1963 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1963 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
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
  –   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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Abilene Christian*
L 0–256,000[1]
October 5Trinity (TX)*
W 20–186,500[2]
October 12Stephen F. Austin*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 6–267,000[3]
October 19Sul Ross*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 15–74,000[4]
October 26at Southwest Texas State*
  • Evans Field
  • San Marcos, TX
L 7–136,500[5]
November 2Howard Payne*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 35–04,000[6]
November 9at Texas A&I*
W 16–147,500[7]
November 16East Texas State*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–108,300[8]
November 23at Sam Houston State
No contest [9]
December 7at Mexico Polytechical Institute*
W 33–2648,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Wildcats shut out Lamar Tech, 25–0". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 29, 1963. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Trinity in 20–18 loss to Cardinals". Express and News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SFA in 27–6 victory over Lamar Tech". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 13, 1963. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lamar finds new direction". The Orange Leader. October 20, 1963. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "STS clips Lamar Tech". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lamar erupts to smash by Howard Payne, 35–0". The Orange Leader. November 3, 1963. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas A&I loses third game in row". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 10, 1963. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "ET Lions drop Lamar Tech, 10–0". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 17, 1963. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southwest Texas wins 2nd outright". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 25, 1963. p. 3-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lamar Tech pulls out victory before 48,000". The Orange Leader. December 8, 1963. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Lamar Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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