1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

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1979
Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
UNLV       9 1 2
No. 17 Temple       10 2 0
Tulane       9 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Tennessee State       8 3 0
East Carolina       7 3 1
No. 20 Penn State       8 4 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Navy       7 4 0
Notre Dame       7 4 0
Southern Miss       6 4 1
Syracuse       7 5 0
Colgate       5 4 1
Boston College       5 6 0
Holy Cross       5 6 0
Memphis State       5 6 0
Miami (FL)       5 6 0
North Texas State       5 6 0
Villanova       5 6 0
Virginia Tech       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
Georgia Tech       4 6 1
Louisville       4 6 1
William & Mary       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       3 8 0
Army       2 8 1
Air Force       2 9 0
Cincinnati       2 9 0
Richmond       0 11 0
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach John David Crow, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Southwestern LouisianaL 13–1719,150[1]
September 15Arkansas StateW 18–17[2]
September 22at McNeese StateL 10–1219,860[3]
September 29at
rivalry)
L 14–2012,989[4]
October 6Nicholls State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 16–23[5]
October 13at
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
  • W 21–2025,494[6]
    October 20Cal State Fullerton
    • Malone Stadium
    • Monroe, LA
    W 28–1715,208[7]
    October 27at Southeastern LouisianaL 0–137,500[8]
    November 3Lamar
    • Malone Stadium
    • Monroe, LA
    L 7–219,300[9]
    November 10at
    Memorial Stadium
  • Terre Haute, IN
  • L 21–385,500[10]
    November 17at
    rivalry)
    L 10–1317,300[11]

    Roster

    1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    QB 5 Bud Cespiva Sr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    DB 1 David Dumars Sr
    DB 24 Vic Minor Sr
    DT 83 Ken Poole Jr
    LB 89 Matt Weiss Jr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

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