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1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–4 (3–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arlington State + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Lamar Tech + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 6 Arkansas State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title .sharing the conference championship with Arlington State. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Western Michigan*
L 14–1614,000–16,000[1][2]
September 24Southwest Missouri State*
W 55–1215,643[3]
October 8at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 14–1610,200[4]
October 15Abilene Christian
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 42–1612,832[5]
October 22McNeese State*
W 10–712,121[6]
October 29at No. 5 Arkansas State
W 17–09,242[7]
November 5at Trinity (TX)
L 14–232,384[8]
November 12Louisiana Tech*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 21–1610,691[9]
November 19Arlington State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 27–711,417[10]
November 24at Quantico Marines*
L 26–303,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Broncos win opener in last 30 seconds". Battle Creek Enquirer. September 18, 1966. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Summary Of Football Game Statistics – Home Team (Western Michigan vs. Lamar Tech)" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  3. ^ "Lamar Tech blisters Bears". The Orange Leader. September 25, 1966. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USL Bulldogs beat Cardinals". Lake Charles American-Press. October 9, 1966. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tech bombs ACC 42–16". The Orange Leader. October 16, 1966. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Field goal sends Lamar past 'Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lamar Tech garners 17–0 win over ASC". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1966. Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Trinity stuns Lamar in 23–14 SLC upset". The Orange Leader. November 6, 1966. Retrieved February 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lamar Tech triumphs". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 13, 1966. Retrieved June 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lamar lashes Rebs, earns SLC title tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1966. p. 7B. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Quantico turns back Lamar Tech". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 25, 1966. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Quantico Football 1964 thru 1972" (PDF). Quantico Marine Athletes Reunion Group. p. 26. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lamar Tech)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  14. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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