1973 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1973 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1973 NCAA Division II 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.

1973 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1973 record5–5 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 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 1
Texas–Arlington 2 3 0  4 6 0
SW Louisiana 0 5 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

[1] [2] [3]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at New Mexico State*
L 7–2415,992
September 15Howard Payne*W 21–1713,220
September 22at McNeese StateL 17–2014,000
September 29at Drake*L 10–24
October 6West Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 0–139,796
October 13at UTEP*W 31–278,775
October 20Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 31–09,709
October 27Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 10–79,900
November 10Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 3–1710,200
November 24Texas–ArlingtonW 10–33,000
  • *Non-conference game

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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