1984 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1984 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1984 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 1984 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–5 conference record.

1984 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
1984 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 –1 –010 –5 –0
No. 10 Arkansas State ^ 4 –1 –18 –4 –1
Texas–Arlington 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 20 McNeese State 2 –3 –17 –3 –1
Lamar 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
North Texas State 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Texas Southern*
L 7–13[1]
September 15North Texas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 10–69,201[2]
September 22at Rice*
L 19–36
September 29at Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 10–138,000[3]
October 6Northeast Louisiana*
L 14–34[4]
October 13Southwest Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–23[5]
October 20at Sam Houston State*
L 11–278,000[6]
October 27No. 14 Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 7–224,114[7]
November 3Nicholls State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 20–16
November 10at No. 14 Arkansas State
L 13–3710,127[8]
November 17at McNeese State
L 14–34[9]

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References
  1. "TSU surprises Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 2, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Lamar edges sputtering North Texas State, 10–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "UTA defeats Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1984. p. 12B. Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Northeast rolls Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 7, 1984. p. 19. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "SWT's rookie defenders blank Lamar". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Sam Houston St. 27, Lamar 11". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 21, 1984. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Louisiana Tech 22, Lamar 7". Longview News-Journal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jemison's running leads Indian win". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "McNeese Cowboys blast Lamar". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1984. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  11. 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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