1983 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1983 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1983 record2–9 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Texas–Arlington 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lamar 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1983 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 1983 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–5 conference record.

Schedule[]

[1] [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3at Nicholls State*
L 14–21
September 10Stephen F. Austin*
W 24–23
September 17at Houston*
L 35–42
September 24at Louisiana Tech
W 18–12[3]
October 1Texas Southern*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 14–15
October 8Northeast Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 0–17[4]
October 15at Texas–Arlington
L 0–21[5]
October 22at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 6–31
November 5at North Texas State
L 0–10[6]
November 12Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 14–24
November 19McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 7–17
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Lamar, 18–12". Daily World. October 25, 1983. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "NLU's defense key to win over Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1983. p. 8D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UTA beats Lamar, 21–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1983. p. 8B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Texas defeats Lamar". The Galveston Daily News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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