- Lamar Cardinals
Infobox college athletics
name = Lamar Cardinals
logo =
university = Lamar University
conference =Southland Conference | division = FCS (Formerly Division I-AA)
director = Billy Tubbs
city = Beaumont
state = Texas
stateabb = TX
teams = 13
stadium = none (will begin fielding a team again in 2010)
arena =Montagne Center
mascot = Big Red
nickname = Cardinals
fightsong = Lamar Fight Song
color1 = Red
color2 = White
hex1 = FF2222
hex2 =
pageurl = http://lamarcardinals.cstv.com/
pagename = LamarCardinals.cstv.comThe Lamar Cardinals is the name for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play forLamar University . This consists of thirteen teams (six men's teams, seven women's teams) that compete in theSouthland Conference of the NCAA's Division I.Men's teams compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, tennis, track and field.
Women's teams compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, track and field, volleyball.
Lamar fielded a football team until 1989, then dropped the program due to skyrocketing costs and declining attendance. The university is currently in the process of bringing the football team back, the earliest it could begin fielding a team would be 2010. It is expected they will then join the
Southland Conference in 2010 or 2011, as they are already a member in all other sports.Baseball games have been played at
Vincent-Beck Stadium since 1969.
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