2011 Lamar Cardinals football team

2011 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Southland)
Head coach	Ray Woodard (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Craig McGallion (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Allen Johnson (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Provost Umphrey Stadium

2011 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Sam Houston State $^		7	–	0					14	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^		6	–	1					9	–	4
Stephen F. Austin		5	–	2					6	–	5
McNeese State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Northwestern State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Lamar		2	–	5					4	–	7
Southeastern Louisiana		1	–	6					3	–	8
Nicholls State		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2011 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Ray Woodard and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. This was the first season Lamar played as a Southland Conference member in football since 1986. They finished the season 4–7, 2–5 in Southland play to finish in sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	Texas College*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		W 58–0	15,367
September 10	4:00 pm	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	KBTV	L 8–30	18,136
September 17	7:00 pm	Incarnate Word*	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	KBTV/ESPN3	W 45–35	15,367
October 1	3:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SLC TV/ESPN3	W 48–38	5,104
October 8	7:00 pm	Northwestern State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		L 17–37	15,367
October 15	6:00 pm	at Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX		L 21–46	15,028
October 22	3:00 pm	Central Arkansas	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	SLC TV	L 24–38	15,367
October 29	2:00 pm	at No. 6 Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	KBTV	L 0–66	6,575
November 5	6:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX		L 10–69	11,286
November 12	5:30 pm	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	KBTV/WHNO/ESPN3	W 34–26	5,466
November 19	6:00 pm	McNeese State	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)		L 17–45	13,901
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time