1987 Lamar Cardinals football team

1987 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Ray Alborn (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^			–					9	–	4	–	0
No. 8 James Madison ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^			–					8	–	4	–	1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^			–					7	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State			–					5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary			–					5	–	6	–	0
Towson			–					4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee State			–					3	–	7	–	1
Lamar			–					3	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					3	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar finished the 1987 season with a 3–8 overall record. The season marked the first year competing as an independent. Lamar left the Southland Conference to join the non–football American South Conference as a charter member along with fellow former SLC members, Louisiana Tech and Arkansas State and three other universities.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	L 30–34
September 12	at Northern Illinois*	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, Illinois	W 39–35
September 19	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, Texas	L 14–43
September 26	Stephen F. Austin*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	W 28–26
October 3	at Texas A&I*	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, Texas	L 14–43
October 10	Northeast Louisiana*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	W 48–28
October 17	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas	L 14–38
October 17	Sam Houston State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	L 21–34
October 31	Southwest Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, Texas	L 19–27
November 14	Arkansas State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	L 20–34
November 21	at McNeese State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, Texas	L 36–44
*Non-conference game