2012 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–6 in Southland play to finish in seventh place.

2012 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–8 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach	Ray Woodard (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Kueck (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bill Bradley (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium

2012 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Central Arkansas +^		6	–	1					9	–	3
No. 2 Sam Houston State +^		6	–	1					11	–	4
Southeastern Louisiana		5	–	2					5	–	6
McNeese State		4	–	3					7	–	4
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	3					5	–	6
Northwestern State		2	–	5					4	–	7
Lamar		1	–	6					4	–	8
Nicholls State		0	–	7					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Media

All Cardinals football games will be broadcast on KLVI AM 560 as part of the Lamar Cardinals Radio Network. At least 3 games, including 2 road games, will be broadcast on Fox 4 KBTV as the Cardinals complete the third year of a five-year deal granting exclusive broadcast rights to select Cardinals games to KBTV. SLC TV could cover 1 or 2 games minimum in addition to the KBTV games. Cardinals SLC TV games will air locally on KUIL-LD.

Before the season

2012 recruits

Lamar signed 21 players on national letter of intent day. Four additional college recruits signed on previously, in December 2011, to bring the recruiting class to 25-members strong. On May 11, Lamar gained another player from Tyler Jr. College to bring the squad up to 26 new members. In June Lamar gained 4 transfers, 2 from Oklahoma State and 2 from various junior colleges. Because 3 of the 4 redshirted last season and the fourth was a JC transfer, all 4 will be eligible to play in the 2012 season. It brings the Lamar recruiting class up t 30 for 2012. Recruits are listed here. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below.

College recruiting information (2012)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacory Augustine DB	Lake Charles, LA	LaGrange	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Alex Ball K	Westlake Village, CA	Westlake Village	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Garrett Baxley OL	Kingwood, TX	Kingwood Park	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Matthew Bergeron QB	Mandeville, LA	Mandeville	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Xavier Bethany DB	Burton, TX	Burton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jermaine Bowman OL	Beaumont, TX	West Brook	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	300 lb (140 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Luke Campbell OL	Rusk, TX	Rusk	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Corbin Carr DL	Nederland, TX	Nederland	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Garrett Drake WR	Silsbee, TX	Silsbee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Gratlin Gladney WR	Houston, TX	Cypress Falls	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Handy Ath	Conroe, TX	Oak Ridge	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Mike Hargis DL	Austin, TX	Manor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
David Hollyfield DL	Silsbee, TX	Silsbee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ronnie Jones, Jr. LB	Hempstead, TX	Hempstead	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jayce Nelson WR	Port Neches, TX	Port Neches-Groves	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Joe Persohn OL	Sour Lake, TX	Hardin-Jefferson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Desmond Richards RB	Montgomery, TX	Magnolia West	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Courtlin Thompson DB	Lancaster, CA	Antelope Valley Christian Saddleback CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Bret Treadway OL	Silsbee, TX	Silsbee	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	245 lb (111 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Cam Washington RB	Corsicana, TX	Corsicana	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Darryl Waters LB	Norfolk, VA	Maury Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Nashon Davis DB	Katy, TX	Morton Ranch Blinn College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jermaine Longino LB	Houston, TX	Hightower Trinity Valley CC	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Tyrus McGlothen DB	Grand Prairie, TX	South Grand Prairie Cisco CC	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ryan Mossakowski QB	Frisco, TX	Centennial Northwest Mississippi CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brock Wempa OL	Royse City, TX	Royse City Tyler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	310 lb (140 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kevin Johnson WR	Houston, TX	Cypress Ridge Oklahoma State	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 5, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: TR
Joe Okafor DL	Bellaire, TX	Bellaire Oklahoma State	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	Jun 5, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: TR
Oluwajimi (B.J.) Oyefeso WR	Pasadena, CA	Roland Citrus	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 19, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Dillon Barrett QB	Dry Prong, LA	Grant Fort Scott	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 19, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2012 Player Commitments - Lamar". ESPN.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2nd Crawfish Bowl

The 2nd Annual Red-White Crayfish Bowl was held Saturday, May 17 at 7 PM. The team was divided into a red and white team, and 4 12-minute quarters were played.

