1988 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^    10 2 0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^    9 4 0
Liberty    8 3 0
Nicholls State    7 4 0
William & Mary    6 4 1
Towson    5 5 0
Arkansas State    5 6 0
James Madison    5 6 0
Louisiana Tech    4 7 0
Northeastern    4 7 0
Youngstown State    4 7 0
Lamar    3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Lamar Cardinals football season was the program's second season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent following the move from the Southland Conference to the newly formed non-football American South Conference. The Cardinals ended the season with a 3–8 overall record in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Cardinals played their home games at the on-campus Cardinal Stadium, now named Provost Umphrey Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3West Texas StateW 42–21
September 10Southwest Texas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 26–27[1]
September 17at Stephen F. AustinL 14–26
October 1at Arizona StateL 13–24
October 8at Sam Houston StateL 14–168,520[2]
October 15Alcorn State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 35–6[3]
October 22at Arkansas StateW 21–1711,444[4]
October 29at Northeast LouisianaL 3–24[5]
November 5No. 7 Mississippi College
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 14–16
November 12at Texas TechL 28–5930,319
November 19at McNeese StateL 17–18[6]

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References

  1. "Comeback gives SWT 2nd win". Austin American-Statesman. September 11, 1988. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Sam Houston downs Lamar 16–14". Victoria Advocate. October 9, 1988. Retrieved December 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lamar takes advantage of Alcorn mistakes 35–6". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1988. Retrieved August 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lamar rallies past ASU". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1988. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "NLU 24, Lamar 3". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 30, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McNeese steals win from Lamar". Daily World. November 20, 1988. Retrieved March 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 110. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
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