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1974 Lamar

8–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Southland Conference), coached by Vernon Glass.

Schedule and results

Lamar in 1974, game by game: won vs. Drake 18–6; won at North Texas 27–7; won at Louisiana 38–13; lost vs. Mississippi State 21–37; won at Arkansas State 10–6; won vs. Southern Miss 10–7; won at West Texas 9–7; lost at Louisiana Tech 0–28; won vs. McNeese 17–3; won vs. Texas–Arlington 8–0+25−28Won 18–6 vs. Drake+12DrakeWon 27–7 at North Texas+20North TexasWon 38–13 at Louisiana+25LouisianaLost 21–37 vs. Mississippi State-16Mississippi Sta…Won 10–6 at Arkansas State+4Arkansas StateWon 10–7 vs. Southern Miss+3Southern MissWon 9–7 at West Texas+2West TexasLost 0–28 at Louisiana Tech-28Louisiana TechWon 17–3 vs. McNeese+14McNeeseWon 8–0 vs. Texas–Arlington+8Texas–Arlington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsDrakeW 18–⁠667%
Sep 28atNorth TexasW 27–⁠738%
Oct 5atLouisianaW 38–⁠1368%
Oct 12vsMississippi StateL 21–⁠3739%
Oct 19atArkansas StateW 10–⁠633%
Oct 26vsSouthern MissW 10–⁠747%
Nov 2atWest TexasW 9–⁠744%
Nov 9atLouisiana TechL 0–⁠2827%
Nov 16vsMcNeeseW 17–⁠375%
Nov 23vsTexas–ArlingtonW 8–⁠084%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas–Arlington 8–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
158–⁠114
Coach
Vernon Glass
Elo
1431 +106 this season
SP+ rating
4.6 No. 58 of 124; offense No. 102, defense No. 14
SRS
0.5 No. 67 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1974 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech3–⁠05–⁠0
Lamar3–⁠18–⁠2
Arkansas State2–⁠27–⁠3
McNeese1–⁠23–⁠2
Louisiana0–⁠42–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.