1973 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1973 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Record7–3 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
  1972
1974  
1973 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 012 1 0
Arkansas State 3 2 07 3 0
Lamar 3 2 05 5 0
McNeese State 2 3 07 3 1
Texas–Arlington 2 3 04 6 0
SW Louisiana 0 5 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Southeastern Louisiana *W 40–1012,700 [1]
September 22at Lamar No. 13
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 20–1714,000 [2]
September 29No. 9 Louisiana Tech No. 12
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 7–1015,000 [3]
October 6at Texas–Arlington L 24–265,300 [4]
October 13at Northeast Louisiana *W 16–65,000 [5]
October 20 Nicholls State *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 28–710,000 [6]
October 27 Troy State *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 21–612,000 [7]
November 3at Northwestern State *
W 14–09,800 [8]
November 17 Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 23–2611,000 [9]
November 24at Southwestern Louisiana W 37–010,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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