1958 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

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1958 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record6–2 (5–2 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 East Texas State $ 6 1 0 10 1 0
Lamar Tech 5 2 0 6 2 0
Sam Houston State 5 2 0 7 2 0
Texas A&I 4 3 0 7 4 0
Southwest Texas State 4 3 0 5 5 0
Howard Payne 2 5 0 2 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 0 2 7 0
Sul Ross 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll

The 1958 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known Lamar University–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by sixth-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the LSC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 27Corpus Christi*W 26–0
October 4at Stephen F. AustinNacogdoches, TXW 35–6
October 11No. 2 East Texas State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 21–0
October 18Sam Houston State
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 20–7[1]
October 25at Howard PayneNo. 17
L 19–24
November 1at Southwest Texas State
L 7–8[2]
November 8Texas A&I
  • Greenie Stadium
  • Beaumont, TX
W 14–0
October 31at Sul RossAlpine, TXW 46–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lamar Tech beats Sam Houston State". Victoria Advocate. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southwest Texas upsets Lamar Tech". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 2, 1958. Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 3, 2016.