1977 Lamar Cardinals football team

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]

1977 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1977 record2–9 (1–4 Southland)
Head coachBob Frederick (2nd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
1977 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

[2] [3]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 10Northeast Louisiana*
W 21–7
September 17Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 6–1017,222
September 24at Long Beach State*L 7–21
October 1at Southern Illinois*L 5–9
October 8Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 6–10
October 15at Northwestern State*L 0–43
October 22West Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 9–27
October 29at Drake*L 21–43
November 5Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 6–23
November 13at McNeese StateW 35–7
November 19at Texas–Arlington
L 7–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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