2012 Crawfish Bowl

1 2 3 4 OT Total Red 0 0 0 0 0 0 • White 0 0 0 0 7 7 Date: April 17 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:20 Sources:

Scoring summary OT 0:00 White Zach Sonnier 6-yard touchdown pass from Ry Mossakowski (Justin Stout kick) White 7-0

The Crawfish Bowl would need overtime to decide the winner. Both the red and white teams struggled to move the ball in different ways. The Red team only netted 6 yards rushing on 18 attempts. The white team pounded out 58-yards rushing with just one person, the returning medical redshirted DePauldrick Garrett. On the other hand, the white team owned the skies as they outgained the red team 155 to 79. Due to an imbalance in the number of quarterbacks, Caleb Berry would play for both teams. He would leave the game as the leading passer going 15-for-25 for 138 yards. Counterpart Jeremy Johnson would go 7-for-17 for 55 yards, but he also had 1 interception. Mossakowski had the fewest passing yards, with only 41 yards passing, but he also had the only touchdown.

The Red team had a chance to even the game up, but Mike Venson fumbled the ball on second down to secure the win for the white squad.

Defense dominated the game on both sides of the ball. Joe Viator, of the white team, led all players with 8 tackles. James Washington had five tackles and one sack for the white team, and Marcus Malbrough wasn't far behind with 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a quarterback hurry.

For the red squad Adren Dorsey led the team with two sacks. Keinon Peterson had six tackles, and Eric Arnold and Mark Murrill each had a sack.

There was only one scoring opportunity prior to the fourth quarter. Berry completed a pair of passes to Payton Ploch and one to Kyle hildreth to move the ball to the white teams 23-yard line. After the drive stalled Juventino Sanchez would try a 43-yard field goal which ended short. The red-team again drove deep into white territory on the final drive of regulation, but Sanchez missed a 42-yard field goal to end regulation.

Perhaps the highlight of the night came from Punter Kolin Kahler played for both teams and was on the field 13 times. He averaged 42.4 yards per punt for the white team and 40-yards per punt for the red-team. His longest punt came in at 56 yards, and 3 of the punts forced the opposing team to start inside the 20.

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Roster

2012 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Caleb Berry  So QB 5 Ryan Mossakowski Jr QB x Dillon Barrett  Fr QB x Matt Bergeron Fr RB 8 Mike Venson  Jr RB 14 DePauldrick Garrett  Jr RB 22 Desmond Richards Fr RB 27 Caleb Harmon Jr RB x Darrell Harris Fr TE 24 Jacob Hanna Jr TE 47 P. J. Henderson  Jr TE 80 Cory Soto Jr TE 88 Payden McVea So WR 82 Reggie Begelton  Fr WR x Garrett Drake Fr WR 86 Jordan Edwards Jr WR x Kelechi Ejekam  Fr WR 3 Barry Ford Jr WR 83 VanLawrance Franks Sr WR 25 Gratian Gladney Fr WR 20 Michael Handy Fr WR 13 Kye Hildreth Jr WR 11 Kevin Johnson  So WR 84 Jayce Nelson Fr WR 15 Oluwajimi Oyefoso Jr WR x Zach Sonnier Fr WR 38 Jesse Sparks So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 5 Marcus Malbrough Sr DE 57 Jeremy Kirt Jr DE 93 Jesse Dickson Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 31 Juventino Sanchez Sr PK 39 Justin Stout Jr PK 46 Alex Ball Fr PK, P 25 Kollin Kahler Jr DS 43 Chris Maikranz Jr DS 48 Lawson Hartwick  So	Head coach Ray Woodard (Texas) Coordinators/assistant coaches Allen Johnson (East Texas A&M) Asst. head coach/secondary Bill Bradley (Texas) Defensive coordinator Larry Kueck (Stephen F. Austin) Offensive coordinator Carey Bailey (Tennessee) Defensive line Kevin Barbay (Lamar) Wide receivers James Brown (Texas) Running backs Craig McGallion (Houston) Recruiting coordinator/linebackers Dennis McKnight (Drake) Offensive line/special teams Marcus Carver (Army) Graduate asst. coach/defensive line Chuck Langston (Oklahoma) Director of football operations Brett Ramsey (Lamar) Graduate asst. coach/tight ends Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	Rajun Cajuns Network/ESPN3	L 0–40	25,803
September 8	7:00 pm	Prairie View A&M*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 31–0	15,367
September 15	11:00 pm	at Hawaiʻi*	Aloha Stadium Honoloulu, HI	KBTV	L 2–54	31,442
September 22	7:00 pm	Langston*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	KBTV/ESPN3	W 31–0	12,383
September 29	3:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	SLC TV	L 21–31	8,426
October 6	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	KBTV/ESPN3	L 23–30	8,357
October 13	3:00 pm	McMurry*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 52–21	13,452
October 20	6:00 pm	at No. 19 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR		L 14–24	9,374
October 27	3:00 pm	No. 5 Sam Houston State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	SLC TV	L 7–56	9,042
November 3	6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		L 26–40	4,421
November 10	3:00 pm	Nicholls State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 34–24	8,043
November 17	7:00 pm	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)		L 0–35	11,235
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Louisiana-Lafayette

See also: 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team

The Cardinals will open the season with an older rival in Louisiana as they meet the Ragin' Cajuns. The Rajin' Cajuns have dominated the series against the Cardinals 21-12 and are on a current 3 game winning streak against the Cardinals. The two schools compete for the Sabine Shoe trophy.

