2017 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (1–8 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Schultz (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Troy Douglas (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Melvin Smith (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium (capacity: 16,000)
Seasons ←  2016 2018 →

2017 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^		9	–	0					10	–	2
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 25 Nicholls State ^		7	–	2					8	–	4
No. 22 McNeese State		7	–	2					9	–	2
Southeastern Louisiana		6	–	3					6	–	5
Northwestern State		4	–	5					4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	5					4	–	7
Abilene Christian		2	–	7					2	–	9
Incarnate Word		1	–	7					1	–	10
Lamar		1	–	8					2	–	9
Houston Baptist		0	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Mike Schultz and play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at North Texas*	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	L 14–59	19,592
September 9	7:00 p.m.	Texas–Permian Basin*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 72–6	7,072
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN3	L 28–35	11,125
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	Facebook	L 21–49	4,728
September 30	7:00 p.m.	Nicholls State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 14–41	6,167
October 14	6:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX		L 24–33	5,001
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 27–63	8,031
October 28	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 7–34	6,122
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 14–42	8,417
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	FCS Central	W 23–16	2,311
November 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 19 McNeese State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX ( Battle of the Border)	ESPN3	L 3–13	5,378
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At North Texas

Lamar at North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 7 0 0 14 • Mean Green 17 21 14 7 59 Date: September 2 Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 19,592 Referee: Justin Elliot Television network: ESPN3 Sources: [1]

Texas–Permian Basin

Texas–Permian Basin at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 6 0 0 0 6 • Cardinals 10 27 14 21 72 Date: September 9 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:29 Game attendance: 7,072 Game weather: Temp: 83 Wind: 12 mph NE Sunny Referee: Vidal Jones Television network: ESPN3 Sources: [2]

At Northwestern State

Lamar at Northwestern State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 7 7 7 28 • Demons 14 7 7 7 35 Date: September 15 Location: Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA Game start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: : Game attendance: 11,125 Game weather: Temp: 88 Wind: 5 mph E Humid and Clear Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ESPN3 Sources: [3]

At Southeastern Louisiana

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 7 7 0 21 • Lions 21 14 7 7 49 Date: September 23 Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 4,728 Game weather: Temp: 83 Wind: SSE 5 Fair Referee: Vidal Jones Television network: Facebook Sources: [4]

Nicholls State

Nicholls State at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • Colonels 6 21 14 0 41 Cardinals 0 7 0 7 14 Date: September 30 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:11 Game attendance: 6,167 Game weather: Temp: 82 Wind: 6 NNE Clear Referee: Michael VanderVelde Television network: ESPN3 Sources: [5]

At Incarnate Word

Lamar at Incarnate Word

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals (LU) 0 10 14 0 24 • Cardinals (UIW) 14 6 7 6 33 Date: October 14 Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:04 Game attendance: 5,001 Game weather: Temp: 90 Wind: 8 mph N Partly cloudy Referee: Stephen Baron Sources: [6]

At Sam Houston State

Lamar at Sam Houston State

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 13 7 0 27 • No. 7 Bearkats 16 31 10 6 63 Date: October 21 Location: Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX Game start: 3:05 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:45 Game attendance: 8,031 Game weather: Temp: 87 Wind: 7 mph S Sunny Referee: Kevin Hassell Television network: ESPN3 Sources: [7]

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • Lumberjacks 7 10 7 10 34 Cardinals 7 0 0 0 7 Date: October 28 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 6,000 Game weather: Temp: 56 Wind: 9 mph NNW Clear Referee: Ross Smith Television network: ESPN3 Sources: [8]

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 14 7 21 0 42 Cardinals 7 0 0 7 14 Date: November 3 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 6:00 pm CDT Elapsed time: 3:03 Game attendance: 8,417 Game weather: Temp: 78 Wind: 8 mph S Partly cloudy Television network: ESPN3 Sources: [9]

At Houston Baptist

Lamar at Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 2 7 0 14 23 Huskies 13 0 3 0 16 Date: November 11 Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 2,311 Game weather: Temp: 78 Wind: 9 mph ESE Referee: C. Watson Television network: FCS Central Sources: [10]

McNeese State

McNeese State at Lamar

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 19 Cowboys 0 10 3 0 13 Cardinals 0 0 0 3 3 Date: November 17 Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Game start: 7:00 pm CST Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 5,378 Game weather: Temp: 66 Wind: 17 mph NW Partly cloudy Referee: Kevin Hassell Television network: Eleven Sources: [11]

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