1963 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1963 Lamar Tech Cardinals football season represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as an independent during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled a record of 5–4. Lamar Tech played home games at Greenie Stadium, located off-campus at South Park High School in Beaumont, Texas, for the final season. In 1964, the team moved to the newly-opened Cardinal Stadium—now known as Provost Umphrey Stadium, located of Lamar Tech's campus.

1963 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina     9 1 0
Abilene Christian     8 1 0
Northeastern     8 1 0
Mississippi Vocational     6 3 0
Santa Clara     6 3 0
St. Norbert     6 3 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff     5 3 1
Howard (AL)     5 3 1
Cortland     4 3 0
Lamar Tech     5 4 0
Parsons     5 4 0
Drake     4 4 0
Hawaii     5 5 0
Northern Michigan     4 4 1
Southern Connecticut State     4 4 0
Wabash     4 4 1
Tampa     4 5 1
Southern Illinois     4 5 0
UC Riverside     4 5 0
UC Santa Barbara     4 5 0
Chattanooga     4 6 0
Lake Forest     2 4 1
Hardin–Simmons     2 6 1
Arkansas State     2 6 0
Eastern Michigan     2 6 0
Rose Poly     2 6 0
Union (NY)     2 6 0
Cal Poly Pomona     2 7 0
Trinity (TX)     1 6 1
Carnegie Tech     1 6 0
Arlington State     1 8 0

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Abilene Christian*L 0–256,000
October 5Trinity (TX)*W 20–186,500
October 12Stephen F. Austin*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 6–267,000
October 19Sul Ross*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 15–74,000
October 26at Southwest Texas State*
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 7–136,500[1]
November 2Howard Payne*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 35–04,000
November 9at Texas A&I*W 16–147,500
November 17East Texas State*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–108,300
November 23at Sam Houston StateNo contest [2]
December 7at Mexico Polytechical Institute*Mexico City, MexicoW 33–2638,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References edit

  1. ^ "STS clips Lamar Tech". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southwest Texas wins 2nd outright". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 25, 1963. p. 3-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  5. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.