1980 Lamar Cardinals football team

1980 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1980 record	3–8 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Kennan (2nd year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1980 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McNeese State $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas–Arlington	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion McNeese State record includes Independence Bowl loss. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A 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 1980 season with a 3–8 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. One highlight for the season was the highest attended game in the history of the stadium. 18,500 fans attended the September 13 game against the Baylor Bears.^[1]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 6		at Texas Southern*		Durley Stadium • Houston, TX		W 41–8
September 13		Baylor*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 7–42	18,500
September 20		Drake*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 7–38
October 4		at Stephen F. Austin*		Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX		W 45–21
October 11		at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 7–16
October 18		Northeast Louisiana*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 6–28
October 25		at Southwestern Louisiana		Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		L 10–38
November 1		at Southern Miss*		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		L 10–36
November 8		Arkansas State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 23–22
November 15		McNeese State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 3–35
November 22		Texas–Arlington		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 27–44
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
2. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
3. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.