1976 Lamar

2–⁠9 (0–⁠5 Southland Conference), coached by Bob Frederick.

Schedule and results

Lamar in 1976, game by game: won vs. Northwestern State 17–6; lost at UL Monroe 6–16; won at New Mexico State 21–17; lost at Southern Illinois 7–19; lost vs. Louisiana 9–34; lost at Louisiana Tech 7–37; lost vs. Long Beach State 10–21; lost at Arkansas State 0–31; lost at West Texas 6–21; lost vs. McNeese 0–27; lost vs. Texas–Arlington 14–34+11−31Won 17–6 vs. Northwestern State+11Northwestern St…Lost 6–16 at UL Monroe-10UL MonroeWon 21–17 at New Mexico State+4New Mexico StateLost 7–19 at Southern Illinois-12Southern Illino…Lost 9–34 vs. Louisiana-25LouisianaLost 7–37 at Louisiana Tech-30Louisiana TechLost 10–21 vs. Long Beach State-11Long Beach StateLost 0–31 at Arkansas State-31Arkansas StateLost 6–21 at West Texas-15West TexasLost 0–27 vs. McNeese-27McNeeseLost 14–34 vs. Texas–Arlington-20Texas–Arlington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas–Arlington 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠5 6th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
97–⁠263
Coach
Bob Frederick
Elo
1222 −139 this season
SP+ rating
-19.7 No. 126 of 132; offense No. 128, defense No. 105
SRS
−23.9 No. 135 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1976 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese4–⁠110–⁠2
Louisiana4–⁠19–⁠2
Texas–Arlington3–⁠25–⁠6
Louisiana Tech2–⁠36–⁠5
Arkansas State2–⁠35–⁠6
Lamar0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.