2016 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by seventh-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in Southland play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

2016 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (3–6 Southland)
Head coach
  • Ray Woodard (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorChuck Langston (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorTrey Haverty (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumProvost Umphrey Stadium
(capacity: 16,000)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 0   12 1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^  8 1   10 3  
SE Louisiana  7 2   7 4  
McNeese State  5 4   6 5  
Nicholls State  5 4   5 6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5   5 6  
Houston Baptist  3 5   4 7  
Incarnate Word *  3 6   3 8  
Lamar  3 6   3 8  
Abilene Christian *  2 7   2 9  
Northwestern State  0 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll
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