1968 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1968 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
1968 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–10 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (6th season);
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 0–10 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.

1968 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 Arkansas State $	3	–	0	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Texas–Arlington	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Lamar Tech	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at West Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 45–7	15,500
September 21	McNeese State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	L 0–10	14,633	^[1]
October 5	New Mexico State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 14–16	8,558
October 12	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 7–24	7,500
October 19	Abilene Christian	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 14–38	10,114
October 26	at Southwestern Louisiana*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	L 14–20	15,000
November 2	at No. 13 Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 17–48	9,556	^[2]
November 9	at Trinity (TX)	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 20–24	1,527	^[3]
November 16	Louisiana Tech*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–34	10,218	^[4]
November 23	Texas–Arlington	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 20–37	5,931	^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "McNeese opens with 10–0 win over Lamar". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas State wins SLC clash". The Odessa American. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trinity gets past Lamar Tech, 24–20". San Antonio Express and News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bulldogs smear Lamar Tech 34–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rebs sock Cardinals 37–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 1968. p. 2B. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 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.