| 1979 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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Southland champion | |
Independence Bowl, L 7–31 vs. Syracuse | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 11–1 (5–0 Southland) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Hubert Boales (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Tulsa* | W 6–3 | 24,600 | [1] | |
| September 8 | Southeastern Louisiana* | W 10–7 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | West Texas State* |
| W 21–0 | 19,500 | [3] |
| September 22 | Northeast Louisiana* |
| W 12–10 | 19,860 | [4] |
| October 6 | at Texas–Arlington | W 14–13 | 9,303 | [5][6] | |
| October 13 | at Lamar | W 34–25 | [7] | ||
| October 20 | Arkansas State |
| W 10–7 | [8] | |
| October 27 | at Chattanooga* | W 24–17 | [9] | ||
| November 3 | Northwestern State* |
| W 44–33 | 19,875 | [10] |
| November 10 | Louisiana Tech |
| W 41–7 | 19,375 | [11] |
| November 17 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 19–17 | [12] | ||
| December 15 | vs. Syracuse* | L 7–31 | 27,234 | [13] | |
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References
- ^ "McNeese stumps Hurricane, 6–3". Tulsa World. September 2, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese nips Lions, 10–7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 9, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stump sparks McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1979. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stump lifts Cowboys". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1979. p. 60. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese trims UTA, 14–13". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1979. p. 76. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTA stopped shy on crucial run try". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. p. 6B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lamar loses". The Monitor. October 14, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese nips Arkansas St". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Millet leads McNeese in win against UTC". The Tennessean. October 28, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northwestern 'half-nelsoned'". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes keep unbeaten string in tact with rout of Tech". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 11 didn't come easy for McNeese". Daily World. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SU grinds down McNeese". Press and Sun-Bulletin. December 16, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 McNeese State Cowboys Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "McNeese State - 2018FB MG (PDF)" (PDF). McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2019. pg. 76
This page was last edited on 18 August 2023, at 00:33