1983 Lamar Cardinals football team

1983 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 North Texas State $^	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#13 Northeast Louisiana	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Texas–Arlington	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Lamar	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll

The 1983 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1983 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 1983 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 1–5 conference record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 3	at Nicholls State*	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	L 14–21
September 10	Stephen F. Austin*	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 24–23
September 17	at Houston*	Astrodome • Houston, TX	L 35–42
September 24	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA	W 18–12
October 1	Texas Southern*	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 14–15
October 8	Northeast Louisiana	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 0–17
October 15	at Texas–Arlington	Maverick Stadium • Arlington, TX	L 0–21
October 22	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA	L 6–31
November 5	at North Texas*	Fouts Field • Denton, TX	L 0–10
November 12	Arkansas State	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 14–24
November 19	McNeese State	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 7–17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

↑ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 109–110. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
↑ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 28, 2016.

Lamar Cardinals football
Venues	South Park High School "Greenie Stadium" (c. 1923–1963) Provost Umphrey Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1961 Tangerine Bowl Battle of the Border (McNeese State) Sabine Shoe (Louisiana–Lafayette)
Culture & lore	Cardinal "Cardinals Fight!" The Showcase of Southeast Texas
People	Head coaches NFL players
Seasons	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990–2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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