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1987 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons← 19861988 →
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
No. 8 James Madison ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^   –   8 – 4 – 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   –   7 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   5 – 6 – 0
Towson State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee State   –   3 – 7 – 1
Lamar   –   3 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech   –   3 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1987 season with a 3–8 overall record. The season marked the first year competing as an independent. Lamar left the Southland Conference to join the non–football American South Conference as a charter member along with fellow former SLC members, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and three other universities.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at RiceL 30–3412,500
September 12at Northern IllinoisW 39–3522,184
September 19at Texas TechL 14–4327,795
September 26Stephen F. AustinW 28–26
October 3at No. T–3 (D-II) Texas A&IL 14–43
October 10No. 2 Northeast Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 48–28
October 17at UTEPL 14–3849,481
October 24Sam Houston State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 21–347,014
October 31Southwest Texas StateL 19–279,160
November 14No. 10 Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 20–34
November 21at McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
L 36–443,259
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Rice beats Lamar in last 15 seconds, 34–30". Abilene Reporter-News. September 6, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Lamar's 4th-quarter rally stuns Northern Illinois". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gray, Texas Tech steamroll Lamar, 43–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Smith's passing leads Lamar over SFA". The Orange Leader. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A&I rolls past Lamar". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Lamar bombs Indians". The Orange Leader. October 11, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UTEP comeback nails Lamar". The El Paso Times. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sam Houston drops Lamar". The El Paso Times. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "SWT nails Lamar for 2nd victory". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Indians knock off Lamar". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McNeese finally wins". Abbeville Meridional. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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