1978 Lamar Cardinals football team

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.

1978 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–8–1 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
  • Bob Frederick (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
1978 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Arkansas State + 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Texas–Arlington 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Lamar 0 –5 –02 –8 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

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

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References
  1. "Lamar, NLU in 17–17 tie". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1978. p. B4. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wealth of runners pays off for Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "La. Tech 40, Lamar U 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McNeese State 24, Lamar 23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ASU nips Lamar to end Davidson era with win". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  8. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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