Burke (Play-by-Play), Ben Leber (Analyst), Christian Steckel (Sideline)

Sources:^[15]

Scoring summary

1	10:50	Baylor	Linwood,Shock 1 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 11 plays, 67 yards, TOP 2:50	0–7

1	5:36	Lamar	Harrington, Kad 11 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 10 plays, 87 yards, TOP 5:14	7–7

1	1:17	Baylor	Coleman,Corey 42 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Edmiston,Cole rush failed) 3 plays, 77 yards, TOP 0:30	7–13

2	13:07	Lamar	Harrington, Kad 1 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:32	14–13

2	10:32	Baylor	Coleman,Corey 21 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Chafin,Devin rush ) 9 plays, 79 yards, TOP 2:35	14–21

2	4:34	Lamar	Minden, Joe 1 yd run (Ball, Alex kick ), 3 plays, 19 yards, TOP 1:11	21–21

2	3:51	Baylor	Coleman,Corey 61 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Callahan,Chris kick ) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:43	21–28

2	0:35	Baylor	Linwood,Shock 13 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 7 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:52	21–35

3	14:04	Baylor	Coleman,Corey 34 yd pass from Russell,Seth (Callahan,Chris kick ) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:56	21–42

3	8:23	Lamar	Ball, Alex 31 yd field goal 4 plays, -2 yards, TOP 0:52	24–42

3	2:33	Baylor	Linwood,Shock 7 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:33	24–49

4	12:14	Baylor	Callahan,Chris 36 yd field goal 9 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:50	24–52

4	9:28	Baylor	Jefferson,J. 46 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 5 plays, 77 yards, TOP 1:28	24–59

4	6:40	Lamar	Langley, Brenda 20 yd pass from Minden, Joe (Ball, Alex kick ) 7 plays, 84 yards, TOP 2:48	31–59

4	1:04	Baylor	Stidham,Jarrett 13 yd run (Callahan,Chris kick ), 16 plays, 77 yards, TOP 5:36	31–66

@ Sam Houston State[edit]

Lamar at Sam Houston State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	21	0	14	49
#3 Bearkats	14	0	9	23	46

Date: September 19
Location: Bowers Stadium
Huntsville, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 4:01
Game attendance: 10,116
TV announcers (ASN): Randy McIlvoy (Play-by-Play), Shea Walker (Analyst), Chris Mycoskie (Sideline)

Sources:^[16]

Scoring summary

1	9:20	Lamar	Reggi Begelton 4 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:53	7–0

1	7:50	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 46 yard pass from Jeremi Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:30	7–7

1	4:01	Lamar	Reggi Begelton 19 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:49	14–7

1	2:18	Sam Houston State	Donav Williams 8 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:43	14–14

2	12:40	Lamar	Kad Harrington 77 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:01	21–14

2	5:51	Lamar	Kad Harrington 5 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:45	28–14

2	1:29	Lamar	Devonn Brown 18 yard pass from Carson Earp (Alex Ball kick), 5 plays, 82 yards, 2:24	35–14

3	9:06	Sam Houston State	Luc Swimberghe 36 yard field goal 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38	35–17

3	1:08	Sam Houston State	Donav Williams 5 yard run (Jared Johnson pass failed), 13 plays, 59 yards, 4:12	35–23

4	14:55	Sam Houston State	Team Safety	35–25

4	9:17	Lamar	Carl Harris 27 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:04	42–25

4	7:51	Sam Houston State	Gerald Thomas 55 yard pass from Jared Johnson (Luc Swimberghe kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:26	42–32

4	4:59	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 16 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 3 plays, 81 yards, 2:18	42–39

4	3:21	Lamar	Kad Harrington 73 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:27	49–39

4	0:58	Sam Houston State	Jared Johnson 6 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:23	49–46

@ Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	14	10	3	27
• #22 Lions	13	0	10	7	30

Date: October 1
Location: Strawberry Stadium
Hammond, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:32
Game attendance: 4,520
Game weather: 84°F, NNW 10 Wind, Clear
Referee: Kevin Hassell
TV announcers (ASN): Lyn Rollins (Play-by-Play), Rene Nadeau (Analyst), Chris Mycoskie (Sideline)

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	12:59	Southeastern Louisiana	D'Shaie Landor pass complete to Jeff Smiley for 67 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:22	0–7

1	1:14	Southeastern Louisiana	D'Shaie Landor run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum PAT MISSED), 9 plays, 95 yards, 4:42	0–13

2	10:40	Lamar	Carson Earp pass complete to Reggie Begelton for 26 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball KICK), 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:50	7–13

2	5:05	Lamar	Kade Harrington run for 3 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball KICK), 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:48	14–13

3	11:27	Lamar	Alex Ball 20 yd FG GOOD, 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:58	17–13

3	5:53	Southeastern Louisiana	Jonathon Tatum 40 yd FG GOOD, 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:34	17–16

3	5:41	Lamar	Harrison Heim kickoff for 52 yds , Rodney Randle return for 87 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball KICK), 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00	24–16

