1986 Lamar Cardinals football team

1986 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#2 Arkansas State $^	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	2	–	1
North Texas State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Lamar	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

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

The 1986 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1986 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 1986 season with a 2–9 overall record and a 0–5 conference record. The season marked the first year with Ray Alborn as Lamar Cardinals head football coach. The 1986 season was also the Cardinals' last season as a member of the Southland Conference in football until the 2010 season. Lamar joined the non–football American South Conference as a charter member along with fellow SLC members, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and three other universities.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 6	at Rice*	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 14–28
September 20	at Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	L 13–24
September 27	at Stephen F. Austin*	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	L 25–38
October 4	Texas A&I*	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 10–35
October 11	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	L 21–22
October 18	Southwest Texas State*	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 17–3
October 25	North Texas	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 13–33
November 1	Louisiana Tech	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	L 20–39
November 8	Central State (OK)*	Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX	W 47–23
November 15	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	L 7–56
November 23	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	L 7–38
*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 (1985-1989)". 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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