List of Southland Conference football standings

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This is a list of yearly Southland Conference football standings. From 1996 to 2002, for football only, the Southland Conference was known as the Southland Football League. [1]

Southland Conference standings

1964 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lamar Tech $ 3 0 16 3 1
Arkansas State 2 0 27 0 2
Trinity (TX) 2 2 03 7 0
Abilene Christian 1 3 05 5 0
Arlington State 0 3 13 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
1965 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lamar Tech $ 3 1 06 4 0
Arlington State 2 2 06 3 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 04 5 1
Abilene Christian 2 2 04 5 0
Arkansas State 1 3 06 3 0
  • $ Conference champion
1966 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arlington State + 3 1 06 4 0
Lamar Tech + 3 1 06 4 0
No. 6 Arkansas State 2 2 07 2 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 05 4 0
Abilene Christian 0 4 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1967 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Texas–Arlington $ 4 0 010 1 0
Lamar Tech 3 1 07 3 0
Arkansas State 2 2 04 5 0
Trinity (TX) 1 3 03 7 0
Abilene Christian 0 4 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1968 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Arkansas State $ 3 0 17 3 1
Texas–Arlington 3 1 06 4 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 05 4 0
Abilene Christian 1 2 14 5 1
Lamar Tech 0 4 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1969 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Arkansas State $ 4 0 08 1 1
Abilene Christian 2 2 08 2 0
Texas–Arlington 2 2 05 5 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 04 6 0
Lamar Tech 0 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1970 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Arkansas State $ 4 0 011 0 0
No. 14 Abilene Christian 3 1 09 2 0
Trinity (TX) 2 2 05 6 0
Lamar Tech 1 3 03 7 0
Texas–Arlington 0 4 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1971 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Louisiana Tech + 4 1 09 2 0
Trinity (TX) + 4 1 08 2 0
Lamar + 4 1 05 6 0
SW Louisiana 2 2 15 4 1
Arkansas State 1 3 14 4 1
Abilene Christian 1 4 05 5 0
Texas–Arlington 1 4 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1972 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $ 5 0 012 0 0
Texas–Arlington 4 1 05 6 0
No. T–10 McNeese State 3 2 08 3 0
Lamar 3 2 08 3 0
SW Louisiana 1 4 05 6 0
Arkansas State 1 4 04 7 0
Abilene Christian 1 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1973 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 012 1 0
Arkansas State 3 2 07 3 0
Lamar 3 2 05 5 0
McNeese State 2 3 07 3 1
Texas–Arlington 2 3 04 6 0
SW Louisiana 0 5 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1974 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 011 1 0
Lamar 4 1 08 2 0
Arkansas State 3 2 07 3 0
McNeese State 2 3 06 4 1
Texas–Arlington 1 4 01 10 0
SW Louisiana 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1975 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas State $ 5 0 011 0 0
Louisiana Tech 4 1 18 2 0
McNeese State 3 2 07 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 06 5 0
Texas–Arlington 1 4 04 7 0
Lamar 0 5 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
1976 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 4 1 010 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 07 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 05 6 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 06 5 0
Arkansas State 2 3 05 6 0
Lamar 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 regular season wins.
1977 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech $ 4 0 19 1 2
Southwestern Louisiana 2 1 26 4 2
Texas–Arlington 3 2 05 6 0
Arkansas State 2 3 07 4 0
McNeese State 1 3 15 5 1
Lamar 1 4 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1978 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Louisiana Tech + 4 1 06 5 0
Arkansas State + 4 1 07 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 05 6 0
McNeese State 2 3 07 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 03 8 0
Lamar 0 5 02 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions
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.
