Bryce McDonald returned an interception 39 yards for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage, Blake Thomas returned the opening kickoff of the second half 97 yards for a score, and Lamar beat UT Rio Grande Valley 52-23 on Saturday night. Thomas added third-quarter rushing TDs of 6 and 3 yards.

Sep. 13—MOSCOW — A football game is 60 minutes of game time, and usually to win a game a team needs both sides of the ball to click for the majority of that time. For the Idaho Vandals on Saturday, the defense clicked for about 45 minutes, while the offense clicked for just under 30. The result? The Vandals fell to the No. 14 Lamar Cardinals 23-17 at the P1FCU Kibbie Dome. A slow start on ...

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Aiden McCown threw two touchdown passes, JoJo Uga scored twice on the ground, and Lamar defeated Houston Christian 35-10 in the Cardinals' homecoming game on Saturday.McCown completed 15 of 23 passes for 240 yards.

(AP) — Quarterback Kyle Lowe had two of Southeastern Louisiana's four touchdown runs and the Lions held on for a 34-31 upset victory over Lamar on Saturday night.Lamar (5-2, 3-1 Southland Conference), ranked 10th in the Stats Perform FCS poll, took a 6-0 lead on 42- and 28-yard field goals by Andres Sandoval on its first two possessions.

A look at Zach McKinnell's ballot for the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 after Week 0 of the 2026 FCS football season.

BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Jojo Uga ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns, and Lamar held off Incarnate Word for a 38-35 victory on Saturday. Incarnate Word (2-4, 1-2 Southland Conference) fumbled the ball away deep inside its own territory with 1:11 left in the game after it trailed 31-14 early in the third quarter.

The Grizzlies' all-district offensive lineman committed to the Cardinals over McNeese.