1979_McNeese_State_Cowboys_football_team
1979 McNeese State Cowboys football team
American college football season
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.
Quick Facts McNeese State Cowboys football, Southland champion ...
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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More information Conf, Overall ...
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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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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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- "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