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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 2–8–1 (0–5 Southland) |
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Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Arlington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | at Northwestern State* | L 17–21 | |||
September 16 | Southern Illinois* | L 20–22 | 13,100 | ||
September 23 | Stephen F. Austin* |
| W 23–16 | ||
September 30 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 16–23 | |||
October 7 | Northeast Louisiana* |
| T 17–17 | [1] | |
October 14 | at West Texas State* | L 16–55 | [2] | ||
October 21 | Texas–Arlington |
| L 17–37 | 4,200 | [3] |
November 4 | at Louisiana Tech | L 3–40 | 10,000 | [4] | |
November 11 | McNeese State |
| L 23–24 | [5] | |
November 18 | at Arkansas State | L 3–6 | 8,679 | [6] | |
November 25 | Long Beach State* |
| W 36–31 | 1,000 | |
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References
- ↑ "Lamar, NLU in 17–17 tie". The Shreveport Times. October 8, 1978. p. B4. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "West Texas zaps Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. October 15, 1978. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wealth of runners pays off for Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1978. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "La. Tech 40, Lamar U 3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1978. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "McNeese State 24, Lamar 23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "ASU nips Lamar to end Davidson era with win". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ↑ 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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