1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team
| 1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–3 LSC) |
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| Captain | Harold Mayo |
| Home stadium | Greenie Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Texas A&I $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by James B. Higgins in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of an 7–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the LSC. Lamar Tech played home games at Greenie Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.
1962 was the program's final season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. Lamar Tech competed as an independent in 1963 and joined the Southland Conference in 1964. Higgins was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year for Region VII following the season.[1] He remained at Lamar as athletic director until 1982.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | Mexico Polytechical Institute* | W 34–6 | 5,000 | [2] | |
| September 22 | at Northeast Louisiana State* | W 14–0 | 5,800–6,000 | [3][4] | |
| September 29 | Abilene Christian* |
| W 13–6 | 7,500 | [5] |
| October 6 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| W 27–12 | 7,500 | [6] |
| October 13 | at Sul Ross |
| W 28–14 | 1,500 | [7] |
| October 20 | Southwest Texas State |
| L 20–13 | 7,500 | [8] |
| October 27 | Howard Payne |
| W 21–10 | 3,000 | [9] |
| November 3 | No. 8 Texas A&I |
| L 0–7 | 8,300 | [10] |
| November 10 | at East Texas State | W 28–6 | 9,500 | [11] | |
| November 17 | Sam Houston State |
| L 7–23 | 8,000–8,500 | [12][13] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cardinal Hall of Honor - J.B. Higgins, Jr". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
- ^ "Lamar Tech takes 34–6 win". The Monitor. September 16, 1962. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech blanks Northeast by 14–0". Lake Charles American-Press. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeast Louisiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Lamar Tech clips ACC by 13–6 tab". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 30, 1962. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech whips SFA easily, 27–12". The Orange Leader. October 7, 1962. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech defeats Sul Ross State, 28–14". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 14, 1962. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SW Texas downs Cardinals, 20–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech ruins Jacket's bid for victory, 21–10". Brownwood Bulletin. October 28, 1962. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&I whips Lamar, 7–0". The Orange Leader. November 4, 1962. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech beats East Texas, 28–6". Wichita Falls Times. November 11, 1962. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar loses finale, 23–7". The Orange Leader. November 18, 1962. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Sam Houston State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lamar Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.