2017 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Mike Schultz and play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

2017 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–8 Southland)
Head coach
  • Mike Schultz (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorDan Dodd (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorTroy Douglas (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMelvin Smith (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumProvost Umphrey Stadium
(capacity: 16,000)
2017 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^  9 0   10 2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^  8 1   12 2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^  7 2   8 4  
No. 22 McNeese State  7 2   9 2  
Southeastern Louisiana  6 3   6 5  
Northwestern State  4 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5   4 7  
Abilene Christian  2 7   2 9  
Incarnate Word  1 7   1 10  
Lamar  1 8   2 9  
Houston Baptist  0 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll
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