1977 Lamar Cardinals football team

1977 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	2–9 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Bob Frederick (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	4	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	2
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	1	–	2			6	–	4	–	2
UT Arlington	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
McNeese State	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Lamar	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1977 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1977 NCAA Division I 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 1977 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. One highlight for the season was that the game against the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns was the fifth-highest-attended game in the history of the stadium, with 17,222 fans in attendance. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Northeast Louisiana *	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 21–7		[2]
September 17	Southwestern Louisiana	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (rivalry)	L 6–10	17,222	[3]
September 24	at Long Beach State *	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 7–21	5,444	[4]
October 1	at Southern Illinois *	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 5–9	13,723	[5]
October 8	Arkansas State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 6–10		[6]
October 15	at Northwestern State *	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA	L 0–43		[7]
October 22	West Texas State *	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 9–27	3,000	[8]
October 29	at Drake *	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 21–43	7,140	[9]
November 5	Louisiana Tech	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 6–23	7,129	[10]
November 12	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	W 35–7		[11]
November 19	at UT Arlington	Cravens Field Arlington, TX	L 7–14	1,756	[12]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
2. "Cardinals take win". The Daily Advertiser. September 11, 1977. p. 36. Retrieved May 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jet could have made difference to Lamar". Port Arthur Daily News. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Sluggish 49ers beat Lamar, 21–7". The Los Angeles Times. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "'Lucky' Salukis deck Cards". The Orange Leader. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Lamar loses". San Antonio Express-News. October 9, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Demons spank Cardinals, 43–0". The Orange Leader. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "West Texas State bombs Lamar, 27–9". The Odessa American. October 23, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Drake batters Lamar, 43–21". The Marshall News Messenger. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Louisiana Tech up 23–6". The El Paso Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved June 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Lamar 35, McNeese State 7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Mavs hold off Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1977. p. 8F. Retrieved May 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
13. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.