1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

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1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
1959 record8–3 (4–3 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
(capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&I +^ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
East Texas State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Lamar Tech 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Sam Houston State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Howard Payne 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sul Ross 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant

The 1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play conference, tying for third place in the LSC.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at South Dakota*
W 41–9
September 19Louisiana Tech*
W 13–6
September 26at Northwestern State*Natchitoches, LAW 19–0
October 3at Abilene Christian*
W 8–7
October 10Stephen F. Austin
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 7–6
October 17Sul Ross
W 32–0
October 24at Southwest Texas State
W 28–6
October 31Howard Payne
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 12–14
November 7at Texas A&I
L 6–14
November 14East Texas State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 3–14
November 21at Sam Houston State
W 27–14
  • *Non-conference game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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