1975 McNeese State Cowboys football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1975
| team = McNeese State Cowboys
| sport = football
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| conference = Southland Conference
| short_conf = Southland
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Jack Doland
| hc_year = 6th
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| stadium = Cowboy Stadium
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{{1975 Southland Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=1975 McNeese State Cowboys Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mcneese-state/1975.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = l
| opponent = Louisiana Tech
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| score = 14–21
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81107037/the-shreveport-journal/|newspaper=The Shreveport Journal|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 15, 1975|title=Offensive Line Gives Bulldogs a Charge|author=Byrd, Jerry}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| score = 7–24
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81107195/the-camden-news/|newspaper=The Camden News|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 22, 1975|title=Bolden Paces ASU Victory}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium
| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI
| score = 6–20
| attend = 11,035
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81107363/daily-world/|newspaper=Daily World|via=Newspapers.com|date=September 28, 1975|title=E. Michigan, 20-6}} {{Open access}}{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/204/stats/12714 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 11, 2022 }}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 33–3
| attend = 9,156
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81107471/sunday-gazette-mail/|newspaper=Sunday Gazette-Mail|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 5, 1975|author=Wells, Danny|title=Herd Opens Fast But Falls To McNeese State by 33-3}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = UT Arlington
| site_stadium = Arlington Stadium
| site_cityst = Arlington, TX
| score = 28–24
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67364586/mcneese-ropes-mavs-2824/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 12, 1975|title=McNeese ropes Mavs 28-24|author=Clanton, Bob}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northeast Louisiana
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| score = 15–14
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81107755/the-daily-advertiser/|newspaper=The Daily Advertiser|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 19, 1975|title=McNeese Slips Past Indians}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| score = 12–17
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81107854/the-journal-news/|newspaper=The Journal News|via=Newspapers.com|date=October 26, 1975|title=Flyers defeat McNeese}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1975|team=Northwestern State Demons|title=Northwestern State}}
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| score = 31–14
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81107988/the-times/|newspaper=The Times|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 9, 1975|title=McNeese Bounces Past Northwestern}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1975|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| score = 39–33
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81108117/austin-american-statesman/|newspaper=Austin American-Statesman|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 16, 1975|title=McNeese 39, W. Texas St. 33}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana
| site_stadium = Cajun Field
| site_cityst = Lafayette, LA
| score = 31–21
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81108256/the-monroe-news-star/|newspaper=The Monroe News-Star|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 24, 1975|title=Tech Can't Stop Arkansas State}} {{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = Lamar
| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium
| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 20–10
| attend =
| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81108369/the-town-talk/|newspaper=The Town Talk|via=Newspapers.com|date=November 30, 1975|title=McArthur, McNeese Top Lamar 20-10}} {{Open access}}
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Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1975
| team = McNeese State Cowboys
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players =
{{American football roster/Player|num=14|class=Sr|first=Johnnie|last=Thibodeaux|pos=QB}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=|first=Charles|last=Jefferson|pos=DB|link=y|dab=Charles Jefferson (American football)}}
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{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Jack Doland
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{McNeese Cowboys football navbox}}
{{Southland Conference navbox}}
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