1984 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1984 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1984 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 1984 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–5 conference record.

1984 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 1 0 10 5 0
No. 10 Arkansas State ^ 4 1 1 8 4 1
UT Arlington 4 2 0 7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana 3 3 0 7 4 0
No. 20 McNeese State 2 3 1 7 3 1
Lamar 1 5 0 2 9 0
North Texas State 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Texas Southern*L 7–13[1]
September 15North Texas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 10–69,201[2]
September 22at Rice*L 19–36[3]
September 29at UT Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 10–138,000[4]
October 6Northeast Louisiana*L 14–34[5]
October 13Southwest Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–23[6]
October 20at Sam Houston State*L 11–278,000[7]
October 27No. 14 Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 7–224,114[8]
November 3Nicholls State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 20–16[9]
November 10at No. 14 Arkansas StateL 13–3710,127[10]
November 17at McNeese StateL 14–34[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "TSU surprises Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 2, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lamar edges sputtering North Texas State, 10–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 16, 1984. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Freshman rallies Rice past Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UTA defeats Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1984. p. 12B. Retrieved January 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Northeast rolls Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 7, 1984. p. 19. Retrieved January 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "SWT's rookie defenders blank Lamar". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1984. Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston St. 27, Lamar 11". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 21, 1984. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Louisiana Tech 22, Lamar 7". Longview News-Journal. October 28, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lamar 20, Nicholls State 16". Austin American-Statesman. November 4, 1984. Retrieved November 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jemison's running leads Indian win". The Commercial Appeal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McNeese Cowboys blast Lamar". Abilene Reporter-News. November 18, 1984. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.