1980 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
McNeese State $ 5 0 010 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 1 07 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 03 8 0
Louisiana Tech 2 3 05 6 0
Lamar 1 4 03 8 0
Arkansas State 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
1981 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas–Arlington $ 4 1 06 5 0
McNeese State 3 1 17 3 1
Arkansas State 3 2 06 5 0
Louisiana Tech 2 2 14 6 1
Lamar 1 3 14 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana 0 4 11 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
1982 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 0 010 3 0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana 4 1 08 3 0
Arkansas State 2 3 05 6 0
McNeese State 2 3 04 6 1
Lamar 1 4 04 7 0
Texas–Arlington 1 4 03 8 0
North Texas State 0 0 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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
1984 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 1 010 5 0
No. 10 Arkansas State ^ 4 1 18 4 1
Texas–Arlington 4 2 07 4 0
Northeast Louisiana 3 3 07 4 0
No. 20 McNeese State 2 3 17 3 1
Lamar 1 5 02 9 0
North Texas State 1 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1985 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^ 5 1 09 4 0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech 4 2 08 3 0
McNeese State 3 1 26 3 2
Northeast Louisiana 3 3 06 5 0
North Texas State 2 3 14 6 1
Texas–Arlington 2 3 14 6 1
Lamar 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Arkansas State $^ 5 0 012 2 1
North Texas State 3 2 06 4 0
Louisiana Tech 3 2 06 4 1
Northeast Louisiana 3 2 05 6 0
McNeese State 1 4 02 9 0
Lamar 0 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Northwestern State $^ 6 0 010 3 0
No. 9 Stephen F. Austin ^ 5 1 010 3 0
No. 10 North Texas ^ 4 2 08 4 0
McNeese State 3 3 06 5 0
Northeast Louisiana 2 4 05 6 0
SW Texas State 1 5 04 7 0
Sam Houston State 0 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Stephen F. Austin $^ 5 0 112 2 1
Northwestern State 3 1 24 5 2
SW Texas State 3 3 05 6 0
Northeast Louisiana 2 3 14 6 1
McNeese State 2 4 05 6 0
North Texas 2 4 05 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 4 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Northeast Louisiana $^ 5 1 07 5 0
McNeese State 4 2 05 6 0
Southwest Texas State 3 3 06 5 0
Northwestern State 3 3 05 6 0
Sam Houston State 3 3 04 7 0
North Texas 2 4 06 5 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 5 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1991 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Sam Houston State +^ 5 2 08 3 1
No. 19 McNeese State +^ 4 1 26 4 2
No. 18 NE Louisiana 4 2 17 3 1
SW Texas State 4 3 07 4 0
Northwestern State 4 3 06 5 0
Nicholls State 2 5 04 7 0
North Texas 2 5 03 7 1
Stephen F. Austin 1 5 12 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1992 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Northeast Louisiana $^ 7 0 010 3 0
No. 11 McNeese State ^ 6 1 09 4 0
Northwestern State 4 3 07 4 0
Sam Houston State 3 2 26 3 2
North Texas 3 4 04 7 0
Southwest Texas State 2 4 15 5 1
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 03 8 0
Nicholls State 0 6 11 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1993 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 McNeese State $^ 7 0 010 3 0
No. 4 NE Louisiana ^ 6 1 09 3 0
No. 14 Stephen F. Austin ^ 5 2 08 4 0
Northwestern State 3 4 05 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 04 7 0
North Texas 2 5 04 7 0
Nicholls State 2 5 03 8 0
SW Texas State 1 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 North Texas $^ 5 0 17 4 1
No. 5 McNeese State ^ 5 1 010 3 0
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 16 3 2
Northwestern State 3 3 05 6 0
Sam Houston State 1 5 06 5 0
Nicholls State 1 5 05 6 0
Southwest Texas State 1 5 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 McNeese State $^ 5 0 013 1 0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin ^ 4 1 011 2 0
Northwestern State 2 3 06 5 0
Sam Houston State 2 3 05 5 0
Southwest Texas State 2 3 04 7 0
Nicholls State 0 5 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1996 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Troy State $^  5 1   12 2  
No. 19 Nicholls State ^  4 2   8 4  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin  3 3   7 4  
Northwestern State  3 3   6 5  
Sam Houston State  3 3   4 7  
Southwest Texas State  2 4   5 6  
