2022 Lamar Cardinals football team

2022 Southland Conference football standings
	* – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II ; As of May 6, 2024; Rankings from STATS Poll

2022 Lamar Cardinals football
2022 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–7 (1–3 Southalnd)
Head coach	Blane Morgan (3rd season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Patrick Covington (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ron Antoine (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Matt Weikert (3rd season)
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium; (capacity: 16,000)
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team represents Lamar University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas, and compete in the Southland Conference. They are led by third-year head coach Blane Morgan.

On July 11, 2022, Lamar announced that they would take an early transition back to the Southland Conference after the athletic department announced back in April 2022 a transition back to the conference for the 2023 season.^[1]^[2]

Previous season

The Cardinals finished the season with a 1–9 overall record. They were 0–4 in Western Athletic Conference play finishing and were 0–6 in the WAC/ASUN Challenge.

Preseason

Recruiting

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Back	B	Center	C	Cornerback	CB	Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE	Defensive lineman	DL	Defensive tackle	DT	End	E
Fullback	FB	Guard	G	Halfback	HB	Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR	Offensive tackle	OT	Offensive lineman	OL	Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS	Punter	P	Punt returner	PR	Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB	Safety	S	Tight end	TE	Wide receiver	WR

Incoming transfers

The Cardinals added 4 transfer players.

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Prev school
Alfonso Deleon	P	5’11	190	Shreveport, LA	Junior	Hutchinson CC
Khalan Griffin	RB	5’10	215	Tyler, TX	Sophomore	Rice
Jakolby Longino	QB	6’3	195	Missouri City, TX	Freshman	UTEP
Pius Njenge	DE	6’4	250	Stratford, TX	Sophomore	Southern Nazarene

Incoming high school recruits

Lamar signed 25 high school recruits with 16 signed on Early Signing Day and 9 added on National Signing Day.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡
Bo Baker ATH	Ravenna, TX	Bells High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	–
Bo Baker ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
James Major Bowden RB	Waco, TX	China Spring High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–
James Major Bowden RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ian Box OLB	Seguin, TX	Seguin High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	–
Ian Box OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jayden Boyd WR	Tatum, TX	Tatum High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–
Jayden Boyd WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Reginald Burks OL	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles College Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–
Reginald Burks OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Sabastian Carter OL	Teague, TX	Teague High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)
Sabastian Carter OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Zyon Clark DB	Anahuac, TX	Anahuac High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–
Zyon Clark DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Andre Dennis WR	Beaumont, TX	West Brook High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–
Andre Dennis WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Brayden Faulkner LB	Waco, TX	China Spring High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	–
Brayden Faulkner LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jacob Ferree DE	League City, TX	Clear Springs High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	–
Jacob Ferree DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ryan Harris OLB	Beckville, TX	Beckville High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–
Ryan Harris OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Spencer Henslee TE	Humble, TX	Atascocita High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	–
Spencer Henslee TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
John Hester OL	Hawkins, TX	Hawkins High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	–
John Hester OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Izaha Jones WR	Normangee, TX	Normangee High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–
Izaha Jones WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Donovan Jordan OL	Flint, TX	Tyler Legacy High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–
Donovan Jordan OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Aaron King CB	Garland, TX	Garland High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–
Aaron King CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Jayden Madkins DL	Pearland, TX	Shadow Creek High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	–
Jayden Madkins DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Du'Wayne Paulhill, Jr. S	Bryan, TX	Bryan High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	–
Du'Wayne Paulhill, Jr. S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Khristian Pugh S	Beaumont, TX	West Brook High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	–
Khristian Pugh S	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sharmon Rester QB	El Dorado, AR	El Dorado High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–
Sharmon Rester QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Jayden Slater WR	Keller, TX	Boys Ranch High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–
Jayden Slater WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Michael Thomas CB	Texarkana, TX	Texas High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–
Michael Thomas CB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Blaise Tita OLB	Houston, TX	Alief Taylor High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–
Blaise Tita OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Darion White OLB	Waco, TX	La Vega High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	–
Darion White OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Preston Yarber OL	Canton, TX	Canton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–
Preston Yarber OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: #40 FCS, #179 FBS and FCS combined^[5]
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[6]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern	90 (7)
2	UIW	86 (7)
3	Nicholls	79 (2)
4	McNeese	61
5	Northwestern State	44
6	Texas A&M–Commerce	39
7	Lamar	25
8	HCU	24

