2023 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team represent Lamar University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas, and compete in the Southland Conference. They are led by first–year head coach Pete Rossomando.

2023 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–3 (3–0 Southland)
Head coach	Peter Rossomando (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Will Fleming (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Drew Christ (1st season)
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium (capacity: 16,000)
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Incarnate Word		3	–	0					6	–	1
Lamar		3	–	0					4	–	3
Nicholls		3	–	0					3	–	3
Houston Christian		1	–	2					3	–	4
Texas A&M–Commerce *		1	–	2					1	–	6
Southeastern Louisiana		1	–	3					1	–	7
Northwestern State		0	–	2					0	–	6
McNeese		0	–	3					0	–	7
* – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	93 (9)
2	Incarnate Word	91 (7)
3	McNeese	65
4	Nicholls	62
5	Northwestern State	52
6	Texas A&M–Commerce	33
7	Lamar	28
8	Houston Christian	24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. Lamar had a total of 4 players selected.^[2]

Offense 1st Team Khalan Griffin – running back, JR 2nd Team Sevonne Rhea – wide receiver, SO

Defense 2nd Team Kristian Pugh – defensive back, SO Ramond Stevens – defensive back, JR

Coaching staff and roster

2023 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Daelyn Williams So WR 1 Andre Dennis So RB 2 Damashja Harris So WR 3 Izaha Jones So WR 4 Cameron George So QB 5 Robert Coleman Jr RB 6 Khalin Griffin Jr WR 7 Sevonne Rhea So WR 8 Kyndon Fuselier So QB 9 Mike Chandler So QB 10 Jakolby Longino So TE 11 Nathan Gaskamp Sr WR 12 Jordan Wallace Jr WR 13 Jayden Boyd   Fr QB 14 Aiden McCown Fr QB 16 Kendric Malone   Fr WR 17 Vontravius Hall Sr TE 18 Shaun Grayson Jr WR 19 Joe Bryant Fr RB 20 Major Bowden So RB 24 R J Carver So RB 26 Dorian Manuel Jr RB 38 Deshaun Brundage Fr RB 40 Rashaad Johnson Fr OL 51 Donovan Jordan Fr OL 58 Elias Ripley Jr OL 60 John Hester   Fr OL 61 Kade Verden   Fr OL 62 Devin Fregia So OL 64 Bryce Loftin Fr OL 65 Jacob Dicharry Jr OL 66 Chandler White Fr OL 67 Marcus Harbert   Fr OL 68 Reese Osei-Wusu Fr OL 69 Zachary Curtis   Fr OL 70 Preston Yarber   Fr OL 71 Jevale Roberson Jr OL 72 Marques Mayo So OL 73 Kortez Winslow Fr OL 74 Knox Boyd Fr OL 75 B.J. Williams So OL 76 Thomas Le Boucher Jr OL 77 Reginald Burks   Fr OL 78 Devon King Jr OL 79 Reggie Brooks So WR 80 Carter Holmes Fr TE 81 Devyn Gibbs   So WR 82 Michael Everett Fr TE 83 Iyioluwa Adekoya Fr TE 84 Sterling Herrington So WR 85 Michael Vasquez Fr TE 86 Brian Shearer Jr TE 88 Morgan Sampson Fr TE 89 JaCorey Hyder So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Jalen Freeman Jr DB 1 Kristian Pugh So DB 2 Josh Landrum Jr DB 3 Ramond Stevens Jr DE 4 Jaymond Jackson Jr DB 5 Damian Alexander Jr LB 6 Foday Jalloh Sr DB 7 Kevin Anderson So LB 8 Vencent Rockwell Jr DB 9 Joshua Ofili Sr LB 10 Jase Williams So DB 11 Canden Grogan So DB 12 Antorius Hambrick, Jr. Jr DB 13 Andrew Hardin So DB 14 Dwight Davis   Fr LB 15 Ken Savanah Jr LB 16 Codey Martin So LB 17 Brayden Faulkner So DB 18 KJ Gilbert So LB 19 Joey Johnson Jr DB 20 Kybo Jamerson So LB 21 Jamarion Evans Fr DB 22 Jaden Hardin So DB 23 Tre Turner Fr LB 25 Jonovan Tillis So LB 27 Robert Bonar So DB 29 Kameron Griffin Fr DB 30 Du'Wayne Paulhill, Jr So DB 31 Brenden Bradshaw Fr DB 33 Samuel Scaife IV Jr LB 34 Ian Box   Fr DE 35 Royce Maloles Fr DB 36 Isaiah Grant So DB 39 Javon Rhodes Fr LB 40 Jalen Freeman Jr DL 41 Siale Suliafu So DE 42 Jacob Ferree   Fr DS 43 Bo Dawson Fr LB 44 Oliver Jack So DE 45 Kei'Trone Simpson Fr DB 47 DJ Wilson Jr DE 48 Pius Njenge Jr DB 49 Anthony White Fr LB 50 Royce Carver   Fr LB 52 Blake Gotcher Jr LB 53 Jayron Williams Fr LB 55 Koda Canady Fr DL 56 James Perkins So DL 57 Jonovan Dennis   Fr DL 79 Reggie Brooks So DL 90 Jayden Madkins Fr DL 91 Alex Sumler Fr DL 92 Colin Hedges   Fr DL 93 Daniel Obinna-Kanu Fr DL 95 Mahki Reed Fr DL 96 Khai Mcghee Fr DE 97 Alex Haralson Fr DL 98 Peyton Christian Fr DL 99 Caleb Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 31 Dawson Schremp   Fr K/P 32 Chris Esqueda Jr K/P 37 Westin Waters Fr DS 43 Beau Dawson   Fr K 46 Alfonso Deleon Sr DS 54 Lane Gilchrist Jr K/P 94 Ben Woodard So	Head coach Pete Rossomando Coordinators/assistant coaches Drew Christ, Def Coord Will Fleming, Off Coord and QBs Coby Gipson, Recruiting coord and RBs Daryl Daleen, Co-Special teams coordinator and ILBs Dave Stedman, Co-Special teams coordinator and OLB's Wayne Cordova, Safeties Lorenzo Jackson, DLs Matt Cannata, OL Todd Macon, Running backs Andrew Sparano, Tight ends Pat Walker, Strength Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: September 2, 2023

