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 | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–3 LSC) |
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| Captain | Harold Mayo |
| Home stadium | Greenie Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Texas A&I $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Mexico Polytechical Institute* | W 34–6 | 5,000 | ||
| September 22 | at Northeast Louisiana* | W 14–0 | 5,800 | [2] | |
| September 29 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 13–6 | 7,500 | |
| October 6 | at Stephen F. Austin | Nacogdoches, TX | W 27–12 | 7,500 | |
| October 13 | at Sul Ross |
| W 28–14 | 1,500 | |
| October 20 | Southwest Texas State |
| L 20–13 | 7,500 | [3] |
| October 27 | Howard Payne | Brownwood, TX | W 21–10 | 3,000 | |
| November 3 | No. 8 Texas A&I |
| L 0–7 | 8,300 | |
| November 10 | at East Texas State | W 28–6 | 9,500 | ||
| November 17 | Sam Houston State |
| L 7–23 | 8,000–8,500 | [4] |
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References edit
- ^ "Cardinal Hall of Honor - J.B. Higgins, Jr". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lamar Tech blanks Northeast by 14–0". Lake Charles American-Press. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SW Texas downs Cardinals, 20–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "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 2, 2016.
- ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.