2010 Schedule/Results 9/4 at McNeese State L, 27-30 9/11 Webber International 6 p.m. 9/18 at Southeastern Louisiana 6 p.m. 9/25 at Stephen F. Austin 6 p.m. 10/2 Sam Houston State 6 p.m. 10/9 Langston University (HC) 6 p.m. 10/16 South Alabama 6 p.m. 10/30 at North Dakota 12 noon 11/6 at Georgia State 1 p.m. 11/13 South Dakota 6 p.m. 11/20 Oklahoma Panhalde 6 p.m. All Times Central Lamar University Fast Facts Location...Beaumont, Texas Enrollment...14,054 Founded...1923 Nickname...Cardinals Colors...Red and White Conference...Southland National Affiliation...NCAA Division I - FCS Stadium...Provost Umphrey Stadium (16,000) President...Dr. James Simmons Interim Athletics Director...Larry Tidwell Head Coach...Ray Woodard (Sam Houston State, 1988) Record at Lamar/Seasons...0-1 (First Season) Overall Record/Seasons...9-3 (at JC level)/1 Season Lamar is competing in football for the first time since 1989. All-Time Record (4-year)...171-226-9/38 seasons All-Time Southland Record...36-75-2/22 seasons Southland Conference Championships/Last...4/1971 Webber International Fast Facts Location...Babson Park, Fla. Enrollment...700 Founded...1927 Nickname...Warriors Colors...Green and Gold Conference...Independent National Affiliation...NAIA Stadium...Legion Field (2,000) President...Dr. Keith Wade Athletics Director...Bill Heath Head Coach...Kelly Scott (Indiana University, 1986) Record at McNeese/Seasons...13-21/5th Season Overall Record/Seasons...Same 2009 Record/Conference...4-6/N/A Starters R/L...12/10 Letterwinners R/L...N/A All-Time Record (4-year)...N/A All-Time Conference Record...N/A Conference Championships/Last...N/A Lamar University (0-1) vs. Webber International (2-0) 6 p.m. l Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010 Beaumont, Tex. l Provost Umphrey Stadium (16,000) Lamar hosts Webber International in home debut Encouraged by a strong showing in a 30-27 season-opening road loss to Mc- Neese State, Lamar University will now play its first home game in 21 years Saturday night against Webber International at 6 p.m. in 16,000-seat Provost Umphrey Stadium. With junior quarterback Andre Bevil throwing for a school-record 429 yards last Saturday, the Cardinals put a serious scare into the then 11th-ranked Cowboys. He completed 25 of 42 passes, including touchdown strikes of 26 yards to Marcus Jackson, 12 yards to Josh Powdrill and 4 yards to J.J. Hayes. In Webber International, coach Ray Woodard s Cardinals will be facing a squad enthused by a 2-0 start. The Warriors defeated Virginia Wise 30-10 in their opener, and they held off Georgetown College 27-20 Saturday afternoon. Lamar and Webber, an NAIA independent with an enrollment of 700 and located in Babson Park, Fla., will be meeting in football for the first time. The last time the Cardinals played at home, they scored 16 fourth-quarter points to rally for a 22-17 victory over favored McNeese State in November of 1989, just a couple of weeks before the school s board of regents cast a 5-4 vote to discontinue the program due to a mounting deficit in its operation. Bevil s school record grows by three yards A review of Saturday night s game film against McNeese State showed that a third-quarter Lamar play that was originally recorded as a 3-yard rush by Josh Powdrill was actually a 3-yard shovel pass from quarterback Andre Bevil to Powdrill. With that correction, Bevil s final passing line reads 25-for-42 for 429 yards. The previous best passing performance in school history was Lamar s Single-Game Passing Yardage Leaders Name Opponent Yds. Andre Bevil McNeese St., 2010 429 Shad Smith La.