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2012 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–8 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Kueck (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Bradley (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumProvost Umphrey Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Central Arkansas +^   6 1     9 3  
No. 2 Sam Houston State +^   6 1     11 4  
Southeastern Louisiana   5 2     5 6  
McNeese State   4 3     7 4  
Stephen F. Austin   4 3     5 6  
Northwestern State   2 5     4 7  
Lamar   1 6     4 8  
Nicholls State   0 7     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by third-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 1–6 in Southland play to finish in seventh place.

Media

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All Cardinals football games will be broadcast on KLVI AM 560 as part of the Lamar Cardinals Radio Network. At least 3 games, including 2 road games, will be broadcast on Fox 4 KBTV as the Cardinals complete the third year of a five-year deal granting exclusive broadcast rights to select Cardinals games to KBTV.[1] SLC TV could cover 1 or 2 games minimum in addition to the KBTV games. Cardinals SLC TV games will air locally on KUIL-LD.

Before the season

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2012 recruits

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Lamar signed 21 players on national letter of intent day. Four additional college recruits signed on previously, in December 2011, to bring the recruiting class to 25-members strong. On May 11, Lamar gained another player from Tyler Jr. College to bring the squad up to 26 new members. In June Lamar gained 4 transfers, 2 from Oklahoma State and 2 from various junior colleges. Because 3 of the 4 redshirted last season and the fourth was a JC transfer, all 4 will be eligible to play in the 2012 season. It brings the Lamar recruiting class up t 30 for 2012. Recruits are listed here. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below.[2]

College recruiting information (2012)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacory Augustine
DB
Lake Charles, LA LaGrange 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Alex Ball
K
Westlake Village, CA Westlake Village 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Garrett Baxley
OL
Kingwood, TX Kingwood Park 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Matthew Bergeron
QB
Mandeville, LA Mandeville 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Xavier Bethany
DB
Burton, TX Burton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jermaine Bowman
OL
Beaumont, TX West Brook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 300 lb (140 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Luke Campbell
OL
Rusk, TX Rusk 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Corbin Carr
DL
Nederland, TX Nederland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Garrett Drake
WR
Silsbee, TX Silsbee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Gratlin Gladney
WR
Houston, TX Cypress Falls 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Michael Handy
Ath
Conroe, TX Oak Ridge 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Mike Hargis
DL
Austin, TX Manor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
David Hollyfield
DL
Silsbee, TX Silsbee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ronnie Jones, Jr.
LB
Hempstead, TX Hempstead 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jayce Nelson
WR
Port Neches, TX Port Neches-Groves 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Joe Persohn
OL
Sour Lake, TX Hardin-Jefferson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Desmond Richards
RB
Montgomery, TX Magnolia West 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Courtlin Thompson
DB
Lancaster, CA Antelope Valley Christian
Saddleback CC
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Bret Treadway
OL
Silsbee, TX Silsbee 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 245 lb (111 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Cam Washington
RB
Corsicana, TX Corsicana 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Darryl Waters
LB
Norfolk, VA Maury
Hargrave Military Academy
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Nashon Davis
DB
Katy, TX Morton Ranch
Blinn College
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jermaine Longino
LB
Houston, TX Hightower
Trinity Valley CC
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Tyrus McGlothen
DB
Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie
Cisco CC
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ryan Mossakowski
QB
Frisco, TX Centennial
Northwest Mississippi CC
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Brock Wempa
OL
Royse City, TX Royse City
Tyler
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 310 lb (140 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Kevin Johnson
WR
Houston, TX Cypress Ridge
Oklahoma State
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 5, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: TR
Joe Okafor
DL
Bellaire, TX Bellaire
Oklahoma State
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 295 lb (134 kg) Jun 5, 2012 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: TR
Oluwajimi (B.J.) Oyefeso
WR
Pasadena, CA Roland
Citrus
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 19, 2012 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Dillon Barrett
QB
Dry Prong, LA Grant
Fort Scott
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 19, 2012 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: Not Ranked  ESPN: Not Ranked
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2012 Player Commitments - Lamar". ESPN.com.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2nd Crawfish Bowl

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The 2nd Annual Red-White Crayfish Bowl was held Saturday, May 17 at 7 PM. The team was divided into a red and white team, and 4 12-minute quarters were played.

2012 Crawfish Bowl
1 234OTTotal
Red 0 0000 0
White 0 0007 7
Sources:[3]

The Crawfish Bowl would need overtime to decide the winner. Both the red and white teams struggled to move the ball in different ways. The Red team only netted 6 yards rushing on 18 attempts. The white team pounded out 58-yards rushing with just one person, the returning medical redshirted DePauldrick Garrett. On the other hand, the white team owned the skies as they outgained the red team 155 to 79. Due to an imbalance in the number of quarterbacks, Caleb Berry would play for both teams. He would leave the game as the leading passer going 15-for-25 for 138 yards. Counterpart Jeremy Johnson would go 7-for-17 for 55 yards, but he also had 1 interception. Mossakowski had the fewest passing yards, with only 41 yards passing, but he also had the only touchdown.

