1971 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1971 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1–1 ( Independent)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware     10 1 0
No. 5 Tennessee State     9 1 0
No. 2 McNeese State     9 1 1
Colorado College     7 1 0
No. 8 Akron     8 2 0
Samford     8 2 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan     7 1 2
Arkansas AM&N     7 2 0
Indiana (PA)     7 2 0
Kentucky State     8 3 0
Appalachian State     7 3 1
Northern Michigan     7 3 0
Hawaii     7 4 0
Ashland     6 4 0
Santa Clara     6 4 0
Southern Illinois     6 4 0
Tampa     6 5 0
UNLV     5 4 1
Bucknell     5 5 0
Central Michigan     5 5 0
Milwaukee     5 5 0
Nevada     5 5 0
St. Norbert     5 5 0
Wayne State (MI)     4 4 0
Hofstra     5 6 0
Cortland     4 5 0
Northeastern     4 5 0
Portland State     4 5 0
Chicago     3 4 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 1
Eastern Illinois     4 6 0
Indiana State     4 6 0
Saint Mary's     3 5 0
Rose-Hulman     3 6 0
Boston University     3 7 0
Drexel     2 6 0
Chattanooga     2 9 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 and lost to Tennessee State in the Grantland Rice Bowl.