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
1987 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
Florida A&M    5 5 1
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
October 31Southwest Texas State*L 19–27[3]
November 14Arkansas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 20–34
November 21at McNeese State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 36–44
  • *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. "SWT nails Lamar for 2nd victory". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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