3	2:37	Southeastern Louisiana	D'Shaie Landor run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:54	24–23

4	8:00	Lamar	Alex Ball 20 yd FG GOOD, 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:53	27–23

4	1:19	Southeastern Louisiana	Kody Sutton run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jonathon Tatum KICK), 17 plays, 79 yards, 6:36	27–30

Abilene Christian[edit]

Abilene Christian at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	14	14	28
• Cardinals	7	17	10	10	44

Date: October 10
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:16
Game attendance: 13,136
Referee: Brandon Cruse
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	4:05	Lamar	Joe Minden pass complete to Reggie Begelton for 10 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:47	7–0

2	12:07	Lamar	Kade Harrington run for 80 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12	14–0

2	5:28	Lamar	Alex Ball 21 yd field goal, 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:00	17–0

2	0:26	Lamar	Joe Minden pass complete to Michael Handy for 13 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:09	24–0

3	9:35	Abilene Christian	Parker McKenzie pass complete to Cedric Gilbert for 19 yds for a TD, (Zach Lehr kick), 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:19	24–7

3	6:34	Lamar	Alex Ball 38 yd field goal, 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:01	27–7

3	2:37	Lamar	Joe Minden pass complete to Devonn Brown for 8 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 10 plays, 49 yards, 3:43	34–7

3	1:49	Abilene Christian	Parker McKenzie pass complete to Jonathan Epps for 58 yds for a TD, (Zach Lehr kick), 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:41	34–14

4	13:30	Abilene Christian	Herschel Sims run for 2 yds for a TD, (Zach Lehr kick), 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:25	34–21

4	11:05	Lamar	Kade Harrington run for 62 yds for a TD, (Alex Ball kick), 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:19	41–21

4	2:47	Lamar	Alex Ball 41 yd field goal, 5 plays, 11 yards, 2:46	44–21

4	0:37	Abilene Christian	Parker McKenzie pass complete to Cedric Gilbert for 1 yd for a TD, (Zach Lehr kick), 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:03	44–28

@ Northwestern State[edit]

Lamar at Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	14	7	14	35
• Demons	14	17	3	14	48

Date: October 17
Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
Natchitoches, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:31
Game attendance: 9,133
Game weather: Temp: 77 • Wind: NE 9 mph • Sunny and mild
Referee: Scott Campbell

Sources:^[17]

Scoring summary

1	12:43	Northwestern State	Daniel Taylor 12 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 4 plays, 67 yards, 2:17	0–7

1	03:47	Northwestern State	De'Mar Llorens 53 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:20	0–14

2	14:26	Northwestern State	Chris Moore 26 yard field goal 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:31	0–17

2	14:13	Lamar	Kad Harrington 79 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:13	7–17

2	9:31	Northwestern State	Shakeir Ryan 22 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick) 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:45	7–24

2	8:13	Lamar	Kad Harrington 5 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 3 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:10	14–24

2	00:13	Northwestern State	Zach White 2 yard pass from Rivers, Stephen (Chris Moore kick) 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:27	14–31

3	12:35	Lamar	Kad Harrington 2 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:25	21–31

3	02:54	Northwestern State	Chris Moore 28 yard field goal 11 plays, 55 yards, 5:50	21–34

4	14:17	Northwestern State	Adam Jones 95 yard fumble recovery (Chris Moore kick)	21–41

4	11:36	Lamar	Kad Harrington 3 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:36	28–41

4	08:16	Northwestern State	De'Mar Llorens 1 yard run (Chris Moore kick), 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:19	28–48

4	05:41	Lamar	Kad Harrington 2 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:35	35–48

Central Arkansas[edit]

Central Arkansas at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	15	6	7	7	35
Cardinals	0	3	14	0	17

Date: October 24
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 6,476
Game weather: 74°F • Rain
Referee: Ross Smith
TV announcers (ESPN3): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker

Sources:^[18]

Scoring summary

1	4:50	Central Arkansas	Blake Veasley 1 yard run (Scott Matiaha run for two-point conv.), 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:37	0–8

1	0:50	Central Arkansas	Blake Veasley 14 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:53	0–15

2	7:59	Lamar	Alex Ball 23 yard field goal, 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:02	3–15

2	1:46	Central Arkansas	Jace Denker 21 yard field goal, 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:06	3–18

2	0:00	Central Arkansas	Jace Denker 21 yard field goal, 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:04	3–21

3	12:38	Central Arkansas	Blake Veasley 56 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:02	3–28

3	12:28	Lamar	Kade Harrington 65 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 1 play, 65 yards, 0:10	10–28

3	1:44	Lamar	Kade Harrington 50 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 5 play, 80 yards, 1:50	17–28

4	12:38	Central Arkansas	Blake Veasley 19 yard run (Jace Denker kick), 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:44	17–35

@ Houston Baptist[edit]

Lamar at Houston Baptist

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	20	14	7	55
Huskies	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 31
Location: Husky Stadium
Houston, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:02
Game attendance: 1,748
Game weather: Temp: 73 Wind: E 4 mph Weather: Overcast
Referee: Randy Christal
Television network: RTSW*

