The 2017 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Mike Schultz and play their home games at Provost Umphrey Stadium. They played as a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–8 in Southland play to finish in tenth place.
Schedule
Game summaries
At North Texas
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UT Permian Basin
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At Northwestern State
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At Southeastern Louisiana
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Nicholls State
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At Incarnate Word
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At Sam Houston State
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Stephen F. Austin
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Central Arkansas
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At Houston Baptist
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McNeese State
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