1975 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–4 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Louisiana Tech 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lamar 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jack Doland, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The team's statistical leaders included Johnnie Thibodeaux with 1,071 passing yards, Gary Broussard with 314 receiving yards, and Mike McArthur with 787 rushing yards.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Louisiana Tech
L 14–2120,000[2]
September 20Arkansas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 7–24[3]
September 27at Eastern Michigan*
L 6–2011,035[4][5]
October 4at Marshall*
W 33–39,156[6]
October 11at Texas–Arlington
W 28–244,500[7]
October 18Northeast Louisiana*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 15–1410,000[8]
October 25Dayton*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 12–175,000[9]
November 8Northwestern State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 31–14[10]
November 15West Texas State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 39–33[11]
November 22at Southwestern Louisiana
W 31–21[12]
November 29Lamar
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 20–10[13]
  • *Non-conference game

[14]

Roster

1975 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Johnnie Thibodeaux Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Charles Jefferson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1975 McNeese State Cowboys Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC.
  2. ^ Byrd, Jerry (September 15, 1975). "Offensive Line Gives Bulldogs a Charge". The Shreveport Journal – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Bolden Paces ASU Victory". The Camden News. September 22, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "E. Michigan, 20-6". Daily World. September 28, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Wells, Danny (October 5, 1975). "Herd Opens Fast But Falls To McNeese State by 33-3". Sunday Gazette-Mail – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ Clanton, Bob (October 12, 1975). "McNeese ropes Mavs 28-24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "McNeese Slips Past Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 19, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Flyers defeat McNeese". The Journal News. October 26, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "McNeese Bounces Past Northwestern". The Times. November 9, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "McNeese 39, W. Texas St. 33". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "Tech Can't Stop Arkansas State". The Monroe News-Star. November 24, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ "McArthur, McNeese Top Lamar 20-10". The Town Talk. November 30, 1975 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ "McNeese State - 2018FB MG (PDF)" (PDF). McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2019. pg. 76


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