The Red team had a chance to even the game up, but Mike Venson fumbled the ball on second down to secure the win for the white squad.

Defense dominated the game on both sides of the ball. Joe Viator, of the white team, led all players with 8 tackles. James Washington had five tackles and one sack for the white team, and Marcus Malbrough wasn't far behind with 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, and a quarterback hurry.

For the red squad Adren Dorsey led the team with two sacks. Keinon Peterson had six tackles, and Eric Arnold and Mark Murrill each had a sack.

There was only one scoring opportunity prior to the fourth quarter. Berry completed a pair of passes to Payton Ploch and one to Kyle hildreth to move the ball to the white teams 23-yard line. After the drive stalled Juventino Sanchez would try a 43-yard field goal which ended short. The red-team again drove deep into white territory on the final drive of regulation, but Sanchez missed a 42-yard field goal to end regulation.

Perhaps the highlight of the night came from Punter Kolin Kahler played for both teams and was on the field 13 times. He averaged 42.4 yards per punt for the white team and 40-yards per punt for the red-team. His longest punt came in at 56 yards, and 3 of the punts forced the opposing team to start inside the 20.


Roster

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2012 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Caleb Berry  So
QB 5 Ryan Mossakowski Jr
QB x Dillon Barrett  Fr
QB x Matt Bergeron Fr
RB 8 Mike Venson  Jr
RB 14 DePauldrick Garrett  Jr
RB 22 Desmond Richards Fr
RB 27 Caleb Harmon Jr
RB x Darrell Harris Fr
TE 24 Jacob Hanna Jr
TE 47 P. J. Henderson  Jr
TE 80 Cory Soto Jr
TE 88 Payden McVea So
WR 82 Reggie Begelton  Fr
WR x Garrett Drake Fr
WR 86 Jordan Edwards Jr
WR x Kelechi Ejekam  Fr
WR 3 Barry Ford Jr
WR 83 VanLawrance Franks Sr
WR 25 Gratian Gladney Fr
WR 20 Michael Handy Fr
WR 13 Kye Hildreth Jr
WR 11 Kevin Johnson  So
WR 84 Jayce Nelson Fr
WR 15 Oluwajimi Oyefoso Jr
WR x Zach Sonnier Fr
WR 38 Jesse Sparks So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 5 Marcus Malbrough Sr
DE 57 Jeremy Kirt Jr
DE 93 Jesse Dickson Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 31 Juventino Sanchez Sr
PK 39 Justin Stout Jr
PK 46 Alex Ball Fr
PK, P 25 Kollin Kahler Jr
DS 43 Chris Maikranz Jr
DS 48 Lawson Hartwick  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Allen Johnson (East Texas A&M)
    Asst. head coach/secondary
  • Bill Bradley (Texas)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Larry Kueck (Stephen F. Austin)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Carey Bailey (Tennessee)
    Defensive line
  • Kevin Barbay (Lamar)
    Wide receivers
  • James Brown (Texas)
    Running backs
  • Craig McGallion (Houston)
    Recruiting coordinator/linebackers
  • Dennis McKnight (Drake)
    Offensive line/special teams
  • Marcus Carver (Army)
    Graduate asst. coach/defensive line
  • Chuck Langston (Oklahoma)
    Director of football operations
  • Brett Ramsey (Lamar)
    Graduate asst. coach/tight ends

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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette*Rajun Cajuns Network/ESPN3L 0–4025,803
September 87:00 pmPrairie View A&M*W 31–015,367
September 1511:00 pmat Hawaiʻi*KBTVL 2–5431,442
September 227:00 pmLangston*
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
KBTV/ESPN3W 31–012,383
September 293:00 pmSoutheastern Louisiana
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
SLC TVL 21–318,426
October 66:00 pmat Northwestern StateKBTV/ESPN3L 23–308,357
October 133:00 pmMcMurry*dagger
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 52–2113,452
October 206:00 pmat No. 19 Central ArkansasL 14–249,374
October 273:00 pmNo. 5 Sam Houston State
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
SLC TVL 7–569,042
November 36:00 pmat Stephen F. AustinL 26–404,421
November 103:00 pmNicholls State
  • Provost Umphrey Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 34–248,043
November 177:00 pmat McNeese StateL 0–3511,235

Game summaries

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Louisiana-Lafayette

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The Cardinals will open the season with an older rival in Louisiana as they meet the Ragin' Cajuns. The Rajin' Cajuns have dominated the series against the Cardinals 21-12 and are on a current 3 game winning streak against the Cardinals.[5] The two schools compete for the Sabine Shoe trophy.

Lamar at Louisiana-Lafayette
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 000 0
Ragin' Cajuns 13 2700 40
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Prairie View A&M

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The Cardinals open up their home slate with their first ever contest against fellow Texas University Prairie View A&M.

Prairie View A&M at Lamar
1 234Total
Panthers 0 000 0
Cardinals 14 737 31
Sources:

Hawaiʻi

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The Cardinals return to FBS country for their first ever contest against the Warriors.