Lamar at Louisiana-Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 • Ragin' Cajuns 13 27 0 0 40 Date: September 1 Location: Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Game start: 6:08 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:02 Game attendance: 25,803 Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Cloudy w/ Possible Rain, winds N at 1-3 mph Referee: Stan Sence TV announcers (ESPN3): Jeff Palermo, Scott Brazda, and Erin Cofiell Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LAMAR LA-LAFAYETTE 1 13:04 5 23 1:56 Louisiana-Lafayette 53-yard field goal by Brett Baer 0 3 1 9:29 6 29 3:35 Louisiana-Lafayette Jacob Maxwell 2-yard touchdown reception from Blaine Gautier, Brett Baer kick good 0 10 1 6:05 4 2 1:02 Louisiana-Lafayette 40-yard field goal by Brett Baer 0 13 2 14:56 7 28 3:37 Louisiana-Lafayette Alonzo Harris 1-yard touchdown run, Brett Baer kick good 0 20 2 11:24 4 89 1:54 Louisiana-Lafayette Effrem Reed 2-yard touchdown run, Brett Baer kick good 0 27 2 9:38 4 2 0:52 Louisiana-Lafayette 39-yard field goal by Brett Baer 0 30 2 4:55 6 31 0:52 Louisiana-Lafayette 32-yard field goal by Brett Baer 0 33 2 0:12 11 56 2:47 Louisiana-Lafayette Javone Lawson 2-yard touchdown reception from Blaine Gautier, Brett Baer kick good 0 40 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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Prairie View A&M

See also: 2012 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

The Cardinals open up their home slate with their first ever contest against fellow Texas University Prairie View A&M.

Prairie View A&M at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 • Cardinals 14 7 3 7 31 Date: September 8 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:46 Game attendance: 15,367 Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), Overcast, winds NNW at 11mph Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (Lamarcardinals.com): Harold Mann and Bo Brown Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Prairie View A&M LAMAR 1 7:22 8 71 3:56 Lamar Kevin Johnson 11-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 0 7 1 1:08 8 66 3:47 Lamar Kevin Johnson 8-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 0 14 2 12:37 6 41 2:24 Lamar Kevin Johnson 12-yard touchdown run, Justin Stout kick good 0 21 3 7:48 16 63 7:12 Lamar 29-yard field goal by Justin Stout 0 24 4 5:29 7 74 3:27 Lamar Herschel Sims 4-yard touchdown run, Justin Stout kick good 0 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 31

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Hawaiʻi

See also: 2012 Hawaii Warriors football team

The Cardinals return to FBS country for their first ever contest against the Warriors.

Lamar at Hawaiʻi

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 2 2 • Warriors 7 21 13 13 54 Date: September 15 Location: Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI Game start: 11:08 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:00 Game attendance: 31,442 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), Mostly clear, winds E at 17mph Referee: David Alvarex TV announcers (KBTV): Robert Kekaula, Darnell Arceneaux, Lori Santi, and Dan Meisenzahl Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LAMAR HAWAIʻI 1 9:25 1 16 0:04 Hawaiʻi Trevor Davis 16-yard touchdown reception from Sean Schroeder, Tyler Hadden kick good 0 7 2 8:10 5 80 2:13 Hawaiʻi John Lister 7-yard touchdown run, Tyler Hadden kick good 0 14 2 3:51 5 51 2:09 Hawaiʻi Darius Bright 8-yard touchdown reception from Sean Schroeder, Tyler Hadden kick good 0 21 2 2:07 Hawaiʻi Ne'Quan Phillips returns blocked punt 21 yards for a touchdown, Tyler Hadden kick good 0 28 3 14:43 Hawaiʻi Mike Edwards 95 yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Tyler Hadden kick good 0 35 3 9:07 8 37 4:27 Hawaiʻi 32-yard field goal by Tyler Hadden 0 38 3 8:10 4 -1 0:49 Hawaiʻi 31-yard field goal by Tyler Hadden 0 41 4 14:10 12 72 5:23 Hawaiʻi Chris Gant 9-yard touchdown reception from Sean Schroeder, Tyler Hadden kick good 0 48 4 8:19 8 45 4:10 Hawaiʻi and Lamar John Lister 3-yard touchdown run, Tyler Hadden kick blocked, returned by Lamar's Adria Guillroy for 2 points 2 54 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 2 54

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Langston

See also: 2012 Langston Lions football team

The final tuneup before conference play will feature the first ever meeting between the Langston Lions and Lamar.

