1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–2–1 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
1961 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Sam Houston State $ 7 0 08 1 0
Texas A&I 5 2 07 2 0
Lamar Tech 4 2 18 2 1
Howard Payne 4 3 04 5 0
East Texas State 3 4 04 6 0
Southwest Texas State 2 4 14 5 1
Sul Ross 1 6 03 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 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 1961 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of an 8–2–1 with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, placing third in the LSC. Lamar Tech was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where the beat Middle Tennessee, 21–14.

Back Bobby Jancik received first-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.