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 Idaho*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 17–42	5,321
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 14–24	13,154
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at South Dakota*	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	L 6–35	5,618
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Lincoln (CA)*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 38–0	4,873
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Christian	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 21–19	1,547
October 7	3:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	W 27–13	5,263
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	W 30–24	4,152
October 28	3:00 p.m.	No. 8 Incarnate Word	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
November 4	3:00 p.m.	Texas A&M–Commerce	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+
November 18	3:00 p.m.	McNeese	Provost Umphrey Stadiuim Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

No 8 Idaho

See also: 2023 Idaho Vandals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vandals	14	14	7	7	42
Cardinals	0	0	3	14	17

Statistics

Statistics	Idaho	Lamar
First downs	20	16
Total yards	497	190
Rushing yards	273	71
Passing yards	224	119
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	30:16	29:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Idaho	Passing	McCoy	14-19; 164 yards; long 29 yards
	Rushing	Griffin	13 attempts; 138 yards; long 93 yards
	Receiving	Hatten	6 receptions; 86 yards; long 29 yards
Lamar	Passing	Coleman	15-24; 119 yards; long 34 yards
	Rushing	Banks	12 attempts; 44 yards; long 9 yards
	Receiving	Dennis	1 reception; 34 yards; long 34 yards

Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2023 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	14	14
Warhawks	7	14	0	3	24

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Louisiana–Monroe
First downs	17	19
Total yards	311	384
Rushing yards	121	285
Passing yards	190	99
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	33:58	26:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Coleman	19-25; 190 yards; long 23 yards
	Rushing	Jones	1 attempt; 47 yards; long 47 yards
	Receiving	Fuselier	5 receptions; 59 yards; long 23 yards
Louisiana–Monroe	Passing	Herring	12-21; 99 yards; long 28 yards
	Rushing	Woullard	14 attempts; 113 yards; long 44 yards
	Receiving	Howell	4 receptions; 65 yards; long 28 yards

South Dakota

See also: 2023 South Dakota Coyotes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	3	0	0	6
Coyotes	0	7	14	14	35

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	South Dakota
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Dakota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lincoln University (California)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oaklanders	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Oaklanders	Cardinals
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oaklanders	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston Christian

See also: 2023 Houston Christian Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Huskies
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Northwestern State

See also: 2023 Northwestern State Demons football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Lamar	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Northwestern State	Lamar
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northwestern State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2023 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Southeastern Louisiana
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Incarnate Word

See also: 2023 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Cardinals (UIW)	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals (LU)	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Incarnate Word	Lamar
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Texas A&M–Commerce

See also: 2023 Texas A&M–Commerce Lions football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Texas A&M–Commerce	Lamar
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M–Commerce	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Nicholls

See also: 2023 Nicholls Colonels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Nicholls
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

McNeese

See also: 2023 McNeese State Cowboys football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics

Statistics	McNeese	Lamar
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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References

1. "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
2. "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
3. "2023 Lamar Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
4. "2023 Football Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
5. Matt Faye (January 30, 2023). "Lamar University announces 2023 football schedule". Hearst. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
6. Kevin Kelley (January 30, 2023). "Lamar announces 2023 football schedule". 2023 FBSchedules.com Partner of USATODAY College Sports. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
7. "Lamar Cardinals Schedule 2023". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved June 12, 2023.