1977 Lamar Cardinals football team

1977 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
  • Bob Frederick (2nd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
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
UT Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
McNeese State 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Northeast Louisiana*
W 21–7[2]
September 17Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
L 6–1017,222[3]
September 24at Long Beach State*
L 7–215,444[4]
October 1at Southern Illinois*
L 5–913,723[5]
October 8Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 6–10[6]
October 15at Northwestern State*
L 0–43[7]
October 22West Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 9–273,000[8]
October 29at Drake*
L 21–437,140[9]
November 5Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 6–237,129[10]
November 12at McNeese State
W 35–7[11]
November 19at UT Arlington
L 7–141,756[12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13]

References

  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. ^ "Jet could have made difference to Lamar". Port Arthur Daily News. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sluggish 49ers beat Lamar, 21–7". The Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Lucky' Salukis deck Cards". The Orange Leader. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lamar loses". San Antonio Express-News. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Demons spank Cardinals, 43–0". The Orange Leader. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "West Texas State bombs Lamar, 27–9". The Odessa American. October 23, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Drake batters Lamar, 43–21". The Marshall News Messenger. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Louisiana Tech up 23–6". The El Paso Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lamar 35, McNeese State 7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Mavs hold off Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1977. p. 8F. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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