2022 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–10 (1–5 Southalnd)
Head coach	Blane Morgan (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Patrick Covington (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Ron Antoine (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Matt Weikert (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^		5	–	1					9	–	4
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^		5	–	1					12	–	2
Northwestern State		4	–	2					4	–	7
Nicholls		3	–	3					3	–	8
Texas A&M–Commerce *		3	–	3					5	–	6
McNeese		2	–	4					4	–	7
Houston Christian		1	–	5					2	–	9
Lamar		1	–	5					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas, United States, and competed in the Southland Conference following an early return from the Western Athletic Conference. On July 11, 2022, Lamar announced that they would take an early transition back to the Southland Conference after the athletic department announced back in April 2022 a transition back to the conference for the 2023 season.^[1][2]

The Cardinals finished the season with a 1–10 overall record, and were 1–5 in Southland Conference play. They were led by third-year head coach Blane Morgan. Their October 29 conference victory over the Nicholls Colonels ended a 15-game losing streak dating back to September 25, 2021.

Sources:^[3][4]

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

The Cardinals added 4 transfer players.

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Prev school
Alfonso Deleon	P	5’11	190	Shreveport, LA	Junior	Hutchinson CC
Khalan Griffin	RB	5’10	215	Tyler, TX	Sophomore	Rice
Jakolby Longino	QB	6’3	195	Missouri City, TX	Freshman	UTEP
Pius Njenge	DE	6’4	250	Stratford, TX	Sophomore	Southern Nazarene

Lamar signed 25 high school recruits with 16 signed on Early Signing Day and 9 added on National Signing Day.

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Bo Baker ATH	Ravenna, TX	Bells High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
James Major Bowden RB	Waco, TX	China Spring High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ian Box OLB	Seguin, TX	Seguin High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jayden Boyd WR	Tatum, TX	Tatum High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:
Reginald Burks OL	Lake Charles, LA	Lake Charles College Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Sabastian Carter OL	Teague, TX	Teague High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Zyon Clark DB	Anahuac, TX	Anahuac High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Andre Dennis WR	Beaumont, TX	West Brook High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Brayden Faulkner LB	Waco, TX	China Spring High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jacob Ferree DE	League City, TX	Clear Springs High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Ryan Harris OLB	Beckville, TX	Beckville High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Spencer Henslee TE	Humble, TX	Atascocita High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
John Hester OL	Hawkins, TX	Hawkins High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Izaha Jones WR	Normangee, TX	Normangee High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Donovan Jordan OL	Flint, TX	Tyler Legacy High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Aaron King CB	Garland, TX	Garland High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Jayden Madkins DL	Pearland, TX	Shadow Creek High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Du'Wayne Paulhill, Jr. S	Bryan, TX	Bryan High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Khristian Pugh S	Beaumont, TX	West Brook High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sharmon Rester QB	El Dorado, AR	El Dorado High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jayden Slater WR	Keller, TX	Boys Ranch High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Michael Thomas CB	Texarkana, TX	Texas High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Blaise Tita OLB	Houston, TX	Alief Taylor High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Darion White OLB	Waco, TX	La Vega High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Preston Yarber OL	Canton, TX	Canton High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: #40 FCS, #179 FBS and FCS combined[5]
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference.^[6]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern	90 (7)
2	UIW	86 (7)
3	Nicholls	79 (2)
4	McNeese	61
5	Northwestern State	44
6	Texas A&M–Commerce	39
7	Lamar	25
8	HCU	24

