Lamar's Countdown to Football

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Countdown to Kickoff 37 days until opener - Dave Hofferth, now sports director at Beaumont's KBMT TV, Channel 12. He talks about Lamar's victory over AP I-A Top 20 ranked Baylor. LU was the first DI-AA now (FCS) school to beat a ranked DI school on Sept. 8, 1981 by a score of 18-17.

http://www.lamarcardinals.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072910aaa.html

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[quote name="bigred360" post="821846" timestamp="1280431515"]Countdown to Kickoff 37 days until opener - Dave Hofferth, now sports director at Beaumont's KBMT TV, Channel 12. He talks about Lamar's victory over AP I-A Top 20 ranked Baylor. LU was the first DI-AA now (FCS) school to beat a ranked DI school on Sept. 8, 1981 by a score of 18-17.[/quote]

Was Lamar a I-AA school at the time? I've heard conflicting into and College Football Data Warehouse has nothing.

In 1981, McNeese State was still I-A. Wasn't Lamar I-A in the Southland Conference in 1981? Then they dropped out of the SLC and became I-AA Independent the next year? Not 100% sure aware of your timeline. Perhaps it's in your media guide?

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It was mentioned on ESPN when Appalachian State beat Michigan.