-Monroe, 1987 412 John Evans UT-El Paso, 1989 407 Larry Haynes UTA, 1979 403 John Evans Angelo St., 1989 393 Fred Hessen UTA, 1981 367 John Evans McNeese St., 1989 353 John Evans McNeese St., 1987 341 Ray Campbell Houston, 1983 326 Tommy Tomlin La. Tech, 1969 308 Shad Smith Texas State, 1988 304 for 412 yards by Shad Smith in a 1987 game against Louisiana-Monroe. The added reception and yards increased Powdrill s game totals to five catches for 123 yards. Fellow wide receiver Marcus Jackson, who had six catches, also had 123 receiving yards. Resultingly the correction reduced Lamar s team rushing total to 17 yards on 15 carries. Andre had a fantastic game, but you haven t seen the best of Andre yet, said Ray Woodard, Lamar s head coach. He can do better than that.
Game 2 Depth Charts LU Offense QUARTERBACK 5 Andre Bevil 17 Doug Prewitt 8 Harrison Tatum RUNNING BACK 22 Octavious Logan 28 Cody Hussey FLANKER 1 Marcus Jackson 3 Barry Ford SLOT RECEIVER 16 Josh Powdrill 18 Donte Lopez TIGHT END 10 Billy Chavis 89 Kevin Davis LEFT TACKLE 56 Kameron Edwards 72 Patrick Carlton LEFT GUARD 63 Joey Chavez 70 Stephen Babin CENTER 64 Kyle Gillam 63 Joey Chavez RIGHT GUARD 62 Cameron Epple 79 Emone Bailey RIGHT TACKLE 76 Jacobson Joseph 71 John Woods SPLIT END 80 J.J. Hayes 84 Kendrick Prejean LU Defense DEFENSIVE END 55 Jacody Coleman 95 Jesse Dickson DEFENSIVE TACKLE 99 Mario Foster 90 Mark Murrill NOSEGUARD 85 Adren Dorsey 65 Ryan Jones DEFENSIVE END 33 Darby Jackson 95 Jesse Dickson BANDIT 6 Jordan Garrett 23 Payton Plouch MIKE 9 Johnathan Ekpe 32 Anthony Beard WILL 20 Asim Hicks 54 James Washington 21 Branden Thomas 24 Ryan Clark FREE SAFETY 4 Tim Hayter 21 Branden Thomas ROVER 15 Michael Allen 26 Chad Allen 7 Steven Murray-Sesay 19 Keinon Peterson Webber Defense LEFT END 95 Jacob Cavey 99 Josh Long NOSEGUARD 66 Keenan Costello 92 Arsenio Durant RIGHT END 96 Chris One 46 Marcus Rhines STRONGSIDE LB 49 Beau Barnes 32 Aaron Guglimelo MIDDLE LB 42 Nathan Keller 18 Matt Davidson WILL LB 48 Yannick Brown 40 Darren Davis ROVER 37 Tashawn Williams 19 Roberto Santiago BANDIT 10 Tito Torres 23 Steven Willis 30 Xeryus Dennard 31 Justin Harsin 12 Johnathan Hatcher 26 Donoven Tate FREE SAFETY 25 Ricki Carlson 18 Donovan Sims Webber Offense QUARTERBACK 4 Torrence Moise 13 Spencer Johnson TAILBACK 22 Taylor Atwood 8 Deonte Fielder FULLBACK 38 Leandro Barbosa 34 Noel McKenzie WIDE RECEIVER 4 Bernardo Henry 83 DeVionte Edmonson WIDE RECEIVER 16 Justin Sanders 35 Nick Guglielmello TIGHT END 82 Brandon Darling 83 Keiaron Jackson LEFT TACKLE 77 Kajuan Thompson 75 Reginald Daniels LEFT GUARD 70 Ryan Goldman 72 Pat Williams CENTER 50 Caleb Pickrell 68 Judson Attaway RIGHT GUARD 52 Adam Cook 57 Leonardo Barbosa RIGHT TACKLE 63 Cole Alexander 61 Mike Bruck Lamar hoping to extend home-opening success Once the glitz and glamour of Saturday s pregame ceremonies marking the grand opening of Lamar s newly-renovated Provost Umphrey Stadium subsides, the Cardinals will get down to the business of protecting their gaudy record in home-opening games. After losing their first three homeopening games, the Cardinals went on to win 28 times and register one tie in their remaining 36 home debuts before the program was discontinued after the 1989 season. Lamar s overall home-opening record is 28-10-1. Lamar s first home-opening win was a 26-20 decision over Louisiana- Lafayette in 1954. After a 6-6 tie with Northwestern State in the 1956 home opener, the 1957 Cardinals defeated Louisiana-Lafayette 36-20 to begin a streak of 11-consecutive home-opening victories. McNeese State snapped that streak by beating the Cardinals 10-0 in their 1968 home debut. The Cardinals