Lamar University - Cardinal Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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Football Lamar Tech entered t.he 1968 football campaign without a proven quarterback and with only seven returning offensive and defensive starters from its 7-3 won- lost 1967 season. Playing a tough schedule, the Cardinals rang up their worst season record in history, 0-10. Injuries also plagued the team, and several members gave up football, reducing the depth of the squad. Lamar Tech: 7 West Texas State: 45 The 1968 edition of the Lamar Tech Cardinals was opened by the West Texas State University Buffaloes as they handed the Birds their first loss of the season, 45-7, in Canyon. The Redbird defense, headed by Lotice Cole, Barry Lussier, Richard Cummings, Randy Nunez and John Blackwell, had the awesome task of stopping the Buffs' All-America candidate Eugene QMercuryJ Morris, who romped through the Cardinal line for 229 yards and four touchdowns. Offensively, the Cards did better than the score indicates. Showing signs of promise were Robert Fontno, who picked up 78 yards on 21 carries, and quarterback Jim Jackson, completing 10 of 17 passes for 93 yards. The Cardinals' lone touchdowncarne from a 141-yard pass to Kenny Montgomery. Wayne Weaver booted the extra- point, thus ending the night's scoring for the Birds. Scrambling .lim Jackson pivots in an attempt to elude a McNeese tackler.

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N.M. Aggies Edge Cardinals xl. .2 V . 2-,, '11-,., VV , Losing his helmet, but not the ball, end Ronnie Gebauer is painfully I fi' ?. - lvl s 1 1 . brought to earth. 4,9 V it ' il . its -3? g.: '. 1 .- . :'f. t:E'f' R Ar' ' dar t iff. pi g- .- -g- 5 as .l ,I and gi . -f it L I' x fl -rl I . 4 ze'-. I .i E 2 . gi. V., 1: Lamar Tech: 14 New Mexico: 16 Coach Vernon Glass and his company of young Cardinals managed to keep this game exciting enough for the 8,500 fans who saw the Nev Mexico State University Aggies edge Lamar Tech 16-14 at Cardinal Stadium. The Aggies invader Beaumont with their bomb in the form of quarter back Loy Hayes, ranked eleventh in the nation in total offense. The Card defense turned on tht steam and held Hayes for five of 10 passes ant a meager 45 yards. The first Cardinal score cam' with 2:23 left in the half when Bobby McDowel rolled in from the nine. Patrick Gibbs dove intc the end zone for a crucial two extra points The second half looked even better for the Bird as defensive men Randy Nunez and Lotice Colt stopped Ron James for a three yard loss on 1 crucial fourth down play. With McDowell 3 the controls, Tech began to march as Robe Fontno, Kenny Montgomery, and Woody Porte field took their team to the Aggie 30. McDowe1 then hit Ronnie Gebauer in the end zone for th score. An extra point pass from McDowell t- Gibbs was no good. Lamar dominated in statistic with 81 offensive plays and 99 yards in passing Lamar Tech: 7 Southern Illinois: 2 The Cardinals of Lamar Tech suffered tl fourth loss of the season at the hands of South Illinois University, 24-7. The Salukis were able capitalize on Redbird mistakes as Lamar lost I , l ball nine times. During the first half, Lamar mi two field goals, and failed to score with two cha inside the five yard line. The second half ' more productive for the Cards and was h' lighted by a 74 yard touchdown drive. Q Jackson completed four passes and Robert Fon saw paydirt on an end sweep. Terry Thompso extra point kick was good. Jackson, who to the reins after McDowell was sidelined, complete 10 of 17 passes for 121 yards. Bonnie Gebau' snatched nine passes for 123 yards. Kenny Mon gomery led in rushing with 73 yards. l98