This is a list of yearly Southland Conference football standings. From 1996 to 2002, for football only, the Southland Conference was known as the Southland Football League.[1]

Southland Conference standings

1964 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lamar Tech $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Arkansas State 2 – 0 – 2 7 – 0 – 2
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Abilene Christian 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arlington State 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1965 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lamar Tech $ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arlington State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Abilene Christian 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1966 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arlington State + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Lamar Tech + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 6 Arkansas State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP small college poll
1967 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas–Arlington $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Lamar Tech 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Arkansas State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Trinity (TX) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Abilene Christian 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1968 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Arkansas State $ 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas–Arlington 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Lamar Tech 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1969 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Abilene Christian 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Texas–Arlington 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Lamar Tech 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1970 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Arkansas State $ 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Abilene Christian 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Trinity (TX) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Lamar Tech 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas–Arlington 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1971 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Trinity (TX) + 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Lamar + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Abilene Christian 0 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1972 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $ 5 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Texas–Arlington 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
No. T–10 McNeese State 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Abilene Christian 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1973 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Texas–Arlington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll
1974 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Lamar 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
SW Louisiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll
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
1976 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Lamar 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Southwestern Louisiana forfeited 2 non-conference season wins.
1977 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 2
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 1 – 2 6 – 4 – 2
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
McNeese State 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Lamar 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Lamar 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Texas–Arlington 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 2
Arkansas State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.
1980 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Texas–Arlington 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Lamar 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Arkansas State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1981 Southland Conference football standings
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
1982 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Northeast Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arkansas State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Lamar 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas–Arlington 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
North Texas State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1983 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Northeast Louisiana + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 4 North Texas State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Texas–Arlington 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lamar 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1984 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Louisiana Tech $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 5 – 0
No. 10 Arkansas State ^ 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Texas–Arlington 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 20 McNeese State 2 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Lamar 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1985 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arkansas State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Louisiana Tech 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
Northeast Louisiana 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Texas–Arlington 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Lamar 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1986 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arkansas State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 12 – 2 – 1
North Texas State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Northeast Louisiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
McNeese State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Lamar 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1987 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Northeast Louisiana $^ 6 – 0 – 0 13 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Sam Houston State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 North Texas State ^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
SW Texas State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
McNeese State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1988 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Stephen F. Austin ^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 10 North Texas ^ 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
McNeese State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northeast Louisiana 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
SW Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Sam Houston State 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1989 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Stephen F. Austin $^ 5 – 0 – 1 12 – 2 – 1
Northwestern State 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
SW Texas State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
McNeese State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
North Texas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sam Houston State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1990 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Northeast Louisiana $^ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
McNeese State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southwest Texas State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Texas 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1991 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Sam Houston State +^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 19 McNeese State +^ 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 4 – 2
No. 18 NE Louisiana 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
SW Texas State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Northwestern State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Texas 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1992 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Northeast Louisiana $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 11 McNeese State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Northwestern State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Sam Houston State 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 3 – 2
North Texas 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Stephen F. Austin 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Nicholls State 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1993 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 McNeese State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 4 NE Louisiana ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Stephen F. Austin ^ 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Northwestern State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sam Houston State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Texas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SW Texas State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1994 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 North Texas $^ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 5 McNeese State ^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Northwestern State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sam Houston State 1 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southwest Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1995 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 McNeese State $^ 5 – 0 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin ^ 4 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Northwestern State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Sam Houston State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southwest Texas State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Nicholls State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1996 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Troy State $^   5 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 19 Nicholls State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Northwestern State   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Sam Houston State   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
McNeese State   1 – 5     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Northwestern State $^   6 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 8 McNeese State ^   5 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 13 Troy State ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Jacksonville State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Sam Houston State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1999 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Troy State +^   6 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin +   6 – 1     8 – 3  
