1957 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

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1957
Greenie Stadium
Seasons
1957 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lamar Tech $ 5 0 2 8 0 2
East Texas State
6 1 0 8 1 0
Stephen F. Austin 5 2 0 6 4 0
Sam Houston State 3 3 1 3 5 1
Southwest Texas State 3 4 0 4 6 0
Texas A&I
2 4 1 5 5 1
Howard Payne 2 5 0 3 6 0
Sul Ross
0 7 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known Lamar University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–0–2 with a mark of 5–0–2 in conference play, winning the LSC title.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14at
Louisiana College*
W 35–20
September 21at Northwestern State*
W 20–10
September 28
Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX (rivalry
  • )
    W 36–20
    October 5Stephen F. Austin
    • Greenie Stadium
    • Beaumont, TX
    W 27–12
    October 12at
    Memorial Stadium
  • Commerce, TX
  • W 7–6
    October 19at
    Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
  • T 7–7[1]
    October 26Howard Payne
    • Greenie Stadium
    • Beaumont, TX
    W 18–13
    November 2Southwest Texas State
    • Greenie Stadium
    • Beaumont, TX
    W 33–20[2]
    November 9at
    Texas A&I
    T 13–13
    November 16
    Sul Ross
    • Greenie Stadium
    • Beaumont, TX
    W 67–19
    • *Non-conference game

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    References

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    3. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
    4. ^ "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
    5. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.