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American college football season
The 1980 Lamar Cardinals football team represented
Lamar University as a member of the
Southland Conference during the
1980 NCAA Division I-A football season . The Cardinals played their home games at
Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in
Beaumont, Texas . Lamar finished the 1980 season with a 3–8 overall record and a 1–4 conference record. One highlight for the season was the highest attended game in the history of the stadium. 18,500 fans attended the September 13 game against
Baylor .
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Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6 at
Texas Southern * W 41–89,300
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September 13
Baylor * L 7–4218,500
September 20
Drake * Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX L 7–3812,462
[3]
October 4 at
Stephen F. Austin * W 45–21
October 11 at
Louisiana Tech L 7–1613,500
[4]
October 18
Northeast Louisiana * Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX L 6–28500
[5]
October 25 at
Southwestern Louisiana L 10–38
November 1 at
Southern Miss * L 10–3630,485
[6]
November 8
Arkansas State Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX W 23–22
[7]
November 15
McNeese State Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (
rivalry ) L 3–3519,768
[8]
November 22
Texas–Arlington Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX L 27–44
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References
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"2015 Lamar University Football" . Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
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"Lamar rolls to win" . The Odessa American . September 7, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bulldogs roar past Lamar, 38–7" . The Des Moines Register . September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 11, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tech tops Lamar" . The Daily Advertiser . October 12, 1980. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Indians blast Cards" . The Daily Advertiser . October 19, 1980. p. 52. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Golden Eagles route Lamar" . The Greenwood Commonwealth . November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Lamar comeback sinks Indians" . The Commercial Appeal . November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"McNeese Crushes Lamar" . The Sunday Advertiser . November 16, 1980. p. 41 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"UTA Mavs capture finale" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . November 23, 1980. p. B6. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"2015 Lamar University Football" . Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
^ 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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