1986 Lamar Cardinals football team

1986 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arkansas State $^ 5 0 0 12 2 1
North Texas State 3 2 0 6 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 0 6 4 1
Northeast Louisiana 3 2 0 5 6 0
McNeese State 1 4 0 2 9 0
Lamar 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1986 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1986 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 1986 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 0–5 conference record. The season marked the first year with Ray Alborn as Lamar Cardinals head football coach. The 1986 season was also the Cardinals' last season as a member of the Southland Conference in football until the 2010 season. Lamar joined the non–football American South Conference as a charter member along with fellow SLC members, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and three other universities.