The 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team represented

Lamar University Lamar University (Lamar or LU) is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, t ...

in the

2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champions ...

. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Mike Schultz and play their home games at

Provost Umphrey Stadium Provost Umphrey Stadium (previously Cardinal Stadium) is a 16,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The stadium, home to the Lamar Cardinals football team, is located next to the Montagne C ...

. They played as a member of the

Southland Conference The Southland Conference, abbreviated as SLC, is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it ...

. They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.

Schedule

Game summaries

At North Texas

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Texas–Permian Basin

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At Northwestern State

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At Southeastern Louisiana

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Nicholls State

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At Incarnate Word

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At Sam Houston State

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Stephen F. Austin

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Central Arkansas

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At Houston Baptist

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McNeese State

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References

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