1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

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1966
Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
1966 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arlington State + 3 1 0 6 4 0
Lamar Tech + 3 1 0 6 4 0
No. 6 Arkansas State 2 2 0 7 2 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 0 5 4 0
Abilene Christian 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title .sharing the conference championship with Arlington State. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Western Michigan*L 14–1614,000
September 24
Southwest Missouri State*
W 55–1215,643
October 2at Southwestern Louisiana*L 14–1610,200
October 15Abilene Christian
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 42–1612,832
October 22McNeese State*
W 10–712,121[1]
October 29at No. 5 Arkansas State
W 17–09,242[2]
November 5at Trinity (TX)L 14–232,384[3]
November 12Louisiana Tech*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 21–1610,691[4]
November 19Arlington State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 27–711,417[5]
November 26at Quantico Marines*
L 26–303,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  9. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.