1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–7 (1–3 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (8th season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium

1970 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Arkansas State $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Abilene Christian	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lamar Tech	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
UT Arlington	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Southland. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	West Texas State*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 33–28	14,217	[1]
September 26	No. 8 Louisiana Tech*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 6–0	7,729	[2]
October 3	at Southern Illinois*	No. 17	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 16–32	10,000	[3]
October 11	McNeese State*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	L 12–17	15,165	[4]
October 17	No. 11 Abilene Christian		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 27–42	8,959	[5]
October 24	at No. 13 Southwestern Louisiana*		McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 6–15	11,000–12,000	[6][7]
October 31	at No. 1 Arkansas State		Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–69	7,200–8,500	[8][9]
November 7	at Trinity (TX)		Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 31–37	3,500	[10]
November 14	at New Mexico State*		Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 37–69	9,800	[11]
November 22	UT Arlington		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 24–0	9,821	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Lamar stuns West Texas". Express and News. September 20, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Lamar Tech shines, 6–0". The Odessa American. September 27, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Lamar's miscues help SIU to 32–16 triumphs". The Orange Leader. October 4, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "McNeese creams Lamar Tech". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lindsey led Wildcats throttle Cards, 42–27". The Orange Leader. October 18, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Card mistakes costly in 15–6 loss to USL". The Orange Leader. October 25, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southwestern Louisiana)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
8. "Ark. State shells Lamar Tech 69–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Arkansas State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
10. "Trinity hands defeat to Cardinals, 37–31". San Antonio Express and News. November 8, 1970. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Aggies crush Lamar Tech, 69–37". Albuquerque Journal. November 15, 1970. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Same song, 10th verse". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1970. p. 2B. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Lamar Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
14. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.