1981 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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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
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southland Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas–Arlington $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Arkansas State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Lamar 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

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 Lamar
T 20–20
November 7Louisiana Tech
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 27–2013,500[3]
November 14at Texas–Arlington
L 20–215,000[4]
November 21at Southwestern Louisiana
W 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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