1982 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1982 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1982 record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Lamar 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Texas State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1982 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 1982 season with a 4–7 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. The 1982 had a couple of firsts for the program. 1982 was the first season for the Cardinals to play at the NCAA Division I-AA level.[1] The 1982 season was also the first season with new head coach Ken Stephens.

Schedule[]

[2] [3][4]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Southwest Texas State*
L 0–3011,000
September 11at Stephen F. Austin*
W 24–147,418
September 18Sam Houston State*
W 27–711,882
September 25at Houston*
L 3–4826,500
October 2Texas Southern*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 28–1713,330
October 16Louisiana Tech
L 13–4014,800[5]
October 23at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 0–2419,023
October 30Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 0–148,106[6]
November 6Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 19–203,054[7]
November 13at McNeese State
W 12–318,321
November 20Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 24–312,910[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ Gordon S. White, Jr. (December 5, 1981). "Ivy League is Forced to Lose Major-team Football Status". New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech 40, Lamar 13". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1982. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NE Louisiana rips Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1982. p. 5B. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas State 20, Lamar 19". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1982. p. 10B. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas–Arlington 31, Lamar 24". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1982. p. 9D. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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