1971 Lamar Cardinals football team

1971 Lamar Cardinals football
Southland Conference co-champion
Conference	Southland Conference
1971 record	5–6 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (9th year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1971 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Trinity $	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Lamar $	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Abilene Christian	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Louisiana Tech record includes Pioneer Bowl win. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1971 NCAA football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. The Cardinals competed at the NCAA College Division level in 1971. The 1971 season marked the first year the Cardinals competed as the Lamar University Cardinals following the school's name change from Lamar State College of Technology to Lamar University on August 23, 1971.^[1] The Cardinals finished the season with a 5–6 overall record and a 4–1 conference record. The 4–1 conference record was good enough for the Cardinals to tie for the conference championship. The team ended the season in a three-way tie for first place in conference play. The Cardinals shared the conference title with new member, Louisiana Tech, and departing member, Trinity.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11		Sam Houston State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 12–13	13,220
September 18		at West Texas State*		Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX		L 6–14	10,200
September 25		at Louisiana Tech		Louisiana Tech Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 7–26	13,800
October 2		Central Missouri*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 35–6	12,222
October 9		at McNeese State*		Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		L 0–38	13,000
October 16		at Mississippi State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		L 7–24	18,000
October 23		Southwestern Louisiana*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 20–21	10,200
October 30		at Abilene Christian		Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX		W 30–28	8,000
November 6		Trinity		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 27–15	10,500
November 20		at Texas–Arlington		Turnpike Stadium • Arlington, TX		W 23–14	3,800
November 27		Arkansas State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 24–13	11,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

1. Ralph A. Wooster (June 15, 2010). "Lamar University". Texas State History Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 26, 2016. ...on August 23, 1971, Lamar State College of Technology officially became Lamar University
2. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
3. "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
4. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 26, 2016.