1972 Lamar Cardinals football team
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| 1972 Lamar Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (3–2 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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| No. 2 Louisiana Tech $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 McNeese State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SW Louisiana | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Sam Houston State* | W 22–19 | 15,561 | [1] | |
| September 16 | at UTEP* | W 42–28 | 10,573 | [2] | |
| September 23 | Southern Illinois* |
| W 7–0 | 11,300 | |
| September 30 | at West Texas State* | L 12–35 | 16,500 | [3] | |
| October 7 | No. 8 McNeese State |
| L 7–17 | 16,226 | [4] |
| October 14 | Abilene Christian |
| W 31–10 | 10,807 | [5] |
| October 21 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 3–0 | 14,772 | ||
| October 28 | at Arkansas State |
| W 26–24 | 6,500 | [6] |
| November 4 | at New Mexico State* | W 24–19 | 5,353 | ||
| November 11 | Nicholls State* |
| W 22–10 | 8,500 | |
| November 18 | Texas–Arlington |
| L 3–10 | 2,200 | [7] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Lamar beats Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. September 10, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar wishbone tips Miners, 42–28". The El Paso Times. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WTS cracks Lamar streak". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese defeats Lamar, 17–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards give Glass birthday win, 31–10". The Orange Leader. October 15, 1972. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar University 26, Arkansas State 24". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mavericks upend Lamar Tech 10–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1972. p. B7. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.