1978 Lamar Cardinals football team

1978 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1978 record	2–8–1 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach	Bob Frederick (3rd year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1978 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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 champion Louisiana Tech record includes Independence Bowl loss. Rankings from AP Poll

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

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 11		at Northwestern State*		Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA		L 17–21
September 16		Southern Illinois*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 20–22
September 23		Stephen F. Austin*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 23–16
September 30		at Southwestern Louisiana*		Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		L 16–23
October 7		Northeast Louisiana*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		T 17–17
October 14		at West Texas State*		Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX		L 16–55
October 21		Texas–Arlington		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 17–37
November 4		at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 3–40
November 11		McNeese State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 23–24
November 18		at Arkansas State		Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR		L 3–6
November 25		Long Beach State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 36–31
*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.