1979 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1979 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1979 season with a 6–3–2 overall record and a 3–2 conference record. The 1979 season marked Larry Kennan's first season as Lamar's head football coach. The season also marked higher attendance at Cardinal Stadium. The second and fourth highest attended games were recorded in the season with 17,600 attending the game against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and 17,250 attending the game against the West Texas State Buffaloes.

1979 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–3–2 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1979 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 0 011 1 0
Texas–Arlington 4 1 09 2 0
Lamar 3 2 06 3 2
Arkansas State 1 4 04 7 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 04 7 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.
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