1981 McNeese State Cowboys football team
American college football season
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The 1981 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ernie Duplechin in his third and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–1–1 Southland)
Headcoach
- Ernie Duplechin (3rd season)
DefensivecoordinatorHubert Boales (3rd season)
| 1981 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 7–3–1 (3–1–1 Southland) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Hubert Boales (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Southern Illinois* | W 27–12 | 20,065 | [1] | |
| September 12 | at Ball State* | L 21–24 | 14,337 | [2] | |
| September 19 | at Nicholls State* | W 59–9 | 7,500 | [3] | |
| October 3 | West Texas State* |
| L 24–31 | 20,850 | [4] |
| October 10 | at Northwestern State* | W 42–21 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | Northeast Louisiana* |
| W 41–25 | [6] | |
| October 24 | Arkansas State |
| W 21–7 | 21,254 | [7] |
| October 31 | at Lamar | T 20–20 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | Louisiana Tech |
| W 27–20 | 13,500 | [9] |
| November 14 | at UT Arlington | L 20–21 | 5,000 | [10] | |
| November 21 | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 14–7 | 19,173 | [11] | |
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