1964 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team
American college football season
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The 1964 Lamar Tech Cardinals football season represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title. Lamar Tech was invited to the inaugural Pecan Bowl, losing to the State College of Iowa by the score of 19–17.[1] The team played home game at the newly-opened Cardinal Stadium, located on Lamar Tech's campus in Beaumont, Texas.
- Vernon Glass (2nd season)
| 1964 Lamar Tech Cardinals football | |
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Southland champion | |
Pecan Bowl, L 17–19 vs. State College of Iowa | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–0–1 Southland) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arlington State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glass was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year for the season.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | East Central* | W 21–0 | 13,567 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | Abilene Christian |
| W 14–3 | 14,381 | [4] | |
| October 3 | at Trinity (TX) | No. 2 | W 14–7 | 2,026–2,067 | [5][6] | |
| October 17 | at San Diego Marines* | No. 4 |
| L 28–33 | 5,000 | [7] |
| October 24 | No. 7 Texas A&I* | No. 10 |
| L 12–13 | 12,256 | [8] |
| October 31 | Arlington State |
| W 17–7 | 11,021 | [9] | |
| November 7 | New Mexico State* |
| W 21–14 | 11,252 | [10] | |
| November 14 | at No. 10 Arkansas State |
| T 7–7 | 4,400 | [11] | |
| November 21 | at Southwest Missouri State* | W 14–7 | 512 | [12] | ||
| December 12 | vs. State College of Iowa* | L 17–19 | 7,500 | [13] | ||
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