1979 Arkansas State Indians football team

1979 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Lacewell (1st season)
Home stadium	Indian Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	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 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Lacewell, Arkansas State compiled an overall record of 4–7 record with a conference mark of 1–4, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Southland .^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	East Texas State*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 24–14
September 15	at Northeast Louisiana*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 17–18		^[2]
September 22	Southern Illinois*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 24–16	16,803
September 29	Southwestern Louisiana	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 9–13
October 6	at Richmond*	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–3		^[3]
October 13	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 14–7	13,800	^[4]
October 20	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–10		^[5]
October 27	Lamar	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 10–20
November 3	Texas–Arlington*	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 18–56	12,672	^[6]
November 10	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–17		^[7]
November 17	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–14	16,340	^[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

The following Indian was selected in the 1980 NFL draft.^[9]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	37	Gene Bradley	Quarterback	Buffalo Bills

^ "1979 Arkansas Red Wolves Stats". Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ "Northeast wins". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indians squash Spiders at Bradley's direction". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indians slug Bulldogs". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese nips Arkansas St". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UTA rushes past Indians". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "How good?". The Clarion-Ledger. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas State Drafted Players/Alumni". Retrieved November 1, 2021.

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