2010 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2010 Lamar Cardinals football season was their first since 1989 and the first for head coach Ray Woodard and his staff. The Cardinals opened up the season on September 4 against arch-rival, #11 McNeese State in Lake Charles. The crowd of 19,235 that filled Cowboy Stadium marked the highest attendance since 2002 for the Cowboys.^[1] Lamar quarterback Andre Bevil set a school record for passing yards with 427 yards through the air.^[2] The game featured a late fourth quarter surge by the Cardinals with two touch down passes thrown in the final quarter of the game. McNeese clinched the 30–27 victory when they converted on third and 10 with less than a minute left.

2010 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Ray Woodard (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Craig McGallion (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Allen Johnson (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 2011 →

2010 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Old Dominion			–						8	–	3
Georgia State			–						6	–	5
Lamar			–						5	–	6

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 pm	at No. 12 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)		L 27–30	19,235
September 11,	6:00 pm	Webber International	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 21–14	16,600	[3]
September 18	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA		W 29–28	4,217
September 25	6:00 pm	at No. 6 Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	KBTV	L 3–71	13,281
October 2	6:00 pm	Sam Houston State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		L 10–38	17,187	[4]
October 9	6:00 pm	Langston	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 14–0	17,306
October 16	6:00 pm	South Alabama	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		L 0–26	16,150
October 30	12:00 pm	at North Dakota	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND		L 6–31	6,238
November 6	1:00 pm	at Georgia State	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA		L 17–23	14,689
November 13	6:00 pm	South Dakota	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 24–20	15,103
November 20	6:00 pm	Oklahoma Panhandle State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 44–6	14,125
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "McNeese defeats Lamar 30-27 in season opener » NCAA Gridiron Gab". Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
2. "Lamar performs well despite 30-27 loss to McNeese". September 5, 2010.
3. "LAMARCARDINALS.COM - Lamar Cardinals Official Athletic Site - Football". Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
4. "Sam Houston St. 38, Lamar 10". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 3, 2010. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.