1975 McNeese State Cowboys football team

American college football season

1975 McNeese State Cowboys football

Conference| Southland Conference
Record| 7–4 (3–2 Southland)
Head coach|

* Jack Doland (6th season)

Home stadium| Cowboy Stadium

Seasons

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1976 ->

1975 Southland Conference football standings

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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
UT 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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 13| Louisiana Tech|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| L 14–21| 20,000| [2]
September 20| Arkansas State|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| L 7–24| | [3]
September 27| at Eastern Michigan*|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| L 6–20| 11,035| [4][5]
October 4| at Marshall*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 33–3| 9,156| [6]
October 11| at Texas–Arlington|

* Arlington Stadium
* Arlington, TX

| W 28–24| 4,500| [7]
October 18| Northeast Louisiana*|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| W 15–14| 10,000| [8]
October 25| Dayton*|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| L 12–17| 5,000| [9]
November 8| Northwestern State*|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| W 31–14| | [10]
November 15| West Texas State*|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| W 39–33| | [11]
November 22| at Southwestern Louisiana|

* Cajun Field
* Lafayette, LA

| W 31–21| | [12]
November 29| Lamar|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| W 20–10| | [13]

* *Non-conference game

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## Roster

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1975 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `14` | Johnnie Thibodeaux | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `` | Charles Jefferson
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Jack Doland

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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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.
3. ^ "Bolden Paces ASU Victory". The Camden News. September 22, 1975 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "E. Michigan, 20-6". Daily World. September 28, 1975 - via Newspapers.com.
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.
7. ^ Clanton, Bob (October 12, 1975). "McNeese ropes Mavs 28-24". Fort Worth Star-Telegram - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "McNeese Slips Past Indians". The Daily Advertiser. October 19, 1975 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Flyers defeat McNeese". The Journal News. October 26, 1975 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "McNeese Bounces Past Northwestern". The Times. November 9, 1975 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "McNeese 39, W. Texas St. 33". Austin American-Statesman. November 16, 1975 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Tech Can't Stop Arkansas State". The Monroe News-Star. November 24, 1975 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "McArthur, McNeese Top Lamar 20-10". The Town Talk. November 30, 1975 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "McNeese State - 2018FB MG (PDF)" (PDF). McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2019. pg. 76

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McNeese Cowboys football

Venues|

* Killen Field (1951–1953)
* Wildcat Stadium (1954–1964)
* Cowboy Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Central Arkansas: Red Beans and Rice Bowl
* Lamar: Battle of the Border
* Louisiana: Cajun Crown
* Northwestern State

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Southland Conference

Members|

* East Texas A&M Lions
* Houston Christian Huskies
* Incarnate Word Cardinals
* Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
* McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls
* Nicholls State Colonels
* New Orleans Privateers
* Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons
* Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions
* Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks
* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
* UTRGV Vaqueros (adding football in 2025)

Beach volleyball-only members|

* Boise State Broncos
* San Jose State Spartans

Golf-only members|

* Augusta Jaguars (men & women)
* Francis Marion Patriots (men)

Tennis-only members|

* NJIT Highlanders (men & women)

Multi-sport affiliate|

* Bryant Bulldogs (men's & women's golf and tennis)

Related entities|

* Southland Bowling League (2015–2023)

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