were at their best on both sides of the ball in their last home debut as they overwhelmed Sam Houston State 41-0. With Ed Hickey hauling in a 41-yard touchdown pass from John Evans, tailback Kenny Franklin sprinting 21 yards for a score and Waylon Patterson returning a blocked punt 13 yards for another, the Cardinals sprinted to a 21-0 first-quarter lead, and they were up 28-0 after Evans hit wide receiver Chris Ford with a 17-yard TD pass 2:08 in the second quarter. LU Home Openers Year Opponent W/L Score 1951 North Texas L 54-6 1952 Northwestern State L 35-13 1953 Louisiana-Lafayette L 22-13 1954 Louisiana-Lafayette W 26-20 1955 Louisiana-Lafayette W 19-6 1956 Northwestern State T 6-6 1957 Louisiana-Lafayette W 36-20 1958 A&M-Corpus Christi W 26-0 1959 Louisiana Tech W 13-6 1960 Mexico Poly W 42-6 1961 Louisiana-Monroe W 38-34 1962 Mexico Poly W 34-6 1963 Trinity University W 20-18 1964 East Central Okla. W 21-0 1965 Pensacola Navy W 37-0 1966 Southwest Missouri W 55-12 1967 Louisiana-Lafayette W 14-13 1968 McNeese State L 10-0 1969 New Mexico State W 9-7 1970 West Texas A&M W 33-28 1971 Sam Houston State L 13-12 1972 Sam Houston State W 22-19 1973 Howard Payne W 21-17 1974 Drake W 18-6 1975 West Texas A&M L 10-6 1976 Northwestern State W 17-6 1977 Louisiana-Monroe W 21-7 1978 Southern Illinois L 22-20 1979 Louisiana Tech W 19-17 1980 Baylor L 42-7 1981 Sam Houston State W 50-7 1982 Sam Houston State W 27-7 1983 Stephen F. Austin W 24-23 1984 Texas Southern L 13-7 1985 Texas Southern W 32-20 1986 Texas A&M-Kingsville L 35-10 1987 Stephen F. Austin W 28-26 1988 West Texas A&M W 42-21 1989 Sam Houston State W 41-0 Record Breakdown Overall: 28-10-1 Longest Winning Streak: 11 games, 1957-67 Longest Losing Streak: 3 games, 1951-53 As promised, Cardinals are chunking it deep During Lamar University s Kickoff Banquet to celebrate the start of the 2010 football season on Aug. 28, offensive coordinator Todd Whitten proclaimed the Cardinals would chunck it deep this season. They did exactly that Saturday night in their 30-27 season-opening loss at 11th-ranked McNeese State. While accumulating a school-record 429 passing yards, quarterback Andre Bevil lofted deep passes of 73 yards to Josh Powdrill, 63 yards to Kendrick Prejean and 57 yards to J.J. Hayes. The 57-yarder to Hayes set up Lamar s first touchdown, a 26-yard pass to Marcus Jackson to give the Cardinals a 7-3 first-quarter lead. The 73-yard pass to Powdrill put the Cardinals in position for Justin Stout s 31- yard field goal that pulled the Cardinals to within 16-13 early in the third quarter. The 63-yarder to Prejean carried to the Cowboys one-yard line, setting up Bevil s eventual 4-yard TD toss to Hayes to register the final score. Both Jackson, who had six catches, and Powdrill, who had five, finished the game with 123 receiving yards to enable them to share the 10th-highest total in school history with Chris Ford of the 1989 team and Ronnie Gebauer of the 1968 Cardinals.
Quoting Woodard on the McNeese game: Head Coach Ray Woodard Ray Woodard is a huge man -- 6-foot-6 and 290 pounds, to be exact -- who has taken on a huge challenge -- that of reviving Lamar University s football program. Woodard s challenge is to return to Lamar, to Beaumont and to Southeast Texas the excitement that accompanies a competitive collegiate football team. Woodard was named the eighth football coach at Lamar University by President James Simmons and former Athletics Director Billy Tubbs on May 19, 2008. Woodard came to Lamar after three seasons at Navarro College - the first two as defensive coordinator and the final season as head coach. His 2007 