# 2025 Lindenwood Lions football team

The 2025 Lindenwood Lions football team will represent Lindenwood University as a member of the OVC–Big South Football Association in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions are expected to be led by eight-year head coach Jed Stugart and play their home games at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri. Lindenwood will be ineligible for the conference title and the FCS playoffs as part of their transition from NCAA Division II.

## Offseason
### Transfers
#### Outgoing

| Player | Position | Destination |
| Jeff Caldwell | WR | Cincinnati |
| Taylen Blaylock | DB | Furman |
| Tre Bell | DB | Iowa State |
| Jaylan Wesley | DB | Northern Arizona |
| Jaydyn Johnson | DB | Sam Houston |
| Donnie Wingate | DE | Southern Illinois |
| Reece Thomas | WR | William Jewell |
| Tyler Kubat | QB | William Jewell |
| Ronnie Thomas, Jr. | RB | William Jewell |
| Ethan Stuhlsatz | LB | Wyoming |
| Patrick Turner | P | Unknown |

#### Incoming

| Player | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | Previous school |
| Joshua Robinson | OL | 6-2 | 285 | St. Louis, MO | Austin Peay |
| Feki Finau | DL | 6-2 | 300 | Makawao, HI | Fort Lewis |
| Tomasi Finau | DL | 6-1 | 220 | Makawao, HI | Fort Lewis |
| Caleb Jacobmeier | LB | 6-2 | 220 | Bellevue, NE | Iowa Western CC |
| Alex Dawkins | S | 5-11 | 165 | Columbus, MS | Itawamba CC |
| Zech Pratt | DB | 6-2 | 170 | New Houlka, MS | Itawamba CC |
| Jarard Mosely | S | 6-2 | 193 | Riviera Beach, FL | Kentucky |
| Trey Morrison | OL | 6-2 | 340 | Terry, MS | Pearl River CC |
| Nathan Lund | OL | 5-11 | 328 | O'Fallon, MO | Missouri |
| Mason Jones | DB | 6-2 | 200 | Omaha, NE | Nebraska |
| Elijah Thomas | S | 6-2 | 190 | St. Louis, MO | New Mexico State |
| Cody Kamfonik | OL | 6-2 | 315 | San Diego, CA | San Diego Mesa CC |
| Jacques Wyatt III | WR | 6-2 | 196 | Clarksville, TN | Southeast Missouri State |
| DeVonta Owens | DB | 6-2 | 180 | Tulsa, OK | Temple |

### Recruiting class

| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | High School |
| Ke'Andre McClendon | DL | 6-2 | 245 | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis |
| Reece Satterwhite | DL | 6-2 | 260 | Owasso, OK | Owasso |
| LaRavious Woods | RB | 5-9 | 195 | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis |
| Carter Briddell | OL | 6-3 | 285 | Wentzville, MO | North Point |
| Connor Cook | OL | 6-9 | 335 | Omaha, NB | Omaha North |
| CJ Bennett | WR | 5-7 | 175 | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis |
| Hoyt Gregory Jr. | QB | 6-3 | 215 | Wentzville, MO | North Point |
| Aiden Grote | TE | 6-5 | 245 | Bowling Green, MO | Bowling Green |
| Carter Johnson | LB | 6-4 | 210 | Waukee, IA | Waukee |
| Luke Zook | DB | 6-1 | 190 | Yorkville, IL | Yorkville |
| Brogan Hartman | K | 6-2 | 175 | O'Fallon, IL | O'Fallon Township |
| Jacob O’Donnell | OL | 6-5 | 305 | Shawnee Mission, KS | Shawnee Mission Northwest |
| CJ Reese | WR | 6-3 | 195 | Highlands Ranch, CO | Mountain Vista |
| Eddie Becu | DL | 6-0 | 260 | Cedar Rapids, IA | Xavier |
| Tristan Ginn | DE | 6-3 | 210 | Henrico, VA | Godwin |
| Keenan Paschall | DL | 6-2 | 248 | Minneapolis, MN | Godwin |
| Evan Shaigineik | RB | 6-2 | 248 | Orange County, CA | Tesoro |
| Blake Ashby | LB | 6-2 | 240 | Eureka, MO | Eureka |

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | TV |
| September 6 | at Appalachian State* | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | TBA |
| September 13 | at Charleston Southern | Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC | ESPN+ |
| September 20 | Stony Brook* | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | TBA |
| September 27 | at Miami (OH)* | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | TBA |
| October 4 | UT Martin | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ |
| October 18 | Tennessee Tech | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ |
| October 25 | Gardner–Webb | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ |
| November 1 | at Tennessee State | Nissan StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN+ |
| November 8 | at Western Illinois | Hanson FieldMacomb, IL | ESPN+ |
| November 15 | Eastern Illinois | Harlen C. Hunter StadiumSt. Charles, MO | ESPN+ |
| November 22 | at Southeast Missouri State | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | ESPN+ |
| *Non-conference game |||||

## Game summaries
### at (FBS) Appalachian State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (FBS) Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC
* Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |
| Appalachian State | Passing |
| Appalachian State | Rushing |
| Appalachian State | Receiving |

### at Charleston Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC
* Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |
| Charleston Southern | Passing |
| Charleston Southern | Rushing |
| Charleston Southern | Receiving |

### vs. Stony Brook

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Stony Brook | Passing |
| Stony Brook | Rushing |
| Stony Brook | Receiving |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |

### at (FBS) Miami (OH)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (FBS) RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
* Date: Saturday September 27, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |
| Miami (OH) | Passing |
| Miami (OH) | Rushing |
| Miami (OH) | Receiving |

### vs. UT Martin

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: Saturday October 4, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (TBA): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| UT Martin | Passing |
| UT Martin | Rushing |
| UT Martin | Receiving |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |

### vs. Tennessee Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: Saturday October 18, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Tennessee Tech | Passing |
| Tennessee Tech | Rushing |
| Tennessee Tech | Receiving |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |

### vs. Gardner–Webb

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: Saturday October 25, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Gardner–Webb | Passing |
| Gardner–Webb | Rushing |
| Gardner–Webb | Receiving |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |

### at Tennessee State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN
* Date: Saturday November 1, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |
| Tennessee State | Passing |
| Tennessee State | Rushing |
| Tennessee State | Receiving |

### at Western Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Hanson Field • Macomb, IL
* Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |
| Western Illinois | Passing |
| Western Illinois | Rushing |
| Western Illinois | Receiving |

### vs. Eastern Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO
* Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Eastern Illinois | Passing |
| Eastern Illinois | Rushing |
| Eastern Illinois | Receiving |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |

### at Southeast Missouri State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
* Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
* Game time: TBA
* TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Lindenwood | Passing |
| Lindenwood | Rushing |
| Lindenwood | Receiving |
| Southeast Missouri State | Passing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Rushing |
| Southeast Missouri State | Receiving |