# 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by sixth-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 with a 5–6 record overall. In Southland Conference play, the Cardinals finished in a three-way tie for fifth place with a 4–5 conference record.

## 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 American Sports Network or ESPN3) was streamed by Lamar University's Big Red Sports Network .

## Before the season

* Contract extension - On December 4, 2014, Lamar University announced that head football coach, Ray Woodard, had received a new three-year contract. The announcement followed the conclusion of an 8–4 season with a 5–3 conference record. The season also marked the Cardinals's first victory over a nationally ranked opponent since the return of a program Woodard had been originally hired to resurrect.
* Retirement - On February 4, 2015, the Cardinals's offensive coordinator, Larry Kueck, announced his retirement after twenty-nine (29) years in the coaching profession.
* Transfers out - Quarterbacks Rex Dausin and Robert Mitchell left the Lamar football program in January.
* Transfers in - Three players transferred in to the team before signing day. Cameron Hampton transferred to the Cardinals from the University of Texas Longhorns. Quarterback, Joe Minden, transferred to the Cardinals from conference foe, Stephen F. Austin. Quarterback, Carson Earp, transferred from Navarro College.
Another player transferred in after signing day. Defensive end, David Owens, transferred to the Cardinals from Hampton University in February.

### 2015 recruits

Lamar signed 26 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "Class of 2015 Signees" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2015 recruits included 23 players from high school and 3 transfers. All three of the transfer players transferred from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs.
Signing Day Link:

### Class of 2015 signees

2015 signees :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | High School/Junior College | HS/TR |
| D C Arcenaux | LB | 6'2" | 230 | Freshman | Kinder, LA | Kinder HS | HS |
| Jessie Brewster | OL | 6'7" | 285 | Freshman | Friendswood, TX | Friendswood HS | HS |
| Chaston Brooks | ATH | 6'1" | 190 | Freshman | Tatum, TX | Tatum HS | HS |
| Bear Christianson | LB | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Austin, TX | Vandegrift HS | HS |
| Ethan Cothen | OL | 6'4" | 280 | Freshman | Beaumont, TX | Westbrook HS | HS |
| Stelen Covel | DT | 6'2" | 260 | Freshman | Oklahoma City, OK | Casady HS | HS |
| Brett Cox | QB | 6'4" | 200 | Freshman | Sachse, TX | Sachse HS | HS |
| David Dorsett | DE | 6'3" | 240 | Freshman | Fort Worth, TX | LD Bell HS | HS |
| Dedrick Garner | LB | 6'3" | 220 | Freshman | Fairfield, TX | Fairfield HS | HS |
| Zae Giles | CB | 5'9" | 170 | Freshman | Austin, TX | Lyndon B. Johnson HS | HS |
| Tariq Gordon | WR/CB | 6'0" | 175 | Freshman | Southlake, TX | Southlake HS | HS |
| Joseph Gonzales | OL | 6'4" | 285 | Freshman | Waco, TX | Waco HS | HS |
| JoJo Henderson | FS | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Salt Lake City, UT | Olympus HS | HS |
| Davon Jernigan | SS | 6'09" | 184 | Freshman | Navasota, TX | Navasota HS | HS |
| Hayden Kaaiohelo | OL | 6'5" | 285 | Freshman | Edmond, OK | Edmond Memorial HS | HS |
| Jerbrell Lipscomb | LB | 5'9" | 184 | Freshman | Navasota, TX | Navasota HS | HS |
| Duncan McVey | TE | 6'4" | 220 | Freshman | Deer Park, TX | Deer Park HS | HS |
| Keegan Mitchell | RB | 5'6" | 172 | Freshman | Corrigan, TX | Corrigan–Camden HS | HS |
| Corey Nance | OL | 6'7" | 275 | Freshman | Liberty, TX | Hardin HS | HS |
| Marcus Odell | LB | 6'2" | 225 | Freshman | New Braunfels, TX | New Braunfels HS | HS |
| Kevin O'Neill | LB | 6'2" | 205 | Freshman | Sachse, TX | Sachse HS | HS |
| Derrion Randle | RB | 5'10" | 200 | Freshman | Navasota, TX | Navasota HS | HS |
| Rodney Randle, Jr. | DB | 5'10" | 175 | Freshman | Beaumont, TX | Ozen HS | HS |
| Brendan Langley | WR | 6'1" | 188 | Sophomore | Marietta, GA | Kell HS/Georgia | TR |
| Matthew Oubre | OL | 6'1" | 289 | Freshman | Dayton, TX | Dayton HS/Louisiana–Monroe | TR |
| Dominique Wheeler | WR | 6'1" | 186 | Junior | Crockett, TX | Crockett HS/Texas Tech | TR |

### 5th Crawfish Bowl

The 5th Annual Red-White Crawfish Bowl was held Saturday, March 7. The team was divided into Red and White teams as in previous years. A draft of ten rounds was held with each side picking players of the same position. Offensive linemen were not drafted. They played for both teams. The White team got the first pick of the draft since the Red team got first pick of coaches. The draft was streamed live over Lamar's Big Red Sports Network.
The game was divided into four ten-minute quarters with a 15-minute half time. Kickoffs, kick returns, and turnovers were live. Field goals and extra points were not live. The White team won 7–3 with all scores in the second quarter.

## Schedule

Lamar University announced its 2015 football schedule on February 24, 2015. According to the announcement, the 2015 schedule consisted of eleven games with an expanded conference schedule of nine games. Out of conference games included the season opener against the Bacone College Warriors, a NAIA member from the Red River Athletic Conference, followed by an away game against the NCAA Division I (FBS) Big 12 Conference member, Baylor Bears. Five of the games, including four Southland Conference games, were played at home at Provost Umphrey Stadium. There were no consecutive home games in the schedule.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 7:00 pm | Bacone* | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | BRSN | W 66–3 | 9,668 |
| September 12 | 6:30 pm | at No. 4 (FBS) Baylor* | McLane StadiumWaco, TX | FSN | L 31–66 | 44,491 |
| September 19 | 6:00 pm | at No. 3 Sam Houston State | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | ASN | W 49–46 | 10,116 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | at No. 22 Southeastern Louisiana | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ASN | L 27–30 | 4,520 |
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | Abilene Christian | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | W 44–28 | 13,136 |
| October 17 | 6:00 pm | at Northwestern State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | | L 35–48 | 9,133 |
| October 24 | 6:00 pm | Central Arkansas | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | L 17–35 | 6,476 |
| October 31 | 2:00 pm | at Houston Baptist | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | RTSW | W 55–7 | 1,748 |
| November 7 | 6:00 pm | Nicholls State | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | BRSN | L 28–30 | 7,730 |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | at Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | | W 28–21 | 4,402 |
| November 21 | 6:00 pm | No. 3 McNeese State | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | L 14–20 | 9,808 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
The Houston Baptist/Lamar game was televised on tape delay.

## Game summaries
### Bacone College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 66 |

### @ Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| • Bears | 13 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 66 |

### @ Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
| #3 Bearkats | 14 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 46 |

### @ Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| • #22 Lions | 13 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 30 |

### Abilene Christian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| • Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 44 |

### @ Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| • Demons | 14 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 48 |

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 15 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |

### @ Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 14 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
* Game will be televised on tape delay.

### Nicholls (Homecoming Game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Colonels | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### @ Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals (LU) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Cardinals (UIW) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #3 Cowboys | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |