1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
1966 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Southland co-champion
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–4 (3–1 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (4th season);
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium
	Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Arlington State +	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Lamar Tech +	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
No. 6 Arkansas State	2	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Abilene Christian	0	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the Southland title .sharing the conference championship with Arlington State. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–16	14,000
September 24	Southwest Missouri State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 55–12	15,643
October 2	at Southwestern Louisiana*	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 14–16	10,200
October 15	Abilene Christian	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 42–16	12,832
October 22	McNeese State*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	W 10–7	12,121	^[1]
October 29	at No. 5 Arkansas State	Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 17–0	9,242	^[2]
November 5	at Trinity (TX)	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 14–23	2,384	^[3]
November 12	Louisiana Tech*	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 21–16	10,691	^[4]
November 19	Arlington State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 27–7	11,417	^[5]
November 26	at Quantico Marines*	Butler Stadium^[6] Quantico, VA	L 26–30	3,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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^ "Lamar lashes Rebs, earns SLC title tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1966. p. 7B. Retrieved January 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Quantico Football 1964 thru 1972" (PDF). Quantico Marine Athletes Reunion Group. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 9, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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