1985 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1985 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1985 record3–8 (0–6 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Northeast Louisiana 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Texas–Arlington 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Lamar 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1985 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 1985 season with a 3–8 overall record and a 0–6 conference record. The season marked the final year with Ken Stephens as Lamar Cardinals head football coach.

Schedule[]

[1] [2]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7Texas Southern*
W 32–20
September 14Prairie View A&M*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 30–7
September 21Southwest Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 24–21
September 28at Rice*
L 28–29
October 12Northeast Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 14–37[3]
October 19at Texas–Arlington
L 17–37[4]
October 26Sam Houston State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 22–34
November 2at Louisiana Tech
L 22–23[5]
November 9at North Texas State
L 0–20[6]
November 16Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 0–21
November 23McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 7–28
  • *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 (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Northeast slashes Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1985. p. 2C. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ "Bates' passes carry UTA in 37–17 romp over Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1985. p. 11B. Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech defeats Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NTSU blanks Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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