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Blane Morgan Head Coach - Lamar University 4-11/Second Season
A coach with nearly 20 years of experience, Blane Morgan
book ending. Facing rival McNeese, the Cardinals overcame a first-half
was named Lamar University head coach Dec. 12, 2019, becoming just
double-digit deficit to rally for the victory in overtime.
the third coach since the university re-established the program prior to
the 2010 season. Morgan also becomes the program’s 10th head coach
first season when sophomore defensive back Anthony Ruffin and junior
since transitioning to a four-year institution.
defensive linemen Tylo Phillips were named All-Southland Conference at
the end of the season.
A direct disciple of legendary coaches Rocky Long, Fisher
Morgan produced two all-conference selections during his
DeBerry and Troy Calhoun, Morgan comes to Beaumont after spending
the previous five seasons at San Diego State. During his time with the
best results during Morgan’s time on staff. Over the course of his five
Aztecs, Morgan produced some of the most talented signal-callers in
seasons in San Diego, SDSU recorded a 48-18 (.727) overall record
program history, while helping guide the Aztecs to five consecutive bowl
including five bowl appearances, posting a 2-2 (.500) mark in those
game appearances.
games. That five-year stretch produced two 11-win campaigns, a 10-win
season and two Mountain West Conference championships.
In his first season, Morgan was tasked with guiding one of the
A once-struggling program, SDSU experienced some of its
youngest teams in the nation – 57 freshman – through the rigors of the
conference schedule. Despite a depth chart that consisted of 35 under-
ond in the Mountain West, and 12th nationally, in 2018 averaging nearly
Under Morgan’s guidance, the Aztec signal-callers ranked sec-
classmen, including 21 freshmen, the Cardinals stunned the Southland
15 pass yards per completion. In addition, Morgan oversaw the develop-
Conference by
ment of quarterback
finishing tied for
Ryan Agnew who
fifth in the league
posted a 6-1 record
(after being picked
in seven starts and
last in the presea-
owned the sixth-high-
son polls). Morgan
est win percentage
and his staff
nationally among
managed all this
all returning starters
while guiding the
with a minimum of
program through
seven starts in 2018.
an unprecedented
Agnew continued that
pandemic.
production in 2019
Mor-
by guiding the Aztecs
gan’s first victory
back to the postsea-
as Cardinals head
son with a 10-3 (.769)
coach had a story-
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