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
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas A&I +^ 6 1 0 12 1 0
No. 4 East Texas State + 6 1 0 9 1 0
Lamar Tech 4 3 0 8 3 0
Stephen F. Austin 4 3 0 4 6 1
Sam Houston State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Howard Payne 3 4 0 3 7 0
Southwest Texas State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Sul Ross 0 7 0 0 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.