1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by James B. Higgins in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of an 7–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the LSC. Lamar Tech played home games at Greenie Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 LSC)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Mayo
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
(capacity: 8,500)
1962 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Texas A&I $ 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Southwest Texas State 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Sam Houston State 4 –2 –15 –3 –1
Lamar Tech 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
East Texas State 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Sul Ross 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
Howard Payne 0 –6 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

1962 was the program's final season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. Lamar Tech competed as an independent in 1963 and joined the Southland Conference in 1964. Higgins was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year for Region VII following the season.[1] He remained at Lamar as athletic director until 1982.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Mexico Polytechical Institute*
W 34–65,000
September 22at Northeast Louisiana*
W 14–05,800[2]
September 29Abilene Christian*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 13–67,500
October 6at Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches, TXW 27–127,500
October 13at Sul Ross
W 28–141,500
October 20Southwest Texas State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 20–137,500[3]
October 27Howard PayneBrownwood, TXW 21–103,000
November 3No. 8 Texas A&I
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–78,300
November 10at East Texas State
W 28–69,500
November 17Sam Houston State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 7–238,000–8,500[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Cardinal Hall of Honor - J.B. Higgins, Jr". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "Lamar Tech blanks Northeast by 14–0". Lake Charles American-Press. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "SW Texas downs Cardinals, 20–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  6. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  7. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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