1982 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1982 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1982 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 1982 season with a 4–7 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. The 1982 had a couple of firsts for the program. 1982 was the first season for the Cardinals to play at the NCAA Division I-AA level.[1] The 1982 season was also the first season with new head coach Ken Stephens.

1982 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
1982 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 –0 –010 –3 –0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Arkansas State 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –04 –6 –1
Lamar 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Texas–Arlington 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
North Texas State 0 –0 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Southwest Texas State*
L 0–3011,000
September 11at Stephen F. Austin*
W 24–147,418
September 18Sam Houston State*
W 27–711,882[2]
September 25Houston*
L 3–4826,500
October 2Texas Southern*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 28–1713,330[3]
October 16No. 5 Louisiana Tech
L 13–4014,800[4]
October 23at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 0–2419,023
October 30No. 5 Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–148,106[5]
November 6Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 19–203,054[6]
November 13at McNeese State
W 12–318,321[7]
November 20Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 24–312,910[8]

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References
  1. Gordon S. White, Jr. (December 5, 1981). "Ivy League is Forced to Lose Major-team Football Status". New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. "Lamar raps Sam Houston, 27–7". Victoria Advocate. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lamar 28, Texas Southern 17". Austin American-Statesman. October 3, 1982. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Louisiana Tech 40, Lamar 13". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1982. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NE Louisiana rips Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1982. p. 5B. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Arkansas State 20, Lamar 19". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1982. p. 10B. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Lamar tops McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. November 14, 1982. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas–Arlington 31, Lamar 24". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1982. p. 9D. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  10. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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