1978 Lamar Cardinals football team

1978 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–8–1 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
  • Bob Frederick (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
UT Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Northwestern State*
L 17–219,500[1]
September 16Southern Illinois*
L 20–2213,100[2]
September 23Stephen F. Austin*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 23–16[3]
September 30at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 16–23[4]
October 7Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
T 17–17[5]
October 14at West Texas State*
L 16–55[6]
October 21UT Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 17–374,200[7]
November 4at Louisiana Tech
L 3–4010,000[8]
November 11McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
L 23–24[9]
November 18at Arkansas State
L 3–68,679[10]
November 25Long Beach State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 36–311,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Delaney scores twice in Demons' victory". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 10, 1978. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Salukis nip Lamar". The Dispatch. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lamar 23, SFA 16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USL quarterback duo sinks Cardinals' ship". The Orange Leader. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lamar, NLU in 17–17 tie". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1978. p. B4. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wealth of runners pays off for Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "La. Tech 40, Lamar U 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese State 24, Lamar 23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ASU nips Lamar to end Davidson era with win". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lamar edges Long Beach". The Idaho Statesman. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1978 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  13. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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