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American college football season
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
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 | |
September 23 |
Southern Illinois* | - Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| W 7–0 | 11,300 | |
September 30 | at
West Texas State* | | L 12–35 | 16,500 |
[2] |
October 7 | No. 8
McNeese State | | L 7–17 | 16,226 |
[3] |
October 14 |
Abilene Christian | - Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| W 31–10 | 10,807 |
[4] |
October 21 | at
Southwestern Louisiana | | W 3–0 | 14,772 | |
October 28 | at
Arkansas State | | W 26–24 | 6,500 |
[5] |
November 4 | at
New Mexico State* | | W 24–19 | 5,353 | |
November 11 |
Nicholls State* | - Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, TX
| W 22–10 | 8,500 | |
November 18 |
Texas–Arlington | - Cardinal Stadium
- Beaumont, T
| L 3–10 | 2,200 |
[6] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[7]
[8]
[9]
References
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"Lamar beats Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. September 10, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"WTS cracks Lamar streak". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"McNeese defeats Lamar, 17–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cards give Glass birthday win, 31–10". The Orange Leader. October 15, 1972. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Lamar University 26, Arkansas State 24". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Mavericks upend Lamar Tech 10–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1972. p. B7. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report".
National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
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"2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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^ David DeLassus.
"Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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