1981 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 1981 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ernie Duplechin in his third and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland.

1981 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–1–1 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorHubert Boales (3rd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Southern Illinois*
W 27–1220,065[1]
September 12at Ball State*
L 21–2414,337[2]
September 19at Nicholls State*
W 59–97,500[3]
October 3West Texas State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 24–3120,850[4]
October 10at Northwestern State*
W 42–21[5]
October 17Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 41–25[6]
October 24Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 21–721,254[7]
October 31at Lamar
T 20–20[8]
November 7Louisiana Tech
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 27–2013,500[9]
November 14at Texas–Arlington
L 20–215,000[10]
November 21at Southwestern Louisiana
W 14–719,173[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References
  1. "McNeese State tops Southern Illinois". The Pantagraph. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "BSU tops McNeese St. behind Freed, 24–21". The Indianapolis Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeese steamrolls NSU, Jordan scores four TD's". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "West Texas State defeats McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Northwestern thrashed by McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McNeese has strong showing". Daily World. October 18, 1981. p. 6B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Buford heroics key Cowboys past Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese 20, Lamar 20". The Odessa American. November 1, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "McClendon, Jordan pace McNeese over La. Tech". The Town Talk. November 8, 1981. Retrieved July 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UTA given reprieve". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1981. p. B1. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McNeese puts the freeze to USL". Daily World. November 22, 1981. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1981 McNeese State Cowboys Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  13. "McNeese State - 2018FB MG (PDF)" (PDF). McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2019. pg. 76
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