1957 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1957 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Lone Star champ
Conference	Lone Star Conference
1957 record	8–0–2 (5–0–2 Lone Star)
Head coach	James B. Higgins (5th year)
Home stadium	Greenie Stadium (Capacity: 8,500)

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

The 1957 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team competed at the NCAA College Division level as a member of the Lone Star Conference. The Cardinals finished the season as Lone Star Conference champions with an 8–0–2 record overall and a 5–0–2 conference record.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 14		at Louisiana College*		Pineville, LA		W 35–20
September 21		at Northwestern State*		Natchitoches, LA		W 20–10
September 28		Southwestern Louisiana*		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 36–20
October 5		Stephen F. Austin		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 27–12
October 12		at East Texas State		Memorial Stadium • Commerce, TX		W 7–6
October 19		at Sam Houston State		Pritchett Field • Huntsville, TX		T 7–7
October 26		Howard Payne		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 18–13
November 2		Southwest Texas State		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 33–20
November 9		at Texas A&I		Kingsville, TX		T 13–13
November 16		Sul Ross		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 67–19
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
2. "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
3. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 3, 2016.