Lamar vs. Long Beach State

Lamar and Long Beach State first met in 1976 and have played 3 times; Long Beach State leads the series 2–⁠1. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Long Beach State 2–⁠1.

Lamar wins
1
Long Beach State wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1976
Longest streak
2 Long Beach State
Current streak
1 Lamar
Last 10 meetings
Long Beach State 2–⁠1
Most recent
1978

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠2
Average margin
10 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Lamar
1–⁠1 Lamar’s record at home
At Long Beach State
1–⁠0 Long Beach State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Lamar and Long Beach State, 1976 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 25, 1978Lamar 36, Long Beach State 31at Lamar
Sep 24, 1977Long Beach State 21, Lamar 7at Long Beach State
Oct 23, 1976Long Beach State 21, Lamar 10at Lamar

Every game is listed as played on the field.