1973 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–5 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1973 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 012 1 0
Arkansas State 3 2 07 3 0
Lamar 3 2 05 5 0
McNeese State 2 3 07 3 1
Texas–Arlington 2 3 04 6 0
SW Louisiana 0 5 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at New Mexico State*
L 7–2415,992
September 15Howard Payne*W 21–1713,220
September 22at No. 13 McNeese StateL 17–2014,000[1]
September 29at Drake*L 10–24
October 6West Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–139,796
October 13at UTEP*W 31–278,775
October 20Southwestern Louisiana
W 31–09,709
October 27Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 10–79,900[2]
November 10No. 5 Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 3–1710,200[3]
November 24Texas–ArlingtonW 10–33,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "McNeese, 20–17". Victoria Advocate. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Lamar University gets Southland win". The Odessa American. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Louisiana Tech clips Lamar 17–3". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lamar tops UTA, 10–7". The Odessa American. November 25, 1973. p. 4D. Retrieved January 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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