Lamar Cardinals
Southland
8-5 (4-3 conf)
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -23.5
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 13 (#181)
Schedule
record 8–5
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @North Texas | +13.8 | 0-51 | -51 | L |
| 2 | vsSouth Dakota | FCS | 20-13 | +7 | W |
| 3 | @Texas Southern | FCS | 31-7 | +24 | W |
| 5 | vsCentral Arkansas | FCS | 35-32 | +3 | W |
| 6 | vsNicholls | FCS | 24-17 | +7 | W |
| 7 | @East Texas A&M | FCS | 33-23 | +10 | W |
| 8 | vsUT Rio Grande Valley | FCS | 23-21 | +2 | W |
| 9 | @Northwestern State | FCS | 41-14 | +27 | W |
| 10 | @Incarnate Word | FCS | 17-24 | -7 | L |
| 11 | vsSE Louisiana | FCS | 14-12 | +2 | W |
| 12 | @Stephen F. Austin | FCS | 15-26 | -11 | L |
| 13 | vsMcNeese | FCS | 19-21 | -2 | L |
| 14 | @Abilene Christian | FCS | 20-38 | -18 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2025 · 52
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Aiden McCown | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Robert Coleman | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Lucas Powell | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | LaDamian McDowell | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Xavier Coleman | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | James Major Bowden | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Josh Robinson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Omarion Rasberry | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Damien Moore | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Kyndon Fuselier | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Blake Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Izaha Jones | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Jaydn Girard | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Jayden Boyd | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Britain Simmons | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Nyir Jones | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Kendric Malone | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | JaCorey Hyder | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Devyn Gibbs | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Morgan Sampson | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Tyler Bonkowski | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Royce Maloles | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 2nd | Kei'Trone Simpson | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 3rd | Andrew Huff | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Iyioluwa Adekoya | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Christian Booker | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Alex Sumler | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Peyton Christian | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Javen Sanchez | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Brayden Faulkner | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Jaden Maronen | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | C.J. Miller | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Jackson Bandy | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Etelridge McKinney | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Kristian Pugh | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Ronnie Hamrick II | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Paul Omodia | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Kevin Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Demarcus Rankin | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | De'kelvion Beamon | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Jamarion Evans | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Brenden Bradshaw | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Nicholas Brown | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 10th | Edward Gilds | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 11th | Jaden Harding | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 12th | Zaylon Stoker | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 13th | Sean Connor | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Jordan James | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Caleb Holmes | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 1st | Mason Stallons | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Ben Woodard | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 3rd | Kye Walford | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
22.5
PPG Against
23.0
Differential
-0.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 8-5
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 3-4
- Conference
- 4-3
- Non-Conference
- 4-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 5-2
- Avg Margin
- -0.5
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 22.5 | 19.3 |
| Away | 3-4 | 22.4 | 26.1 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 0.0 | 51.0 |
| Conference | 4-3 | 23.3 | 19.6 |
| Non-conference | 4-2 | 21.5 | 27.0 |
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
1-4 SU · 1-3 ATS · O1/U4
Betting Profile
2025 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 8-5 |
| ATS | 6-6-150% |
| Over / Under | 4-9 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 4-3 |
| As underdog | 2-3 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 3-3 |
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
2025
Portal in 4net +3Out 1
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 2.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | De'kelvion Beamon | CB | 3★ | ← Oklahoma State |
| ▲ | Jaden Maronen | LB | — | ← Baylor |
| ▲ | Mekhi Hagens | QB | — | ← Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| ▲ | Jamahdia Whitby | WR | — | ← Coastal Carolina |
| ▼ | Reese Osei-Wusu | IOL | 2★ | → South Alabama |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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