1987 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1987 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1987 season with a 3–8 overall record. The season marked the first year competing as an independent. Lamar left the Southland Conference to join the non–football American South Conference as a charter member along with fellow former SLC members, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and three other universities.

1987 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^    9 4 0
No. 8 James Madison ^    9 3 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^    8 4 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^    7 4 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Northeastern    6 5 0
Nicholls State    5 5 1
William & Mary    5 6 0
Towson    4 6 0
Tennessee State    3 7 1
Lamar    3 8 0
Louisiana Tech    3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

[1] [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5at Rice*L 30–34
September 12at Northern Illinois*W 39–35
September 19at Texas Tech*L 14–43
September 26Stephen F. Austin*W 28–26
October 3at Texas A&I*L 14–43
October 10Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 48–28
October 17at UTEP*L 14–38
October 17Sam Houston State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 21–34[3]
October 31Southwest Texas State*L 19–27[4]
November 14Arkansas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 20–34[5]
November 21at McNeese State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 36–44[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. "Sam Houston drops Lamar". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "SWT nails Lamar for 2nd victory". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Indians knock off Lamar". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McNeese finally wins". Abbeville Meridional. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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