The 1974 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.
| 1974 Lamar Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Louisiana | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Drake* | W 18–6 | |||
| September 28 | at North Texas State* | W 27–7 | 11,200 | [1] | |
| October 5 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 38–13 | |||
| October 12 | Mississippi State* |
| L 21–37 | 16,817 | [2] |
| October 19 | at Arkansas State | W 10–6 | 7,687 | [3] | |
| October 26 | Southern Miss* |
| W 10–7 | 14,106 | [4] |
| November 2 | at West Texas State* | W 9–7 | |||
| November 9 | at No. 1 Louisiana Tech | L 0–28 | 16,231 | [5] | |
| November 16 | No. 10 McNeese State |
| W 17–3 | 11,700 | [6] |
| November 23 | Texas–Arlington |
| W 8–0 | [7] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Lamar buries NT 27–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dixie conspiracy upends Lamar, 37–21". The Port Arthur News. October 13, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar nips inspired Tribe". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late field goal beats Southern". Hattiesburg American. October 27, 1974. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "La. Tech tumbles Lamar in SLC play". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Cardinals fly by McNeese Cowboys". Daily World. November 17, 1974. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar sputters to best year". The Port Arthur News. November 24, 1974. p. 1C. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.