1978 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1978 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Louisiana Tech + 4 1 0 6 5 0
Arkansas State + 4 1 0 7 4 0
Texas–Arlington 3 2 0 5 6 0
McNeese State 2 3 0 7 4 0
Southwestern Louisiana 2 3 0 3 8 0
Lamar 0 5 0 2 8 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play and finished tied for fourth in the Southland.