1969 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the Southland. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1969 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–7 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas State $ 4 0 0 8 1 1
Abilene Christian 2 2 0 8 2 0
Texas–Arlington 2 2 0 5 5 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 0 4 6 0
Lamar Tech 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at McNeese State*W 13–712,300–12,600[1][2][3]
September 27at Southeastern Louisiana*L 19–216,500
October 4New Mexico State*W 9–713,747
October 11Southern Illinois*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 20–1611,651
October 19at No. 12 Abilene ChristianL 9–227,500[4]
October 25at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 16–2411,175
November 1at No. 11 Arkansas State
L 20–011,254[5]
November 8Trinity (TX)
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–228,133[6]
November 15at No. 7 Louisiana Tech*L 40–7710,000[7]
November 22at Texas–ArlingtonL 16–536,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "Lamar Tech, 13-7". The Town Talk. September 21, 1969 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Lamar Tech, 13-7 (continued)". The Town Talk. September 21, 1969 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Abilene Christian topples Lamar, 22–9". Wichita Falls Times. October 20, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas State beats Lamar". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers top Lamar Tech". The Orange Leader. November 9, 1969. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lamar loses 77–40 tilt". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UTA blasts Lamar, 53–16". Austin American-Statesman. November 23, 1969. p. C7. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.