1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference Lone Star Conference
1961 record 8–2–1 (4–2–1 Lone Star)
Head coach James B. Higgins (9th year)
Home stadium Greenie Stadium
(Capacity: 8,500)
1961 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Sam Houston State $ 8 1 0     7 0 0
Texas A&I 7 2 0     5 2 0
Lamar Tech 8 2 1     4 2 1
Howard Payne 4 5 0     4 3 0
East Texas State 4 6 0     3 4 0
Southwest Texas State 4 5 1     2 4 1
Sul Ross 3 7 0     1 6 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 9 0     1 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 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 with an 8–2–1 record overall and a 4–2–1 conference record. The team finished the season playing in the Tangerine Bowl against Middle Tennessee winning 21–14.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 23 Northeast Louisiana* Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 3834   7,100
September 30 at Abilene Christian* Shotwell StadiumAbilene, TX   W 2510   10,000
October 7 Stephen F. Austin Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 3422   7,600
October 14 Sul Ross Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 340   7,200
October 21 Texas State San Marcos, TX T 77   4,500
October 28 Howard Payne Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 3313   9,000
November 4 at Texas A&I Javelina StadiumKingsville, TX   L 78   6,500
November 11 East Texas State Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 147   7,000
November 18 Sam Houston State Pritchett FieldHuntsville, TX   L 79   7,300
December 2 at Mexico Polytechical Institute* Mexico City, Mexico   W 6222   20,000
December 29 vs. Middle Tennessee State* Orlando StadiumOrlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)   W 2114    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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