1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Vernon Glass, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 3–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Southland. Lamar Tech played home games at Cardinal Stadium in Beaumont, Texas.

1970 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–7 (1–3 Southland)
Head coach	Vernon Glass (8th season)
Home stadium	Cardinal Stadium

1970 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Arkansas State $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Abilene Christian	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Lamar Tech	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
UT Arlington	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	7:30 p.m.	West Texas State*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 33–28	14,217
September 26		No. 8 Louisiana Tech*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 6–0	7,729
October 3		at Southern Illinois*	No. 17	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 16–32	10,000
October 11		McNeese State*		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	L 12–17	15,165
October 17		No. 11 Abilene Christian		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 27–42	8,500–8,959
October 24		at No. 13 Southwestern Louisiana*		McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 6–15	11,000–12,000
October 31		at No. 1 Arkansas State		Kays Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 7–69	7,200–8,500
November 7		at Trinity (TX)		Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 31–37	3,500–4,500
November 14		at New Mexico State*		Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 37–69	9,800
November 22		UT Arlington		Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	W 24–0	9,821
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time