1976 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1976 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
Independence Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Tulsa
Conference Southland Conference
Record10–2 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1975
1977  →
1976 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 4 –1 –010 –2 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
UT Arlington 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Arkansas State 2 –3 –05 –6 –0
Lamar 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 non-conference season wins.

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and were Southland champions. After the regular season, the Cowboys defeated Tulsa in the Independence Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11 Southern Illinois *
W 38–015,000 [1]
September 18at Louisiana Tech
W 15–1317,734 [2]
September 25 Eastern Michigan *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 23–10 [3]
October 2 Marshall *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 34–9 [4]
October 9at Northeast Louisiana *
W 36–35 [5]
October 16 UT Arlington
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 10–2715,000 [6]
October 23at Arkansas State
W 24–21 [7]
October 30at West Texas State *
L 25–305,000 [8]
November 6 Northwestern State *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 24–1512,000 [9]
November 13at Lamar
W 27–0 [10]
November 20 Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 20–19 [11]
December 13vs. Tulsa *
W 20–1615,542–19,164 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "McNeese St. coasts past Salukis, 38–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Hathorn got his revenge". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Crowley's Morvant paces McNeese win". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "McNeese overpowers Marshall by 34–9". Sunday Gazette-Mail. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "McFarland lifts Pokes by Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mavericks mash Cowboys". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Morvant TD lifts Cowboys past Arkansas State". The Daily Advertiser. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "WTSU upsets McNeese St". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Error-prone Demons fall to 'Pokes". The Shreveport Times. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "McNeese State blanks Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Pokes lasso Cajuns". Daily World. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "McNeese jars Tulsa, 20–16". The Daily Oklahoman. December 14, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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