The 1961 Lamar Tech Cardinals football team represented Lamar State College of TechnologyâÂÂnow known as Lamar UniversityâÂÂas 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 8âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 with a mark of 4âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 in conference play, placing third in the LSC. Lamar Tech was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where the beat Middle Tennessee, 21âÂÂ14.
Back Bobby Jancik received first-team honors on the 1961 Little All-America college football team.