Lamar
2-1Southland · Provost Umphrey Stadium · 16,000 · 7,233 avg in 2026
LastW 23–17 at Idaho · Sat Sep 12 · Alexandre Dedieu 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 5 tackles
Nextat Nicholls · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET · Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium · series 7-5, won the last 2
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #149 | #112 | +7.5✓ | Abilene Christian | W 21–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 6 | #149 | #35 | +20.5✗ | @Louisiana | L 7–38 128 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #140 | #162 | +4.5✓ | @Idaho | W 23–17 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #150 | #197 | @Nicholls | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Northwestern State | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Incarnate Word | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @SE Louisiana | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Houston Christian | ||||||
| 9 | Nov 1 | @UT Rio Grande Valley | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Stephen F. Austin | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | East Texas A&M | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 22 | @McNeese |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | @Idaho | W 23–17 | — | — | — | +0.116 | 42.1% | 108.5% | Best success rate |
| Sep 6 | @Louisiana | L 7–38 | 205 | 4 | 26:22 | -0.122 | 40.3% | 97.7% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | Abilene Christian | W 21–14 | — | — | — | +0.122 | 38.8% | 106.2% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (3 games) | 205 | 4.0 | +0.038 | 40.4% | 104.2% | ||||
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Nicholls · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET
Lamar is the Beaumont Cardinals that won three straight Southland titles in the 1960s, disappeared into mediocrity, and has spent a decade learning how to belong again.
Fans here believe the chip is generational grief: Lamar won when the Southland mattered less, and by the time modern FCS took shape, the Cardinals had lost their edge. The program is determined to pro…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-5 · last season
✓ measured from 13 games · ranks are among Southland teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Lamar has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Nicholls · away
Outcome band · Lamar · 2026
Outcome band · Lamar · 2026Lamar's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Lamar is the Beaumont Cardinals that won three straight Southland titles in the 1960s, disappeared into mediocrity, and has spent a decade learning how to belong again.
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