1980 Lamar Cardinals football team

1980 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 0 0 10 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 0 7 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0 3 8 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 0 5 6 0
Lamar 1 4 0 3 8 0
Arkansas State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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.[1]

  1. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2016.