Schedule

^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian*	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 14–28	5,413
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN+	L 16–45	26,509
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 14–21	4,933
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	L 27–35	4,371
October 1	3:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 34–37	5,473
October 8	4:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	L 17–56	1,937
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 21–54	6,627
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 24–17	2,916
November 5	3:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
November 12	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at McNeese	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	0	0	0	14
Wildcats	7	14	0	7	28

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Abilene Christian
First downs	7	25
Total yards	272	444
Rushing yards	68	186
Passing yards	204	258
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	19:40	40:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Chandler	8-24; 204 yards; long 75 yards
	Rushing	Griffin	8 attempts; 39 yards; long 21 yards
	Receiving	Rhea	3 receptions; 113 yards; long 70 yards
Abilene Christian	Passing	McIvor	22-38; 258 yards; long 30 yards
	Rushing	Banks	18 attempts; 78 yards; long 20 yards
	Receiving	Catalon	7 receptions; 119 yards; long 30 yards

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	3	3	16
Mustangs	14	10	14	7	45

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	SMU
First downs	16	23
Total yards	252	453
Rushing yards	104	208
Passing yards	148	245
Turnovers	(2) 19 yards	(1) 1 yard
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Chandler	10-25; 127 yards; long 21 yards
	Rushing	Griffin	13 attempts; 32 yards; long 8 yards
	Receiving	Dummett	5 receptions; 58 yards; long 20 yards
SMU	Passing	Mordecal	18-31; 212 yards; long 33 yards
	Rushing	Gardner	11 attempts; 100 yards; long 40 yards
	Receiving	Rice	9 receptions; 132 yards; long 33 yards

Northern Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	7	0	21
Cardinals	0	7	7	0	14

Statistics

Statistics	Northern Colorado	Lamar
First downs	19	21
Total yards	270	299
Rushing yards	52	217
Passing yards	218	82
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	27:39	32:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing	Sirmon	16/28; 218 total yards; 43 long
	Rushing	Afari	7 attempts; 41 yards; 11 long
	Receiving	Graham	5 receptions; 97 total yards; 43 long
Lamar	Passing	Yockey	10/11; 71 total yards; 16 long
	Rushing	Griffin	10 attempts; 66 total yards; 10 yards long
	Receiving	Rhea	3 receptions; 36 yards; 16 yards long

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	0	3	14	27
Demons	0	21	14	0	35

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Northwestern State
First downs	24	20
Total yards	394	545
Rushing yards	92	179
Passing yards	302	366
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Nick Yockney	19/39-1; 255 total yards; longest - 49 yards
	Rushing	Damashja Harris	11 attempts; 41 total yards; 13 long
	Receiving	Sevonne Rhea	2 receptions; 64 total yards; 41 long
Northwestern State	Passing	Zachary Clement	28/49-1; 366 total yards; 80 long
	Rushing	Kenneth Lacy	4 attempts; 83 yards; 55 long; 1 TD
	Receiving	Javon Antonio	9 receptions; 127 total yards; 49 long; 2 TDs

Houston Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	24	13	0	37
Cardinals	0	7	7	20	34

Statistics

Statistics	Houston Christian	Lamar
First downs	17	18
Total yards	323	376
Rushing yards	66	119
Passing yards	257	257
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:05	30:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing	Justin Fomby	31/45; 249 yards total; 40 long
	Rushing	Nate Livingston	6 attempts; 33 yards total; 11 long
	Receiving	Karl Reynolds	9 receptions; 109 yards total; 40 long
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	11/27; 239 total yards; 52 yards long
	Rushing	Mike Chandler	13 attempts; 59 yards total; 13 long
	Receiving	Kyndon Fuselier	3 receptions; 104 yards total; 44 long