Sources:^[19]

Scoring summary

1	13:09	Lamar	Kade Harrington 29 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick ) 6 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:51	7–0

1	3:29	Lamar	Devonne Brown 29 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick ) 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:36	14-0

2	14:20	Lamar	Alex Ball 49 yd field goal 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:03	17-0

2	9:10	Lamar	Alex Ball 27 yd field goal 11 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:37	20-0

2	4:52	Lamar	Kade Harrington 7 yd run (Alex Ball kick ), 6 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:31	27-0

2	2:52	Lamar	Devonn Brown 45 yd pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick ) 2 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:37	34-0

2	00:41	Houston Baptist	Tony Dawson 34 yd run (Travis Shinn kick ), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:11	34-7

3	10:40	Lamar	Seth Ellis 73 yd punt return (Alex Ball kick )	41-7

3	5:23	Lamar	Kade Harrington 9 yd run (Alex Ball kick ), 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:43	48-7

4	3:07	Lamar	Carson Earp 9 yd run (Alex Ball kick ), 4 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:11	55-7

Game will be televised on tape delay.

Nicholls (Homecoming Game)[edit]

Nicholls at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colonels	7	7	13	3	30
Cardinals	14	7	7	0	28

Date: November 7
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 7,730
Game weather: 64°F • NNE 15 mph • Rain and Windy
Referee: Mike Vanderveld
Television network: Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network^[20]

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:36	Lamar	Kade Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 11 plays, 90 yards, 4:24	7–0

1	9:33	Nicholls	Michael Henry 2 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 4 plays, 82 yards, 0:59	7–7

1	7:52	Lamar	Kade Harrington 68 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:36	14–7

2	11:39	Lamar	Carson Earp 72 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:35	21–7

2	8:13	Nicholls	Tobias Lofton 82 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:20	21–14

3	11:37	Nicholls	Michael Henry 9 yard run (Francisco Condado kick), 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:17	21–21

3	10:23	Lamar	Joe Minden 12 yard run (Alex Ball Kick), 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:10	28–21

3	5:08	Nicholls	Landry Klann 5 yard run (Francisco Condado PAT failed), 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15	28–27

4	2:46	Nicholls	Francisco Condado 28 yard field goal, 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:15	28–30

@ Incarnate Word[edit]

Lamar at Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals (LU)	7	0	7	14	28
Cardinals (UIW)	0	7	0	14	21

Date: November 14
Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
San Antonio, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 4,402
Game weather: Temp: 61 Wind: NE 2 Weather: Overcast and cool
Referee: Randy Christal

Sources:

Scoring summary

1	10:26	Lamar	Kad Harrington 9 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:44	7–0

2	6:35	Incaranate Word	Justin Roberts 31 yard interception return (Cody Seidel kick)	7–7

3	3:38	Lamar	Brenda Langley 86 yard interception return (Alex Ball kick)	14–7

4	14:52	Lamar	Kad Harrington 45 yard run (Alex Ball kick), 6 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:12	21–7

4	14:14	Incarnate Word	Junio Sessions 2 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:38	21–14

4	8:50	Lamar	Mart Hawthorne 7 yard pass from Minden, Joe (Alex Ball kick) 11 plays, 84 yards, TOP 5:15	28–14

4	3:44	Incarnate Word	Trent Brittain 2 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:06	28–21

McNeese State[edit]

McNeese State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Cowboys	17	0	0	3	20
Cardinals	7	0	0	7	14

Date: November 21
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 9,808
Game weather: Temp: 62 Wind: 17 mph Weather: Cloudy and Windy
Referee: Randy Christal
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:^[21]

Scoring summary

1	11:59	McNeese State	Breaux, Jean 32 yd field goal 5 plays, 22 yards, TOP 1:49	3–0

1	6:19	Lamar	Garner, Dedrick 66 yd fumble recovery (Ball, Alex kick )	3-7

1	5:30	McNeese State	Ross, Ryan 26 yd run (Breaux, Jean kick ), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:49	10-7

1	00:36	McNeese State	Sams, Daniel 32 yd run (Breaux, Jean kick ), 6 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:04	17-7

4	8:46	McNeese State	Breaux, Jean 31 yd field goal 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 3:48	20-7

4	4:42	Lamar	Brown, Devonn 32 yd pass from Minden, Joe (Ball, Alex kick ) 3 plays, 45 yards, TOP 0:33	20-14

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^ "Cardinals Add Texas Transfer". Lamar University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

^ "Lamar Adds FCS Transfer to the Roster". Lamar University Department of Athletics. December 19, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

^ "Cardinals Add Junior College Quarterback". Lamar University Department of Athletics. December 18, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

^ "Cardinals Add Juco Defensive End". Lamar University Department of Athletics. February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.

^ "Cardinals Ink 26 on National Signing Day". Lamar University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

^ "Lamar Prepares for 2015 Crawfish Bowl". Lamar University Department of Athletics. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

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^ "2015-2016 Schedule". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

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