1968 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1968 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–10 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
1968 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Arkansas State $ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
UT Arlington 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at West Texas State*
L 45–715,500[1]
September 21McNeese State*
L 0–1014,633[2]
October 5New Mexico State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 14–168,558[3]
October 12at Southern Illinois*
L 7–247,500[4]
October 19Abilene Christian
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 14–388,597–10,114[5][6]
October 26at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 14–2015,000[7]
November 2at No. 13 Arkansas State
L 17–489,556[8]
November 9at Trinity (TX)
L 20–241,500–2,527[9][10]
November 16Louisiana Tech*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 7–3410,218[11]
November 23UT Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 20–375,921–5,931[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "West Texas swamps Lamar Tech". The El Paso Times. September 15, 1968. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNeese opens with 10–0 win over Lamar". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1968. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Aggies edge Lamar Tech". Albuquerque Journal. October 6, 1968. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SIU downs Lamar, 24–7". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 13, 1968. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Abilene takes Lamar, 38–14". The Odessa American. October 20, 1968. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Abilene Christian)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "FGs give USL 20–14 victory". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 27, 1968. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arkansas State wins SLC clash". The Odessa American. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Trinity gets past Lamar Tech, 24–20". San Antonio Express and News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Trinity (TX))". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs smear Lamar Tech 34–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rebs sock Cardinals 37–20". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 1968. p. 2B. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Arlington State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  14. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Lamar Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  15. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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