# 2024 Lindenwood Lions football team

The 2024 Lindenwood Lions football team represented Lindenwood University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Jed Stugart, the Lions compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big South–OVC. Lindenwood played home games at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri.

## Preseason
### Preseason poll

The Big South-OVC Conference released their preseason poll on July 17, 2024. The Lions were picked to finish eighth in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | UT Martin | 61 (5) |
| 2 | Eastern Illinois | 53 (2) |
| 3 | Southeast Missouri State | 51 (2) |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 41 |
| 5 | Gardner-Webb | 40 |
| 6 | Charleston Southern | 27 |
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | 24 |
| 8 | Lindenwood | 18 |
| 9 | Western Illinois | 9 |

### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | New school |
| Chris Gannaway | RB | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| Jayson Lowe | LB | Middle Tennessee |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Ashtin Rustemeyer | DL | Arkansas State |
| Cameron Cooper | OL | Colorado State |
| Joshua Pena | WR | FIU |
| Cole Mueller | RB | Illinois State |
| Reece Thomas | WR | Kansas |
| Nate Glantz | QB | McNeese |
| Kendric Bailey | DB | Montana State |
| Cortezz Jones | RB | Murray State |
| Jordan Knapke | LB | Northern Colorado |
| Vincent King | LB | Northern Colorado |
| Tony Failla | OL | Southeast Missouri State |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 22 (FBS) Kansas* | Children's Mercy ParkKansas City, KS | ESPN+ | L 3–48 | 20,829 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 9 Central Arkansas* | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | L 13–34 | 4,668 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Missouri State* | Robert W. Plaster StadiumSpringfield, MO | FloSports | L 14–28 | 9,642 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | St. Thomas* | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | W 64–0 | 3,825 |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | ESPN+ | W 28–25 | 3,890 |
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | L 20–24 | 3,103 |
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | W 29–14 | 2,765 |
| October 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN+ | L 35–42 | 3,780 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Illinois | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | W 49–38 | 3,697 |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ | L 10–52 | 8,144 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 6 Southeast Missouri State | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ | W 24–12 | 5,108 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 22 UT Martin | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ | L 26–33 $^{OT}$ | 2,208 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at No. 22 (FBS) Kansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 22 (FBS) Jayhawks | 7 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 48 |
at Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, MO
* Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
* Game time: 7:00 PM CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 20,829
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Sean Kenney (play-by-play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
| Statistics | LIN | KU |
| First downs | 12 | 26 |
| Total yards | 202 | 530 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 331 |
| Passing yards | 127 | 199 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–31–1 | 14–21–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:58 | 31:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 18/31, 127 yards, INT |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Steve Hall | 7 carries, 26 yards |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Abe Haerr | 4 receptions, 58 yards |
| Kansas | Passing | Jalon Daniels | 9/15, 148 yards, TD, INT |
| Kansas | Rushing | Devin Neal | 8 carries, 112 yards, 2 TDs |
| Kansas | Receiving | Luke Grimm | 6 receptions, 1111 yards, TD |

### No. 9 Central Arkansas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Bears | 0 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Lions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, Missouri
* Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 4,668
* Referee: Michael Lennie
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | UCA | LIN |
| First downs | 21 | 15 |
| Total yards | 554 | 258 |
| Rushing yards | 221 | 76 |
| Passing yards | 333 | 182 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–28–0 | 17–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:04 | 29:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Central Arkansas | Passing | Will McElvain | 20/28, 333 yards, 1 TD |
| Central Arkansas | Rushing | ShunDerrick Powell | 17 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD |
| Central Arkansas | Receiving | Kam Robinson | 6 receptions, 112 yards |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 17/33, 182 yards, 1 TD |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Steve Hall | 11 carries, 59 yards |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 6 receptions, 99 yards |

### at Missouri State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Robert W. Plaster Stadium • Springfield, MO
* Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 PM
* Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 9,642
* Referee: Jason Berg
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | LIN | MOST |
| First downs | 18 | 28 |
| Total yards | 328 | 476 |
| Rushing yards | 127 | 174 |
| Passing yards | 201 | 302 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–24–3 | 28–33–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:41 | 36:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 13/22, 122 yards, 3 INT |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Steve Hall | 13 carries, 100 yards |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 6 receptions, 137 yards, 1 TD |
| Missouri State | Passing | Jacob Clark | 28/33, 302 yards, 2 TD |
| Missouri State | Rushing | Jacardia Wright | 21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD |
| Missouri State | Receiving | Hunter Wood | 10 receptions, 90 yards |

### St. Thomas (MN)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tommies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 7 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 64 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: September 21, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,825
* Referee: Tremain Williams
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | STMN | LIN |
| First downs | 9 | 27 |
| Total yards | 148 | 543 |
| Rushing yards | 107 | 279 |
| Passing yards | 41 | 264 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 8–22–2 | 17–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:50 | 31:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Passing | Michael Rostberg | 3/12, 23 yards, 2 INT |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Rushing | Joseph Koch | 13 carries, 41 yards |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Receiving | Colin Chase | 1 reception, 15 yards |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 13/18, 228 yards, 2 TD |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Cortezz Jones | 10 carries, 152 yards, 2 TD |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 5 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD |

