1982 Lamar Cardinals football team

1982 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1982 record	4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Stephens (1st year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1982 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Northeast Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas-Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

The 1982 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA 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 1982 season with a 4–7 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. The 1982 had a couple of firsts for the program. 1982 was the first season for the Cardinals to play at the NCAA Division I-AA level.^[1] The 1982 season was also the first season with new head coach Ken Stephens.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 4		at Southwest Texas State*		Bobcat Stadium • San Marcos, TX		L 0–30	11,000
September 11		at Stephen F. Austin*		Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX		W 24–14	7,418
September 18		Sam Houston State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 27–7	11,882
September 25		at Houston*		Astrodome • Houston, TX		L 3–48	26,500
October 2		Texas Southern*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 28–17	13,330
October 16		Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 13–40	14,800
October 23		at Southwestern Louisiana*		Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		L 0–24	19,023
October 30		Northeast Louisiana*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 0–14	8,106
November 6		Arkansas State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 19–20	3,054
November 13		at McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		W 12–3	18,321
November 20		Texas–Arlington		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 24–31	2,910
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. Gordon S. White, Jr. (December 5, 1981). "Ivy League is Forced to Lose Major-team Football Status". The New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
2. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
3. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.