Rankings

[TexGator]

On 10/14/2025 at 11:50 AM, NorthoftheBorder said:

Does anyone know the highest LU has ever been ranked in Football, by a major poll?

This. This is the highest they've ever been ranked. 

[LU17]

In 1985, we started off 3-0 and we were ranked 11th. I am not sure what pole because we didn’t have all these other poles, but we were 11 in the Div 1AA pole. FYI, we finished 3-8. I just looked at the schedule and saw that Rice U. game was the 4th game that year. We had 10 turnovers that game in a game we should have won.  I don’t remember much, but I do remember that. 

[TexGator]

On 10/15/2025 at 6:48 PM, LU17 said:

In 1985, we started off 3-0 and we were ranked 11th. I am not sure what pole because we didn’t have all these other poles, but we were 11 in the Div 1AA pole. FYI, we finished 3-8. I just looked at the schedule and saw that Rice U. game was the 4th game that year. We had 10 turnovers that game in a game we should have won.  I don’t remember much, but I do remember that. 

I sit corrected. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_NCAA_Division_I-AA_football_rankings#NCAA_Division_I-AA_Football_Committee_poll
 

[coachacola]

Here's the 1985 schedule according to chatGPT...

Date Opponent Location Score

Sep 7 Texas Southern Beaumont, TX (home) W 32-20  

Sep 14 Prairie View A&M Beaumont, TX (home) W 30-7  

Sep 21 at Texas State San Marcos, TX W 24-21  

Sep 28 at Rice Houston, TX L 28-29  

Oct 12 vs Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Beaumont, TX L 14-37  

Oct 19 at UT Arlington Arlington, TX L 17-37  

Oct 26 vs Sam Houston State Beaumont, TX L 22-34  

Nov 2 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, LA L 22-23  

Nov 9 at North Texas Denton, TX L 0-20  

Nov 16 vs Arkansas State Beaumont, TX L 0-21  

Nov 23 vs McNeese Beaumont, TX L 7-28  

[geezer]

Interesting, seven of the eleven opponents in 1985 are FBS today.  

[NorthoftheBorder]

So Wikipedia shows the 85 poll and lists us as Lamar Tech, which was not the name for 10 years by that time. SMH!

[NorthoftheBorder]

17 hours ago, geezer said:

Interesting, seven of the eleven opponents in 1985 are FBS today.  

And that pisses me off!!

[TexGator]

23 hours ago, coachacola said:

Here's the 1985 schedule according to chatGPT...

 

Date Opponent Location Score

Sep 7 Texas Southern Beaumont, TX (home) W 32-20  

Sep 14 Prairie View A&M Beaumont, TX (home) W 30-7  

Sep 21 at Texas State San Marcos, TX W 24-21  

Sep 28 at Rice Houston, TX L 28-29  

Oct 12 vs Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) Beaumont, TX L 14-37  

Oct 19 at UT Arlington Arlington, TX L 17-37  

Oct 26 vs Sam Houston State Beaumont, TX L 22-34  

Nov 2 at Louisiana Tech Ruston, LA L 22-23  

Nov 9 at North Texas Denton, TX L 0-20  

Nov 16 vs Arkansas State Beaumont, TX L 0-21  

Nov 23 vs McNeese Beaumont, TX L 7-28  

You do realize you could have just googled "1985 Lamar Cardinals football" and the Wikipedia page would have produced the information. ChatGPT isn't needed.

[TexGator]

4 hours ago, NorthoftheBorder said:

And that pisses me off!!

We should have better supported the team in the '80s. McNeese, Sam Houston, and others ascended with less competition in the '90s and '00s.

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[NorthoftheBorder]

Couple of questions for you guys.  

1) What are the top 3 or 4 polls with the most credibility?  I would say that the FCS Coaches Poll and the Stats 25 Poll would be the top two.

2) I wonder what the longest stretch of weeks in row LU has been in a top tier poll in football.  This year has the potential to be that.  I do not ever remember being in the polls for more than 3-4 weeks in row, but my memory isn't what it used to be.  

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1 hour ago, NorthoftheBorder said:

Couple of questions for you guys.  

1) What are the top 3 or 4 polls with the most credibility?  I would say that the FCS Coaches Poll and the Stats 25 Poll would be the top two.

2) I wonder what the longest stretch of weeks in row LU has been in a top tier poll in football.  This year has the potential to be that.  I do not ever remember being in the polls for more than 3-4 weeks in row, but my memory isn't what it used to be.  

Good questions.  I have no clue to what the answer is to either one of them.

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[TexGator]

On 10/20/2025 at 10:05 AM, coachacola said:

Good questions.  I have no clue to what the answer is to either one of them.

I think the 2 that the NCAA website lists are the 2 to follow, as well as the one the committee puts together, but isn't updated weekly since it clues people in on what they're thinking so you know, if you're on their list (of 10), you just need to keep winning and you'll likely get one of the 8 byes.
We weren't on that last list 2 weeks ago, but I think sweeping the last 4 games would get them that bye (that comes with a home game 2nd Round game). 

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