The 1976 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Frederick, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.
| 1976 Lamar Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–5 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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| McNeese State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Northwestern State* | W 17–6 | |||
| September 18 | at Northeast Louisiana* | L 6–16 | [1] | ||
| September 25 | at New Mexico State* |
| W 21–17 | ||
| October 2 | at Southern Illinois* | L 7–19 | |||
| October 9 | at Southwestern Louisiana |
| L 9–34 | ||
| October 16 | at Louisiana Tech | L 7–37 | 12,327 | [2] | |
| October 23 | Long Beach State* |
| L 10–21 | 7,098 | [3] |
| October 30 | at Arkansas State | L 0–31 | 7,000 | [4] | |
| November 6 | at West Texas State* | L 6–21 | |||
| November 13 | McNeese State |
| L 0–27 | [5] | |
| November 20 | Texas–Arlington |
| L 14–34 | 1,800 | [6] |
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References edit
- ^ "Northeast dumps Lamar". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1976. p. 4D. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech provides bitter pill for Lamar". The Port Arthur News. October 17, 1976. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach State Beats Lamar". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 24, 1976. p. III-14. Retrieved March 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State overwhelms fumbling Redbirds, 31–0". The Port Arthur News. October 31, 1976. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State blanks Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavs win, but bowl bid's out". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1976. p. 9F. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
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