# 2014 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2014 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by fifth-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 8–4, 5–3 in Southland play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. The eight win overall and five win conference record matched the Cardinals' best overall win record in both categories as a four year program.

## TV and radio media

All Lamar games were broadcast on KLVI, also known as News Talk 560.
Live video of all home games (except those broadcast via the Southland Conference Television Network, SEC Network, or ESPN3) was streamed by Lamar University's Big Red Sports Network .

## Before the season
### 2014 recruits

Lamar signed 17 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "Class of 2014 Signees" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2014 recruits included 10 players from high school and 7 transfers. Breaking down the transfers, two players transferred from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs. The remainder transferred from Junior College/Community College programs.
Signing Day Link:

### Class of 2014 signees

2014 signees :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High School/Junior College | HS/TR |
| Seth Adams | DL | 6'0" | 285 | Freshman | Silsbee, TX | Silsbee High School | HS |
| Seth Blenderman | OL | 6'4" | 290 | Freshman | Magnolia, TX | Magnolia HS | HS |
| Ladamian Coney | DB | 5'11" | 175 | Freshman | League City, TX | Clear Springs HS | HS |
| Reid Entsminger | DB | 5'10" | 185 | Freshman | Stephens City, VA | Sherando HS | HS |
| Shawn Jones | LB | 6'2" | 220 | Freshman | Jasper, TX | Jasper HS | HS |
| Melbrodrick Matthews | LB | 6'0" | 200 | Freshman | Port Arthur, TX | Memorial HS | HS |
| Zack Roberts | DS | 6'2" | 215 | Freshman | Magnolia, TX | Magnolia HS | HS |
| Tate Smith | TE | 6'4" | 235 | Freshman | Texas City, TX | Texas City HS | HS |
| Connor Ward | OL | 6'3" | 280 | Freshman | Bryan, TX | Bryan HS | HS |
| Chase Woods | OL | 6'4" | 285 | Freshman | Plano, TX | Plano West HS | HS |
| Seth Ellis | DB | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Coolidge, AZ | Coolidge HS/Pima CC | TR |
| Carl Harris | RB | 5'10" | 190 | Junior | Dallas, TX | Wilson HS/Memphis | TR |
| Kyle Holmes | DE | 6'2" | 245 | Junior | Beaumont, TX | Beaumont Central HS/Blinn | TR |
| Brent Nicholson | DS | 6'2" | 260 | Junior | Corinth, TX | Denton Guyer HS/Navarro JC | TR |
| Tylond Robertson | DE | 6'3" | 270 | Sophomore | Hempstead, TX | Hempstead HS/Texas State | TR |
| Michael Sheridan | DB | 5'10" | 180 | Junior | Palmdale, CA | Highland HS/Antelope Valley College | TR |
| Daquan Stewart | DB | 6'1" | 190 | Junior | Hoboken, NJ | Hoboken HS/Contra Costa College | TR |

### 4th Crawfish Bowl

The 4th Annual Red-White Crawfish Bowl was held Saturday, March 1. The game was modified from previous years. While the team was divided into Red and White teams as in previous years, the game pitted offense against defense. The White team consisted of offensive players while the Red team was made up of defensive players. Scoring was adjusted to include normal scoring for the offense with the addition of additional points for scoring plays longer than 20 yards. The defense scored on turnovers, three-and-outs, and stops. The White team (offensive players) won 50–18 with the modified scoring.

### Preseason honors

Four Lamar Cardinals were selected to the pre-season all Southland Conference team. Reggie Begelton, WR (JR) was selected to the First-Team Offense. Kevin Johnson, PR (SR) was selected to the First-Team Defense. Caleb Berry, QB (SR) and Justin Brock, OL (JR) were named to the Second-Team Offense.
The following Cardinals were named to national award watch lists.
* Caleb Berry - CFPA Quarterback Watch List
* Kade Harrington - CFPA Running Back Watch List
* Mark Roberts - CFPA Receiver Watch List
* Reggie Begelton - CFPA Receiver Watch List
* Alex Ball - CFPA Kicker Watch List
* Kevin Johnson - CFPA Kickoff Return Watch List, CFPA Punt Return Watch List, and the CFPA All-Purpose Performer of the Year Watch List.
Kevin Johnson was also named to the College Sports Madness Preseason All-American and the Beyond Sports Network Preseason All-American teams.

