1978 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1978 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Arkansas State + 4 –1 –07 –4 –0
Texas–Arlington 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
McNeese State 2 –3 –07 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Lamar 0 –5 –02 –8 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play and finished tied for fourth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Fresno State *
W 21–1614,125 [1]
September 16at West Texas State *
W 45–13 [2]
September 23at Northwestern State *
L 7–10 [3]
September 30at Louisiana Tech
L 20–3418,200 [4]
October 7 Nicholls State *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 35–1018,000 [5]
October 14 Northeast Louisiana *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 31–10 [6]
October 21at Arkansas State
L 3–6 [7]
October 28 Chattanooga *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 28–24 [8]
November 11at Lamar
W 24–23 [9]
November 18 Texas–Arlington
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 17–2013,800 [10]
November 25 Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 44–18 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Cajun country jinx sticks with Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "McNeese State wins". El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Demons upset McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Late explosion wins for La. Tech". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "McNeese rips Nicholls". Daily World. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McNeese rips Northeast". Daily World. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Dobb's FGs beat Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UT–Chattanooga beaten". The Tennessean. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "McNeese State 24, Lamar 23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Dewalt ignites UTA nod". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "McNeese rips Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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