1983 McNeese State Cowboys football team
American college football season
1983 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–3 Southland) |
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Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at Northwestern State* |
| W 18–13 | [1] | ||
September 10 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | W 23–0 | [2] | |||
September 17 | West Texas State* | W 17–0 | 21,621 | [3] | ||
September 24 | Nicholls State* | No. 2 |
| L 27–30 | 20,000 | [4] |
October 8 | at Louisiana Tech | No. 11 | W 24–20 | 19,900 | [5] | |
October 15 | No. 10 North Texas State | No. 11 |
| L 10–17 | 21,500 | [6] |
October 22 | Arkansas State | No. T–18 |
| L 14–24 | [7] | |
October 29 | at No. 4 Northeast Louisiana | L 6–37 | [8] | |||
November 5 | Texas–Arlington |
| W 20–16 | [9] | ||
November 12 | at Southwestern Louisiana* | L 16–48 | [10] | |||
November 19 | at Lamar |
| W 17–7 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Bohacek's play gives McNeese win". Daily World. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese wins big". Daily World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese St. 17, WTSU 0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels stun McNeese". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 25, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys surge past Bulldogs". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Texas shuts down McNeese State, 17–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas State downs McNeese". Hattiesburg American. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese gets booted". Daily World. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys snap streak". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lo and behold, Ragin' Cajuns crush Cowboys, 48–16". The Daily Advertiser. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State 17, Lamar 7". Longview News-Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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