## Postseason honors
### AP All-American

* Mark Roberts - AP All-American 3rd Team (FCS)
* Mark Roberts - Sports Network All-American 3rd Team (FCS)

### Southland Conference honors

Source:
* Mark Roberts - First team All Southland Conference
* Caleb Berry - Second team All Southland Conference
* Reggie Begelton - Second team All Southland Conference
* Omar Tebo = Second team All Southland Conference
* Xavier Bethany - Second team All Southland Conference

### College Sports Madness honors

Source:
* Mark Roberts - First team All Southland Conference
* Caleb Berry - Second team All Southland Conference
* Reggie Begelton - Second team All Southland Conference
* Ronnie Jones - Second team All Southland Conference
* Bret Treadway - Third team All Southland Conference
* Joe Okafor - Third team All Southland Conference
* Omar Tebo - Third team All Southland Conference
* Xavier Bethany - Third team All Southland Conference

## Roster
### Depth chart

* Source:
Defense :
* FS
* Xavier Bethany
* DaQuan Stewart
| Will Linebacker | MO Linebacker | Mike Linebacker | SLB |
| Logan Moss | Anthony Beard | Ronnie Jones | SLB_Starter |
| Kade Burman | Shawn Jones | Eddie McGill | SLB_Backup |
* SS
* DaQuan Stewart
* SS_Backup
* CB
* Montez Hunter
* Lloyd Julian
| DE | NT | DE |
| Keith Curran | Omar Tebo | Joe Okafor |
| Corbin Carr | Josh Frost | Koby Couron |
* CB
* Seth Ellis
* Tommie Barrett
Offense :
* X Receiver
* Mark Roberts
* Michael Handy
* Z Receiver
* Devonn Brown
* Jayce Nelson
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Tramon Shead | John Craven | Chance McCormack | Bret Treadway | Justin Brock |
| Chance Allen | Chase Woods | Kevin Greif | Connor Ward | Chance Allen |
* Y Receiver
* Payden McVey
* Dillon Barrett
* A Receiver
* Reggie Begelton
* Gratian Gladney
* QB
* Caleb Berry
* Robert Mitchell
* RB
* Kade Harrington
* Carl Harris
* Special teams
* PK Juan Carranco
* PK Alex Ball
* P Juan Carranco
* P Alex Ball
* KR Michael Handy
* PR Devonn Brown
* LS Brent Nicholson
* H Juan Carranco

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 pm | Grambling State* | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | BRSN | W 42–27 | 9,520 |
| September 6 | 6:30 pm | at No. 9 (FBS) Texas A&M* | Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX | SECN | L 3–73 | 104,728 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | Texas College* | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | BRSN | W 73–0 | 7,226 |
| September 20 | 7:00 pm | Mississippi College* | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | BRSN | W 55–10 | 7,612 |
| September 27 | 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | BRSN | L 10–42 | 9,308 |
| October 4 | 6:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX | ACU TV, KTES | W 24–21 | 8,913 |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | BRSN | L 34–61 | 7,799 |
| October 18 | 3:00 pm | at Nicholls State | John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA | CAA | W 63–21 | 5,103 |
| November 1 | 6:00 pm | Houston Baptist | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | W 72–14 | 10,212 |
| November 8 | 3:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | Estes StadiumConway, AR | SLCTV | L 41–44 $^{OT}$ | 5,427 |
| November 15 | 6:00 pm | Incarnate Word | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | BRSN | W 31–20 | 6,751 |
| November 22 | 6:00 pm | at No. 19 McNeese State | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border) | | W 27–24 | 7,402 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| • Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 42 |
Caleb Berry set the all-time Lamar Cardinals passing touchdown record on his third touchdown pass of the game against the Grambling State Tigers.

### # 9 (FBS) Texas A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Aggies | 21 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 73 |
The Cardinals and the 9th ranked Aggies played in front of a record setting crowd at Kyle Field. The crowd of 104,728 set the record for the largest attendance in recently renovated Kyle Field and for a collegiate game in the state of Texas. The game was delayed 2:05 hours because of lightning.

### Texas College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Cardinals | 28 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 73 |

### Mississippi College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Choctaws | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 55 |

### Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bearkats | 13 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 42 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #9 Lions | 3 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 61 |
| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
The game was close going into the fourth (4th) quarter with Southeastern Louisiana holding a one touchdown lead. The fourth quarter was a different story with the Lions running away scoring four touchdowns for 27 points to the Cardinals' one touchdown in the quarter.

### Nicholls State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
| Colonels | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Caleb Berry broke three team marks becoming the Cardinals' all-time leader in completions, yards of total offense, and passing yards. Lamar set a school record of 691 total yards in the game.

### Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Cardinals | 28 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 72 |
With his four touchdown pass catches in the game, Mark Roberts set a new school record of nineteen (19) career TD catches. Roberts also tied a school record of 24 points scored in a game.

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cardinals | 17 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
| • Bears | 21 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 44 |

### Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UIW | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| • Lamar | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 31 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |