2023 Lamar Cardinals football team

2023 Lamar Cardinals football
2023 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–3 (3–0 Southland)
Head coach	Peter Rossomando (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Will Fleming (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Drew Christ (1st season)
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium; (capacity: 16,000)

The 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team represent Lamar University in the 2023 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 first–year head coach Pete Rossomando.

2023 Southland Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Incarnate Word	3	–	0	6	–	1
Lamar	3	–	0	4	–	3
Nicholls	3	–	0	3	–	3
Houston Christian	1	–	2	3	–	4
Texas A&M–Commerce *	1	–	2	1	–	6
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	3	1	–	7
Northwestern State	0	–	2	0	–	6
McNeese	0	–	3	0	–	7

* – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	93 (9)
2	Incarnate Word	91 (7)
3	McNeese	65
4	Nicholls	62
5	Northwestern State	52
6	Texas A&M–Commerce	33
7	Lamar	28
8	Houston Christian	24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. Lamar had a total of 4 players selected.[2]

Offense

1st Team

Khalan Griffin – running back, JR

2nd Team

Sevonne Rhea – wide receiver, SO

Defense

2nd Team

Kristian Pugh – defensive back, SO
Ramond Stevens – defensive back, JR

Coaching staff and roster

2023 Lamar Cardinals football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Daelyn Williams	So
WR	`1`	Andre Dennis	So
RB	`2`	Damashja Harris	So
WR	`3`	Izaha Jones	So
WR	`4`	Cameron George	So
QB	`5`	Robert Coleman	Jr
RB	`6`	Khalin Griffin	Jr
WR	`7`	Sevonne Rhea	So
WR	`8`	Kyndon Fuselier	So
QB	`9`	Mike Chandler	So
QB	`10`	Jakolby Longino	So
TE	`11`	Nathan Gaskamp	Sr
WR	`12`	Jordan Wallace	Jr
WR	`13`	Jayden Boyd	Fr
QB	`14`	Aiden McCown	Fr
QB	`16`	Kendric Malone	Fr
WR	`17`	Vontravius Hall	Sr
TE	`18`	Shaun Grayson	Jr
WR	`19`	Joe Bryant	Fr
RB	`20`	Major Bowden	So
RB	`24`	R J Carver	So
RB	`26`	Dorian Manuel	Jr
RB	`38`	Deshaun Brundage	Fr
RB	`40`	Rashaad Johnson	Fr
OL	`51`	Donovan Jordan	Fr
OL	`58`	Elias Ripley	Jr
OL	`60`	John Hester	Fr
OL	`61`	Kade Verden	Fr
OL	`62`	Devin Fregia	So
OL	`64`	Bryce Loftin	Fr
OL	`65`	Jacob Dicharry	Jr
OL	`66`	Chandler White	Fr
OL	`67`	Marcus Harbert	Fr
OL	`68`	Reese Osei-Wusu	Fr
OL	`69`	Zachary Curtis	Fr
OL	`70`	Preston Yarber	Fr
OL	`71`	Jevale Roberson	Jr
OL	`72`	Marques Mayo	So
OL	`73`	Kortez Winslow	Fr
OL	`74`	Knox Boyd	Fr
OL	`75`	B.J. Williams	So
OL	`76`	Thomas Le Boucher	Jr
OL	`77`	Reginald Burks	Fr
OL	`78`	Devon King	Jr
OL	`79`	Reggie Brooks	So
WR	`80`	Carter Holmes	Fr
TE	`81`	Devyn Gibbs	So
WR	`82`	Michael Everett	Fr
TE	`83`	Iyioluwa Adekoya	Fr
TE	`84`	Sterling Herrington	So
WR	`85`	Michael Vasquez	Fr
TE	`86`	Brian Shearer	Jr
TE	`88`	Morgan Sampson	Fr
TE	`89`	JaCorey Hyder	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Jalen Freeman	Jr
DB	`1`	Kristian Pugh	So
DB	`2`	Josh Landrum	Jr
DB	`3`	Ramond Stevens	Jr
DE	`4`	Jaymond Jackson	Jr
DB	`5`	Damian Alexander	Jr
LB	`6`	Foday Jalloh	Sr
DB	`7`	Kevin Anderson	So
LB	`8`	Vencent Rockwell	Jr
DB	`9`	Joshua Ofili	Sr
LB	`10`	Jase Williams	So
DB	`11`	Canden Grogan	So
DB	`12`	Antorius Hambrick, Jr.	Jr
DB	`13`	Andrew Hardin	So
DB	`14`	Dwight Davis	Fr
LB	`15`	Ken Savanah	Jr
LB	`16`	Codey Martin	So
LB	`17`	Brayden Faulkner	So
DB	`18`	KJ Gilbert	So
LB	`19`	Joey Johnson	Jr
DB	`20`	Kybo Jamerson	So
LB	`21`	Jamarion Evans	Fr
DB	`22`	Jaden Hardin	So
DB	`23`	Tre Turner	Fr
LB	`25`	Jonovan Tillis	So
LB	`27`	Robert Bonar	So
DB	`29`	Kameron Griffin	Fr
DB	`30`	Du'Wayne Paulhill, Jr	So
DB	`31`	Brenden Bradshaw	Fr
DB	`33`	Samuel Scaife IV	Jr
LB	`34`	Ian Box	Fr
DE	`35`	Royce Maloles	Fr
DB	`36`	Isaiah Grant	So
DB	`39`	Javon Rhodes	Fr
LB	`40`	Jalen Freeman	Jr
DL	`41`	Siale Suliafu	So
DE	`42`	Jacob Ferree	Fr
DS	`43`	Bo Dawson	Fr
LB	`44`	Oliver Jack	So
DE	`45`	Kei'Trone Simpson	Fr
DB	`47`	DJ Wilson	Jr
DE	`48`	Pius Njenge	Jr
DB	`49`	Anthony White	Fr
LB	`50`	Royce Carver	Fr
LB	`52`	Blake Gotcher	Jr
LB	`53`	Jayron Williams	Fr
LB	`55`	Koda Canady	Fr
DL	`56`	James Perkins	So
DL	`57`	Jonovan Dennis	Fr
DL	`79`	Reggie Brooks	So
DL	`90`	Jayden Madkins	Fr
DL	`91`	Alex Sumler	Fr
DL	`92`	Colin Hedges	Fr
DL	`93`	Daniel Obinna-Kanu	Fr
DL	`95`	Mahki Reed	Fr
DL	`96`	Khai Mcghee	Fr
DE	`97`	Alex Haralson	Fr
DL	`98`	Peyton Christian	Fr
DL	`99`	Caleb Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`31`	Dawson Schremp	Fr
K/P	`32`	Chris Esqueda	Jr
K/P	`37`	Westin Waters	Fr
DS	`43`	Beau Dawson	Fr
K	`46`	Alfonso Deleon	Sr
DS	`54`	Lane Gilchrist	Jr
K/P	`94`	Ben Woodard	So

