1978 McNeese State Cowboys football team
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.
| 1978 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (2–3 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Fresno State* | W 21–16 | 14,125 | [1] | |
| September 16 | at West Texas State* | W 45–13 | [2] | ||
| September 23 | at Northwestern State* | L 7–10 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | at Louisiana Tech | L 20–34 | 18,200 | [4] | |
| October 7 | Nicholls State* |
| W 35–10 | 18,000 | [5] |
| October 14 | Northeast Louisiana* |
| W 31–10 | [6] | |
| October 21 | at Arkansas State | L 3–6 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | Chattanooga* |
| W 28–24 | [8] | |
| November 11 | at Lamar | W 24–23 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | Texas–Arlington |
| L 17–20 | 13,800 | [10] |
| November 25 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 44–18 | [11] | |
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References
- "Cajun country jinx sticks with Bulldogs". The Fresno Bee. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McNeese State wins". El Paso Times. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Demons upset McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 24, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Late explosion wins for La. Tech". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McNeese rips Nicholls". Daily World. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McNeese rips Northeast". Daily World. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dobb's FGs beat Pokes". The Daily Advertiser. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UT–Chattanooga beaten". The Tennessean. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McNeese State 24, Lamar 23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dewalt ignites UTA nod". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 19, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McNeese rips Southwestern". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1978. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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