1985 Lamar Cardinals football team

American college football season

1985 Lamar Cardinals football

Conference| Southland Conference
Record| 3–8 (0–6 Southland)
Head coach|

* Ken Stephens (4th season)

Home stadium| Cardinal Stadium

Seasons

<- 1984

1986 ->

1985 Southland Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 4  | - | 0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
McNeese State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 2
Northeast Louisiana | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Texas State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
UT Arlington | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Lamar | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1985 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 1985 season with a 3–8 overall record and a 0–6 conference record. The season marked the final year with Ken Stephens as Lamar Cardinals head football coach.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 7| Texas Southern*|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| W 32–20| | [1]
September 14| Prairie View A&M*|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| W 30–7| | [2]
September 21| Southwest Texas State*|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| W 24–21| | [3]
September 28| at Rice*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 28–29| |
October 12| Northeast Louisiana|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| L 14–37| | [4]
October 19| at UT Arlington|

* Maverick Stadium
* Arlington, TX

| L 17–37| 5,775| [5]
October 26| Sam Houston State*|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| L 22–34| 5,328| [6]
November 2| at No. 12 Louisiana Tech|

* Joe Aillet Stadium
* Ruston, LA

| L 22–23| 3,200| [7]
November 9| at North Texas State|

* Fouts Field
* Denton, TX

| L 0–20| | [8]
November 16| No. T–7 Arkansas State|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| L 0–21| 2,832| [9]
November 23| McNeese State|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX (rivalry)

| L 7–28| | [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Lamar 32, Texas Southern 20". The Galveston Daily News. September 8, 1985. Retrieved June 10, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Lamar 30, Prairie View 7". Victoria Advocate. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 20, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Lamar stops Southwest Texas, 24–21". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Northeast slashes Lamar". The Shreveport Times. October 13, 1985. p. 2C. Retrieved January 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Bates' passes carry UTA in 37–17 romp over Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1985. p. 11B. Retrieved January 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Sam Houston St. 34, Lamar 22". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 16, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Louisiana Tech defeats Lamar". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1984. Retrieved July 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "NTSU blanks Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 10, 1985. Retrieved October 30, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Arkansas State wins fifth straight". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1985. Retrieved October 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "McNeese St. beats Lamar". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

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Lamar Cardinals football

Venues|

* South Park High School "Greenie Stadium" (c. 1923–1963)
* Provost Umphrey Stadium (1964–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1961 Tangerine Bowl
* 1964 Pecan Bowl
* Louisiana: Sabine Shoe
* McNeese: Battle of the Border

Culture & lore|

* Cardinal
* "Cardinals Fight!"
* The Showcase of Southeast Texas
* Big Red

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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