1965 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1965 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1965 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
1965 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lamar Tech $ 3 1 06 4 0
Arlington State 2 2 06 3 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 04 5 1
Abilene Christian 2 2 04 5 0
Arkansas State 1 3 06 3 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at East Central*
W 15–144,000
September 25at New Mexico State*
L 20–2111,200[1]
October 2Pensacola Navy*W 37–015,208
October 9No. 10 Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 20–716,000[2]
October 16at Abilene ChristianNo. 10W 28–187,200
October 23at Texas A&I*No. 7L 6–148,500
October 30Southwestern Louisiana*No. 10
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry)
L 6–2010,102
November 6Trinity (TX)
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 21–311,062
November 13West Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 21–1410,427
November 20at Arlington StateL 21–317,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Extra Point Trips Lamar". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 26, 1965. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Cardinals rap Arkansas State". The Austin American-Statesman. October 10, 1965. Retrieved October 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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