The 1956 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented Lamar State College of Technology (now known as Lamar University) during the 1956 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference. In their fourth year under head coach James B. Higgins, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.
| 1956 Lamar Tech Cardinals football | |
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| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Record | 4–4–1 (2–4 LSC) |
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| Home stadium | Greenie Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Texas State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sul Ross | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | W 21–14 | [1] | ||
| September 22 | Northwestern State* | T 6–6 | 5,000 | [2] | |
| October 6 | at Stephen F. Austin |
| L 18–26 | [3] | |
| October 13 | East Texas State |
| W 20–7 | [4] | |
| October 20 | Sam Houston State |
| L 6–20 | [5] | |
| October 27 | McNeese State* |
| W 18–14 | [6] | |
| November 3 | at Southwest Texas State |
| L 6–13 | [7] | |
| November 10 | Texas A&I* |
| L 12–28 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at Sul Ross |
| W 34–7 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "S.L.I. tumbles to Lamar Tech". Monroe Morning World. September 16, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NSC battles to 6–6 score". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SF Austin wins over Lamar Tech". The El Paso Times. October 7, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech plasters East Texas State 20–7". Valley Morning Star. October 14, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bearcats still unbeaten". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech halts McNeese outfit on 18–14 count". Monroe Morning World. October 28, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats clip Lamar Tech". Corpus Christi Times. November 4, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javelinas win over Tech, 28–12". Corpus Christi Times. November 11, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar Tech rips Sul Ross". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 18, 1956. Retrieved August 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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