1964 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1964 Lamar Tech Cardinals football season represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title. Lamar Tech was invited to the inaugural Pecan Bowl, losing to the State College of Iowa by the score of 19–17.[1] The team played home game at the newly-opened Cardinal Stadium, located on Lamar Tech's campus in Beaumont, Texas.

1964 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–0–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
1964 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lamar Tech $ 3 –0 –16 –3 –1
Arkansas State 2 –0 –27 –0 –2
Trinity (TX) 2 –2 –03 –7 –0
Abilene Christian 1 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arlington State 0 –3 –13 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Glass was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year for the season.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19East Central*
W 21–013,567
September 26Abilene Christian
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 14–314,381
October 3at Trinity (TX)No. 2
W 14–72,027
October 17at San Diego Marines*No. 4San Diego, CAL 28–335,000
October 24No. 7 Texas A&I*No. 10
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 12–1312,256
October 31Arlington State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 17–711,021
November 7New Mexico State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 21–1411,252
November 14at No. 10 Arkansas State
T 7–74,400[3]
November 21at Southwest Missouri State*
W 14–7512
December 12vs. State College of Iowa*
L 17–197,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[4][5][6]

References
  1. "Iowa Team Tops Lamar Tech, 19-17". New York Times. December 13, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  2. "University Dedicates Coach Vernon Glass Field of Champions". September 22, 2009. Archived from the original on November 10, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2016. Glass was also the NCAA College Division Coach of the Year in 1964 and 1965, and he was recognized by the Texas Sports Writers Association as Junior College Coach of the Year in 1959 while he was at Del Mar College.
  3. "Lamar Tech wins Southland crown". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  6. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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