1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

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1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
1961 record8–2–1 (4–2–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
(capacity: 8,500)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sam Houston State $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
Texas A&I 5 2 0 7 2 0
Lamar Tech 4 2 1 8 2 1
Howard Payne 4 3 0 4 5 0
East Texas State 3 4 0 4 6 0
Southwest Texas State 2 4 1 4 5 1
Sul Ross 1 6 0 3 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by ninth-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of an 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the LSC. Lamar Tech was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where the beat Middle Tennessee, 21–14.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Northeast Louisiana State*
W 38–347,100[1]
September 30at Abilene Christian*W 25–1010,000
October 7Stephen F. Austin
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 34–227,600
October 14Sul Ross
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 34–07,200
October 21Southwest Texas StateNo. 9San Marcos, TXT 7–74,500
October 28Howard Payne
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 33–139,000
November 4at Texas A&INo. T–10L 7–86,500
November 11East Texas State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 14–77,000
November 18Sam Houston State
  • Pritchett Field
  • Huntsville, TX
L 7–97,300
December 2at Mexico Polytechical Institute*Mexico City, MexicoW 62–2220,000
December 29vs. Middle Tennessee*W 21–146,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ "Lamar rallies for triumph". Lake Charles American-Press. September 24, 1961. p. 25. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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