1978 Lamar Cardinals football team

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.

1978 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1978 record2–8–1 (0–5 Southland)
Head coachBob Frederick (3rd season)
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

[1] [2]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 11at Northwestern State*L 17–21
September 16Southern Illinois*
L 20–22
September 23Stephen F. Austin*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 23–16
September 30at Southwestern Louisiana*L 16–23
October 7Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
T 17–17
October 14at West Texas State*L 16–55
October 21Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 17–37
November 4at Louisiana TechL 3–40
November 11McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 23–24
November 18at Arkansas State
L 3–6
November 25Long Beach State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 36–31
  • *Non-conference game
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References

  1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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