1987 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1987 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
1987 record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 8 James Madison ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^   –   8 – 4 – 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   –   7 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida A&M   –   5 – 5 – 1
Nicholls State   –   5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Towson   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee State   –   3 – 7 – 1
Lamar   –   3 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   3 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1987 season with a 3–8 overall record. The season marked the first year competing as an independent. Lamar left the Southland Conference to join the non–football American South Conference as a charter member along with fellow former SLC members, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and three other universities.

Schedule[]

[1] [2]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Rice*
L 30–34
September 12at Northern Illinois*
W 39–35
September 19at Texas Tech*
L 14–43
September 26Stephen F. Austin*
W 28–26
October 3at Texas A&I*
L 14–43
October 10Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 48–28
October 17at UTEP*
L 14–38
October 17Sam Houston State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 21–34
October 31Southwest Texas State*
L 19–27
November 14Arkansas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 20–34
November 21at McNeese State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 36–44
  • *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. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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