2022 Lamar Cardinals football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Damashja Harris Fr WR 3 Izaha Jones Fr WR 4 Cameron George So WR 5 Jalen Dummett Sr RB 6 Khalin Griffin So WR 7 Sevonne Rhea So WR 8 Tyrique Carter So QB 9 Mike Chandler Fr WR 10 Dozie Ifeadi So TE 11 Nathan Gaskamp Sr QB 12 Jakolby Longino Fr QB 13 Sharmon Rester Fr WR 14 Andre Dennis Fr TE 15 Jacoby Davis Jr QB 16 Kendrick Malone Fr WR 17 Keshaun Lazard  Fr QB 18 Daelyn Williams  Fr QB 19 Nick Yockey Jr RB 20 Major Bowden Fr RB 24 R J Carver Fr WR 29 Javonta Thomas Fr RB 36 Hunter Batten Sr WR 37 Jace Burns Fr RB 38 Jamichael Foxall Fr RB 44 Junior Ombati Fr OL 51 Donovan Jordan Fr OL 60 John Hester Fr OL 61 Kade Verden Fr OL 62 Devin Fregia  Fr OL 63 Tim Carlson  Fr OL 64 Sebastian Carter Fr OL 65 Jacob Dicharry So OL 66 Ja'Darrius Winans So OL 67 Marcus Harbert Fr OL 68 Ethan Wallace Fr OL 69 Brayden Clinton Fr OL 70 Preston Yarber Fr OL 71 Jevale Roberson  So OL 72 Marques Mayo  Fr OL 73 Jacob Bayer So OL 74 B J Williams So OL 75 Carter Murray  Fr OL 76 Drew Moss So OL 77 Reginald Burks Fr OL 78 Devon King So WR 80 Kyndon Fuselier Fr TE 81 Devyn Gibbs  Fr WR 82 Jayden Boyd Fr WR 83 Bo Baker Fr TE 84 Sterling Herrington So WR 86 David Jefferson  Fr TE 87 Kameron Ladia  Fr TE 88 Jayden Slater Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 2 Vencent Rockwell So DB 3 Ramond Stevens So DE 4 Jaymond Jackson So DB 5 Damian Alexander So DB 6 DeMarco Roberts So LB 7 Tyler Jackson Jr LB 8 Caleb Arnold So LB 10 Jase Williams  Fr DB 11 Canden Grogan  Fr DB 12 Antorius Hambrick, Jr. So DB 13 Austin Goffney Sr DB 14 Dwight Davis Fr LB 15 Darion White Fr LB 16 Zyon Clark Fr LB 17 Brayden Faulkner Fr DB 20 Kristian Pugh Fr LB 21 Seth Johnson So DB 22 Jaden Hardin  Fr DB 23 Aaron King Fr LB 25 Blaise Tita Fr LB 26 Ryan Harris Fr DB 30 Du'Wayne Paulhill, Jr Fr DB 33 Samuel Scaife IV So LB 34 Ian Box Fr LB 35 Breylon Charles So LB 40 Jalen Freeman So LB 41 Kendal Rowen Fr DE 42 Jacob Ferree Fr DS 43 Bo Dawson Fr DE 48 Njenge DE 49 Dekalen Goodson Jr LB 52 Blake Gotcher So LB 53 Braden Courtney Fr LB 54 Robert Bonar  Fr LB 55 Dawson Exline Fr DL 57 Jonovan Dennis Fr DL 79 Reggie Brooks  Fr DL 90 Jayden Madkins Fr DL 91 Jalen Smith Fr DL 92 Colin Hedges Fr DL 93 Emmanuel Oguns Fr DL 94 Jack McCarthy So DL 96 Ayden Bell So DL 97 Byron Mathis So DL 99 Caleb Williams So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 32 Chris Esqueda So K/P 39 Colby Sessums  Fr K 46 Alfonso Deleon Jr DS 43 Beau Dawson Fr DS 50 Luke Wallis Jr	Head coach Blane Morgan Coordinators/assistant coaches Patrick Covington, Off Coord and OL Matt Weikert, Def Coord and interior LBs Scott Theisen Special teams / OLB's Coby Gipson, Recruiting coord and RBs Jackson Eskierka, QBs Wayne Cordova, Safeties Marshall Mann, Cornerbacks Taylor Godinet, DLs David Mertens, Tight ends Tyler Bates, Running backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 1, 2021

