1986 Lamar Cardinals football team
The 1986 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1986 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 0–5 conference record. The season marked the first year with Ray Alborn as Lamar Cardinals head football coach. The 1986 season was also the Cardinals' last season as a member of the Southland Conference in football until the 2010 season. Lamar joined the non–football American South Conference as a charter member along with fellow SLC members, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and three other universities.
| 1986 Lamar Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| 1986 record | 2–9 (0–5 SLC) |
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| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium (capacity: 17,500) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Arkansas State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 6 | at Rice* | L 14–28 | ||
| September 20 | at San Houston State* | L 13–24 | ||
| September 27 | at Stephen F. Austin* | L 25–38 | ||
| October 4 | Texas A&I* | L 10–35 | ||
| October 11 | at Northeast Louisiana | L 21–22 | [3] | |
| October 18 | Southwest Texas State* |
| W 17–3 | [4] |
| October 25 | North Texas State |
| L 13–33 | [5] |
| November 1 | Louisiana Tech |
| L 20–39 | [6] |
| November 8 | Central State (OK)* |
| W 47–23 | |
| November 15 | at Arkansas State | L 7–56 | ||
| November 23 | at McNeese State | L 7–38 | ||
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References
- "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- "NLU Indians top Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 1986. p. 2C. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Smith sparks Lamar over SW Texas". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NTSU romps to win over Lamar, 33–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "La. Tech 30, Lamar 20". New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung. November 2, 1986. Retrieved July 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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