1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team

1959 Lamar Tech Cardinals football
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record8–3 (4–3 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGreenie Stadium
1959 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas A&I +^ 6 1 012 1 0
No. 4 East Texas State + 6 1 09 1 0
Lamar Tech 4 3 08 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 04 6 1
Sam Houston State 3 4 05 5 0
Howard Payne 3 4 03 7 0
Southwest Texas State 2 5 04 6 0
Sul Ross 0 7 00 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach James B. Higgins, the Cardinals compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play conference, tying for third place in the LSC.