1972 Lamar Cardinals football team

The 1972 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1972 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
UT Arlington	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
No. T–10 McNeese State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Abilene Christian	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Sam Houston State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 22–19	15,561	^[1]
September 16	at UTEP*	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 42–28	10,573	^[2]
September 23	Southern Illinois*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 7–0	11,300
September 30	at West Texas State*	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	L 12–35	16,500	^[3]
October 7	No. 8 McNeese State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	L 7–17	16,226	^[4]
October 14	Abilene Christian	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 31–10	10,807	^[5]
October 21	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Sabine Shoe)	W 3–0	14,772
October 28	at Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 26–24	6,500	^[6]
November 4	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	W 24–19	5,353
November 11	Nicholls State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 22–10	8,500
November 18	Texas–Arlington	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, T	L 3–10	2,200	^[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Lamar beats Sam Houston". Austin American-Statesman. September 10, 1972. Retrieved February 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lamar wishbone tips Miners, 42–28". The El Paso Times. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "WTS cracks Lamar streak". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese defeats Lamar, 17–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cards give Glass birthday win, 31–10". The Orange Leader. October 15, 1972. Retrieved February 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lamar University 26, Arkansas State 24". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mavericks upend Lamar Tech 10–3". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1972. p. B7. Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.