No. 10 Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (LU)	0	10	0	7	17
No. 10 Cardinals (UIW)	35	21	0	0	56

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Incarnate Word
First downs	19	26
Total yards	446	609
Rushing yards	200	148
Passing yards	246	461
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	37:12	22:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	14/28; 182 yards; long 66
	Rushing	R.J. Carver	9 attempts; 52 yards; long 22
	Receiving	Andre Dennis	1 reception; 66 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Lindsey Scott	23/26; 401 yards; long 83
	Rushing	Isaiah Robinson	11 attempts; 66 yards; long 24
	Receiving	Darian Chaffin	4 receptions; 115 yards; long 69

Prairie View A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	13	21	14	6	54
Cardinals	7	14	0	0	21

Statistics

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Lamar
First downs	25	24
Total yards	580	430
Rushing yards	401	358
Passing yards	179	72
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	23:41	36:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	15/21; 179 yards; long 28
	Rushing	Jaden Stewart	9 attempts; 141 total yards; longest 56 yards
	Receiving	Chris Herron	6 receptions; 94 total yards; longest 28
Lamar	Passing	Michael Chandler	7/16; 43 total yards; longest 11 yards; 1 interception
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	17 attempts; 119 total yards; longest 31 yards
	Receiving	Andre Dennis	2 receptions; 29 yards total; longest 22 yards

Nicholls Colonels

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	3	14	0	17
Cardinals	0	14	7	3	24

Statistics

Statistics	Nicholls	Lamar
First downs	23	16
Total yards	365	344
Rushing yards	170	267
Passing yards	195	77
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	19:24	30:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	K. Granier	18/29; 148 total yards; long 67 yards
	Rushing	j. Gums	21 attempts; 100 total yards; long 10 yards
	Receiving	David Robinson	3 receptions; 80 yards; long 67 yards
Lamar	Passing	Michael Chandler	6/13; 77 yards total; long 25 yards
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	17 attempts; 134 total yards; long 35 yards
	Receiving	S. Rhea	3 receptions; 31 total yards; long 15 yards

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions					0
Cardinals					0

Statistics

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Lamar
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals					0
Aggies					0

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	New Mexico State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
New Mexico State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

McNeese

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals					0
Cowboys					0

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	McNeese
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "BREAKING: Lamar Cardinals will move to Southland Conference immediately for 2022-23 season". The Examiner. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
^ "Lamar returning to Southland Conference after short WAC stay". Yahoo. April 8, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
^ James Dixon (December 15, 2021). "Cardinals Add 16 on Early Signing Day". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ James Dixon (February 2, 2022). "Cardinals Add 13 on National Signing Day". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ "2022 Recruit Football Team Rankings". CBS INTERACTIVE. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
^ "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ "2022 Football Schedule". Lamar University Athletic Department. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
^ "Lamar Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
^ "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2022". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
^ "Lamar Cardinals - Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
^ "Lamar Cardinals". Fox Sports and 2022 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

[1] "BREAKING: Lamar Cardinals will move to Southland Conference immediately for 2022-23 season". The Examiner. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.

[2] "Lamar returning to Southland Conference after short WAC stay". Yahoo. April 8, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.

[3] James Dixon (December 15, 2021). "Cardinals Add 16 on Early Signing Day". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

[4] James Dixon (February 2, 2022). "Cardinals Add 13 on National Signing Day". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

[5] "2022 Recruit Football Team Rankings". CBS INTERACTIVE. June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.

[6] "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[7] "2022 Football Schedule". Lamar University Athletic Department. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

[8] "Lamar Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

[9] "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2022". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

[10] "Lamar Cardinals - Schedule". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

[11] "Lamar Cardinals". Fox Sports and 2022 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media. Retrieved September 18, 2022.

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2022 Lamar Cardinals football team

Contents

Previous season

Preseason

Recruiting

Incoming transfers

Incoming high school recruits

Preseason poll

Schedule

Game summaries

Abilene Christian

SMU

Northern Colorado

Northwestern State

Houston Christian

No. 10 Incarnate Word

Prairie View A&M

Nicholls Colonels

Southeastern Louisiana

New Mexico State

McNeese

References

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