| Lamar Cardinals football | |||
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| First season | 1923[a] | ||
| Athletic director | Jeff O'Malley | ||
| Head coach | Peter Rossomando 2nd season, 6–5 (.545) | ||
| Stadium | Provost Umphrey Stadium (capacity: 16,000) | ||
| Field | W. S. Bud Leonard Field | ||
| Field surface | Tarkett Fieldturf Classic HD CoolPlay Turf[1] | ||
| Location | Beaumont, Texas | ||
| Conference | Southland | ||
| All-time record | 221–307–9 (.420) | ||
| Bowl record | 2–1 (.667) | ||
| Playoff record | 0–1 | ||
| Conference titles | 5 (1957, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971) | ||
| Rivalries | McNeese State (rivalry) Louisiana (rivalry) | ||
| Colors | Red and white[2] | ||
| Fight song | Cardinals Fight! | ||
| Mascot | Cardinal | ||
| Marching band | The Showcase of Southeast Texas[3] | ||
| Website | lamarcardinals.com | ||
The Lamar Cardinals football program represents Lamar University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) level. The Cardinals are members of the Southland Conference and play their home games in the 16,000 seat Provost Umphrey Stadium.[4] The Cardinals left the Southland Conference in July 2021 to join the Western Athletic Conference, which relaunched its football league at the FCS level during the 2021 season.[5] After one season in the WAC, Lamar and the Southland Conference announced on July 11, 2022 Lamar's accelerated return to the Southland Conference effective immediately.[6]
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- ^ James Dixon (July 1, 2021). "Venues Get Upgrade as LU Begins WAC Journey". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
- ^ Lamar University Athletics Visual Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ^ "The Showcase of Southeast Texas Marching Band". Lamar University. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ "Provost Umphrey Stadium". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ Thomas Scott (July 11, 2022). "Lamar moving to Southland Conference -- immediately". Hearst. Retrieved July 11, 2022.