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1960 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–4 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas A&I $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
East Texas State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Lamar Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Howard Payne 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Sul Ross 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sam Houston State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Southwest Texas State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1960 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play conference, tying for second place in the LSC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10vs. Mexico Polytechical Institute*
W 42–62,000[1][2]
September 17at Louisiana Tech*
L 0–207,500[3]
September 24at Northwestern State*
W 21–136,500[4]
October 1Abilene Christian*
L 7–207,500[5]
October 8at Stephen F. Austin
W 14–0[6]
October 15at Sul Ross
W 20–6[7]
October 22Southwest Texas State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 7–0[8]
October 29Howard Payne
W 12–7[9]
November 5Texas A&I
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–40[10]
November 12at East Texas State
L 0–27[11]
November 19Sam Houston State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 18–7[12]
November 24South Dakota*
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 41–21[13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Lamar Tech pops cork Saturday on big slate". The Orange Leader. September 9, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Lamar Tech triumphs 42–6". The Monitor. September 11, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Tech launches '60 season by beating Lamar Tech". The Shreveport Times. September 18, 1960. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lamar rallies to win 21–13 over Demons". The Orange Leader. September 25, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ACC tumbles Lamar Tech". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lamar Tech in 14–0 win". The Odessa American. October 9, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lamar Tech defeats Lobos". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 16, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lamar Tech's unit system wears Southwest Texas down in 7–0 bout". The Austin American. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lamar upsets Howard Payne in 12–7 duel". The Orange Leader. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas A&I stomps Lamar Tech, 40–0". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "ETSC eliminates Lamar Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 13, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Lamar raps Sam Houston to break losing skein". The Orange Leader. November 20, 1960. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Henry Herbert (November 25, 1960). "Coyotes Battle, Lose 41–21 Game". Argus-Leader. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lamar Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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