1988 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1988 Lamar Cardinals football season was the program's second season as an NCAA Division I-AA independent following the move from the Southland Conference to the newly formed non-football American South Conference. The Cardinals ended the season with a 3–8 overall record in the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Cardinals played their home games at the on-campus Cardinal Stadium, now named Provost Umphrey Stadium.

1988 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Ray Alborn (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^			–					9	–	4	–	0
Liberty			–					8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State			–					7	–	4	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	4	–	1
Towson State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State			–					5	–	6	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	7	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Lamar			–					3	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	West Texas State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 42–21		[1]
September 10	Southwest Texas State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 26–27		[2]
September 17	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 14–26		[3]
October 1	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 13–24	69,922	[4]
October 8	at Sam Houston State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	L 14–16	8,520	[5]
October 15	Alcorn State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 35–6		[6]
October 22	at Arkansas State	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 21–17	11,444	[7]
October 29	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 3–24		[8]
November 5	No. 7 Mississippi College	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 14–16		[9]
November 12	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 28–59	30,319	[10]
November 19	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	L 17–18		[11]
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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