1979 Arkansas State Indians football team

1979 Arkansas State Indians football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Larry Lacewell (1st season)
Home stadium	Indian Stadium
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
McNeese State $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
UT Arlington	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Lamar	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	2
Arkansas State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Louisiana Tech	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	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]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	East Texas State *	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 24–14		[2]
September 15	at Northeast Louisiana *	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 17–18		[3]
September 22	Southern Illinois *	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	W 24–16	16,803	[4]
September 29	Southwestern Louisiana	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 9–13	17,638	[5]
October 6	at Richmond *	City Stadium Richmond, VA	W 24–3		[6]
October 13	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	W 14–7	13,800	[7]
October 20	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–10		[8]
October 27	Lamar	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 10–20	10,212	[9]
November 3	UT Arlington *	Indian Stadium Jonesboro, AR	L 18–56	12,672	[10]
November 10	at Wyoming *	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 14–17		[11]
November 17	at Southern Miss *	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–14	16,340	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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1980 NFL draft

See also: 1980 NFL draft

The following Indian was selected in the 1980 NFL draft. ^[14]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	37	Gene Bradley	Quarterback	Buffalo Bills

References

1. "1979 Arkansas Red Wolves Stats" . Retrieved November 1, 2021.
2. "Arkansas State whips East Texas". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Northeast wins". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Salukis lose, but foes aren't laughing now". Southern Illinoisan. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Smith, Roveto power Cajuns past Indians". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Indians squash Spiders at Bradley's direction". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Indians slug Bulldogs". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "McNeese nips Arkansas St". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "ASU turns over a victory to Lamar at homecoming". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "UTA rushes past Indians". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved January 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "How good?". The Clarion-Ledger. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
13. "1979 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
14. "Arkansas State Drafted Players/Alumni" . Retrieved November 1, 2021.