1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team
1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football | |
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Tangerine Bowl champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, W 21–14 vs. Middle Tennessee | |
Conference | Lone Star Conference |
1961 record | 8–2–1 (4–2–1 LSC) |
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Home stadium | Greenie Stadium (capacity: 8,500) |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | Northeast Louisiana State* |
| W 38–34 | 7,100 | [1] | |
September 30 | at Abilene Christian* | W 25–10 | 10,000 | |||
October 7 | Stephen F. Austin |
| W 34–22 | 7,600 | ||
October 14 | Sul Ross |
| W 34–0 | 7,200 | ||
October 21 | Southwest Texas State | No. 9 | San Marcos, TX | T 7–7 | 4,500 | |
October 28 | Howard Payne |
| W 33–13 | 9,000 | ||
November 4 | at Texas A&I | No. T–10 | L 7–8 | 6,500 | ||
November 11 | East Texas State |
| W 14–7 | 7,000 | ||
November 18 | Sam Houston State |
| L 7–9 | 7,300 | ||
December 2 | at Mexico Polytechical Institute* | Mexico City, Mexico | W 62–22 | 20,000 | ||
December 29 | vs. Middle Tennessee* | W 21–14 | 6,000 | |||
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References[]
- ^ "Lamar rallies for triumph". Lake Charles American-Press. September 24, 1961. p. 25. Retrieved January 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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