1972 Lamar Cardinals football team

1972 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
Texas–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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

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
September 9	Sam Houston State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 22–19	15,561	^[1]
September 16	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl 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	^[2]
October 7	No. 8 McNeese State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	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	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	W 3–0	14,772
October 28	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 26–24	6,500	^[5]
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, T	L 3–10	2,200	^[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Lamar beats Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. September 10, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – 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.
^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.

v t e Lamar Cardinals football
Venues	South Park High School "Greenie Stadium" (c. 1923–1963) Provost Umphrey Stadium (1964–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1961 Tangerine Bowl 1964 Pecan Bowl Louisiana: Sabine Shoe McNeese: Battle of the Border
Culture & lore	Cardinal "Cardinals Fight!" The Showcase of Southeast Texas Big Red
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990–2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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