1979 Arkansas State Indians football team

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1979 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference Southland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Indian Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980  →
1979 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0
Texas–Arlington 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Lamar 3 –2 –06 –3 –2
Arkansas State 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Louisiana Tech 1 –4 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Lacewell, Arkansas State compiled an overall record of 4–7 record with a conference mark of 1–4, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Southland . [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 East Texas State *
W 24–14
September 15at Northeast Louisiana *
L 17–18 [2]
September 22 Southern Illinois *
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 24–1616,803
September 29 Southwestern Louisiana
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 9–13
October 6at Richmond *
W 24–3 [3]
October 13at Louisiana Tech
W 14–713,800 [4]
October 20at McNeese State
L 7–10 [5]
October 27 Lamar Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 10–20
November 3 Texas–Arlington *
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 18–5612,672 [6]
November 10at Wyoming *
L 14–17 [7]
November 17at Southern Miss *
L 6–1416,340 [8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

1980 NFL Draft

The following Indian was selected in the 1980 NFL draft. [9]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
237 Gene Bradley Quarterback Buffalo Bills

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References

  1. ↑ "1979 Arkansas Red Wolves Stats" . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Northeast wins". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Indians squash Spiders at Bradley's direction". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Indians slug Bulldogs". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "McNeese nips Arkansas St". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "UTA rushes past Indians". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved January 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "How good?". The Clarion-Ledger. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Arkansas State Drafted Players/Alumni" . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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