Lamar Cardinals

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Lamar Cardinals beat the Abilene Christian Wildcats

0-1 14 – 21

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Final · Sat, Aug 29

Game Details

Provost Umphrey Stadium (Beaumont) · 7,233 fans · ESPN+

Recap

Aiden McCown throws for 3 TDs and Lamar defeats Abilene Christian 21-14 in opener

Aiden McCown threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Davin Driskill, and Lamar defeated Abilene Christian 21-14 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday night.

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ACU	0	7	0	7	14
LAM	7	7	0	7	21

Win Probability · Lamar Cardinals

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Game Leaders

Abilene Christian Wildcats

John David Black · 15/25, 142 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Alex Broome · 14 CAR, 75 YDSRushing Yards
Cristian Driver · 5 REC, 56 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Chris Herpin · 1Sacks
Dillon Williams · 13Tackles

Lamar Cardinals

Aiden McCown · 17/32, 183 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Parker Jenkins · 14 CAR, 56 YDSRushing Yards
Blake Thomas · 3 REC, 44 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Bryce McDonald · 7Tackles

2026 United Athletic Conference Standings

Team
Austin Peay
North Alabama
Abilene Christian
West Florida
Tarleton State
West Georgia
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky

2026 Southland Conference Standings

Team
Stephen F. Austin
Lamar
Houston Christian
East Texas A&M
SE Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Nicholls
UT Rio Grande Valley
McNeese
Northwestern State

Scoring

Q4 3:58

TD Cristian Driver 4 Yd pass from John David Black (Brandon Perez Kick)14–21

Q4 14:53

TD Davin Driskell 5 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Andres Sandoval Kick)7–21

Q2 0:13

TD Blake Thomas 33 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Andres Sandoval Kick)7–14

Q2 1:54

TD Romelo Boykin 8 Yd pass from John David Black (Brandon Perez Kick)7–7

Q1 7:36

TD Davin Driskell 5 Yd pass from Aiden McCown (Andres Sandoval Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Abilene Christian WildcatsLamar Cardinals

Offense

358 Total Yards 278

207 Passing Yards 183

151 Rushing Yards 95

17 First Downs 17

Efficiency

5-13 3rd Down 5-15

1-2 4th Down 1-2

19/33 Completions 17/32

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

12-106 Penalties 7-67

28:21 Possession 31:39

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
John David Black	15/25	142	5.7	2	0
Tucker Parks	4/8	65	8.1	0	2
Team	19/33	207	6.3	2	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Alex Broome	14	75	5.4	22
Rovaughn Banks Jr.	8	50	6.3	17
Tucker Parks	3	22	7.3	11
Deonte Dean	1	4	4.0	4
Brandon Johnson	1	0	0.0	0
John David Black	2	0	0.0	2
Team	29	151	5.2	22

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cristian Driver	5	56	11.2	1	20
Romelo Boykin	5	54	10.8	1	21
Jayden York	5	37	7.4	0	15
Larry Benton III	1	33	33.0	0	33
Alex Broome	1	21	21.0	0	21
Seth Weller	1	5	5.0	0	5
Itty Henry	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team	19	207	10.9	2	33

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Dillon Williams	13	3	0	0.5	0	0
Javeon Wilcox	12	3	0	0	0	0
Jailyn Gibbs	7	4	0	0	0	1
Kortlin Rausaw	6	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Brown	5	1	0	0.5	1	0
Alex Bowman Jr.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jocelyn Malaska	4	3	0	0	0	0
Chris Herpin	4	1	1	1	0	0
Darius Moore	4	1	0	0	0	0
Christian Oku	4	1	0	0	2	0
Hudson Page	3	1	0	0	0	0
Julius Laine	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jacoby Davis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Seth Weller	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trae Hill	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tanner Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0
MJ Harrell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Deangelo Ponder	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	74	22	1	2	4	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Alex Broome	1	20	20.0	20
Deonte Dean	1	20	20.0	20
Trae Hill	1	14	14.0	14
Team	3	54	18.0	20

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Cristian Driver	2	10	5.0	9	0
Team	2	10	5.0	9	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Brandon Perez	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Hugo Nash	4	151	37.8	1	45
Jace Gilbert	2	68	34.0	0	38
Team	6	219	36.5	1	45

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Aiden McCown	17/32	183	5.7	3	0
Team	17/32	183	5.7	3	0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Parker Jenkins	14	56	4.0	7
Aiden McCown	7	17	2.4	7
LaDamion McDowell	7	16	2.3	4
Jojo Uga	3	12	4.0	6
Abraham Munguia	1	1	1.0	1
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0
Davin Driskell	1	-5	-5.0	0
Team	34	95	2.8	7

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Blake Thomas	3	44	14.7	1	33
Davin Driskell	5	34	6.8	2	9
Kyndon Fuselier	1	34	34.0	0	34
Morgan Sampson	2	31	15.5	0	24
Brit Simmons	2	14	7.0	0	10
LaDamion McDowell	1	10	10.0	0	10
Parker Jenkins	2	9	4.5	0	5
Jet Thompson	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	17	183	10.8	3	34

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Bryce McDonald	7	2	0	0	0
Lanar Kelley	6	4	0	0	0
Mar Mar Evans	5	4	0	2	1
Caleb Holmes	5	2	0	1	0
Brennen Bailey	4	2	0.5	0	0
Alex Sumler	4	1	0	0	0
Christian Booker	4	1	0	0	0
Dawson Washington	4	1	0	0	0
Koda Canady	4	0	1	0	0
C.J. Miller	4	0	0	0	0
Etelridge McKinney	3	2	0.5	0	0
Andrew Huff	3	1	0	0	0
T.J. Nelson	3	1	1	0	0
Mason Wuenschel	3	0	0	0	0
Kevin Thomas Jr.	2	2	0	0	0
Kamari Federick	1	1	0	0	1
Jacob Hefner	1	0	0	0	0
Jermy Jackson	1	0	0	0	0
IyiolaOluwa Solomi	1	0	0	0	0
Grayden Spencer	1	0	0	0	0
Jarrett Mitchel	1	0	0	0	0
Blake Thomas	1	0	0	0	0
Andikan Asuquo	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Campbell	1	0	0	0	0
Team	70	24	3	3	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Mason Wuenschel	1	13
Zaylon Stoker	1	0
Team	2	13

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Blake Thomas	1	15	15.0	15	0
Team	1	15	15.0	15	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andres Sandoval	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3
Team	0/1	0.0	0	3/3	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Mason Stallons	6	269	44.8	0	2	51
Team	6	269	44.8	0	2	51

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