1971 Lamar Cardinals football team
| 1971 Lamar Cardinals football | |
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Southland co-champion | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Louisiana Tech + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Louisiana | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas–Arlington | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title with new conference member, Louisiana Tech, and the departing Trinity Tigers. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.
The 1971 season marked the first year the Cardinals competed as the Lamar University Cardinals following the school's name change from Lamar State College of Technology to Lamar University on August 23, 1971.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Sam Houston State* | L 12–13 | 13,220 | [2] | |
| September 18 | at West Texas State* | L 6–14 | 10,200 | [3] | |
| September 25 | at No. T–9 Louisiana Tech | L 7–26 | 13,800 | [4] | |
| October 2 | Central Missouri State* |
| W 35–6 | 12,222 | |
| October 9 | at No. 10 McNeese State* | L 0–38 | 13,000 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at Mississippi State* | L 7–24 | 18,000 | [6] | |
| October 23 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| L 20–21 | 10,200 | |
| October 30 | at Abilene Christian | W 30–28 | 8,000 | [7] | |
| November 6 | Trinity (TX) |
| W 27–15 | 10,500 | [8] |
| November 20 | at Texas–Arlington | W 23–14 | 3,800 | [9] | |
| November 27 | Arkansas State |
| W 24–13 | 11,000 | [10] |
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References[edit]
- ^ Ralph A. Wooster (June 15, 2010). "Lamar University". Texas State History Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
...on August 23, 1971, Lamar State College of Technology officially became Lamar University
- ^ "Sam Houston wins, 13–12". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas tops Lamar". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech downed 26–7". The Odessa American. September 26, 1971. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar blanked". Del Rio News Herald. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mississippi State rambles by Lamar". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cardinals nip ACC by 30–28". The Orange Leader. October 31, 1971. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards stun Tigers". San Antonio Express and News. November 7, 1971. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavericks' rally thwarted, Cardinals win 23–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1971. p. B2. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar defeats ASU, earns place in SLC". Hope Star. November 29, 1971. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.