McNeese State  1 5   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 McNeese State +^  6 1   13 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^  6 1   8 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin  5 2   8 3  
Sam Houston State  3 4   5 6  
Nicholls State  3 4   5 6  
Southwest Texas State  2 5   5 6  
Troy State  2 5   5 6  
Jacksonville State  1 6   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Northwestern State $^  6 1   11 3  
No. 8 McNeese State ^  5 2   9 3  
No. 13 Troy State ^  5 2   8 4  
Jacksonville State  4 3   7 4  
Nicholls State  3 4   4 7  
Southwest Texas State  2 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 5   3 8  
Sam Houston State  1 6   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Troy State +^  6 1   11 2  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin +  6 1   8 3  
McNeese State  5 2   6 5  
Sam Houston State  4 3   6 5  
Northwestern State  3 4   4 7  
Southwest Texas State  2 5   2 9  
Jacksonville State  1 6   2 9  
Nicholls State  1 6   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Troy State $^  7 0   10 2  
No. 16 McNeese State ^  5 2   8 4  
No. 25 Southwest Texas State  5 2   7 4  
Sam Houston State  4 3   7 4  
Stephen F. Austin  3 4   6 5  
Northwestern State  3 4   6 5  
Jacksonville State  2 5   4 6  
Nicholls State  0 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2001 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^  5 1   10 3  
No. 13 McNeese State +^  5 1   8 4  
No. 14 Northwestern State ^  4 2   8 4  
Stephen F. Austin  4 2   6 5  
Jacksonville State  2 4   5 6  
Nicholls State  1 5   3 8  
Southwest Texas State  0 6   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2002 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 McNeese State $^  6 0   13 2  
No. 16 Northwestern State ^  4 2   9 4  
No. 23 Nicholls State  3 3   7 4  
Stephen F. Austin  3 3   6 5  
Jacksonville State  2 4   5 5  
Sam Houston State  2 4   4 7  
Southwest Texas State  1 5   4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2003 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 McNeese State $^  5 0   10 2  
Stephen F. Austin  4 1   7 4  
Northwestern State  2 3   7 5  
Texas State  2 3   5 7  
Sam Houston State  2 3   3 8  
Nicholls State  0 5   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Sam Houston State +^  4 1   11 3  
No. 17 Northwestern State +^  4 1   8 4  
Texas State  3 2   5 6  
Nicholls State  2 3   5 5  
Stephen F. Austin  1 4   6 4  
McNeese State  1 4   4 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Texas State +^  5 1   11 3  
No. 17 Nicholls State +^  5 1   6 4  
McNeese State  3 3   5 4  
Northwestern State  3 3   5 5  
Southeastern Louisiana  2 4   4 6  
Sam Houston State  2 4   3 7  
Stephen F. Austin  1 5   5 6  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2006 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 McNeese State $^  5 1   7 5  
Sam Houston State  4 2   6 5  
Stephen F. Austin  4 2   4 7  
Texas State  3 3   5 6  
Nicholls State  2 4   4 7  
Northwestern State  2 4   4 7  
Southeastern Louisiana  1 5   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2007 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 McNeese State $^  7 0   11 1  
Sam Houston State  5 2   7 4  
Central Arkansas  5 2   6 5  
Nicholls State  3 4   6 5  
Texas State  3 4   4 7  
Northwestern State  3 4   4 7  
Southeastern Louisiana  2 5   3 8  
Stephen F. Austin  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2008 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Central Arkansas $  6 1   10 2  
No. 22 Texas State ^  5 2   8 5  
McNeese State  4 3   7 3  
Northwestern State  4 3   7 5  
Nicholls State  3 4   3 6  
Southeastern Louisiana  2 5   5 7  
Sam Houston State  2 5   4 6  
Stephen F. Austin  2 5   4 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^  6 1   10 3  
No. 12 McNeese State +^  6 1   9 2  
No. 25 Texas State  5 2   7 4  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 3   6 5  
Sam Houston State  3 4   5 6  
Central Arkansas  2 5   5 6  
Nicholls State  2 5   3 9  
Northwestern State  0 7   0 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2010 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Stephen F. Austin $^  6 1   9 3  
McNeese State  5 2   6 5  
Central Arkansas  4 3   7 4  
Sam Houston State  4 3   6 5  
Northwestern State  4 3   5 6  
Nicholls State  3 4   4 7  
Texas State  1 6   4 7  
Southeastern Louisiana  1 6   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2011 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^  7 0   14 1  