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian*	Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 14–28	5,413
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at SMU*	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN+	L 16–45	26,509
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Northern Colorado*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 14–21	4,933
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	ESPN+	L 27–35	4,371
October 1	3:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+	L 34–37	5,473
October 8	4:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	L 17–56	1,937
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 21–54	6,627
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	W 24–17	2,916
November 5	3:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN3	L 31–47	5,396
November 12	3:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State*	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports	L 14–51	8,367
November 19	7:00 p.m.	at McNeese	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	ESPN+	L 20–24	6,901
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	14	0	0	0	14
Wildcats	7	14	0	7	28

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Abilene Christian
First downs	7	25
Total yards	272	444
Rushing yards	68	186
Passing yards	204	258
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	19:40	40:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	8-24; 204 yards; long 75 yards
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	8 attempts; 39 yards; long 21 yards
	Receiving	Sevonne Rhea	3 receptions; 113 yards; long 70 yards
Abilene Christian	Passing	Maverick McIvor	22–38; 258 yards; long 30 yards
	Rushing	Rovaughn Banks Jr.	18 attempts; 78 yards; long 20 yards
	Receiving	Kendall Catalon	7 receptions; 119 yards; long 30 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	3	3	16
Mustangs	14	10	14	7	45

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	SMU
First downs	16	23
Total yards	252	453
Rushing yards	104	208
Passing yards	148	245
Turnovers	(2) 19 yards	(1) 1 yard
Time of possession	35:45	24:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	10–25; 127 yards; long 21 yards
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	13 attempts; 32 yards; long 8 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Dummett	5 receptions; 58 yards; long 20 yards
SMU	Passing	Tanner Mordecai	18–31; 212 yards; long 33 yards
	Rushing	Velton Gardner	11 attempts; 100 yards; long 40 yards
	Receiving	Rashee Rice	9 receptions; 132 yards; long 33 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	7	0	21
Cardinals	0	7	7	0	14

Statistics

Statistics	Northern Colorado	Lamar
First downs	19	21
Total yards	270	299
Rushing yards	52	217
Passing yards	218	82
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	27:39	32:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Colorado	Passing	Jacob Sirmon	16/28; 218 total yards; 43 long
	Rushing	David Afari	7 attempts; 41 yards; 11 long
	Receiving	Trevis Graham	5 receptions; 97 total yards; 43 long
Lamar	Passing	Nick Yockey	10/11; 71 total yards; 16 long
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	10 attempts; 66 total yards; 10 yards long
	Receiving	Sevonne Rhea	3 receptions; 36 yards; 16 yards long

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	0	3	14	27
Demons	0	21	14	0	35

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Northwestern State
First downs	24	20
Total yards	394	545
Rushing yards	92	179
Passing yards	302	366
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Nick Yockney	19/39-1; 255 total yards; longest - 49 yards
	Rushing	Damashja Harris	11 attempts; 41 total yards; 13 long
	Receiving	Sevonne Rhea	2 receptions; 64 total yards; 41 long
Northwestern State	Passing	Zachary Clement	28/49-1; 366 total yards; 80 long
	Rushing	Kenneth Lacy	4 attempts; 83 yards; 55 long; 1 TD
	Receiving	Javon Antonio	9 receptions; 127 total yards; 49 long; 2 TDs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	24	13	0	37
Cardinals	0	7	7	20	34

Statistics

Statistics	Houston Christian	Lamar
First downs	17	18
Total yards	323	376
Rushing yards	66	119
Passing yards	257	257
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	29:05	30:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing	Justin Fomby	31/45; 249 yards total; 40 long
	Rushing	Nate Livingston	6 attempts; 33 yards total; 11 long
	Receiving	Karl Reynolds	9 receptions; 109 yards total; 40 long
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	11/27; 239 total yards; 52 yards long
	Rushing	Mike Chandler	13 attempts; 59 yards total; 13 long
	Receiving	Kyndon Fuselier	3 receptions; 104 yards total; 44 long

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (LU)	0	10	0	7	17
No. 10 Cardinals (UIW)	35	21	0	0	56

