1981 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 1981 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ernie Duplechin in his third and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the SLC.

1981 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1981 record7–3–1 (3–1–1 SLC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorHubert Boales (3rd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
1981 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas–Arlington $ 4 1 06 5 0
McNeese State 3 1 17 3 1
Arkansas State 3 2 06 5 0
Louisiana Tech 2 2 14 6 1
Lamar 1 3 14 6 1
Southwestern Louisiana 0 4 11 9 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Southern Illinois*W 27–1220,065
September 12at Ball State*L 21–24
September 19at Nicholls State*W 59–9
October 3West Texas State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 24–3120,850[1]
October 10at Northwestern State*W 42–21
October 17Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 41–25[2]
October 24Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 21–7
October 31at LamarT 20–20
November 7Louisiana Tech
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 27–2013,500[3]
November 14at Texas–ArlingtonL 20–215,000[4]
November 21at Southwestern LouisianaW 14–7
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "West Texas State defeats McNeese". The Daily Advertiser. October 4, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese has strong showing". Daily World. October 18, 1981. p. 6B. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McClendon, Jordan pace McNeese over La. Tech". The Town Talk. November 8, 1981. Retrieved July 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UTA given reprieve". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 15, 1981. p. B1. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1981 McNeese State Cowboys Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  6. "McNeese State - 2018FB MG (PDF)" (PDF). McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2019. pg. 76
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