American college football season
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[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at New Mexico State* | | L 7–24 | 15,992 | |
September 15 | Howard Payne* | | W 21–17 | 13,220 | |
September 22 | at No. 13 McNeese State | | L 17–20 | 14,000 | [1] |
September 29 | at Drake* | | L 10–24 | | |
October 6 | West Texas State* | - Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| L 0–13 | 9,796 | |
October 13 | at UTEP* | | W 31–27 | 8,775 | |
October 20 | Southwestern Louisiana | | W 31–0 | 9,079 | |
October 27 | Arkansas State | - Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| W 10–7 | 9,900 | [2] |
November 10 | No. 5 Louisiana Tech | - Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| L 3–17 | 10,200 | [3] |
November 24 | Texas–Arlington | | W 10–3 | 3,000 | [4] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[edit]
- ^ "McNeese, 20–17". Victoria Advocate. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar University gets Southland win". The Odessa American. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech clips Lamar 17–3". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar tops UTA, 10–7". The Odessa American. November 25, 1973. p. 4D. Retrieved January 11, 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.
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