Lamar vs. Texas–Arlington

Lamar and Texas–Arlington first met in 1971 and have played 11 times; Texas–Arlington leads the series 8–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Texas–Arlington 8–⁠2, and Texas–Arlington has won the last 7.

Lamar wins
3
Texas–Arlington wins
8
Ties
0
First meeting
1971
Longest streak
7 Texas–Arlington
Current streak
7 Texas–Arlington
Last 10 meetings
Texas–Arlington 8–⁠2
Most recent
1981

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s3–⁠6
1980s0–⁠2
Average margin
12.9 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Lamar
2–⁠3 Lamar’s record at home
At Texas–Arlington
5–⁠1 Texas–Arlington’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Lamar’s biggest win1971: Lamar 23, Texas–Arlington 14by 9 points
  2. Texas–Arlington’s biggest win1981: Texas–Arlington 31, Lamar 7by 24 points
  3. Upset1973: Lamar 10, Texas–Arlington 3Lamar had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Lamar and Texas–Arlington, 1971 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 21, 1981Texas–Arlington 31, Lamar 7at Texas–Arlington
Nov 22, 1980Texas–Arlington 44, Lamar 27at Lamar
Nov 17, 1979Texas–Arlington 47, Lamar 37at Texas–Arlington
Oct 21, 1978Texas–Arlington 37, Lamar 17at Lamar
Nov 19, 1977Texas–Arlington 14, Lamar 7at Texas–Arlington
Nov 20, 1976Texas–Arlington 34, Lamar 14at Lamar
Nov 15, 1975Texas–Arlington 37, Lamar 24at Texas–Arlington
Nov 23, 1974Lamar 8, Texas–Arlington 0at Lamar
Nov 24, 1973Lamar 10, Texas–Arlington 3at Texas–Arlington
Nov 18, 1972Texas–Arlington 10, Lamar 3at Texas–Arlington
Nov 20, 1971Lamar 23, Texas–Arlington 14at Lamar

Every game is listed as played on the field.