1958 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1958 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known Lamar University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the LSC.

1958 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–2 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
(capacity: 8,500)
1958 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 East Texas State $ 6 1 010 1 0
Lamar Tech 5 2 06 2 0
Sam Houston State 5 2 07 2 0
Texas A&I 4 3 07 4 0
Southwest Texas State 4 3 05 5 0
Howard Payne 2 5 02 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 02 7 0
Sul Ross 1 6 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Corpus Christi*W 26–0
October 4at Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches, TXW 35–6
October 11East Texas State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 21–0
October 18Sam Houston State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 20–7[1]
October 25at Howard Payne
L 19–24
November 1at Southwest Texas State
L 7–8[2]
November 8Texas A&I
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 14–0
October 31at Sul RossAlpine, TXW 46–7
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Lamar Tech beats Sam Houston State". Victoria Advocate. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southwest Texas upsets Lamar Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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