1973 Lamar Cardinals football team

1973 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference Southland Conference
1973 record 5–5 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach Vernon Glass (11th year)
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 0     12 1 0
Arkansas State 3 2 0     7 3 0
Lamar 3 2 0     5 5 0
McNeese State 2 3 0     7 3 0
Texas–Arlington 2 3 0     4 6 0
SW Louisiana 0 5 0     0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ Division II playoff participant

The 1973 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The 1973 was the first season for the Cardinals to play in the new division created as a result of NCAA reorganization. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. The Cardinals finished the 1973 season with a 5–5 overall record and a 3–2 conference record.

Schedule

[1] [2] [3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 at New Mexico State* Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM   L 724   15,992
September 15 Howard Payne* Cardinal StadiumBeaumont, TX   W 2117   13,220
September 22 at McNeese State Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA   L 1720   14,000
September 29 at Drake* Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA L 1024    
October 6 West Texas State* Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   L 013   9,796
October 13 at UTEP* Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX   W 3127   8,775
October 20 Southwestern Louisiana Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 310   9,709
October 27 Arkansas State Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 107   9,900
November 10 Louisiana Tech Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   L 317   10,200
November 24 Texas–Arlington Turnpike StadiumArlington, TX   W 103   3,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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