1972 Lamar Cardinals football team

1972 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1972 record	8–3 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (10th year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1972 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Texas–Arlington	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Louisiana Tech record includes Grantland Rice Bowl win. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1972 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 Cardinals finished the season with a 8–3 overall record and a 3–2 conference record.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9		Sam Houston State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 22–19	15,561
September 16		at UTEP*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 42–28	10,573
September 23		Southern Illinois*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 7–0	11,300
September 30		at West Texas State*		Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX		L 12–35	16,500
October 7		at McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		L 7–17	16,226
October 14		Abilene Christian		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 31–10	10,807
October 21		at Southwestern Louisiana		Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		W 3–0	14,772
October 21		at Arkansas State		Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR		W 26–24	6,500
November 4		at New Mexico State*		Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM		W 24–19	5,353
November 11		Nicholls State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 22–10	8,500
November 18		Texas–Arlington		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 3–10	2,200
*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 March 26, 2016.
2. "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
3. David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 26, 2016.