Langston at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 • Cardinals 14 3 7 7 31 Date: September 22 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 2:53 Game attendance: 12,383 Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Clear, winds 2 mph Referee: Ross Smith TV announcers (KBTV/ESPN3): Charlie Jellin, Nick Canizales, and James Ware Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LANGSTON LAMAR 1 14:24 2 23 0:36 Lamar Herschel Sims 4-yard touchdown run, Justin Stout kick good 0 7 1 5:06 1 34 0:05 Lamar Kevin Johnson 34-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 0 14 2 0:02 9 65 0:53 Lamar 37-yard field goal by Justin Stout 0 17 3 10:07 6 51 3:07 Lamar Kevin Johnson 14-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 0 24 4 11:00 9 71 5:07 Lamar Kevin Johnson 33-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 0 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 31

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Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

The Cardinals open conference play against the Lions. The Cardinals currently own a 3-1 advantage in the series

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 7 7 10 7 31 Cardinals 0 7 7 7 21 Date: September 29 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 3:05 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 8,426 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Mostly Cloudy, winds E at 2 mph Referee: Buddy Gingras TV announcers (SLC TV): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, and Brooke Bentley Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LAMAR 1 8:54 7 56 2:23 Southeastern Louisiana Michael Chaney 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good 7 0 2 13:44 7 51 3:11 Southeastern Louisiana Michael Chaney 4-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good 14 0 2 10:01 8 61 3:35 Lamar Payden McVey 8-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 14 7 3 10:28 12 59 5:28 Southeastern Louisiana 26-yard field goal by Seth Sebastian 17 7 3 7:40 6 75 2:43 Lamar Payden McVey 10-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Mossakowski, Justin Stout kick good 17 14 3 5:27 Southeastern Louisiana Robert Alford 75-yard punt return for a touchdown, Seth Sebastian kick good 24 14 4 6:58 6 57 2:36 Southeastern Louisiana Blaine LeBlanc 3-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Stanley, Seth Sebastian kick good 31 14 4 6:58 Lamar Interception returned 96 yards for touchdown by Tyru McGlothen, Justin Stout kick good 31 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 21

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Northwestern State

See also: 2012 Northwestern State Demons football team

Despite a 5-3 advantage in the overall series, the Cardinals will be seeking to prove they can compete with the Demons in this 2012 contest. The Demons won the revival game of this series in 2011 and have won 3 of the last 4.

Lamar at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 7 10 6 23 • Demons 10 7 3 10 30 Date: October 6 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 8,357 Referee: Ken Ray TV announcers (KBTV/ESPN3): Charlie Jellin, Nick Canizales, and James Ware Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Lamar Northwestern St. 1 9:00 6 30 1:57 Northwestern State 40-yard field goal by John Shaughnessy 0 3 1 4:01 2 28 0:40 Northwestern State Phillip Harvey 26-yard touchdown run, John Shaugnessy kick good 0 10 2 4:45 Lamar Fumble recovery returned 62 yards for touchdown by Jamaal Washington, Justin Stout kick good 7 10 2 2:19 8 68 2:18 Northwestern State Tucker Nims 4-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, John Shaugnessy kick good 7 17 3 7:34 14 80 7:18 Lamar Kevin Johnson 27-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Berry, Justin Stout kick good 14 17 3 4:45 7 39 2:43 Northwestern State 42-yard field goal by John Shaughnessy 14 20 3 2:20 5 14 2:13 Lamar 28-yard field goal by Justin Stout 17 20 4 6:46 2 5 0:42 Northwestern State Robert Walker 3-yard touchdown run, John Shaugnessy kick good 17 27 4 3:00 6 10 2:00 Northwestern State 20-yard field goal by John Shaugnessy 17 30 4 0:36 10 78 2:20 Lamar Jordan Edwards 8-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Berry, Justin Stout kick failed 23 30 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 23 30

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McMurry

See also: 2012 McMurry War Hawks football team

The Cardinals return home for homecoming on October 20. It will be the final non-conference tilt of the year (not counting the playoffs) and they will celebrate homecoming in this contest against the War Hawks, who are celebrating their first year in the Division 2 level. It will be the third meeting between the Cardinals and War Hawks, with the previous two having come in 1953 and 1954. Currently the series is split 1-1.

