1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference	Lone Star Conference
Record	7–3 (4–3 LSC)
Head coach	James B. Higgins (10th season)
Captain	Harold Mayo
Home stadium	Greenie Stadium

1962 Lone Star Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas A&I $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Southwest Texas State	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Sam Houston State	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Lamar Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
East Texas State	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Sul Ross	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Howard Payne	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1962 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by James B. Higgins in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of an 7–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the LSC. Lamar Tech played home games at Greenie Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1962 was the program's final season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. Lamar Tech competed as an independent in 1963 and joined the Southland Conference in 1964. Higgins was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year for Region VII following the season.[1] He remained at Lamar as athletic director until 1982.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Mexico Polytechical Institute*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 34–6	5,000
September 22	at Northeast Louisiana State*	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 14–0	5,800–6,000	[2][3]
September 29	Abilene Christian*	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 13–6	7,500
October 6	at Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, TX	W 27–12	7,500
October 13	at Sul Ross	Jackson Field Alpine, TX	W 28–14	1,500
October 20	Southwest Texas State	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 20–13	7,500	[4]
October 27	Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	W 21–10	3,000
November 3	No. 8 Texas A&I	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–7	8,300
November 10	at East Texas State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 28–6	9,500
November 17	Sam Houston State	Greenie Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–23	8,000–8,500	[5]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Cardinal Hall of Honor - J.B. Higgins, Jr". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
2. "Lamar Tech blanks Northeast by 14–0". Lake Charles American-Press. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeast Louisiana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
4. "SW Texas downs Cardinals, 20–13". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Sam Houston State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
7. "2015 Lamar University Football". Lamar University Athletics. pp. 108–109. Retrieved April 2, 2016.