squad went 9-3 and advanced to the conference playoffs for the first time in six seasons. His first Lamar team is off to a 0-1 start in the school s first season since 1989. Navarro beat defending national champion Blinn College on consecutive weeks before rolling past Kilgore - the SWJCFC regular-season champion - on the road 54-28 to earn the school's first bowl bid since the 1990s. Navarro claimed a 24-21 win over Georgia Military in the Pilgrim's Pride Bowl to finish the year ranked fourth in the NJCAA national poll. For his efforts, Woodard was named the SWJCFC Coach of the Year. From 2003-05, Woodard served as the head football and track coach at Burton (Texas) High School, with the Panthers winning the district title in track in 2004. He spent two years as the defensive coordinator at Livingston (Texas) HS from 1998-2001 and one season at Trinity HS in 199798. Trinity went 7-3 in 1997. Woodard spent four seasons as a defensive coordinator in NFL Europe, one season with the Frankfurt Galaxy and three with the Scottish Claymores. Woodard made a strong first impression in NFL Europe as his Galaxy ranked first in the league in total defense and led the league in five other defensive categories. Woodard's other professional coaching experience came as the general manager/head coach for the Houston Outlaws (1999-2000) of the Regional Football League and as defensive coordintor of the Texas Terror (1996) of the Arena Football League. Woodard s first experience at the NCAA level came in 1998 when he was the defensive line coach at Louisiana-Lafayette. Lineman Danny Scott registered eight sacks, which ranks fourth in the ULL single-season list. From 1988-95 Woodard was the defensive coordinator at Kilgore College and recruited more than 200 Texas high school student-athletes. The Rangers appeared in back-to-back Shrine Bowls in 1989 and 1990. Kilgore had a 9-2 record in 1990, won the conference championship and was ranked as high as No. 6 in the country. Woodard also had a very successful playing career, from his days at Corrigan-Camden HS to Kilgore College and the University of Texas to five years in the NFL. After earning 13 letters in four sports at Corrigan-Camden High School from 1975-79, Woodard was a two-time All-America selection as a defensive tackle at Kilgore College from 1980-81. The Rangers finished the 1980 season ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA rankings after posting a 10-1 record and winning the TJCFC Championship. Woodard then finished his college career at the University of Texas under coach Fred Akers. The 1982 team went 9-3 and finished the season ranked 17th nationally. As a senior in 1983, Woodard and the Longhorns posted a perfect 11-0 regular season mark, captured the Southwest Conference championship and finished the season ranked fifth in the nation. Texas led the nation in total defense, yielding just 212 ypg along with 9.5 ppg. Woodard was then selected in the eighth round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He spent the next five seasons with the Chargers, Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs. He was a member of the Broncos' 1986 AFC Champion and Super Bowl team. I knew we would play hard, but I wasn t thinking about setting any records, said Woodard. Andre had a fantastic game, but you haven t seen the best of Andre yet. That s not even close to what s going to be his best game. I m disappointed that we lost the game, but I m very proud of our effort. The butterflies went away pretty quickly, and I like the way we progressed as the game went along. With the receivers we have, I believe you re