1981 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1981 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference Southland Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–3–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas–Arlington $ 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
McNeese State 3 –1 –17 –3 –1
Arkansas State 3 –2 –06 –5 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –2 –14 –6 –1
Lamar 1 –3 –14 –6 –1
Southwestern Louisiana 0 –4 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A 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 1981 season with a 4–6–1 overall record and a 1–3–1 conference record. A highlight for the season was a last second victory over the defending Southwest Conference champion Baylor Bears at the Bears' home field, Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Baylor *
W 18–1722,000
September 19vs. Sam Houston State *
W 50–712,500 [2] [3]
September 26 Southwest Texas State *
L 7–24 [4]
October 3 Stephen F. Austin *
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 10–13
October 10at Northeast Louisiana *
W 17–13 [5]
October 17 Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 7–169,208 [6]
October 31 McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
T 20–20 [7]
November 7at Arkansas State
L 9–169,127 [8]
November 14 Southwestern Louisiana
W 14–12
November 21at Texas–Arlington
L 7–318,000 [9]
November 28at Southern Miss *
L 14–4531,842 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

[11]

Postseason

Move to NCAA Division I-AA

The 1981 season marked the Cardinals' final season at the NCAA Division I-A level. The Southland Conference along with several other conferences including the Ivy League, Southern Conference, several members of the Missouri Valley Conference, as well as several other teams were forced down to NCAA Division I-AA after failing to meet attendance / stadium size attendance requirements. [12]

Head coach resignation

The 1981 season was Larry Kennan's last season as the Cardinals' head football coach. Kennan left the team after the conclusion of the 1981 season to take an assistant coaching position with the Los Angeles Rams. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lamar romps over Sam Houston". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved February 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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