2015 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 McNeese State $^		9	–	0					10	–	1
No. 3 Sam 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.

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 Network or ESPN3) was streamed by Lamar University's Big Red Sports Network .

• 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]

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]

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

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]

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

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. 3 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ASN	W 49–46	10,116
October 1	6:00 pm	at No. 22 Southeastern 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	at Northwestern 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	at Houston 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	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX		W 28–21	4,402
November 21	6:00 pm	No. 3 McNeese 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

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

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:

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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]

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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]

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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:

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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:

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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]

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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]

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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]

• Game will be televised on tape delay.

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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:

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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:

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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]

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