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1983 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
UT Arlington 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Lamar 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Northwestern State*
W 18–13[1]
September 10at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 23–0[2]
September 17West Texas State*
W 17–021,621[3]
September 24Nicholls State*No. 2
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 27–3020,000[4]
October 8at Louisiana TechNo. 11
W 24–2019,900[5]
October 15No. 10 North Texas StateNo. 11
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 10–1721,500[6]
October 22Arkansas StateNo. T–18
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 14–24[7]
October 29at No. 4 Northeast Louisiana
L 6–37[8]
November 5Texas–Arlington
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 20–16[9]
November 12at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 16–48[10]
November 19at Lamar
W 17–7[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Bohacek's play gives McNeese win". Daily World. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "McNeese wins big". Daily World. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNeese St. 17, WTSU 0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 18, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colonels stun McNeese". The Crowley Post-Signal. September 25, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cowboys surge past Bulldogs". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "North Texas shuts down McNeese State, 17–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1983. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arkansas State downs McNeese". Hattiesburg American. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese gets booted". Daily World. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cowboys snap streak". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lo and behold, Ragin' Cajuns crush Cowboys, 48–16". The Daily Advertiser. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McNeese State 17, Lamar 7". Longview News-Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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