1978 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–8–1 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
  • Bob Frederick (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1978 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech + 4 1 06 5 0
Arkansas State + 4 1 07 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 05 6 0
McNeese State 2 3 07 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 03 8 0
Lamar 0 5 02 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1978 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Southland Conference. NCAA Division I split into Division I-A, the current Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and Division I-AA, the current Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), for football in 1978. Lamar and the Southland Conference opted to compete at the Division I-A level. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1978 season with a 2–8–1 overall record and a 0–5 conference record. The 1978 season marked Bob Frederick's final season as Lamar's head football coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Northwestern State*L 17–21
September 16Southern Illinois*L 20–2213,100
September 23Stephen F. Austin*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 23–16
September 30at Southwestern Louisiana*L 16–23
October 7Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
T 17–17[1]
October 14at West Texas State*L 16–55[2]
October 21Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 17–374,200[3]
November 4at Louisiana TechL 3–4010,000[4]
November 11McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
L 23–24[5]
November 18at Arkansas StateL 3–68,679[6]
November 25Long Beach State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 36–311,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Lamar, NLU in 17–17 tie". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1978. p. B4. Retrieved January 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wealth of runners pays off for Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "La. Tech 40, Lamar U 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McNeese State 24, Lamar 23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "ASU nips Lamar to end Davidson era with win". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  8. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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