2018 Lamar
7–5 (6–3 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kentucky Christian 70–7Sep 1
By 63 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Texas Tech 0–77Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vsKentucky Christian | W 70–7 | 59% |
| Sep 8 | at Texas Tech | L 0–77 | 14% |
| Sep 15 | vs Northwestern State | L 48–49 | 46% |
| Sep 22 | vs SE Louisiana | L 24–30 | 40% |
| Sep 29 | at Nicholls | L 27–50 | 20% |
| Oct 13 | vs Incarnate Word | W 27–21 | 46% |
| Oct 20 | vs Sam Houston | W 41–23 | 21% |
| Oct 27 | at Stephen F. Austin | W 24–17 | 45% |
| Nov 3 | at Central Arkansas | W 38–24 | 20% |
| Nov 10 | vs Houston Christian | W 38–9 | 85% |
| Nov 17 | at McNeese | W 21–17 | 40% |
| Nov 24 | at Northern Iowa | L 13–16 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northern Iowa 16–13; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 6–3 3rd in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 371–340
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1328 +156 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −24.3 No. 46 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 152
- Offensive coordinator
- Dan Dodd
- Defensive coordinators
- Troy Douglas and Cam Clark
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Darrel Colbert Jr. QB | 72 yds |
| Rushing yards | Dewan Thompson WR | 24 yds |
| Receiving yards | Myles Wanza RB | 23 yds |
| Tackles | Davon Jernigan DB | 9 tkl |
| Interceptions | Garrison Mitchell S | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Jacob Brown DT | ★★ | No. 3186 |
| Marcellus Johnson DUAL | ★★ | No. 3191 |
| James Jones APB | ★★ | No. 3196 |
| Steven Jones CB | ★★ | No. 3419 |
| Bless Harris OT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.764 |
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.764 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.753 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.0 | 0.762 |
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.
2018 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7–2 | 9–4 | |
| Incarnate Word | 6–2 | 6–5 | |
 Lamar | 6–3 | 7–5 | |
| McNeese | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Sam Houston | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Central Arkansas | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
 Abilene Christian | 5–4 | 6–5 | |
| Northwestern State | 4–5 | 5–6 | |
| SE Louisiana | 4–5 | 4–7 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 2–7 | 2–8 | |
| Houston Christian | 0–9 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.