1985 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1985 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference Southland Conference
Record3–8 (0–6 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
←  1984
1986  →
1985 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^ 5 –1 –09 –4 –0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
McNeese State 3 –1 –26 –3 –2
Northeast Louisiana 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
North Texas State 2 –3 –14 –6 –1
Texas–Arlington 2 –3 –14 –6 –1
Lamar 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 Texas Southern *
W 32–20 [1]
September 14 Prairie View A&M *
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 30–7 [2]
September 21 Southwest Texas State *
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 24–21 [3]
September 28at Rice *
L 28–29
October 12 Northeast Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 14–37 [4]
October 19at Texas–Arlington
L 17–375,775 [5]
October 26 Sam Houston State *
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 22–345,328 [6]
November 2at No. 12 Louisiana Tech
L 22–233,200 [7]
November 9at North Texas State
L 0–20 [8]
November 16No. T–7 Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–212,832 [9]
November 23 McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
L 7–28 [10]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Lamar 30, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lamar stops Southwest Texas, 24–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Northeast slashes Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1985. p. 2C. Retrieved January 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. ↑ "Bates' passes carry UTA in 37–17 romp over Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1985. p. 11B. Retrieved January 8, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sam Houston St. 34, Lamar 22". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ "McNeese St. beats Lamar". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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  12. ↑ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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