2024 Lamar
7–5 (4–3 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northwestern State 42–10Oct 26
By 32 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to SE Louisiana 27–30Nov 2
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Texas State | L 27–34 | 14% |
| Sep 7 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 28–14 | 72% |
| Sep 14 | vs Weber State | W 17–16 | 41% |
| Sep 21 | vs Texas Southern | W 20–17 | 56% |
| Sep 28 | at Central Arkansas | L 14–34 | 24% |
| Oct 12 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 20–27 | 55% |
| Oct 19 | at East Texas A&M | W 29–20 | 55% |
| Oct 26 | at Northwestern State | W 42–10 | 71% |
| Nov 2 | vs SE Louisiana | L 27–30 | 53% |
| Nov 9 | at Incarnate Word | L 20–41 | 18% |
| Nov 16 | vs Nicholls | W 24–7 | 53% |
| Nov 23 | at McNeese | W 26–24 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat McNeese 26–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).
- Record
- 7–5
- Conference
- 4–3 3rd in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 294–274
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1294 +46 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −27.3 No. 53 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 181
- Offensive coordinator
- Will Fleming
- Defensive coordinator
- Drew Christ
- Offense
- Spread option
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Robert Coleman QB | 1,773 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Robert Coleman QB | 15 TD |
| Rushing yards | Khalan Griffin RB | 1,158 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Khalan Griffin RB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Sevonne Rhea WR | 553 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Sevonne Rhea WR | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Kristian Pugh DB | 10 tkl |
| Sacks | Caleb Williams DL | 0.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | DeJuan Lewis DB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Britain Simmons ATH | ★★★ | No. 1417 |
| Emonte Cross ATH | ★★★ | No. 1591 |
| Kmare Balfour TE | ★★★ | No. 2705 |
| Isaiah Menefee S | ★★★ | No. 2705 |
| Jameer Muhammad RB | ★★★ | No. 2850 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.810 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.810 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 3.0 | 0.853 |
| Whole class | 5 | 3.0 | 0.825 |
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.
Transfers in 5
The 2024 portal Dameon Smallwood OL | ★★★ | from  North Texas |
 Damien Moore RB | ★★★ | from  Fresno State |
| Ronnie Hamrick II S | ★★★ | from  Texas State |
 Xavier Coleman RB | ★★★ | from  Boston College |
 Amari Williams DE | from  Liberty |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2024 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incarnate Word | 7–0 | 11–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 6–1 | 7–5 | |
 Lamar | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| McNeese | 3–4 | 6–6 | |
 Houston Christian | 3–4 | 5–7 | |
| East Texas A&M | 3–4 | 3–9 | |
| Nicholls | 2–5 | 4–8 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–7 | 0–12 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.