1976 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1976 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
Independence Bowl, W 20–16 vs. Tulsa
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record10–2 (4–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Lamar 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 non-conference season wins.

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and were Southland champions. After the regular season, the Cowboys defeated Tulsa in the Independence Bowl.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Southern Illinois*
W 38–015,000[1]
September 18at Louisiana Tech
W 15–1317,734[2]
September 25Eastern Michigan*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 23–10[3]
October 2Marshall*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 34–9[4]
October 9at Northeast Louisiana*
W 36–35[5]
October 16Texas–Arlington
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 10–2715,000[6]
October 23at Arkansas State
W 24–21[7]
October 30at West Texas State*
L 25–305,000[8]
November 6Northwestern State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 24–1512,000[9]
November 13at Lamar
W 27–0[10]
November 20Southwestern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 20–19[11]
December 13vs. Tulsa*
W 20–1619,164[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "McNeese St. coasts past Salukis, 38–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hathorn got his revenge". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Crowley's Morvant paces McNeese win". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McNeese overpowers Marshall by 34–9". Sunday Gazette-Mail. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McFarland lifts Pokes by Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mavericks mash Cowboys". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Morvant TD lifts Cowboys past Arkansas State". The Daily Advertiser. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "WTSU upsets McNeese St". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Error-prone Demons fall to 'Pokes". The Shreveport Times. November 7, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McNeese State blanks Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pokes lasso Cajuns". Daily World. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "McNeese jars Tulsa, 20–16". The Daily Oklahoman. December 14, 1976. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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