1957 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1957

| team = Lamar Tech Cardinals

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Lone Star Conference

| short_conf = LSC

| record = 8–0–2

| conf_record = 5–0–2

| head_coach = James B. Higgins

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = Greenie Stadium

| champion = LSC champion

}}

{{1957 Lone Star Conference football standings}}

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–0–2 with a mark of 5–0–2 in conference play, winning the LSC title.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}}

| site_stadium = Alumni Field

| site_cityst = Pineville, LA

| score = 35–20

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-shreveport-journal-lamar-tech-spoils/170106480/|work=The Shreveport Journal|title=Lamar Tech spoils La. College opener|date=September 16, 1957|accessdate=April 11, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Northwestern State Demons|title=Northwestern State}}

| site_stadium = Demon Stadium

| site_cityst = Natchitoches, LA

| score = 20–10

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-lamar-tech-cards-eliminate-dem/170106579/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Lamar Tech Cards eliminate Demons from unbeaten class|date=September 22, 1957|accessdate=April 11, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana

| site_stadium = Greenie Stadium

| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 36–20

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-sli-falls-before-la/170106673/|work=The Daily Advertiser|title=SLI falls before Lamar gridders by 36–20; Passing game good|date=September 29, 1957|accessdate=April 11, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}

| site_stadium = Greenie Stadium

| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX

| score = 27–12

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orange-leader-lamar-tech-wins-2712/170106740/|work=The Orange Leader|title=Lamar Tech wins 27–12|date=October 6, 1957|accessdate=April 11, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=East Texas State Lions|title=East Texas State}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Commerce, TX

| score = 7–6

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-lamar-tech-top/170106890/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Lamar Tech top '11' in Lone Star|date=October 14, 1957|accessdate=April 11, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = Sam Houston State

| site_stadium = Pritchett Field

| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX

| score = 7–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115879091/sam-houston-wins/|work=Waco Tribune-Herald|title=Sam Houston wins|date=October 20, 1957|accessdate=January 5, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}

| site_stadium = Greenie Stadium

| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX

| score = 18–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/brownwood-bulletin-yellow-jackets-drop-t/170107004/|work=Brownwood Bulletin|title=Yellow Jackets drop tough one to Lamar|date=October 27, 1957|accessdate=April 11, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| w/l = w

| opponent = Southwest Texas State

| site_stadium = Greenie Stadium

| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX

| score = 33–20

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Bobcats felled by Tech, 33–20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96721953/bobcats-felled-by-tech-3320/|newspaper=The Austin American|date=November 3, 1957|access-date=March 1, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Texas A&I Javelinas|title=Texas A&I}}

| site_stadium = Javelina Stadium

| site_cityst = Kingsville, TX

| score = 13–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-texas-ai-l/170107225/|work=The Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=Texas A&I, Lamar Tech tie, 13–13|date=November 10, 1957|accessdate=April 11, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1957|team=Sul Ross Lobos|title=Sul Ross}}

| site_stadium = Greenie Stadium

| site_cityst = Beaumont, TX

| score = 67–19

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orange-leader-lamar-is-only-undefeat/170107349/|work=The Orange Leader|title=Lamar is only undefeated club in Texas|date=November 17, 1957|accessdate=April 11, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

}}

{{cite web|title=2015 Lamar University Football|url=https://issuu.com/jamesdixon6/docs/2015_fb_layout|publisher=Lamar University Athletics|accessdate=April 3, 2016|pages=108–109}}

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