1977 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1977 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 4 0 1 9 1 2
Southwestern Louisiana 2 1 2 6 4 2
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0 5 6 0
Arkansas State 2 3 0 7 4 0
McNeese State 1 3 1 5 5 1
Lamar 1 4 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1977 NCAA Division I 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 1977 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. One highlight for the season was that the game against the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns was the fifth-highest-attended game in the history of the stadium, with 17,222 fans in attendance.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Northeast Louisiana*W 21–7[2]
September 17Southwestern Louisiana
L 6–1017,222
September 24at Long Beach State*L 7–215,444
October 1at Southern Illinois*L 5–9
October 8Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 6–10[3]
October 15at Northwestern State*L 0–43
October 22West Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 9–273,000[4]
October 29at Drake*L 21–43
November 5Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 6–237,129[5]
November 12at McNeese StateW 35–7[6]
November 19at Texas–ArlingtonL 7–141,756[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cardinals take win". The Daily Advertiser. September 11, 1977. p. 36. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lamar loses". San Antonio Express-News. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Texas State bombs Lamar, 27–9". The Odessa American. October 23, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech up 23–6". The El Paso Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lamar 35, McNeese State 7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mavs hold off Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1977. p. 8F. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  9. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.