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1969 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

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1969 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–7 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas State $ 4 0 0 8 1 1
Abilene Christian 2 2 0 8 2 0
UT Arlington 2 2 0 5 5 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 0 4 6 0
Lamar Tech 0 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at McNeese State*W 13–712,300–12,600[1][2][3]
September 27at Southeastern Louisiana*L 19–216,500
October 4New Mexico State*W 9–713,747
October 11Southern Illinois*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 20–1611,651
October 19at No. 12 Abilene ChristianL 9–227,500[4]
October 25at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 16–2411,175
November 1at No. 11 Arkansas State
L 20–011,254[5]
November 8Trinity (TX)
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–228,133[6]
November 15at No. 7 Louisiana Tech*L 40–7710,000[7]
November 22at UT ArlingtonL 16–536,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Lamar Tech, 13-7". The Town Talk. September 21, 1969 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Lamar Tech, 13-7 (continued)". The Town Talk. September 21, 1969 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Abilene Christian topples Lamar, 22–9". Wichita Falls Times. October 20, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas State beats Lamar". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers top Lamar Tech". The Orange Leader. November 9, 1969. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lamar loses 77–40 tilt". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UTA blasts Lamar, 53–16". Austin American-Statesman. November 23, 1969. p. C7. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.