1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–7 (1–3 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (8th season);
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Southland. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1970 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Arkansas State $	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Abilene Christian	3	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Lamar Tech	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
UT Arlington	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	West Texas State*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 33–28	14,217
September 26	No. 8 Louisiana Tech*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 6–0	7,729	^[1]
October 3	at Southern Illinois*	No. 17	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 16–32	10,000
October 11	McNeese State*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	L 12–17	15,165	^[2]
October 17	No. 11 Abilene Christian		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 27–42	8,959	^[3]
October 24	at No. 13 Southwestern Louisiana*		McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	L 6–15	11,000
October 31	at No. 1 Arkansas State		Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–69	8,500
November 7	at Trinity (TX)		Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 31–37	3,500	^[4]
November 14	at New Mexico State*		Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 37–69	9,800
November 22	UT Arlington		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 24–0	9,821	^[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Lamar Tech shines, 6–0". The Odessa American. September 27, 1970. Retrieved June 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese creams Lamar Tech". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lindsey led Wildcats throttle Cards, 42–27". The Orange Leader. October 18, 1970. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trinity hands defeat to Cardinals, 37–31". San Antonio Express and News. November 8, 1970. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Same song, 10th verse". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 22, 1970. p. 2B. Retrieved January 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 25, 2016.