1987 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1987 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1986
1988  →
1987 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Northeast Louisiana $^ 6 –0 –013 –2 –0
No. 19 Sam Houston State 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 16 North Texas State ^ 5 –1 –07 –5 –0
Northwestern State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
SW Texas State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –5 –03 –7 –1
McNeese State 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Sonny Jackson, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Southland.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Northern Iowa *
L 31–3418,500 [1]
September 12at Northwestern State
L 3–39 [2]
September 19 Stephen F. Austin
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 20–8 [3]
September 26No. 7 North Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 16–38 [4]
October 3 Arkansas State *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 0–17 [5]
October 101:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech [n 1]
L 3–716,300 [6] [7] [8]
October 24at New Mexico State *
L 13–327,861 [9]
October 31at No. 9 Northeast Louisiana
L 10–37 [10]
November 7 Southwest Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 10–26 [11]
November 14 Nicholls State *
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 7–29 [12]
November 21at Lamar *
W 44–363,259 [13]

Notes

  1. ↑ McNeese State's game against Louisiana Tech was a designated conference game and counted in the Southland standings.

References

  1. ↑ "Panthers edge McNeese State on field goal". The Des Moines Register. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Demons deck Cowboys in SLC debut". The Shreveport Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "McNeese's Jackson posts first win". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "N. Texas too tough for Pokes". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Ark. State scores early, holds on for 17–0 victory". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Campbell, Bill (October 10, 1987). "Tech tries to get healthy at home". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 23. Retrieved August 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ Campbell, Bill (October 11, 1987). "Tech's victory a yawner". The Times . Shreveport, Louisiana. pp. 1C–2C . Retrieved August 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ "La. Tech takes 7–3 victory". Daily World. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "New Mexico State gets its kicks from rout of McNeese". Albuquerque Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Northeast Indians scalp Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rittiman rips McNeese defense apart, 26–10". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "McNeese St. falls again". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "McNeese finally wins". Abbeville Meridional. November 22, 1987. Retrieved March 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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