# 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Mike Schultz and play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Texas* | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | ESPN3 | L 14–59 | 19,592 |
| September 9 | 7:00 p.m. | UT Permian Basin* | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | W 72–6 | 7,072 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA | ESPN3 | L 28–35 | 11,125 |
| September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | Facebook | L 21–49 | 4,728 |
| September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Nicholls State | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | L 14–41 | 6,167 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | | L 24–33 | 5,001 |
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Sam Houston State | Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX | ESPN3 | L 27–63 | 8,031 |
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | L 7–34 | 6,122 |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX | ESPN3 | L 14–42 | 8,417 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | FCS Central | W 23–16 | 2,311 |
| November 18 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 19 McNeese State | Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX (Battle of the Border) | ESPN3 | L 3–13 | 5,378 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| • Mean Green | 17 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 59 |

### UT Permian Basin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| • Cardinals | 10 | 27 | 14 | 21 | 72 |

### At Northwestern State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| • Demons | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### At Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| • Lions | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Nicholls State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Colonels | 6 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Incarnate Word

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals (LU) | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| • Cardinals (UIW) | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 33 |

### At Sam Houston State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| • No. 7 Bearkats | 16 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 63 |

### Stephen F. Austin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Lumberjacks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Central Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bears | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Houston Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Cardinals | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| Huskies | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 19 Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |