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2019 Lamar

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

Lamar in 2019, game by game: won vs. Bethel University Tennessee 65–16; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 23–20; lost at No. 16 Texas A&M 3–62; lost at SE Louisiana 34–45; lost vs. Stephen F. Austin 17–24; won vs. Abilene Christian 27–24; won at Sam Houston 20–17; lost at Incarnate Word 17–35; lost vs. Central Arkansas 17–45; lost at Northwestern State 13–34; lost at Houston Christian 26–31; lost vs. McNeese 3–27+49−59Won 65–16 vs. Bethel University Tennessee+49Bethel Universi…Won 23–20 vs. Mississippi Valley State+3Mississippi Val…Lost 3–62 at No. 16 Texas A&M-59No. 16 Texas A&MLost 34–45 at SE Louisiana-11SE LouisianaLost 17–24 vs. Stephen F. Austin-7Stephen F. Aust…Won 27–24 vs. Abilene Christian+3Abilene Christi…Won 20–17 at Sam Houston+3Sam HoustonLost 17–35 at Incarnate Word-18Incarnate WordLost 17–45 vs. Central Arkansas-28Central ArkansasLost 13–34 at Northwestern State-21Northwestern St…Lost 26–31 at Houston Christian-5Houston Christi…Lost 3–27 vs. McNeese-24McNeese
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsBethel University TennesseeW 65–⁠1676%
Sep 7vsMississippi Valley StateW 23–⁠2084%
Sep 14at16Texas A&ML 3–⁠6213%
Sep 21atSE LouisianaL 34–⁠4545%
Sep 28vsStephen F. AustinL 17–⁠2479%
Oct 5vsAbilene ChristianW 27–⁠2453%
Oct 12atSam HoustonW 20–⁠1728%
Oct 19atIncarnate WordL 17–⁠3539%
Nov 2vsCentral ArkansasL 17–⁠4542%
Nov 9atNorthwestern StateL 13–⁠3456%
Nov 16atHouston ChristianL 26–⁠3153%
Nov 23vsMcNeeseL 3–⁠2741%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to McNeese 27–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 11th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
265–⁠380
Coach
—
Elo
1175 −143 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.5 No. 103 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 175
Offensive coordinators
Bill Bleil and Larry Edmondson
Defensive coordinators
Troy Douglas and Cam Clark
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsJordan Hoy QB75 yds
Rushing yardsMyles Wanza RB53 yds
Receiving yardsMason Sikes TE16 yds
TacklesDallas Martin LB11 tkl
SacksAbel Daily LB1 sacks
InterceptionsCameron Hayes DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jalen Wells CB★★★No. 2254
Alex Frithiof OT★★No. 2722
Jermaine Givens DUAL★★No. 3231
Aaron Sells S★★No. 3390
Ted Melson OG

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.780
Offensive line12.00.796
Defensive backs22.50.795
Whole class42.30.791

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.

2019 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas7–⁠29–⁠4
Nicholls7–⁠29–⁠5
SE Louisiana6–⁠38–⁠5
Sam Houston6–⁠37–⁠5
McNeese5–⁠47–⁠5
Abilene Christian4–⁠55–⁠7
Incarnate Word4–⁠55–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin3–⁠63–⁠9
Northwestern State3–⁠63–⁠9
Houston Christian2–⁠65–⁠7
Lamar2–⁠74–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.