1972 Lamar Cardinals football team

1972 Lamar Cardinals football
Conference Southland Conference
1972 record 8–3 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach Vernon Glass (10th year)
Home stadium Cardinal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,500)
1972 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0
Texas–Arlington 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
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 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University in the 1972 NCAA football season as a member of the Southland Conference competing at the NCAA College Division level. The Cardinals played their home games at Cardinal Stadium now named Provost Umphrey Stadium in Beaumont, Texas. The team finished the season with a 8–3 overall record and a 3–2 conference record.

Schedule

[1] [2] [3]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 Sam Houston State* Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 22–19   15,561
September 16 at UTEP* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX   W 42–28   10,573
September 23 Southern Illinois* Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 7–0   11,300
September 30 at West Texas State* Kimbrough Memorial Stadium • Canyon, TX L 12–35   16,500
October 7 at McNeese State Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA   L 7–17   16,226
October 14 Abilene Christian Cardinal Stadium • Beaumont, TX   W 31–10   10,807
October 21 at Southwestern Louisiana Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA   W 3–0   14,772
October 21 at Arkansas State Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR   W 26–24   6,500
November 4 at New Mexico State* Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, NM   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, TX   L 3–10   2,200
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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