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1973 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–5 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
UT Arlington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at New Mexico State*
L 7–2415,992
September 15Howard Payne*
W 21–1713,220
September 22at No. 13 McNeese State
L 17–2014,000[1]
September 29at Drake*
L 10–24
October 6West Texas State*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–139,796
October 13at UTEP*
W 31–278,775[2]
October 20Southwestern Louisiana
W 31–09,079
October 27Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 10–79,900[3]
November 10No. 5 Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 3–1710,200[4]
November 24Texas–Arlington
W 10–33,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "McNeese, 20–17". Victoria Advocate. September 23, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lamar rally with seconds to go stuns error-prone Miners, 31–27". The El Paso Times. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lamar University gets Southland win". The Odessa American. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Louisiana Tech clips Lamar 17–3". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved June 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lamar tops UTA, 10–7". The Odessa American. November 25, 1973. p. 4D. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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