No. 15 Central Arkansas ^  6 1   9 4  
Stephen F. Austin  5 2   6 5  
McNeese State  4 3   6 5  
Northwestern State  3 4   5 6  
Lamar  2 5   4 7  
Southeastern Louisiana  1 6   3 8  
Nicholls State  0 7   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2012 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Central Arkansas +^  6 1   9 3  
No. 5 Sam Houston State +^  6 1   11 4  
Southeastern Louisiana  5 2   5 6  
McNeese State  4 3   7 4  
Stephen F. Austin  4 3   5 6  
Northwestern State  2 5   4 7  
Lamar  1 6   4 8  
Nicholls State  0 7   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2013 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^  7 0   11 3  
No. 11 McNeese State ^  6 1   10 3  
No. 14 Sam Houston State ^  4 3   9 5  
Central Arkansas  4 3   7 5  
Northwestern State  3 4   6 6  
Lamar  2 5   5 7  
Nicholls State  1 6   4 8  
Stephen F. Austin  1 6   3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^  7 1   11 5  
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^  7 1   9 4  
Lamar  5 3   8 4  
Stephen F. Austin ^  5 3   8 5  
Central Arkansas  5 3   6 6  
McNeese State  4 4   6 5  
Abilene Christian *  4 4   6 6  
Northwestern State  4 4   6 6  
Incarnate Word *  2 6   2 9  
Houston Baptist  1 7   2 9  
Nicholls State  0 8   0 12  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2015 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 McNeese State $^  9 0   10 1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^  7 2   11 4  
Central Arkansas  7 2   7 4  
Incarnate Word *  5 4   6 5  
Lamar  4 5   5 6  
Northwestern State  4 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5   4 7  
SE Louisiana  3 6   4 7  
Abilene Christian *  3 6   3 8  
Nicholls State  3 6   3 8  
Houston Baptist  0 8   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll
2016 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 0   12 1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^  8 1   10 3  
SE Louisiana  7 2   7 4  
McNeese State  5 4   6 5  
Nicholls State  5 4   5 6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5   5 6  
Houston Baptist  3 5   4 7  
Incarnate Word *  3 6   3 8  
Lamar  3 6   3 8  
Abilene Christian *  2 7   2 9  
Northwestern State  0 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll
2017 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^  9 0   10 2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^  8 1   12 2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^  7 2   8 4  
No. 22 McNeese State  7 2   9 2  
Southeastern Louisiana  6 3   6 5  
Northwestern State  4 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5   4 7  
Abilene Christian  2 7   2 9  
Incarnate Word  1 7   1 10  
Lamar  1 8   2 9  
Houston Baptist  0 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll
2018 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 2   9 4  
Incarnate Word +^  6 2   6 5  
Lamar ^  6 3   7 5  
Abilene Christian  5 4   6 5  
Central Arkansas  5 4   6 5  
McNeese State  5 4   6 5  
Sam Houston State  5 4   6 5  
Northwestern State  4 5   5 6  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 5   4 7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 7   2 8  
Houston Baptist  0 9   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll
2019 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 2   8 4  
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^  7 2   9 3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^  6 3   8 5  
Sam Houston State  6 3   7 5  
McNeese State  5 4   7 5  
Incarnate Word  4 5   5 7  
Abilene Christian  4 5   5 7  
Northwestern State  3 6   3 9  
Stephen F. Austin  3 6   3 9  
Houston Baptist  2 6   5 7  
Lamar  2 7   4 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS ooll
2020 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Sam Houston State $^  6 0   10 0  
No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana  4 2   4 3  
No. 23 Nicholls  3 3   4 3  
Incarnate Word  3 3   3 3  
Lamar  2 4   2 4  
McNeese State*  2 4   3 4  
Northwestern State  1 5   1 5  
Rankings from STATS Poll
2021 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Incarnate Word $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana ^  6 2   9 4  
Nicholls  5 3   6 5  
McNeese State *  3 5   4 7  
Northwestern State  3 5   3 8  
Houston Baptist  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

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References

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