1970 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1970 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Gulf States Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Northwestern State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Northeast Louisiana 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Louisiana Tech 0 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1970 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the GSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at East Texas State *
L 26–576,500 [1]
September 19 Sam Houston State *
L 19–2411,500 [2]
September 26 Tennessee–Martin *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 7–1010,000 [3]
October 3at Louisiana Tech
W 16–1410,000 [4]
October 11at Lamar Tech *
W 17–1215,156 [5]
October 17 Northeast Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 17–1312,800 [6]
October 24at Pensacola NAS *
W 28–73,000 [7]
October 31at Troy State *
W 38–710,000 [8]
November 7 Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
L 7–1512,300 [9]
November 14at Southeastern Louisiana
L 7–155,500 [10]
November 21No. 12 Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
L 7–1314,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

  1. ↑ "ET bombards McNeese, 57–26". The Paris News. September 13, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Sam Houston shocks McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Barnes' kick gets win". The Tennessean. September 27, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "McNeese St. upsets Tech". Daily World. October 4, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "McNeese creams Lamar Tech". The Daily Advertiser. October 11, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tribe bows to Cowboys". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "McNeese routs Goshawks, 28–7". Pensacola News Journal. October 25, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "McNeese easily beats Troy State". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cowboys sink under waves of Northwestern's pool". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 8, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Southeastern Lions upset Cowboys, 15–7". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "USL calms Cowboys". Daily World. November 22, 1970. Retrieved March 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (McNeese State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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