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Lamar

latest conference era: Southland

Loaded Seasons36
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +16.7
Best Finish#155 in 2018
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +16.7 PWR −5.2 2016: 3-8, margin -106, power −3.2, resume 4 / 100, final rank #1982017: 1-9, margin -210, power −5.2, resume 2 / 100, final rank #2262018: 7-5, margin +31, power −0.7, resume 71 / 100, final rank #1552019: 4-8, margin -115, power −4.8, resume 10 / 100, final rank #2182021: 1-9, margin -275, power −1.6, resume 6 / 100, final rank #2352022: 1-10, margin -183, power +5.9, resume 24 / 100, final rank #2442023: 6-5, margin +18, power +9.6, resume 60 / 100, final rank #2072024: 7-5, margin +20, power +11.7, resume 76 / 100, final rank #1752025: 8-5, margin -7, power +12.2, resume 60 / 100, final rank #1612026: 7-2, margin +95, power +16.7, resume 86 / 100, final rank #97 2016: 3-8, margin -106, power −3.2, resume 4 / 100, final rank #198−3.22017: 1-9, margin -210, power −5.2, resume 2 / 100, final rank #226−5.22018: 7-5, margin +31, power −0.7, resume 71 / 100, final rank #155−0.72019: 4-8, margin -115, power −4.8, resume 10 / 100, final rank #218−4.82021: 1-9, margin -275, power −1.6, resume 6 / 100, final rank #235−1.62022: 1-10, margin -183, power +5.9, resume 24 / 100, final rank #244+5.92023: 6-5, margin +18, power +9.6, resume 60 / 100, final rank #207+9.62024: 7-5, margin +20, power +11.7, resume 76 / 100, final rank #175+11.72025: 8-5, margin -7, power +12.2, resume 60 / 100, final rank #161+12.22026: 7-2, margin +95, power +16.7, resume 86 / 100, final rank #97+16.7 20163-820171-920187-520194-820211-920221-1020236-520247-520258-520267-2

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 36

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +11.2

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +5.5

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +16.7

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current resume.

Best Finish 2018 | #155

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2026 | 86 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #1 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 100th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 1974 | 8-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #97 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 7-2
Program baseline +11.2 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2025 Season

Ended at power +12.2, record 8-5, and final loaded-board rank #161.

Best Loaded Resume

2024 Season

Resume 76 / 100 with 7 wins and a 58% win rate.

Best Record

8-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 1974, with a margin of +44.

Roughest Loaded Season

2022 Season

1-10 with power +5.9 and margin -183.

Best resume season

2026 | 86 / 100

Latest versus standard

+5.5

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

36 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 SouthlandFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 7-2 #97 +16.7 86 +95 Open team page
2025 SouthlandFCS In range 8-5 #161 +12.2 60 −7 Program view
2024 SouthlandFCS In range 7-5 #175 +11.7 76 +20 Program view
2023 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #207 +9.6 60 +18 Program view
2022 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-10 #244 +5.9 24 −183 Program view
2021 Western AthleticFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #235 −1.6 6 −275 Program view
2019 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #218 −4.8 10 −115 Program view
2018 SouthlandFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 7-5 #155 −0.7 71 +31 Program view
2017 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-9 #226 −5.2 2 −210 Program view
2016 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #198 −3.2 4 −106 Program view
2015 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #159 −0.8 24 +60 Program view
2014 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-4 #167 −0.3 52 +0 Program view
2013 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #173 −0.5 38 +45 Program view
2012 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #215 −5.5 32 −114 Program view
2011 SouthlandFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #240 −9.0 20 −148 Program view
2010 FCS IndependentsFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-5 #224 −5.6 13 −67 Program view
1989 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- −7 Program view
1988 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −42 Program view
1987 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 1-3 #-- -- -- −53 Program view
1986 SouthlandFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −14 Program view
1985 SouthlandFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −1 Program view
1984 SouthlandFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −17 Program view
1983 SouthlandFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −32 Program view
1982 SouthlandFCS In range 0-2 #-- -- -- −69 Program view
1981 SouthlandFBS In range 4-6 #-- -- -- −41 Program view
1980 SouthlandFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −142 Program view
1979 SouthlandFBS In range 6-3 #-- -- -- +54 Program view
1978 SouthlandFBS In range 2-8 #-- -- -- −106 Program view
1977 SouthlandFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −91 Program view
1976 SouthlandFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −166 Program view
1975 SouthlandFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −132 Program view
1974 SouthlandFBS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 8-2 #-- -- -- +44 Program view
1973 SouthlandFBS In range 5-5 #-- -- -- −22 Program view
1972 SouthlandFCS In range 3-2 #-- -- -- +6 Program view
1971 SouthlandFCS In range 1-2 #-- -- -- −16 Program view
1970 SouthlandFCS In range 1-1 #-- -- -- −27 Program view