The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title .sharing the conference championship with Arlington State. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.
| 1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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| Arlington State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arkansas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Western Michigan* | L 14–16 | 14,000 | ||
| September 24 | Southwest Missouri State* | W 55–12 | 15,643 | ||
| October 2 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 14–16 | 10,200 | ||
| October 15 | Abilene Christian |
| W 42–16 | 12,832 | |
| October 22 | McNeese State* |
| W 10–7 | 12,121 | [1] |
| October 29 | at No. 5 Arkansas State |
| W 17–0 | 9,242 | [2] |
| November 5 | at Trinity (TX) | L 14–23 | 2,384 | [3] | |
| November 12 | Louisiana Tech* |
| W 21–16 | 10,691 | [4] |
| November 19 | Arlington State |
| W 27–7 | 11,417 | [5] |
| November 26 | at Quantico Marines* |
| L 26–30 | 3,000 | |
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References edit
- ^ "Field goal sends Lamar past 'Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech garners 17–0 win over ASC". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity stuns Lamar in 23–14 SLC upset". The Orange Leader. November 6, 1966. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech triumphs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar lashes Rebs, earns SLC title tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1966. p. 7B. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quantico Football 1964 thru 1972" (PDF). Quantico Marine Athletes Reunion Group. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.