1985 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–2, with a mark of 3–1–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Southland.

1985 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–3–2 (3–1–2 Southland)
Head coach
  • John McCann (3rd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 14–77,500[1]
September 14at Northwestern State*
L 13–14[2]
September 21Nicholls State*
L 15–3719,750[3]
September 28No. 6 Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 15–13[4]
October 12at No. T–12 Louisiana Tech
L 3–3517,833[5]
October 19Southwest Texas State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 28–0[6]
October 26North Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
T 0–0[7]
November 2at Northeast Louisiana
W 10–0[8]
November 9Texas–Arlington
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
T 10–1015,023[9]
November 16at Southwestern Louisiana*
W 14–3[10]
November 23at Lamar
W 28–7[11]

References
  1. "McZeal paces McNeese to win over Lions". The Daily Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Demons hold off late surge to edge Cowboys". The Shreveport Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Nicholls St. downs McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "McNeese surprises ranked Arkansas State, 15–13". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "La. Tech rolls over McNeese". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 13, 1984. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Johnsons lead McNeese in 28–0 victory". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McNeese is scoreless in tie". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese dumps Northeast, 10–0". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "McNeese Cowboys salvage tie with UTA". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "McNeese does it to USL again". The Eunice News. November 17, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McNeese St. beats Lamar". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1985. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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