1985 Lamar Cardinals football team

1985 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1985 record	3–8 (0–6 Southland)
Head coach	Ken Stephens (4th year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1985 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#6 Arkansas State $^	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
#14 Louisiana Tech	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	1	–	2			6	–	3	–	2
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Texas	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas-Arlington	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Lamar	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

The 1985 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1985 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 1985 season with a 3–8 overall record and a 0–6 conference record. The season marked the final year with Ken Stephens as Lamar Cardinals head football coach.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 7		Texas Southern*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 32–20
September 14		Prairie View A&M*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 30–7
September 21		Southwest Texas State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 24–21
September 28		at Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 28–29
October 12		Northeast Louisiana		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 14–37
October 19		at Texas–Arlington		Maverick Stadium • Arlington, TX		L 17–37
October 26		Sam Houston State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 22–34
November 2		at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 22–23
November 9		at North Texas		Fouts Field • Denton, TX		L 0–20
November 16		Arkansas State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 0–21
November 23		McNeese State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 7–28
*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 (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.