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	Incarnate Word
First downs	19	26
Total yards	446	609
Rushing yards	200	148
Passing yards	246	461
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	37:12	22:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Mike Chandler	14/28; 182 yards; long 66
	Rushing	R.J. Carver	9 attempts; 52 yards; long 22
	Receiving	Andre Dennis	1 reception; 66 yards
Incarnate Word	Passing	Lindsey Scott	23/26; 401 yards; long 83
	Rushing	Isaiah Robinson	11 attempts; 66 yards; long 24
	Receiving	Darian Chaffin	4 receptions; 115 yards; long 69

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	13	21	14	6	54
Cardinals	7	14	0	0	21

Statistics

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Lamar
First downs	25	24
Total yards	580	430
Rushing yards	401	358
Passing yards	179	72
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	23:41	36:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Trazon Connley	15/21; 179 yards; long 28
	Rushing	Jaden Stewart	9 attempts; 141 total yards; longest 56 yards
	Receiving	Chris Herron	6 receptions; 94 total yards; longest 28
Lamar	Passing	Michael Chandler	7/16; 43 total yards; longest 11 yards; 1 interception
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	17 attempts; 119 total yards; longest 31 yards
	Receiving	Andre Dennis	2 receptions; 29 yards total; longest 22 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	3	14	0	17
Cardinals	0	14	7	3	24

Statistics

Statistics	Nicholls	Lamar
First downs	23	16
Total yards	365	344
Rushing yards	170	267
Passing yards	195	77
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	19:24	30:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing	Kohen Granier	18/29; 148 total yards; long 67 yards
	Rushing	Julien Gums	21 attempts; 100 total yards; long 10 yards
	Receiving	David Robinson	3 receptions; 80 yards; long 67 yards
Lamar	Passing	Michael Chandler	6/13; 77 yards total; long 25 yards
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	17 attempts; 134 total yards; long 35 yards
	Receiving	Sevonne Rhea	3 receptions; 31 total yards; long 15 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	10	10	13	47
Cardinals	0	17	7	7	31

Statistics

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	Lamar
First downs	28	16
Total yards	527	415
Rushing yards	204	164
Passing yards	323	251
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	28:52	31:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing	Cephus Johnson, III	19–27; 179 yards; long 38 yards
	Rushing	Carlos Washington Jr.	18 attempts; 68 yards total; long 15 yards
	Receiving	Maurice Massey	10 receptions; 158 yards total; long 38 yards
Lamar	Passing	Michael Chandler	16–34; 251 yards; long 62 yards
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	11 attempts; 84 yards total; long 40 yards
	Receiving	Andre Dennis	4 receptions; 108 yards total; long 62 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	7	7	14
Aggies	17	20	14	0	51

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	New Mexico State
First downs	14	22
Total yards	247	433
Rushing yards	125	187
Passing yards	122	246
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	25:22	29:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Nick Yockey	7–13; 89 yards; long 35 yards
	Rushing	Hunter Batten	3 attempts; 44 total yards; long 38 yards
	Receiving	Devyn Gibbs	3 receptions; 47 total yards; long 23 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Diego Pavia	14–19; 154 yards; long 30 yards
	Rushing	Diego Pavia	8 attempts; 81 total yards; long 27 yards
	Receiving	Ta'ir Brooks	2 receptions; 70 total yards; long 62 yards

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	17	3	0	20
Cowboys	0	21	0	3	24

Statistics

Statistics	Lamar	McNeese
First downs	19	13
Total yards	369	314
Rushing yards	219	268
Passing yards	150	46
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	35:47	24:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lamar	Passing	Nick Yockey	19–27; 150 total yards; long 18 yards
	Rushing	Major Bowden	11 attempts; 92 total yards; long 30 yards
	Receiving	Major Bowden	2 receptions; 35 total yards; long 18 yards
McNeese	Passing	Ryan Roberts	6–14; 46 yards total; long 14 yards
	Rushing	Deonata McMahon	20 attempts; 241 total yards; long 79 yards
	Receiving	Jon McCall	2 receptions; 22 total yards; long 14 yards