| 1964 Lamar Tech Cardinals football | |
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Southland champion | |
Pecan Bowl, L 17–19 vs. State College of Iowa | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–0–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cardinal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar Tech $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arlington State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1964 Lamar Tech Cardinals football season represented Lamar State College of Technology—now known as Lamar University—as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 3–0–1 in conference play, winning the Southland title. Lamar Tech was invited to the inaugural Pecan Bowl, losing to the State College of Iowa by the score of 19–17.[1] The team played home game at the newly-opened Cardinal Stadium, located on Lamar Tech's campus in Beaumont, Texas.
Glass was named NCAA College Division Coach of the Year for the season.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | East Central* |
| W 21–0 | 13,567 | [3] | |
| September 26 | Abilene Christian |
| W 14–3 | 14,381 | [4] | |
| October 3 | atTrinity (TX) | No. 2 |
| W 14–7 | 2,027 | [5] |
| October 17 | at San Diego Marines* | No. 4 |
| L 28–33 | 5,000 | [6] |
| October 24 | No. 7Texas A&I* | No. 10 |
| L 12–13 | 12,256 | [7] |
| October 31 | Arlington State |
| W 17–7 | 11,021 | [8] | |
| November 7 | New Mexico State* |
| W 21–14 | 11,252 | [9] | |
| November 14 | at No. 10Arkansas State |
| T 7–7 | 4,400 | [10] | |
| November 21 | atSouthwest Missouri State* |
| W 14–7 | 512 | [11] | |
| December 12 | vs. State College of Iowa* |
| L 17–19 | 7,500 | [12] | |
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Glass was also the NCAA College Division Coach of the Year in 1964 and 1965, and he was recognized by the Texas Sports Writers Association as Junior College Coach of the Year in 1959 while he was at Del Mar College.
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