The McNeese Cowboys were 11-0 in 1979. They fell to the Syracuse Orangemen, 31 to 7, in the Independence Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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1979 Southland Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  McNeese | 5-0 | 11-1 |
Texas-Arlington | 4-1 | 9-2 | |
| Lamar | 3-2 | 6-3-2 | |
 Arkansas State | 1-4 | 4-7 | |
 Louisiana | 1-4 | 4-7 |
1979 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 226 | 3,221 | 779 | 4.1 | 2,245 | 624 | 3.6 | 976 | 155 | 6.3 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 65th | 98th | 56th | 108th | 52nd | 17th | 84th | 128th | 124th | 78th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 104 | 2,854 | 4.0 | 1,455 | 463 | 3.1 | 1,399 | 251 | 5.6 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 6th | 20th | 22nd | 22nd | 21st | 27th | 53rd | 95th | 25th | ||||||||||
Net | +122 | +367 | +779 | +0.1 | +790 | +161 | +0.5 | -423 | -96 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 22nd | 51st | 56th | 64th | 31st | 11th | 53rd | 112th | 127th | 44th |
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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
Texas A&M 
Ole Miss | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  South Florida | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | .500 |
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