1978 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1978
McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • + – Conference co-champions

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Fresno State*
W 21–1614,125[1]
September 16at
Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
  • Canyon, TX
    		• W 45–13[2]
    September 23at Northwestern State*
    		L 7–10[3]
    September 30at Louisiana Tech
    		L 20–3418,200[4]
    October 7Nicholls State*
    • Cowboy Stadium
    • Lake Charles, LA
    		W 35–1018,000[5]
    October 14Northeast Louisiana*
    • Cowboy Stadium
    • Lake Charles, LA
    		W 31–10[6]
    October 21at Arkansas State
    		L 3–6[7]
    October 28Chattanooga*
    • Cowboy Stadium
    • Lake Charles, LA
    		W 28–24[8]
    November 11at Lamar
    		W 24–23[9]
    November 18Texas–Arlington
    • Cowboy Stadium
    • Lake Charles, LA
    		L 17–2013,800[10]
    November 25Southwestern Louisiana
    • Cowboy Stadium
    • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
    		W 44–18[11]
    • *Non-conference game

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