2021 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 2021 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Blane Morgan and played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. The game against North American University is not included in the Western Athletic Conference or AQ7 standings because it was classed as an exhibition game and was not countable due to NCAA policies.

The Western Athletic Conference and ASUN Conference announced the formation of the WAC-ASUN Challenge (AQ7) for the 2021 season on February 23, 2021. The Challenge included the four fully qualified Division I (FCS) members of the WAC (Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin) and Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, and Jacksonville State of the ASUN Conference. The winner of the challenge received an auto-bid to the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs.

The Cardinals finished the season with a 1–9 overall record. They were 0–6 in AQ7 Challenge play finishing in seventh place.

TV and radio media
All Lamar games were broadcast on KLVI radio, also known as News Talk 560. Per a 2021 Western Athletic Conference agreement with ESPN, all home games were televised on one of the ESPN outlets.

Recruiting
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WAC Poll
The Western Athletic Conference coaches released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Cardinals were picked to finish fifth in the conference. In addition, one Cardinal, Anthony Ruffin, was chosen to the Preseason All-WAC Defense Team.


 * Note: Dixie State is not included since they are not playing a full WAC schedule due to previous non-conference game contracts. Dixie State players are eligible for individual rewards.

Preseason All–WAC Team
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 * Anthony Ruffin – Defensive Back, SO

AQ7 Poll
The AQ7 coaches also released their preseason poll on July 27, 2021. The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the ASUN-WAC Challenge.

Coaching staff and roster
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 * head_coach=Blane Morgan
 * asst_coach=
 * Patrick Covington, Off Coord and OL
 * Ron Antoine, Co-Off Coord and WRs
 * Matt Weikert, Def Coord and interior LBs
 * Coby Gipson, Recruiting coord and RBs
 * Jackson Eskierka, QBs
 * Austen Jacobs, TEs
 * Scott Thiessen, Outside LBs
 * Wayne Cordova, Defensive Backs
 * Cameron Davis, DLs
 * Morgan Ford, QC
 * Marshall Mann, Football Operations
 * David Mertens, Graduate Assistant
 * Daniel Darcy, Strength and Conditioning Coord
 * }
 * }

North American
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At Northern Colorado
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Abilene Christian
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At No. 1 Sam Houston
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At Abilene Christian
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Central Arkansas
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At No. 25 Eastern Kentucky
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At Tarleton State
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Jacksonville State
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No. 22 Stephen F. Austin
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