1978 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1978 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southland Conference. NCAA Division I split into Division I-A, the current Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and Division I-AA, the current Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), for football in 1978. Lamar and the Southland Conference opted to compete at the Division I-A level. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1978 season with a 2–8–1 overall record and a 0–5 conference record. The 1978 season marked Bob Frederick's final season as Lamar's head football coach.

1978 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1978 record2–8–1 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
  • Bob Frederick (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Louisiana Tech + 4 1 0  6 5 0
Arkansas State + 4 1 0  7 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0  5 6 0
McNeese State 2 3 0  7 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 0  3 8 0
Lamar 0 5 0  2 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

[1] [2]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11at Northwestern State*L 17–21
September 16Southern Illinois*L 20–22
September 23Stephen F. Austin*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 23–16
September 30at Southwestern Louisiana*L 16–23
October 7Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
T 17–17
October 14at West Texas State*L 16–55
October 21Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 17–37
November 4at Louisiana TechL 3–40
November 11McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 23–24
November 18at Arkansas StateL 3–6
November 25Long Beach State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 36–31
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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