2017 Lamar
1–9 (1–8 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 2–9, over 11 games to the 10 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Houston Christian 23–16Nov 11
By 7 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to North Texas 14–59Sep 2
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at North Texas | L 14–59 | 22% |
| Sep 16 | at Northwestern State | L 28–35 | 45% |
| Sep 23 | at SE Louisiana | L 21–49 | 30% |
| Sep 30 | vs Nicholls | L 14–41 | 40% |
| Oct 14 | at Incarnate Word | L 24–33 | 49% |
| Oct 21 | at Sam Houston | L 27–63 | 8% |
| Oct 28 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 7–34 | 42% |
| Nov 4 | vs Central Arkansas | L 14–42 | 11% |
| Nov 11 | at Houston Christian | W 23–16 | 41% |
| Nov 18 | vs McNeese | L 3–13 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to McNeese 13–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of Lamar’s 2017 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vsUT Permian Basin | W 72–6 | Lamar’s article |
- Record
- 1–9
- Conference
- 1–8 10th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 175–385
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1107 −122 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −42.3 No. 111 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 166
- Offensive coordinator
- Dan Dodd
- Defensive coordinators
- Troy Douglas and Melvin Smith
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Darrel Colbert Jr. QB | 140 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Darrel Colbert Jr. QB | 2 TD |
| Rushing yards | Kendrick King WR | 37 yds |
| Receiving yards | Martell Hawthorne WR | 79 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Jarod Wood TE | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Rodney Randle Jr. DB | 11 tkl |
| Sacks | Cameron Hampton LB | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Kirkland Banks APB | ★★ | No. 2443 |
| Josh Jinning OLB | ★★ | No. 2664 |
| Colton Peterson OG | ★★ | No. 2664 |
| Jack Dallas PRO | ★★ | No. 3176 |
| J.T. Vongor OC | ★★ | No. 3808 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.789 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.730 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.0 | 0.761 |
| Linebackers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.781 |
| Whole class | 7 | 2.0 | 0.764 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2017 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Arkansas | 9–0 | 10–2 | |
| Sam Houston | 8–1 | 12–2 | |
| McNeese | 7–2 | 8–2 | |
| Nicholls | 7–2 | 8–4 | |
| SE Louisiana | 6–3 | 6–5 | |
| Northwestern State | 4–5 | 4–7 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 4–5 | 4–7 | |
 Abilene Christian | 2–7 | 2–9 | |
| Incarnate Word | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
 Lamar | 1–8 | 1–9 | |
| Houston Christian | 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.