McNeese State   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Sam Houston State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Nicholls State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2000 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Troy State $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 16 McNeese State ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 25 Southwest Texas State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Sam Houston State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Jacksonville State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Northwestern State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Nicholls State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Northwestern State forfeited conference wins over Troy State and Nicholls State.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2001 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^   5 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 13 McNeese State +^   5 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 14 Northwestern State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Jacksonville State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Southwest Texas State   0 – 6     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2002 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 McNeese State $^   6 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 16 Northwestern State ^   4 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 23 Nicholls State   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Jacksonville State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Sam Houston State   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Southwest Texas State   1 – 5     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2003 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 McNeese State $^   5 – 0     10 – 2  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 1     7 – 4  
Northwestern State   2 – 3     7 – 5  
Texas State   2 – 3     5 – 7  
Sam Houston State   2 – 3     3 – 8  
Nicholls State   0 – 5     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Nicholls State forfeited 5 wins including 3 conference victories, over Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, and Texas State.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2004 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Sam Houston State +^   4 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 17 Northwestern State +^   4 – 1     8 – 4  
Texas State   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   2 – 3     5 – 5  
Stephen F. Austin   1 – 4     6 – 4  
McNeese State   1 – 4     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2005 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Texas State +^   5 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 17 Nicholls State +^   5 – 1     6 – 4  
McNeese State   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Northwestern State   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Southeastern Louisiana   2 – 4     4 – 6  
Sam Houston State   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   1 – 5     5 – 6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2006 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 McNeese State $^   5 – 1     7 – 5  
Sam Houston State   4 – 2     6 – 5  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 2     4 – 7  
Texas State   3 – 3     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Northwestern State   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Southeastern Louisiana   1 – 5     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2007 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 McNeese State $^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
Sam Houston State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Central Arkansas   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     6 – 5  
Texas State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Northwestern State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Southeastern Louisiana   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Stephen F. Austin   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2008 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Central Arkansas $   6 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 22 Texas State ^   5 – 2     8 – 5  
McNeese State   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Northwestern State   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     3 – 6  
Southeastern Louisiana   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Sam Houston State   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Stephen F. Austin   2 – 5     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2009 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 12 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 25 Texas State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Southeastern Louisiana   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Central Arkansas   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   2 – 5     3 – 9  
Northwestern State   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2010 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Stephen F. Austin $^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
McNeese State   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Central Arkansas   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Sam Houston State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Texas State   1 – 6     4 – 7  
Southeastern Louisiana   1 – 6     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2011 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Sam Houston State $^   7 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^   6 – 1     9 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     6 – 5  
McNeese State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Lamar   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Southeastern Louisiana   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Nicholls State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2012 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Central Arkansas +^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 2 Sam Houston State +^   6 – 1     11 – 4  
Southeastern Louisiana   5 – 2     5 – 6  
McNeese State   4 – 3     7 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Northwestern State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Lamar   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Nicholls State   0 – 7     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2013 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^   7 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 11 McNeese State ^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 14 Sam Houston State ^   4 – 3     9 – 5  
Central Arkansas   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Northwestern State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Lamar   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Nicholls State   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Stephen F. Austin   1 – 6     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2014 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^   7 – 1     11 – 5  
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Lamar   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Central Arkansas   5 – 3     6 – 6  
McNeese State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Abilene Christian *   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Northwestern State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Incarnate Word *   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Houston Baptist   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Nicholls State   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State $^   9 – 0     10 – 1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^   7 – 2     11 – 4  
Central Arkansas   7 – 2     7 – 4  
Incarnate Word *   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Lamar   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Northwestern State   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 5     4 – 7  
SE Louisiana   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Abilene Christian *   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Nicholls State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Houston Baptist   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^   8 – 1     10 – 3  
SE Louisiana   7 – 2     7 – 4  
McNeese State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Nicholls State   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Houston Baptist   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Incarnate Word *   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Lamar   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Abilene Christian *   2 – 7     2 – 9  
Northwestern State   0 – 9     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll
2017 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Central Arkansas $^   9 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 4 Sam Houston State ^   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 25 Nicholls State ^   7 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 22 McNeese State   7 – 2     9 – 2  
Southeastern Louisiana   6 – 3     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Abilene Christian   2 – 7     2 – 9  
Incarnate Word   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Lamar   1 – 8     2 – 9  
Houston Baptist   0 – 9     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Nicholls +^   7 – 2     9 – 4  
Incarnate Word +^   6 – 2     6 – 5  
Lamar ^   6 – 3     7 – 5  
Abilene Christian   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Central Arkansas   5 – 4     6 – 5  
McNeese State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Sam Houston State   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Northwestern State   4 – 5     5 – 6  
Southeastern Louisiana   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Houston Baptist   0 – 9     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll
2019 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Nicholls +^   7 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^   6 – 3     8 – 5  
Sam Houston State   6 – 3     7 – 5  
McNeese State   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Incarnate Word   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Abilene Christian   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Northwestern State   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Stephen F. Austin   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Houston Baptist   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Lamar   2 – 7     4 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll
2020 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^   6 – 0     10 – 0  
No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana   4 – 2     4 – 3  
No. 23 Nicholls   3 – 3     4 – 3  
Incarnate Word   3 – 3     3 – 3  
Lamar   2 – 4     2 – 4  
McNeese State*   2 – 4     3 – 4  
Northwestern State   1 – 5     1 – 5  
Rankings from STATS Poll
2021 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Incarnate Word $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Nicholls   5 – 3     6 – 5  
McNeese State *   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northwestern State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Houston Baptist   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll
2022 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^   5 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^   5 – 1     12 – 2  
Northwestern State   4 – 2     4 – 7  
Nicholls   3 – 3     3 – 8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   3 – 3     5 – 6  
McNeese   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Houston Christian   1 – 5     2 – 9  
Lamar   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll
2023 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nicholls $^   7 – 0     6 – 5  
No. 22 Incarnate Word   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Lamar   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Houston Christian   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Southeastern Louisiana   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   2 – 5     1 – 9  
McNeese   1 – 6     0 – 10  
Northwestern State **   0 – 2     0 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
    ** – Northwestern State canceled its season on October 26.
Rankings from STATS Poll

References

  1. ^ George Becnel (July 13, 2015). The Southland Conference: Small College Football, Big Dreams. AuthorHouse. pp. 394, 519. ISBN 978-1-5049-1887-9.
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