The 2023 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals played their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas, and competed in the Southland Conference. They were led by first–year head coach Pete Rossomando. The Cardinals finished the season with a 6–5 overall record, and a 5–2 record in Southland Conference play for a third-place conference finish. The 2023 season was the first season since 2018 with an overall winning record.
Preseason
Recruiting
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Incoming transfers
The Cardinals added 11 transfer players. One was signed during the early signing period. The remaining ten were signed on National Signing Day.
Incoming high school recruits
Sources: Lamar signed 17 high school recruits with 5 signed on Early Signing Day and 12 added on National Signing Day.
Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the conference.
Preseason All-Southland Teams
The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. Lamar had a total of 4 players selected.
Schedule
Game summaries
No. 8 Idaho
@ Louisiana–Monroe
@ South Dakota
Statistics
Lincoln (CA)
Statistics
@ Houston Christian
Statistics
Northwestern State
@ Southeastern Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Texas A&M–Commerce
Statistics
@ Nicholls
Statistics
McNeese
Roster
Awards and honors
Damashjah Harris was named as the Dave Campbell's Texas Football Non-FBS Special Teams Player of the Year.
Conference awards and honors
Weekly awards
Cardinals were recognized six times as conference players of the week.
All–Southland
The Southland Conference announced the 2023 all-conference football team selections on November 22, 2023. Lamar had a total of 6 players selected.
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