1978 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1978 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Lamar 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play and finished tied for fourth in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Fresno State*
W 21–1614,125[1]
September 16at West Texas State*
W 45–13[2]
September 23at Northwestern State*
L 7–10[3]
September 30at Louisiana Tech
L 20–3418,200[4]
October 7Nicholls State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 35–1018,000[5]
October 14Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 31–10[6]
October 21at Arkansas State
L 3–6[7]
October 28Chattanooga*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 28–24[8]
November 11at Lamar
W 24–23[9]
November 18Texas–Arlington
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 17–2013,800[10]
November 25Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 44–18[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Cajun country jinx sticks with Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNeese State wins". El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Demons upset McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late explosion wins for La. Tech". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McNeese rips Nicholls". Daily World. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "McNeese rips Northeast". Daily World. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dobb's FGs beat Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UT–Chattanooga beaten". The Tennessean. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese State 24, Lamar 23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dewalt ignites UTA nod". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McNeese rips Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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