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1982 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference Southland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983 →
1982 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Lamar 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Texas State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1982 season with a 4–7 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. The 1982 had a couple of firsts for the program. 1982 was the first season for the Cardinals to play at the NCAA Division I-AA level. [1] The 1982 season was also the first season with new head coach Ken Stephens.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Southwest Texas State*
L 0–3011,000
September 11at Stephen F. Austin*
W 24–147,418
September 18 Sam Houston State*
W 27–711,882 [2]
September 25 Houston*
L 3–4826,500
October 2 Texas Southern*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 28–1713,330 [3]
October 16No. 5 Louisiana Tech
L 13–4014,800 [4]
October 23at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 0–2419,023
October 30No. 5 Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–148,106 [5]
November 6 Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 19–203,054 [6]
November 13at McNeese State
W 12–318,321 [7]
November 20 Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 24–312,910 [8]

[9] [10]

References

  1. ^ Gordon S. White, Jr. (December 5, 1981). "Ivy League is Forced to Lose Major-team Football Status". New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lamar raps Sam Houston, 27–7". Victoria Advocate. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lamar 28, Texas Southern 17". Austin American-Statesman. October 3, 1982. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech 40, Lamar 13". Austin American-Statesman. October 17, 1982. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "NE Louisiana rips Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1982. p. 5B. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arkansas State 20, Lamar 19". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1982. p. 10B. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lamar tops McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. November 14, 1982. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas–Arlington 31, Lamar 24". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1982. p. 9D. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  10. ^ 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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