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1988 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989 →
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 3 West Texas State
W 42–21
September 10 Southwest Texas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 26–27 [1]
September 17at Stephen F. Austin
L 14–26
October 1at Arizona State
L 13–24
October 8at Sam Houston State
L 14–168,520 [2]
October 15 Alcorn State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 35–6 [3]
October 22at Arkansas State
W 21–1711,444 [4]
October 29at Northeast Louisiana
L 3–24 [5]
November 5No. 7 Mississippi College
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 14–16
November 12at Texas Tech
L 28–5930,319
November 19at McNeese State
L 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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