1979 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMalone Stadium
Seasons
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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 Louisiana
L 13–1719,150[1]
September 15Arkansas State
W 18–17[2]
September 22at McNeese State
L 10–1219,860[3]
September 29at Northwestern State
L 14–2012,989[4]
October 6Nicholls State
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 16–23[5]
October 13at Memphis State
W 21–2025,494[6]
October 20Cal State Fullerton
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
W 28–1715,208[7]
October 27at Southeastern Louisiana
L 0–137,500[8]
November 3Lamar
  • Malone Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 7–219,300[9]
November 10at Indiana State
L 21–385,500[10]
November 17at Louisiana Tech
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

References

  1. ^ "Crazy Cajuns pull it out". The Daily Advertiser. September 2, 1979. p. 61. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northeast wins". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Stump lifts Cowboys". The Daily Advertiser. September 23, 1979. p. 60. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Demons return favor in 20–14 win over NLU". The Shreveport Times. September 30, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Case leads Cols to 23–16 win over Northeast". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 7, 1979. p. C9. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Memphis State downed". The Jackson Sun. October 14, 1979. p. C1. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Titans' Late Lead Lost in a Minute". The Los Angeles Times. October 21, 1979. p. III-13. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SLU controls Northeast". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1979. p. 3D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lamar passes Northeast". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. p. 4D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Indiana State 38–21 winner". The Indianapolis Star. November 11, 1979. pp. 2–3. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "LaTech overcomes 7 turnovers to win 13–10". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1979. p. 2D. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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