Lamar Cardinals
Southland
7-5 (4-3 conf)
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -27.3
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 16 (#181)
Schedule
record 7–5
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Texas State | +5.4 | 27-34 | -7 | L |
| 2 | vsMississippi Valley State | FCS | 28-14 | +14 | W |
| 3 | vsWeber State | FCS | 17-16 | +1 | W |
| 4 | vsTexas Southern | FCS | 20-17 | +3 | W |
| 5 | @Central Arkansas | FCS | 14-34 | -20 | L |
| 7 | vsStephen F. Austin | FCS | 20-27 | -7 | L |
| 8 | @East Texas A&M | FCS | 29-20 | +9 | W |
| 9 | @Northwestern State | FCS | 42-10 | +32 | W |
| 10 | vsSE Louisiana | FCS | 27-30 | -3 | L |
| 11 | @Incarnate Word | FCS | 20-41 | -21 | L |
| 12 | vsNicholls | FCS | 24-7 | +17 | W |
| 13 | @McNeese | FCS | 26-24 | +2 | W |
Quarterbacks · 2
2024 · 46
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Robert Coleman | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Jakolby Longino | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Khalan Griffin | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | James Major Bowden | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Damien Moore | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Xavier Coleman | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | RJ Carver | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Kyndon Fuselier | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Sevonne Rhea | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Izaha Jones | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Andre Dennis | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Jayden Boyd | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Britain Simmons | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | JaCorey Hyder | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Devyn Gibbs | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Shaun Grayson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Morgan Sampson | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Kei'Trone Simpson | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 2nd | Jacob Ferree | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 3rd | Royce Maloles | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 4th | Jaymond Jackson | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Caleb Williams | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Javen Sanchez | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Alex Sumler | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Ken Savanah | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Hamilton Moore | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Brayden Faulkner | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Jalen Freeman | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Koda Canady | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Nick Rossomando | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Cody Martin | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | DeJuan Lewis | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Kristian Pugh | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Ronnie Hamrick II | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Antorius Hambric | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Ramond Stevens | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Jordan James | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Damian Alexander | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Avery Hughes | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Jaden Harding | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 10th | Brenden Bradshaw | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Du'Wayne Paulhill Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Samuel Scaife IV | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Chase Leon | SR | 6'5" | 222 | — |
| PK | 1st | Ben Woodard | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Chris Esqueda | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
24.5
PPG Against
22.8
Differential
+1.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 7-5
- Home
- 4-2
- Away
- 3-3
- Conference
- 4-3
- Non-Conference
- 3-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-3
- Avg Margin
- +1.7
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-2 | 22.7 | 18.5 |
| Away | 3-3 | 26.3 | 27.2 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 4-3 | 26.9 | 22.7 |
| Non-conference | 3-2 | 21.2 | 23.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-5 | 4-3 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 7-5 | 4-3 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-5 | 5-2 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 1-10 | 1-3 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1-9 | 0-8 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 2-7 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 7-5 | 6-3 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1-9 | 1-8 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3-8 | 3-6 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5-6 | 4-5 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 6-4 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 3-2 ATS · O4/U1
Betting Profile
2024 · 11 w/ line
| Straight up | 7-5 |
| ATS | 6-555% |
| Over / Under | 5-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-2 |
| As underdog | 4-3 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 3-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #170 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★8 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #181 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | #181 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | #177 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | #141 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | #175 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #152 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #166 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #135 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #233 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | #180 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2024
Portal in 5net +5Out 0
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / —
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Damien Moore | RB | 3★ | ← Fresno State |
| ▲ | Ronnie Hamrick II | S | 3★ | ← Texas State |
| ▲ | Dameon Smallwood | IOL | 3★ | ← North Texas |
| ▲ | Xavier Coleman | RB | 3★ | ← Boston College |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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