### at Eastern Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Panthers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
at O'Brien Field • Charleston, IL
* Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 PM
* Game weather: Cloudy, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,890
* Referee: Branden McCain
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | LIN | EIU |
| First downs | 20 | 25 |
| Total yards | 453 | 458 |
| Rushing yards | 170 | 132 |
| Passing yards | 283 | 326 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–19–1 | 26–44–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:22 | 30:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 14/19, 283 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Cortezz Jones | 20 carries, 104 yards |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 4 receptions, 115 yards, 4 TD |
| Eastern Illinois | Passing | Pierce Holley | 26/43, 326 yards, 2 TD |
| Eastern Illinois | Rushing | MJ Flowers | 28 carries, 123 yards |
| Eastern Illinois | Receiving | Terrance Gipson | 9 receptions, 93 yards |

### Tennessee State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: October 5, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,103
* Referee: Matthew Jones
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | TNST | LIN |
| First downs | 15 | 14 |
| Total yards | 285 | 280 |
| Rushing yards | 89 | 181 |
| Passing yards | 196 | 99 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–26–1 | 11–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:33 | 28:27 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tennessee State | Passing | Draylen Ellis | 14/26, 196 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Tennessee State | Rushing | Jaden McGill | 15 carries, 63 yards |
| Tennessee State | Receiving | CJ Evans | 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 11/20, 99 yards, 1 TD |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Steve Hall | 7 carries, 67 yards |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 3 receptions, 45 yards, 1 TD |

### Charleston Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Lions | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: October 12, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 2,765
* Referee: Brad Carrell
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | CHSO | LIN |
| First downs | 8 | 25 |
| Total yards | 197 | 392 |
| Rushing yards | 98 | 240 |
| Passing yards | 99 | 152 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–29–2 | 12–25–1 |
| Time of possession | 19:35 | 40:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Charleston Southern | Passing | Rob McCoy Jr | 14/23, 98 yards, 2 INT |
| Charleston Southern | Rushing | Autavius Ison | 14 carries, 77 yards |
| Charleston Southern | Receiving | Chris Rhone | 4 receptions, 46 yards |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 12/25, 152 yards, 1 INT |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Nate Glantz | 18 carries, 103 yards |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 2 receptions, 52 yards |

### at Gardner–Webb

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
* Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,780
* Referee: John Kellermeier
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | LIN | GWEB |
| First downs | 23 | 32 |
| Total yards | 457 | 491 |
| Rushing yards | 213 | 306 |
| Passing yards | 244 | 185 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–27–1 | 16–21–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:44 | 32:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 12/27, 244 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Steve Hall | 11 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 6 receptions, 174 yards, 1 TD |
| Gardner–Webb | Passing | Tyler Ridell | 16/21, 185 yards, 4 TD |
| Gardner–Webb | Rushing | Quasean Holmes | 26 carries, 156 yards, 1 TD |
| Gardner–Webb | Receiving | Jordan Bly | 4 receptions, 52 yards, 2 TD |

### Western Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Leathernecks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Lions | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 3,697
* Referee: Michael Frain
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | WIU | LIN |
| First downs | 37 | 24 |
| Total yards | 713 | 572 |
| Rushing yards | 149 | 389 |
| Passing yards | 564 | 183 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 42–55–0 | 11–16–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:06 | 23:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western Illinois | Passing | Nathan Lamb | 42/55, 564 yards, 5 TD |
| Western Illinois | Rushing | Cameren Smith | 17 carries, 67 yards |
| Western Illinois | Receiving | Matthew Henry | 15 receptions, 226 yards, 1 TD |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 11/16, 183 yards, 2 TD |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Steve Hall | 13 carries, 259 yards, 4 TD |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Abe Haerr | 1 reception, 57 yards |

### at Tennessee Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 52 |
at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN
* Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,144
* Referee: Drew Myers
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | LIN | TNTC |
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Total yards | 249 | 519 |
| Rushing yards | 68 | 400 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 119 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–28–1 | 13–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:19 | 30:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 17/27, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Robert Giaimo | 10 carries, 44 yards |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 4 receptions, 50 yards |
| Tennessee Tech | Passing | Dylan Laible | 13/20, 119 yards, 1 TD |
| Tennessee Tech | Rushing | Jalen Mitchell | 13 carries, 128 yards, 1 TD |
| Tennessee Tech | Receiving | D.J. Linkins | 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD |

### No. 6 Southeast Missouri State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Redhawks | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Lions | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Rainy, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 5,108
* Referee: John Kellemeir
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | SEMO | LIN |
| First downs | 8 | 17 |
| Total yards | 234 | 375 |
| Rushing yards | 60 | 192 |
| Passing yards | 174 | 183 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–37–1 | 13–20–1 |
| Time of possession | 19:26 | 40:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing | Paxton DeLaurent | 16/37, 174 yards, 1 INT |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing | Darrell Smith | 9 carries, 37 yards |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving | Tristan Smith | 7 receptions, 64 yards |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 13/20, 183 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Steve Hall | 18 carries, 91 yards |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 6 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD |

### at No. 22 UT Martin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Lions | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| No. 22 Skyhawks | 0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
at Graham Stadium • Martin, TN
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 2,208
* Referee: Drew Myers
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
| Statistics | LIN | UTM |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 425 | 445 |
| Rushing yards | 98 | 173 |
| Passing yards | 327 | 272 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–45–2 | 18–27–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:44 | 29:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Lindenwood | Passing | Nate Glantz | 27/45, 327 yards, 2 INT |
| Lindenwood | Rushing | Nate Glantz | 17 carries, 42 yards, 1 TD |
| Lindenwood | Receiving | Jeff Caldwell | 7 receptions, 78 yards |
| UT Martin | Passing | Kinkead Dent | 18/27, 272 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| UT Martin | Rushing | Patrick Smith | 15 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD |
| UT Martin | Receiving | Trevonte Rucker | 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD |