The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play conference, tying for third place in the LSC.
| 1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (4–3 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Greenie Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Texas A&I +^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 East Texas State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at South Dakota* |
| W 41–9 | 2,000 | [1] | |
| September 19 | Louisiana Tech* | W 13–6 | 6,500 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at Northwestern State* | No. 17 | Natchitoches, LA | W 19–0 | ||
| October 3 | at Abilene Christian* | No. 18 | W 8–7 | |||
| October 10 | Stephen F. Austin | No. 14 |
| W 7–6 | ||
| October 17 | Sul Ross | No. 12 |
| W 32–0 | ||
| October 24 | at Southwest Texas State | No. T–11 |
| W 28–6 | [3] | |
| October 31 | Howard Payne | No. 9 |
| L 12–14 | ||
| November 7 | at Texas A&I | No. 12 | L 6–14 | [4] | ||
| November 14 | No. 5 East Texas State | No. 16 |
| L 3–14 | ||
| November 21 | at Sam Houston State | W 27–14 | 6,000 | [5] | ||
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References edit
- ^ John Egan (September 13, 1959). "Texans repel University gridders". Argus-Leader. p. 1B. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech nudges Louisiana Tech, 13–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 20, 1959. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Lamar Tech takes easy victory". Victoria Advocate. October 25, 1959. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&I Tops Lamar Tech 14-6". Valley Evening Monitor. November 8, 1959. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards rally for 27–14 win over Bearkats". The Eagle. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 3, 2016.