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1983 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana + 5 1 0 8 3 0
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 1 0 8 4 0
McNeese State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Arkansas State 3 3 0 5 5 1
UT Arlington 2 4 0 5 6 0
Louisiana Tech 2 4 0 4 7 0
Lamar 1 5 0 2 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.