1963 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1963 Lamar Tech Cardinals football season represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as an independent during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled a record of 5–4. Lamar Tech played home games at Greenie Stadium, located off-campus at South Park High School in Beaumont, Texas, for the final season. In 1964, the team moved to the newly-opened Cardinal Stadium—now known as Provost Umphrey Stadium, located of Lamar Tech's campus.

1963 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–4
Head coach	Vernon Glass (1st season)
Home stadium	Greenie Stadium
Seasons ← 1962 1964 →

1963 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
East Carolina			–					9	–	1	–	0
Abilene Christian			–					8	–	1	–	0
Northeastern			–					8	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Vocational			–					6	–	3	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff			–					5	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)			–					5	–	3	–	1
Cortland			–					4	–	3	–	0
Lamar Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Parsons			–					5	–	4	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hawaii			–					5	–	5	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Southern Connecticut State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tampa			–					4	–	5	–	1
Southern Illinois			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Riverside			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					2	–	4	–	1
Hardin–Simmons			–					2	–	6	–	1
Arkansas State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					2	–	6	–	0
Union (NY)			–					2	–	6	–	0
Cal Poly Pomona			–					2	–	7	–	0
Trinity (TX)			–					1	–	6	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	6	–	0
Arlington State			–					1	–	8	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Abilene Christian*	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–25	6,000
October 5	Trinity (TX)*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 20–18	6,500
October 12	Stephen F. Austin*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 6–26	7,000
October 19	Sul Ross*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 15–7	4,000
October 26	at Southwest Texas State*	Evans Field San Marcos, TX	L 7–13	6,500	^[1]
November 2	Howard Payne*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 35–0	4,000
November 9	at Texas A&I*	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	W 16–14	7,500
November 17	East Texas State*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–10	8,300
November 23	at Sam Houston State	Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX	No contest		^[2]
December 7	at Mexico Polytechical Institute*	Mexico City, Mexico	W 33–26	38,000
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "STS clips Lamar Tech". Wichita Falls Times. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southwest Texas wins 2nd outright". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 25, 1963. p. 3-1. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
4. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
5. David DeLassus. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.