1969 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1969 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–7 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (7th season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium

1969 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Arkansas State $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Abilene Christian	2	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
UT Arlington	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Lamar Tech	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1969 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the Southland. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	W 13–7	12,300–12,600	[1][2][3]
September 27	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 19–21	6,500
October 4	New Mexico State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 9–7	13,747
October 11	Southern Illinois*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 20–16	11,651
October 19	at No. 12 Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 9–22	7,500	[4]
October 25	at Southwestern Louisiana*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Sabine Shoe)	L 16–24	11,175
November 1	at No. 11 Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 20–0	11,254	[5]
November 8	Trinity (TX)	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–22	8,133	[6]
November 15	at No. 7 Louisiana Tech*	Louisiana Tech Stadium Ruston, LA	L 40–77	10,000	[7]
November 22	at UT Arlington	Memorial Stadium Arlington, TX	L 16–53	6,500	[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Lamar Tech, 13-7". The Town Talk. September 21, 1969 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Lamar Tech, 13-7 (continued)". The Town Talk. September 21, 1969 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
4. "Abilene Christian topples Lamar, 22–9". Wichita Falls Times. October 20, 1969. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Arkansas State beats Lamar". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tigers top Lamar Tech". The Orange Leader. November 9, 1969. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lamar loses 77–40 tilt". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 1969. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UTA blasts Lamar, 53–16". Austin American-Statesman. November 23, 1969. p. C7. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
10. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.