1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	John David Crow (4th season)
Home stadium	Malone Stadium
Seasons ←  1978 1980  →

1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–				9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
William & Mary		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–				0	–	11	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach John David Crow, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Southwestern Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 13–17	19,150	[1]
September 15	Arkansas State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 18–17		[2]
September 22	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 10–12	19,860	[3]
September 29	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	L 14–20	12,989	[4]
October 6	Nicholls State	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 16–23		[5]
October 13	at Memphis State	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	W 21–20	25,494	[6]
October 20	Cal State Fullerton	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 28–17	15,208	[7]
October 27	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 0–13	7,500	[8]
November 3	Lamar	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 7–21	9,300	[9]
November 10	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 21–38	5,500	[10]
November 17	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA (rivalry)	L 10–13	17,300	[11]

Roster

1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 5 Bud Cespiva Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 David Dumars Sr DB 24 Vic Minor Sr DT 83 Ken Poole Jr LB 89 Matt Weiss Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John David Crow Coordinators/assistant coaches Norman Joseph (assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Crazy Cajuns pull it out". The Daily Advertiser. September 2, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Northeast wins". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Stump lifts Cowboys". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1979. p. 60. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Demons return favor in 20–14 win over NLU". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Case leads Cols to 23–16 win over Northeast". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 7, 1979. p. C9. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Memphis State downed". The Jackson Sun. October 14, 1979. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Titans' Late Lead Lost in a Minute". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1979. p. III-13. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "SLU controls Northeast". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1979. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Lamar passes Northeast". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. p. 4D. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Indiana State 38–21 winner". The Indianapolis Star. November 11, 1979. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "LaTech overcomes 7 turnovers to win 13–10". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.