1976 Lamar Cardinals football team

1976 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1976 record	2–9 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach	Bob Frederick (1st year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1976 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McNeese State $	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas-Arlington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion McNeese State record includes Independence Bowl win. Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 regular season wins. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1976 NCAA Division I 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 1976 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 0–5 conference record. The 1976 season was coach Bob Frederick's first season as the Cardinals' head football coach.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 11		Northwestern State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 17–6
September 18		at Northeast Louisiana*		Brown Stadium • Monroe, LA		L 6–16
September 25		at New Mexico State*		Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM		W 21–17
October 2		at Southern Illinois*		McAndrew Stadium • Carbondale, IL		L 7–19
October 9		at Southwestern Louisiana		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 9–34
October 16		at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 7–37
October 23		Long Beach State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 10–21
October 30		at Arkansas State		Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR		L 0–31
November 6		at West Texas State*		Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX		L 6–21
November 13		McNeese State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 0–27
November 20		Texas–Arlington		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 14–34
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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.