1987 Lamar Cardinals football team

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.

1987 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Ray Alborn (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 30–34	12,500	[1]
September 12	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	W 39–35	22,184	[2]
September 19	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 14–43	27,795	[3]
September 26	Stephen F. Austin	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 28–26		[4]
October 3	at No. T–3 (D-II) Texas A&I	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 14–43		[5]
October 10	No. 2 Northeast Louisiana	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 48–28		[6]
October 17	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 14–38	49,481	[7]
October 24	Sam Houston State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 21–34	7,014	[8]
October 31	Southwest Texas State	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	L 19–27	9,160	[9]
November 14	No. 10 Arkansas State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 20–34		[10]
November 21	at McNeese State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (rivalry)	L 36–44	3,259	[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.