The 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team represented
Lamar University
Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, th ...
in the
2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals played their home games at
Provost Umphrey Stadium
Provost Umphrey Stadium (previously Cardinal Stadium) is a 16,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The stadium, home to the Lamar Cardinals football team, is located next to the Montagne C ...
in
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat, seat of government of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur, Texas, Port Arthur Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area, metropo ...
, and competed in the
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it pa ...
following an early return from the
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, and Texa ...
. 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.
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
Blane Morgan (born 1977) is an American football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at Lamar University, a position he held from 2020 until 2022. Morgan also played college football as a quarterback at the United States Air Force ...
. Their October 29 conference victory over the Nicholls Colonels ended a 15 game losing streak dating back to September 25, 2021.
Preseason
Recruiting
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Incoming transfers
The Cardinals added 4 transfer players.
Incoming high school recruits
Lamar signed 25 high school recruits with 16 signed on Early Signing Day and 9 added on National Signing Day.
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference.
Coaching staff and roster
Schedule
Game summaries
Abilene Christian
Statistics
SMU
Statistics
Northern Colorado
Statistics
Northwestern State
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Houston Christian
Statistics
No. 10 Incarnate Word
Statistics
Prairie View A&M
Statistics
Nicholls Colonels
Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana
Statistics
New Mexico State
Statistics
McNeese
Statistics
References
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