| Year: | 1976 |
| Team: | Lamar Cardinals |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southland Conference |
| Short Conf: | Southland |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 0–5 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Frederick |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Cardinal Stadium |
The 1976 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Frederick, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.