1983 Lamar Cardinals football team

1983 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1983 record	2–9 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Stephens (2nd year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1983 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 North Texas $^	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#13T Northeast Louisiana	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Texas-Arlington	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

The 1983 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1983 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 1983 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–5 conference record.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 3		at Nicholls State*		John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA		L 14–21
September 10		Stephen F. Austin*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 24–23
September 17		at Houston*		Astrodome • Houston, TX		L 35–42
September 24		at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		W 18–12
October 1		Texas Southern*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 14–15
October 8		Northeast Louisiana		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 0–17
October 15		at Texas–Arlington		Maverick Stadium • Arlington, TX		L 0–21
October 22		at Southwestern Louisiana*		Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		L 6–31
November 5		at North Texas*		Fouts Field • Denton, TX		L 0–10
November 12		Arkansas State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 14–24
November 19		McNeese State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 7–17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
2. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.