1980 Lamar Cardinals football team
American college football season
The 1980 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas . Lamar finished the 1980 season with a 3–8 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. One highlight for the season was the highest attended game in the history of the stadium. 18,500 fans attended the September 13 game against Baylor .[ 1]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6 at Texas Southern * W 41–89,300 [ 2]
September 13 Baylor * L 7–4218,500 [ 3]
September 20 Drake * Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX L 7–3812,462 [ 4]
October 4 at Stephen F. Austin * W 45–21[ 5]
October 11 at Louisiana Tech L 7–1613,500 [ 6]
October 18 Northeast Louisiana * Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX L 6–28500 [ 7]
October 25 at Southwestern Louisiana L 10–38[ 8]
November 1 at Southern Miss * L 10–3630,485 [ 9]
November 8 Arkansas State Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX W 23–22[ 10]
November 15 McNeese State Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (rivalry ) L 3–3519,768 [ 11]
November 22 Texas–Arlington Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX L 27–44[ 12]
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References
^ "2015 Lamar University Football" . Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
^ "Lamar rolls to win" . The Odessa American . September 7, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Jeffrey leads big-play Baylor to 42–7 rout" . Abilene Reporter-News . September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bulldogs roar past Lamar, 38–7" . The Des Moines Register . September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lamar 45, S.F. Austin 21" . Abilene Reporter-News . October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tech tops Lamar" . The Daily Advertiser . October 12, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Indians blast Cards" . The Daily Advertiser . October 19, 1980. p. 52. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Another losing hand for Lamar" . The Orange Leader . October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Golden Eagles route Lamar" . The Greenwood Commonwealth . November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lamar comeback sinks Indians" . The Commercial Appeal . November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "McNeese Crushes Lamar" . The Sunday Advertiser . November 16, 1980. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UTA Mavs capture finale" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . November 23, 1980. p. B6. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1980 Lamar Cardinals Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024 .
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