1975 Lamar Cardinals football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record1–10 (0–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Louisiana Tech 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lamar 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Lamar Cardinals football team represented Lamar University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Vernon Glass in his 13th and final season as head coach, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Southland. Lamar played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Playing Southern Miss in the Louisiana Superdome and Houston in the Houston Astrodome, the Cardinals became "...the first collegiate team to play games in two domed stadiums in the same season".[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Houston*
L 3–2024,075
September 13West Texas State*
L 6–10
September 20New Mexico State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 14–17
October 4Louisiana Tech
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 10–2411,109[2]
October 11at Northeast Louisiana*
L 7–347,800[3]
October 18at Southwestern Louisiana
L 12–21
October 25Arkansas State
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
L 0–17500[4]
November 1vs. Southern Miss*
L 3–438,700[5]
November 8at Texas–Arlington
L 24–376,300[6]
November 22Southern Illinois*
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 30–10
November 29at McNeese State
L 10–20
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ David Henry (June 27, 2010). "Coaches have fond memories of Astrodome". Beaumont Enterprise. Hearst Newspapers, LLC II. Retrieved March 26, 2016. The Cardinals have played at the Astrodome three times. In 1975, Lamar played Houston, losing 21-3. The Cardinals played Southern Mississippi in New Orleans at the Super Dome that year, becoming the first collegiate team to play games in two domed stadium in the same season.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Tech, 24–10". Austin American-Statesman. October 5, 1975. Retrieved June 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "NLU routs Lamar 34–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 12, 1975. p. 38. Retrieved January 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hines sparks ASU to win over Lamar". The Commercial Appeal. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles score easily, crush Lamar 43–3". Hattiesburg American. November 2, 1975. Retrieved March 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mavericks outscore Lamar by 37–24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 9, 1975. p. B9. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  8. ^ David DeLassus. "Lamar Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
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