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1973 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–5 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 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 1
Texas–Arlington 2 3 0 4 6 0
SW Louisiana 0 5 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1973 NCAA Division II 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

[1] [2] [3]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at New Mexico State*
L 7–2415,992
September 15Howard Payne*W 21–1713,220
September 22at McNeese StateL 17–2014,000
September 29at Drake*L 10–24
October 6West Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 0–139,796
October 13at UTEP*W 31–278,775
October 20Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 31–09,709
October 27Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 10–79,900[4]
November 10Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 3–1710,200[5]
November 24Texas–ArlingtonW 10–33,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

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. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lamar University gets Southland win". The Odessa American. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana Tech clips Lamar 17–3". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lamar tops UTA, 10–7". The Odessa American. November 25, 1973. p. 4D. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.