Lamar

2-1

Southland · Provost Umphrey Stadium · 16,000 · 7,233 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Nicholls · our model 47% Lamar · a number, not a pick

LastW 23–17 at Idaho · Sat Sep 12 · Alexandre Dedieu 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 5 tackles

Nextat Nicholls · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET · Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium · series 7-5, won the last 2

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Lamar

Mid-Major Contender

FCS Playoff Contender — consistent bracket participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Lamar

Lamar has won 37% of its games since 1961 — 49% at home, 27% on the road.

112-185-4 all-time · 43 seasons · 1961–2026

Home 61-62-1
Away 43-115-3
Neutral 8-8
9 g 1960s
36% 1970s
24% 1980s
39% 2010s
42% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

1963 NAIA National Championship

Lamar wins the NAIA national title (11-0), the only national championship in program history

1966

Southland titles 1964-66

Three consecutive Southland Conference championships, the last in 1971

Moment of the season — so far · Lamar · 2026

Won 21-14 vs Abilene Christian

Week 1 of 2026. Won as a 7.5-point underdog — the result the market didn't see coming.

Upset · was a 7.5-point underdog

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