going to see even greater numbers out of our passing game. Lamar University Firsts These are firsts achieved by Lamar University in football for the first time since 1989 on Saturday night in the Cardinals 30-27 season opening loss to McNeese State: FIRST KICKOFF RETURN: 25 yards Octavious Logan, 14:55 1st FIRST PENALTY: 5 yards, False Start, 14:55 1st FIRST RUNNING PLAY: No Gain by Logan, 14:33 1st FIRST PASSING PLAY: Incompletion by Andre Bevil 14:48 1st FIRST PUNT: 49 yards by Kollin Kahler, 13:13 1st FIRST FIRST DOWN: 12-yard pass from Andre Bevil to Marcus Jackson, 11:30 of 1st FIRST TACKLE: By Adren Dorsey, 13:00, 1st FIRST SACK: By Adren Dorsey for 7-yard loss, 13:00 1st FIRST FIRST DOWN ALLOWED: 27-yard pass by Jacob Bower to Champlain Babin, 12:38 1st FIRST FUMBLE CAUSED: By Branden Thomas, 11:37 1st FIRST FUMBLE RECOVERY: By Michael Allen for touchback, 11:37 of 1st FIRST COMPLETION: 12 yards by Andre Bevil to Marcus Jackson, 11:30 of 1st FIRST INTERCEPTION THROWN: By Bevil to Brandon Robinson, 9:52 1st FIRST FIELD GOAL ALLOWED: 37 yards by Josh Lewis, 7:39 1st Quarter for 3-0 lead. FIRST SACK ALLOWED:12-yard loss by Bevil, 5:52 1st FIRST TOUCHDOWN: 26-yard pass from Bevil to Marcus Jackson, 3:05 1st quarter. FIRST EXTRA POINT KICK: By Justin Stout for 7-3 lead 3:05 1st FIRST FIELD GOAL: 32 yards by Justin Stout for 10-3 at 12:52, 2nd FIRST TOUCHDOWN ALLOWED: 2-yard sneak by Bower, 7:58 2nd FIRST FIRST DOWN RUSHING: 2 yards by Bevil, 7:09 2nd FIRST PUNT FORCED: 37-yarder by Ben Bourgeois at 13:32, 3rd FIRST TOUCHDOWN PASS ALLOWED: 48-yarder to Bernardo Henry at 2:49 3rd Quarter, putting McNeese up 23-13. FIRST PUNT RETURN: 4 yards by MarcuS Jackson, 10:30 4th
Webber International head coach Kelly Scott Kelly Scott, a 1986 graduate of Indiana University, is in his fifth season as head coach at Webber International University. He posted an 11-21 record in his first four seasons, and he has the Warriors off to an encouraging 2-0 start this fall. Prior to becoming head coach in 2006, Scott served the previous four seasons, as the Warriors defensive coordinator. He played his collegiate football as a dfensive back at Manchester (Indiana) College before transferring to Indiana to complete his bachelor of science degree in physical education. Scott began his coaching career at Speedway High School in Indianapolis, and he also spent time at Cathedral High School before relocating to Florida. He then spent six years as defensive coordinator at Lake Wales High School before becoming a graduate assistant at the University of South Carolina. He returned to Lake Wales HS for two years before becoming an inaugural member of the Webber International coaching staff in 2002. Webber International holds on for 27-20 win Webber International bolted to a 27-6 advantage through the first three quarters Saturday afternoon then held on for a 27-20 home victory over Georgetown College. In moving to 2-0 on the season, the Warriors received two touchdowns from running back Deonte Fielder and one each from quarterback Torrance Moise and running back Taylor Atwood. Fielder scored on a 1-yard run and a 13-yard pass from Moise, who also had a 9-yard scoring run. Atwood s touchdown came on a 4-yard run. Looking Ahead After playing Webber International in their home opener Saturday night, the Cardinals will return to the road for their second taste of Southland Conference competition. They will challenge Southeastern Louisiana at 6 p.m. on Sept. 18, in Hammond s 7,408-seat Strawberry Stadium. The Lions, who went 6-5 last season, dropped their season opener at Tulane last week, 27-21, and they are hosting