1980 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1980 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 –0 –010 –2 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Texas–Arlington 3 –2 –03 –8 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Lamar 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Arkansas State 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Texas Southern*
W 41–89,300[2]
September 13Baylor*
L 7–4218,500
September 20Drake*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 7–3812,462[3]
October 4at Stephen F. Austin*
W 45–21
October 11at Louisiana Tech
L 7–1613,500[4]
October 18Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 6–28500[5]
October 25at Southwestern Louisiana
L 10–38
November 1at Southern Miss*
L 10–3630,485[6]
November 8Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 23–22[7]
November 15McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
L 3–3519,768[8]
November 22Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 27–44[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Lamar rolls to win". The Odessa American. September 7, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bulldogs roar past Lamar, 38–7". The Des Moines Register. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tech tops Lamar". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Indians blast Cards". The Daily Advertiser. October 19, 1980. p. 52. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Golden Eagles route Lamar". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lamar comeback sinks Indians". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "McNeese Crushes Lamar". The Sunday Advertiser. November 16, 1980. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "UTA Mavs capture finale". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1980. p. B6. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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