2010 Lamar Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2010
| team = Lamar Cardinals
| sport = football
| image = Lamar Cardinals wordmark.svg
| image_size = 250
| conference = Independent
| record = 5–6
| head_coach = Ray Woodard
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme = Multiple
| codef_coach1 = Craig McGallion
| codc1_year = 1st
| codef_coach2 = Allen Johnson
| codc2_year = 1st
| def_scheme = 3–4
| captain =
| stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium
| prev_year = 1989
}}
{{2010 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings}}
The 2010 Lamar Cardinals football season was their first since 1989 and the first for head coach Ray Woodard and his staff. The Cardinals opened up the season on September 4 against arch-rival, #11 McNeese State in Lake Charles. The crowd of 19,235 that filled Cowboy Stadium marked the highest attendance since 2002 for the Cowboys.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ncaagridirongab.com/2010/09/05/mcneese-defeats-lamar-30-27-in-season-opener/ |title = McNeese defeats Lamar 30-27 in season opener » NCAA Gridiron Gab |access-date=2013-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330152631/http://www.ncaagridirongab.com/2010/09/05/mcneese-defeats-lamar-30-27-in-season-opener/ |archive-date=2012-03-30 |url-status=dead }} Lamar quarterback Andre Bevil set a school record for passing yards with 427 yards through the air.{{Cite web|url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/lamar/article/Lamar-performs-well-despite-30-27-loss-to-McNeese-698647.php|title = Lamar performs well despite 30-27 loss to McNeese|date = 5 September 2010}} The game featured a late fourth quarter surge by the Cardinals with two touch down passes thrown in the final quarter of the game. McNeese clinched the 30–27 victory when they converted on third and 10 with less than a minute left.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2011
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = McNeese State
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| gamename = Battle of the Border
| tv =
| score = 27–30
| attend = 19,235
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 11,
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=Webber International Warriors|title=Webber International}}
| site_stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| tv =
| score = 21–14
| attend = 16,600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Southeastern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium
| site_cityst = Hammond, LA
| tv =
| score = 29–28
| attend = 4,217
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Stephen F. Austin
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Homer Bryce Stadium
| site_cityst = Nacogdoches, TX
| tv = KBTV
| score = 3–71
| attend = 13,281
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| site_stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| tv =
| score = 10–38
| attend = 17,187
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114684063/sam-houston-st-38-lamar-10/|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|title=Sam Houston St. 38, Lamar 10|date=October 3, 2010|accessdate=December 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=Langston Lions|title=Langston}}
| site_stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| tv =
| score = 14–0
| attend = 17,306
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = South Alabama
| site_stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| tv =
| score = 0–26
| attend = 16,150
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=North Dakota Fighting Sioux|title=North Dakota}}
| site_stadium = Alerus Center
| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND
| tv =
| score = 6–31
| attend = 6,238
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 6
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia State
| site_stadium = Georgia Dome
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv =
| score = 17–23
| attend = 14,689
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=South Dakota Coyotes|title=South Dakota}}
| site_stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| tv =
| score = 24–20
| attend = 15,103
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2010|team=Oklahoma Panhandle Aggies|title=Oklahoma Panhandle State}}
| site_stadium = Provost Umphrey Stadium
| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX
| tv =
| score = 44–6
| attend = 14,125
}}
}}