1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Tangerine Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Middle Tennessee State
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
$ – Conference champion Lamar record includes Tangerine Bowl win. 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 38–34	7,100
September 30		at Abilene Christian*		Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		W 25–10	10,000
October 7		Stephen F. Austin		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 34–22	7,600
October 14		Sul Ross		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 34–0	7,200
October 21		Texas State		San Marcos, TX		T 7–7	4,500
October 28		Howard Payne		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 33–13	9,000
November 4		at Texas A&I		Javelina Stadium • Kingsville, TX		L 7–8	6,500
November 11		East Texas State		Greenie Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 14–7	7,000
November 18		Sam Houston State		Pritchett Field • Huntsville, TX		L 7–9	7,300
December 2		at Mexico Polytechical Institute*		Mexico City, Mexico		W 62–22	20,000
December 29		vs. Middle Tennessee State*		Orlando Stadium • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)		W 21–14
*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 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.