1973 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1973 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–5 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 small college poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at New Mexico State*
L 7–2415,992
September 15Howard Payne*W 21–1713,220
September 22at No. 13 McNeese StateL 17–2014,000[1]
September 29at Drake*L 10–24
October 6
West Texas State
*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–139,796
October 13at UTEP*W 31–278,775
October 20Southwestern Louisiana
W 31–09,079
October 27Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 10–79,900[2]
November 10No. 5 Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 3–1710,200[3]
November 24
Turnpike Stadium
  • Arlington, TX
  • W 10–33,000[4]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    5. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
    6. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.