The 2013 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, t ...
in the
2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The season began o ...
. The Cardinals were led by fourth-year head coach
Ray Woodard
Ray Woodard (born August 20, 1961) is a former American football defensive tackle and former head football coach at Lamar University. He was hired on May 19, 2008 to resurrect the Lamar Cardinals football program that was discontinued in 1989. Wo ...
and 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 ...
. They were a member of 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 ...
. They finished the season 5–6, 2–4 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.
Media
All Cardinals football games were broadcast on
KLVI
KLVI (560 AM, "News Talk 560") is a commercial radio station in Beaumont, Texas. It broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The radio studios and offices are on Dowlen Road in Beaumont, near U.S. Route 69.
By day, K ...
AM 560 as part of the Lamar Cardinals Radio Network. At least 3 games, including 2 road games, were broadcast on Fox 4
KBTV as the Cardinals completed the fourth year of a five-year deal granting exclusive broadcast rights to select Cardinals games to KBTV
SLC TVwill cover 1 game (with a possible option for a 2nd game to end the season),
CSN Houston
The Space City Home Network is an American regional sports network owned jointly by the Houston Rockets and Houston Astros.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the network broadcasts regional coverage of sports events throughout Southeast Texas, ...
will cover 1 game, and
ESPN3 will cover 1 game in addition to the KBTV games. Cardinals
SLC TV games will air locally on
KUIL-LD.
Before the season
2013 recruits
Lamar signed 20 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed here. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below.
3rd Crawfish Bowl
The 3rd Annual Red-White Crayfish Bowl was held Saturday,
April 16
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at 7 PM. The team was divided into a red and white team, and 4 12-minute quarters were played.
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The Crawfish Bowl would need overtime to decide the winner. Just as in 2012, it was a Ryan Mossakowski pass that would determine the winner. In overtime, on 2nd and 10, a Mossakowski pass was picked off by Keith Wilson at the 20-yard line. He returned it 80-yards for the game-winning touchdown.
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Roster
Schedule
Game summaries
Oklahoma Panhandle State
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Louisiana Tech
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Oklahoma State
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Bacone
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Grambling State
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Sam Houston State
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Central Arkansas
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Southeastern Louisiana
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Nicholls State
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Northwestern State
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Stephen F. Austin
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McNeese State
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Ranking movements
References
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