1973 Lamar Cardinals football team

1973 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1973 record	5–5 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (11th year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1973 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas–Arlington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Louisiana Tech record includes 3–0 record in NCAA Division II playoffs. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The 1973 was the first season for the Cardinals to play in the new division created as a result of NCAA reorganization. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. The Cardinals finished the 1973 season with a 5–5 overall record and a 3–2 conference record.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8		at New Mexico State*		Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM		L 7–24	15,992
September 15		Howard Payne*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 21–17	13,220
September 22		at McNeese State		Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		L 17–20	14,000
September 29		at Drake*		Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA		L 10–24
October 6		West Texas State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 0–13	9,796
October 13		at UTEP*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX		W 31–27	8,775
October 20		Southwestern Louisiana		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 31–0	9,709
October 27		Arkansas State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 10–7	9,900
November 10		Louisiana Tech		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 3–17	10,200
November 24		Texas–Arlington		Turnpike Stadium • Arlington, TX		W 10–3	3,000
*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.