1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Southland. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
1970 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Arkansas State $ 4 0 011 0 0
No. 14 Abilene Christian 3 1 09 2 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 05 6 0
Lamar Tech 1 3 03 7 0
Texas–Arlington 0 4 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19West Texas State*W 33–2814,217
September 26No. 8 Louisiana Tech*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 6–07,729[1]
October 3at Southern Illinois*No. 17L 16–3210,000
October 11McNeese State*
L 12–1715,165[2]
October 17No. 11 Abilene Christian
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 27–428,959
October 24at No. 13 Southwestern Louisiana*L 6–1511,000
October 31at No. 1 Arkansas State
L 7–698,500
November 8at Trinity (TX)San Antonio, TXL 31–373,500
November 14at New Mexico State*
L 37–699,800
November 22Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 24–09,821[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Lamar Tech shines, 6–0". The Odessa American. September 27, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese creams Lamar Tech". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Same song, 10th verse". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1970. p. 2B. Retrieved January 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  6. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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