1971 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1971 Lamar Cardinals football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1971 record5–6 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
Abilene Christian 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1971 NCAA College Division 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 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[]

[2] [3] [4]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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[5]
October 2Central Missouri State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
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, Texas
L 20–2110,200
October 30at Abilene Christian
W 30–288,000
November 6Trinity (TX)
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 27–1510,500
November 20at Texas–Arlington
W 23–143,800[6]
November 27Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 24–1311,000
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Lamar Tech downed 26–7". The Odessa American. September 26, 1971. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mavericks' rally thwarted, Cardinals win 23–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 21, 1971. p. B2. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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