Lamar at Hawaiʻi
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 002 2
Warriors 7 211313 54
Sources:

Langston

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The final tuneup before conference play will feature the first ever meeting between the Langston Lions and Lamar.

Langston at Lamar
1 234Total
Lions 0 000 0
Cardinals 14 377 31
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:53
  • Game attendance: 12,383
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Clear, winds 2 mph
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (KBTV/ESPN3): Charlie Jellin, Nick Canizales, and James Ware
Sources:

Southeastern Louisiana

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The Cardinals open conference play against the Lions. The Cardinals currently own a 3-1 advantage in the series [6]

Southeastern Louisiana at Lamar
1 234Total
Lions 7 7107 31
Cardinals 0 777 21
  • Date: September 29
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 3:05 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 8,426
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Mostly Cloudy, winds E at 2 mph
  • Referee: Buddy Gingras
  • TV announcers (SLC TV): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, and Brooke Bentley
Sources:

Northwestern State

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Despite a 5-3 advantage in the overall series, the Cardinals will be seeking to prove they can compete with the Demons in this 2012 contest. The Demons won the revival game of this series in 2011 and have won 3 of the last 4.[7]

Lamar at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 7106 23
Demons 10 7310 30
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 pm CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 8,357
  • Referee: Ken Ray
  • TV announcers (KBTV/ESPN3): Charlie Jellin, Nick Canizales, and James Ware
Sources:

McMurry

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The Cardinals return home for homecoming on October 20. It will be the final non-conference tilt of the year (not counting the playoffs) and they will celebrate homecoming in this contest against the War Hawks, who are celebrating their first year in the Division 2 level. It will be the third meeting between the Cardinals and War Hawks, with the previous two having come in 1953 and 1954. Currently the series is split 1-1.[8]

McMurry at Lamar
1 234Total
War Hawks 3 0315 21
Cardinals 10 21147 52
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 7:05 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 13,452
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), Cloudy, winds SSE 12 mph
  • Referee: Brian Alos
  • TV announcers (Lamarcardinals.com): Harold Mann and Bo Brown
Sources:

Central Arkansas

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The Cardinals head to Conway, Arkansas for the second match against their SLC rival, the Bears. Currently Central Arkansas leads the series 1-0.[9]

Lamar at #17 Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 077 14
#17 Bears 0 1707 24
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:35
  • Game attendance: 9,374
  • Referee: Buddy Gingras
  • TV announcers (UCA Gameday): Justin Acri
Sources:

Sam Houston State

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The 19th meeting between the Cardinals and the Bearkats gives Sam Houston State back-to-back games in the state of Texas. The Bearkats own a 10-7-1 series advantage with most of the success having occurred in recent years, having won 7 of the last 8 meetings.[10]

Sam Houston State at Lamar
1 2Total
Bearkats 0
Cardinals 0
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • TV announcers (SLC TV): Randy McIlvoy, Shea Walker, and Brooke Bentley
Sources:

Stephen F. Austin

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The Lumberjacks have won four consecutive against the Cardinals and five of the last six meetings, but overall the Cardinals lead the series 18-10-2.[11]

Lamar at Stephen F. Austin
1 2Total
Lumberjacks 0
Lions 0
Sources:

Nicholls State

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The Cardinals and the Colonels go head-to-head in their 5th contest for the Cardinals final home game of the season. Currently the Cardinals lead the Colonels 3-1.[12]

Nicholls State at Lamar
1 2Total
Demons 0
Lumberjacks 0
  • Date: November 10
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • TV announcers (Lamarcardinals.com): Harold Mann and Bo Brown
Sources:

McNeese State

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This Cardinals end the 2012 regular season by returning to Lake Charles to face the Cowboys. Overall this will be the 27th meeting between the two schools. The Cowboys lead the overall series 18-7-1, and the Cowboys have won 8 of the last 9 matches.[13]

Lamar at McNeese State
1 2Total
Cardinals 0
Cowboys 0
Sources:

References

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  1. ^ "KBTV Fox 4 scores exclusive rights for Lamar University Athletics". RBR-TVBR. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "2012 Lamar Football Recruiting Class" (PDF). Lamar Sports. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Crawfish Bowl II". Lamar Sports. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  4. ^ "Lamar Football Staff". Lamar Athletics. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Lamar vs. Louisiana-Lafayette All-time results". College Football reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Lamar vs. Southeastern Louisiana All-time results". College Football reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  7. ^ "Lamar vs. Northwestern State All-time results". College Football reference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  8. ^ "McMurry Football Announces 2012 schedule". halmummefb.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
  9. ^ "Lamar at Central Arkansas All-time results". College Football reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  10. ^ "Sam Houston vs. Lamar All-time results". College Football reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  11. ^ "Lamar vs. Stephen F. Austin All-time results". College Football reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  12. ^ "Lamar vs. Nicholls State All-time results". College Football reference. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  13. ^ "Lamar vs. McNeese State All-time results". College Football reference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2012.