1979 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1979 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record11–1 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorHubert Boales (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
UT Arlington 4 1 0 9 2 0
Lamar 3 2 0 6 3 2
Arkansas State 1 4 0 4 7 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 0 4 7 0
Louisiana Tech 1 4 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernie Duplechin, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State was invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to Syracuse.