1971 Lamar Cardinals football team
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| 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 in the 1971 NCAA 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 competed at the NCAA College Division level in 1971. 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] The Cardinals finished the season with a 5–6 overall record and a 4–1 conference record. The 4–1 conference record was good enough for the Cardinals to tie for the conference championship. The team ended the season in a three-way tie for first place in conference play. The Cardinals shared the conference title with new member, Louisiana Tech, and departing member, Trinity.
Schedule
September 11Sam Houston State*
L 12–1313,220 September 18at West Texas State*
L 6–1410,200 September 25at Louisiana Tech
L 7–2613,800 October 2Central Missouri*
- Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
W 35–612,222 October 9at McNeese State*
L 0–3813,000 October 16at Mississippi State*
L 7–2418,000 October 23Southwestern Louisiana*
- Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
L 20–2110,200 October 30at Abilene Christian
W 30–288,000 November 6Trinity
- Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
W 27–1510,500 November 20at Texas–Arlington
W 23–143,800 November 27Arkansas State
- Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
W 24–1311,000
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved March 26, 2016.