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
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

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
Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
    		• 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
    Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
    		• 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

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