# List of Lamar Cardinals football seasons

The following is a list of Lamar Cardinals football seasons for the football team that has represented Lamar University in NCAA competition.

## Seasons

This listing includes only the seasons Lamar competed as a four-year college beginning with the 1951 season.
| Conference Champions * | Bowl/Playoff game berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Bowl result | Notes |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Conference finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Bowl result | Notes |
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| 1951 | Stan Lambert | Lone Star | 5th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | Stan Lambert | Lone Star | 5th | 2 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | 4th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1954 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | 6th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1955 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | 4th | 4 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | 5th | 4 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 1957 * | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | T–1st | 8 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1958 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | T–3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1960 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | T–2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1961 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | 3rd | 8 | 2 | 1 | W Tangerine Bowl | Won 1961 Tangerine Bowl vs Middle Tennessee State, 21–14 |
| 1962 | J. B. Higgins | Lone Star | 4th | 7 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | Vernon Glass | Independent | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1964 * | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | 1st | 6 | 3 | 1 | L Pecan Bowl | Lost 1964 Pecan Bowl vs Northern Iowa, 17–19 |
| 1965 * | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | 1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1966 * | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | T–1st | 6 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 1967 | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1968 | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | 5th | 0 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | 5th | 3 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | 2nd | 3 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1971 * | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | T–1st | 5 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1972 | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | T–3rd | 8 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | T–2nd | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | Vernon Glass | Southland Conference | 6th | 1 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | Bob Frederick | Southland Conference | 6th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | Bob Frederick | Southland Conference | 6th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | Bob Frederick | Southland Conference | 6th | 2 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | Larry Kennan | Southland Conference | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | Larry Kennan | Southland Conference | 5th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | Larry Kennan | Southland Conference | 5th | 4 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 1982 | Ken Stephens | Southland Conference | T–5th | 4 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | Ken Stephens | Southland Conference | 7th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | Ken Stephens | Southland Conference | T–6th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | Ken Stephens | Southland Conference | 7th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | Ray Alborn | Southland Conference | 6th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | Ray Alborn | Independent | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | Ray Alborn | Independent | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | Ray Alborn | Independent | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1990–2009 | No football program | No football program | No football program | No football program | No football program | No football program | No football program |
| 2010 | Ray Woodard | Independent | - | 5 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | Ray Woodard | Southland Conference | 6th | 4 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | Ray Woodard | Southland Conference | 7th | 4 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | Ray Woodard | Southland Conference | 6th | 5 | 7 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | Ray Woodard | Southland Conference | T–3rd | 8 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | Ray Woodard | Southland Conference | T–5th | 5 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | Ray Woodard | Southland Conference | T–8th | 3 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | Mike Schultz | Southland Conference | 11th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | Mike Schultz | Southland Conference | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | L 2018 DI FCS Playoffs | Lost 2018 DI FCS Playoffs vs Northern Iowa, 13–16 |
| 2019 | Mike Schultz | Southland Conference | 11th | 4 | 8 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | Blane Morgan | Southland Conference | 6th | 2 | 4 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | Blane Morgan | Western Athletic Conference | 6th | 2 | 9 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | Blane Morgan | Southland Conference | 8th | 1 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | Peter Rossomando | Southland Conference | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | Peter Rossomando | Southland Conference | T–3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 231 | 311 | 9 | (only includes regular season games) | (only includes regular season games) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | (only includes bowl games and playoff games) | (only includes bowl games and playoff games) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 232 | 313 | 9 | (all games) | (all games) |
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