1974 Lamar Cardinals football team

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1974 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1974 record8–2 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Lamar 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
SW Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1974 NCAA Division II 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 finished the 1974 season with an 8–2 overall record and a 4–1 conference record.

Schedule[]

[1] [2] [3]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Drake*
W 18–6
September 28at North Texas State*
W 27–7[4]
October 5at Southwestern Louisiana
W 38–13
October 12Mississippi State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
L 21–37
October 19Arkansas State*
W 10–6
October 26Southern Miss*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 10–7[5]
November 2at West Texas State*
W 9–7
November 9at Louisiana Tech
L 0–28[6]
November 16McNeese State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 17–3
November 23Texas–Arlington
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, Texas
W 8–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "Archived Team-by-Team Final Statistics". NCAA.org. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lamar buries NT 27–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Late field goal beats Southern". Hattiesburg American. October 27, 1974. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "La. Tech tumbles Lamar in SLC play". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lamar sputters to best year". The Port Arthur News. November 24, 1974. p. 1C. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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