1978 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1978 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1978 record2–8–1 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
  • (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Lamar 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[]

[1] [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11at Northwestern State*
L 17–21
September 16Southern Illinois*
L 20–22
September 23Stephen F. Austin*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 23–16
September 30at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 16–23
October 7Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
T 17–17[3]
October 14at West Texas State*
L 16–55[4]
October 21Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 17–37[5]
November 4at Louisiana Tech
L 3–40[6]
November 11McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 23–24
November 18at Arkansas State
L 3–6
November 25Long Beach State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 36–31
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Lamar, NLU in 17–17 tie". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1978. p. B4. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wealth of runners pays off for Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "La. Tech 40, Lamar U 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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