McMurry at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total War Hawks 3 0 3 15 21 • Cardinals 10 21 14 7 52 Date: October 13 Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX Game start: 7:05 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 13,452 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Cloudy, winds SSE 12 mph Referee: Brian Alos TV announcers (Lamarcardinals.com): Harold Mann and Bo Brown Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP McMurry Lamar 1 11:30 9 53 3:30 McMurry 40-yard field goal by Josh King 3 0 1 11:16 Lamar Kevin Johnson 88-yard kickoff return, Justin Stout kick good 3 7 1 2:36 12 44 5:35 Lamar 41-yard field goal by Justin Stout 3 10 2 12:40 2 13 0:11 Lamar Kevin Johnson 11-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Berry, Justin Stout kick good 3 17 2 4:07 8 65 3:47 Lamar Kevin Johnson 13-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Berry, Justin Stout kick good 3 24 2 0:04 8 48 0:59 Lamar Kevin Johnson 9-yard touchdown reception from Caleb Berry, Justin Stout kick good 3 31 3 8:19 12 45 3:48 McMurry 35-yard field goal by Josh King 6 31 3 7:02 3 48 1:09 Lamar DePaul Garrett 35-yard touchdown run, Justin Stout kick good 6 38 3 1:02 7 60 2:58 Lamar Darrell Harris 8-yard touchdown run, Justin Stout kick good 6 45 4 7:26 Lamar Interception returned 53 yards for touchdown by Branden Thomas, Justni Stout kick good 6 52 4 3:18 11 90 4:02 McMurry Chris Simpson 8-yard touchdown run, Cory Foust kick good 13 52 4 0:29 8 47 2:45 McMurry Barrett Cain 18-yard touchdown reception from Brady Lambert, 2-point Brady Lambert run good 21 52 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 21 52

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Central Arkansas

See also: 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team

The Cardinals head to Conway, Arkansas for the second match against their SLC rival, the Bears. Currently Central Arkansas leads the series 1-0.

Lamar at #17 Central Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 7 7 14 • #17 Bears 0 17 0 7 24 Date: October 20 Location: Estes Stadium Conway, AR Game start: 6:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:35 Game attendance: 9,374 Referee: Buddy Gingras TV announcers (UCA Gameday): Justin Acri Sources:

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Lamar C. Arkansas 2 14:57 12 86 5:58 Central Arkansas Jacoby Walker 1-yard touchdown run, Eddie Camara kick good 0 7 2 2:14 11 46 4:22 Central Arkansas 33-yard field goal by Eddie Camara 0 10 2 0:38 8 48 1:00 Central Arkansas Dominique Croom 19-yard touchdown reception from Wynri Smothers, Eddie Camara kick good 0 17 3 1:51 14 74 7:21 Lamar Caleb Berry 7-yard touchdown run, Justin Stout kick good 7 17 4 10:00 2 76 0:47 Central Arkansas Jesse Grandy 75-yard touchdown reception from Wynri Smothers, Eddie Camara kick good 7 24 4 1:18 16 67 8:35 Lamar DePaul Garrett 4-yard touchdown run, Justin Stout kick good 14 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 24

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Sam Houston State

See also: 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

The 19th meeting between the Cardinals and the Bearkats gives Sam Houston State back-to-back games in the state of Texas. The Bearkats own a 10-7-1 series advantage with most of the success having occurred in recent years, having won 7 of the last 8 meetings.

Sam Houston State at Lamar

1 2 Total Bearkats 0 Cardinals 0 Date: October 27 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX TV announcers (SLC TV): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, and Brooke Bentley Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SHSU LAMAR "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

The Lumberjacks have won four consecutive against the Cardinals and five of the last six meetings, but overall the Cardinals lead the series 18-10-2.

Lamar at Stephen F. Austin

1 2 Total Lumberjacks 0 Lions 0 Date: November 3 Location: Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LAMAR SFA "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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Nicholls State

See also: 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team

The Cardinals and the Colonels go head-to-head in their 5th contest for the Cardinals final home game of the season. Currently the Cardinals lead the Colonels 3-1.

Nicholls State at Lamar

1 2 Total Demons 0 Lumberjacks 0 Date: November 10 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX TV announcers (Lamarcardinals.com): Harold Mann and Bo Brown Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NSU LAMAR "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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McNeese State

See also: 2012 McNeese State Cowboys football team

This Cardinals end the 2012 regular season by returning to Lake Charles to face the Cowboys. Overall this will be the 27th meeting between the two schools. The Cowboys lead the overall series 18-7-1, and the Cowboys have won 8 of the last 9 matches.

Lamar at McNeese State

1 2 Total Cardinals 0 Cowboys 0 Date: November 17 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Sources:

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LAMAR MSU "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.

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