1981 Lamar Cardinals football team

1981 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–3–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas–Arlington $ 4 1 0 6 5 0
McNeese State 3 1 1 7 3 1
Arkansas State 3 2 0 6 5 0
Louisiana Tech 2 2 1 4 6 1
Lamar 1 3 1 4 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana 0 4 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A 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 1981 season with a 4–6–1 overall record and a 1–3–1 conference record. A highlight for the season was a last second victory over the defending Southwest Conference champion Baylor Bears at the Bears' home field, Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.[1]

  1. ^ "Alabama Beats L.S.U.; Lamar Upsets Baylor 18-17". New York Times. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 28, 2016. Mike Marlow kicked a 42-yard field goal with three seconds to play to give Lamar an upset of Baylor, the defending Southwest Conference champion, in a nonconference game.