Tennessee Martin this week. The Lions accumulated 266 yards of total offense (64 rushing and 202 passing) against Tulane, and they held the Green Wave to 252 yards, the fewest allowed by any Southland Conference team last week. Zeke Jones was the Lions rushing leader with 61 yards on 12 carries, and Tyler Beatty 17 of 34 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Lamar and Southeastern Louisiana have met twice in football with each school notching a home victory. The Cardinals prevailed 34-21 in Beaumont in 1967, and the Lions took a 21-19 squeaker in Hammond two years later. Lamar quarterback Tommy Tomlin completed 15 of 33 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns in that game. Pat Gibbs had two TD receptions, and Ronnie Gebauer had one. Team Comparisons CARDINALS WARRIORS 0-1 Records 2-0 17.0 Rushing Avg. 161.0 207.0 Opponent Rushing Avg. 115.0 429.0 Passing Avg. 192.0 288.0 Opponent Passing Avg. 115.5 446.0 Total Offense Avg. 353.0 495.0 Opponent Total Off. Avg. 230.5 42.0 Punting Average 43.9 2.0 Turnovers Per Game 2.5 3.0 Turnovers Forced Per Game 2.5 45.0 Penalty Yards Avg. 101.5 Individual Statistical Leaders CARDINALS WARRIORS Octavious Logan, 14.0 Rushing Avg. Torrance Moise, 98.0 Andre Bevil, 429.0 Passing Avg. Torrance Moise, 180.5 Marcus Jackson, 123.0 Receiving Avg. Nick Guglielmello, 69.5 Josh Powdrill, 123.0 Kollin Kahler, 42.0 Punting Avg. Adam Riley, 43.9 Octavious Logan, 24.0 Kick Return Avg. Jonathan Taylor, 33.0 Marcus Jackson, 4.0 Punt Return Avg. Ricky Carlson, 17.5 Justin Stout, 2.0 Field Goal Avg. Mason Prater, 0.5 Marcus Jackson, 123.0 All-Purpose Avg. Torrance Moise, 98.0 Josh Powdrill, 123.0 2010 Southland Conference Standings SLC Games All Games W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Streak McNeese State 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 1.0000 30 27 Won 1 Central Arkansas 0 0.000 0 0 1 0 1.000 47 20 Won 1 *Lamar University 0 0.000 0 0 0 1.000 27 30 Lost 1 Stephen F. Austin 0 0.000 0 0 0 1.000 7 48 Lost 1 Texas State 0 0.000 0 0 0 1.000 28 68 Lost 1 Southeastern Louisiana 0 0.000 0 0 0 1.000 21 27 Lost 1 Sam Houston State 0 0.000 0 0 0 1.000 3 34 Lost 1 Nicholls 0 0.000 0 0 0 1.000 0 47 Lost 1 Northwestern State 0 1.000 0 0 0 1.000 21 65 Lost 1 Last Week s Results McNeese State 30, Lamar 27 Central Arkansas 47, Elizabeth City State 20 Texas A&M 48, Stephen F. Austin 7 Houston 68, Texas State 28 Tulane 27, Southeastern Louisiana 21 Baylor 34, Sam Houston State 3 San Diego State 47, Nicholls 0 Air Force 65, Northwestern State 21 This Week s Schedule Webber International at Lamar, 6 p.m. Saturday Central Arkansas at Eastern Illinois, 1:30 p.m. Saturday Samford at Northwestern State, 5 p.m. Saturday McNeese State at Missouri, 6 p.m. Saturday Tennessee Martin at Southeastern Louisiana, 6 p.m. Saturday Albany at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. Saturday Southern Arkansas at Texas State, 6 p.m. Saturday Nicholls at Western Michigan, 7 p.m. Saturday * Lamar is an unclassified member of the FCS this season, making it ineligible for the SLC championship.
2009 SLC Final Standings SLC Games All Games W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Streak Stephen F. Austin 6 1.857 189 121 10 3.769 453 297 Lost 1 McNeese State 6 1.857 252 177 9 3.750 420 327 Lost 1 Texas State 5 2.714 214 177 7 4.636 351 317 Won 1 Southeastern La. 4 3.571 215 214 6 5.545 344 337 Lost 2 Sam Houston State 3 4.429 181 235 5 6.455 301 371 Lost 1 Central Arkansas 2 5.286 182 136 5 7.417 315 205 Lost 5 Nicholls 2 5.286 179 240 3 8.273 216 427 Won 2 Northwestern State 0 7.000 101 213 0 11.000 158 401 Lost 11