1983 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1983 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1982
1984  →
1983 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana + 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 –1 –08 –4 –0
McNeese State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Arkansas State 3 –3 –05 –5 –1
Texas–Arlington 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Louisiana Tech 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Lamar 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Northwestern State *
W 18–13 [1]
September 10at Southeastern Louisiana *
W 23–0 [2]
September 17 West Texas State *
W 17–021,621 [3]
September 24 Nicholls State *No. 2
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 27–3020,000 [4]
October 8at Louisiana Tech No. 11
W 24–2019,900 [5]
October 15No. 10 North Texas State No. 11
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 10–1721,500 [6]
October 22 Arkansas State No. T–18
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 14–24 [7]
October 29at No. 4 Northeast Louisiana
L 6–37 [8]
November 5 Texas–Arlington
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 20–16 [9]
November 12at Southwestern Louisiana *
L 16–48 [10]
November 19at Lamar
W 17–7 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bohacek's play gives McNeese win". Daily World. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "McNeese wins big". Daily World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McNeese St. 17, WTSU 0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Colonels stun McNeese". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 25, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cowboys surge past Bulldogs". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "North Texas shuts down McNeese State, 17–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Arkansas State downs McNeese". Hattiesburg American. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "McNeese gets booted". Daily World. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cowboys snap streak". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Lo and behold, Ragin' Cajuns crush Cowboys, 48–16". The Daily Advertiser. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "McNeese State 17, Lamar 7". Longview News-Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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