Head coach

Pete Rossomando

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Drew Christ, Def Coord
Will Fleming, Off Coord and QBs
Coby Gipson, Recruiting coord and RBs
Daryl Daleen, Co-Special teams coordinator and ILBs
Dave Stedman, Co-Special teams coordinator and OLB's
Wayne Cordova, Safeties
Lorenzo Jackson, DLs
Matt Cannata, OL
Todd Macon, Running backs
Andrew Sparano, Tight ends
Pat Walker, Strength

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2023

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 Idaho*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 17–42	5,321
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 14–24	13,154
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at South Dakota*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 6–35	5,618
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Lincoln (CA)*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 38–0	4,873
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 21–19	1,547
October 7	3:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 27–13	5,263
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 30–24	4,152
October 28	3:00 p.m.	No. 8 Incarnate Word	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
November 4	3:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+
November 18	3:00 p.m.	McNeese	Provost Umphrey Stadiuim Beaumont, TX (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

No 8 Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	14	14	7	7	42
Cardinals	0	0	3	14	17

Statistics

Statistics	Idaho	Lamar
First downs	20	16
Total yards	497	190
Rushing yards	273	71
Passing yards	224	119
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:16	29:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	McCoy	14-19; 164 yards; long 29 yards
	Rushing	Griffin	13 attempts; 138 yards; long 93 yards
	Receiving	Hatten	6 receptions; 86 yards; long 29 yards
Lamar	Passing	Coleman	15-24; 119 yards; long 34 yards
	Rushing	Banks	12 attempts; 44 yards; long 9 yards
	Receiving	Dennis	1 reception; 34 yards; long 34 yards

Louisiana–Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	14	14
Warhawks	7	14	0	3	24

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	17	19
Total yards	311	384
Rushing yards	121	285
Passing yards	190	99
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	33:58	26:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Coleman	19-25; 190 yards; long 23 yards
	Rushing	Jones	1 attempt; 47 yards; long 47 yards
	Receiving	Fuselier	5 receptions; 59 yards; long 23 yards
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Herring	12-21; 99 yards; long 28 yards
	Rushing	Woullard	14 attempts; 113 yards; long 44 yards
	Receiving	Howell	4 receptions; 65 yards; long 28 yards

South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	3	0	0	6
Coyotes	0	7	14	14	35

Statistics

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lincoln University (California)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oaklanders	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Oaklanders	Cardinals
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Houston Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northwestern State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Lamar	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

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

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

Incarnate Word

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Cardinals (UIW)	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals (LU)	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas A&M–Commerce

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Texas A&M–Commerce	Lamar
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

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

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

McNeese

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

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

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

[3][4][5][6][7]

References

"Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
"Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
"2023 Lamar Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
"2023 Football Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
Matt Faye (January 30, 2023). "Lamar University announces 2023 football schedule". Hearst. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
Kevin Kelley (January 30, 2023). "Lamar announces 2023 football schedule". 2023 FBSchedules.com Partner of USATODAY College Sports. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
"Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2023". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

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[1] "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

[2] "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.

[3] "2023 Lamar Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[4] "2023 Football Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2023.

[5] Matt Faye (January 30, 2023). "Lamar University announces 2023 football schedule". Hearst. Retrieved January 31, 2023.

[6] Kevin Kelley (January 30, 2023). "Lamar announces 2023 football schedule". 2023 FBSchedules.com Partner of USATODAY College Sports. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[7] "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2023". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 12, 2023.

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