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1979 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
Conference Southland Conference
Record11–1 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Hubert Boales (1st season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980 →
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
Texas–Arlington 4 1 0 9 2 0
Lamar 3 2 0 6 3 2
Arkansas State 1 4 0 4 7 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 0 4 7 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernie Duplechin, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State was invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to Syracuse.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Tulsa*W 6–324,600 [1]
September 8 Southeastern Louisiana*W 10–7 [2]
September 15 West Texas State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 21–019,500 [3]
September 22 Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 12–1019,860 [4]
October 6at Texas–ArlingtonW 14–139,303 [5] [6]
October 13at LamarW 34–25 [7]
October 20 Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 10–7 [8]
October 27at Chattanooga*W 24–17 [9]
November 3 Northwestern State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA ( rivalry)
W 44–3319,875 [10]
November 10 Louisiana Tech
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 41–719,375 [11]
November 17at Southwestern LouisianaW 19–17 [12]
December 15vs. Syracuse*L 7–3127,234 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14] [15]

References

  1. ^ "McNeese stumps Hurricane, 6–3". Tulsa World. September 2, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNeese nips Lions, 10–7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 9, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stump sparks McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stump lifts Cowboys". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1979. p. 60. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McNeese trims UTA, 14–13". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. p. 76. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "UTA stopped shy on crucial run try". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 6B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Lamar loses". The Monitor. October 14, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese nips Arkansas St". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Millet leads McNeese in win against UTC". The Tennessean. October 28, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northwestern 'half-nelsoned'". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pokes keep unbeaten string in tact with rout of Tech". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "No. 11 didn't come easy for McNeese". Daily World. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "SU grinds down McNeese". Press and Sun-Bulletin. December 16, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1979 McNeese State Cowboys Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  15. ^ "McNeese State - 2018FB MG (PDF)" (PDF). McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2019. pg. 76
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1979 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
Conference Southland Conference
Record11–1 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Hubert Boales (1st season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980 →
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
Texas–Arlington 4 1 0 9 2 0
Lamar 3 2 0 6 3 2
Arkansas State 1 4 0 4 7 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 0 4 7 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernie Duplechin, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State was invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to Syracuse.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Tulsa*W 6–324,600 [1]
September 8 Southeastern Louisiana*W 10–7 [2]
September 15 West Texas State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 21–019,500 [3]
September 22 Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 12–1019,860 [4]
October 6at Texas–ArlingtonW 14–139,303 [5] [6]
October 13at LamarW 34–25 [7]
October 20 Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 10–7 [8]
October 27at Chattanooga*W 24–17 [9]
November 3 Northwestern State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA ( rivalry)
W 44–3319,875 [10]
November 10 Louisiana Tech
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 41–719,375 [11]
November 17at Southwestern LouisianaW 19–17 [12]
December 15vs. Syracuse*L 7–3127,234 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14] [15]

References

  1. ^ "McNeese stumps Hurricane, 6–3". Tulsa World. September 2, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNeese nips Lions, 10–7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 9, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stump sparks McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stump lifts Cowboys". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1979. p. 60. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McNeese trims UTA, 14–13". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. p. 76. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "UTA stopped shy on crucial run try". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 6B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Lamar loses". The Monitor. October 14, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese nips Arkansas St". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Millet leads McNeese in win against UTC". The Tennessean. October 28, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Northwestern 'half-nelsoned'". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pokes keep unbeaten string in tact with rout of Tech". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "No. 11 didn't come easy for McNeese". Daily World. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "SU grinds down McNeese". Press and Sun-Bulletin. December 16, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "1979 McNeese State Cowboys Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  15. ^ "McNeese State - 2018FB MG (PDF)" (PDF). McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2019. pg. 76

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