1983 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1983 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana + 5 1 08 3 0
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 1 08 4 0
McNeese State 3 3 06 5 0
Arkansas State 3 3 05 5 1
Texas–Arlington 2 4 05 6 0
Louisiana Tech 2 4 04 7 0
Lamar 1 5 02 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1983 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 1983 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–5 conference record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Nicholls State*L 14–21
September 10Stephen F. Austin*W 24–23
September 17at Houston*L 35–4225,456[1]
September 24at Louisiana TechW 18–1216,200[2]
October 1Texas Southern*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 14–15[3]
October 8No. 9 Northeast Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–17[4]
October 15at Texas–ArlingtonL 0–215,449[5]
October 22at Southwestern Louisiana*L 6–31
November 5at No. 12 North Texas StateL 0–10[6]
November 12Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 14–24[7]
November 19McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
L 7–17[8]

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References

  1. "Houston wears down Lamar". Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Lamar, 18–12". Daily World. October 25, 1983. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas Southern 15, Lamar 14". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved June 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "NLU's defense key to win over Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1983. p. 8D. Retrieved January 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UTA beats Lamar, 21–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1983. p. 8B. Retrieved January 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "North Texas defeats Lamar". The Galveston Daily News. November 6, 1983. Retrieved October 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Arkansas State 24, Lamar 14". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 13, 1983. Retrieved October 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese State 17, Lamar 7". Longview News-Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  10. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
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