1986 Lamar Cardinals football team

1986 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1986 record	2–9 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach	Ray Alborn (1st year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1986 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Arkansas State $^	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	2	–	1
North Texas	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

The 1986 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1986 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 1986 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 0–5 conference record. The season marked the first year with Ray Alborn as Lamar Cardinals head football coach. The 1986 season was also the Cardinals' last season as a member of the Southland Conference in football until the 2010 season. Lamar joined the non–football American South Conference as a charter member along with fellow SLC members, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and three other universities.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 6		at Rice*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		L 14–28
September 20		at Sam Houston State*		Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX		L 13–24
September 27		at Stephen F. Austin*		Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX		L 25–38
October 4		Texas A&I*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 10–35
October 11		at Northeast Louisiana		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		L 21–22
October 18		Southwest Texas State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 3–17
October 25		North Texas		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 13–33
November 1		Louisiana Tech		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 20–39
November 8		Central State (OK)*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 47–23
November 15		at Arkansas State		Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR		L 7–56
November 23		at McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		L 7–38
*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.