1976 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1976 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 4 1 0 10 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 0 7 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0 5 6 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 0 6 5 0
Arkansas State 2 3 0 5 6 0
Lamar 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 non-conference season wins.

The 1976 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Frederick, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Northwestern State*W 17–6
September 18at
Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
  • L 6–16[1]
    September 25at New Mexico State*
    W 21–17
    October 2at Southern Illinois*L 7–19
    October 9at Southwestern Louisiana
    L 9–34
    October 16at Louisiana TechL 7–3712,327[2]
    October 23Long Beach State*
    • Cardinal Stadium
    • Beaumont, TX
    L 10–217,098[3]
    October 30at Arkansas StateL 0–317,000[4]
    November 6at
    West Texas State*
    L 6–21
    November 13McNeese State
    L 0–27[5]
    November 20Texas–Arlington
    • Cardinal Stadium
    • Beaumont, TX
    L 14–341,800[6]
    • *Non-conference game

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    7. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
    8. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.