1974 Lamar Cardinals football team

1974 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
1974 record	8–2 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (12th year)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium (Capacity: 17,500)

1974 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Lamar	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Texas–Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Louisiana Tech record includes 1–1 record in NCAA Division II playoffs. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1974 NCAA Division I 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 finished the 1974 season with a 8–2 overall record and a 4–1 conference record.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result
September 21		Drake*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 18–6
September 28		at North Texas State*		Fouts Field • Denton, TX		W 27–7
October 5		at Southwestern Louisiana		Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA		W 38–13
October 12		Mississippi State*		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		L 21–37
October 19		Arkansas State*		Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR		W 10–6
October 26		Southern Miss *		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 10–7
November 2		at West Texas State*		Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX		W 9–7
November 9		at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 0–28
November 16		McNeese State		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 17–3
November 23		Texas–Arlington		Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX		W 8–0
*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.