| 1976McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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Southland champion | |
Independence Bowl, W 20–16 vs.Tulsa | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 10–2 (4–1 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
Seasons | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1976 McNeese State Cowboys football team was anAmerican football team that representedMcNeese State University as a member of theSouthland Conference (Southland) during the1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coachJack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and were Southland champions. After the regular season, the Cowboys defeatedTulsa in theIndependence Bowl.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Southern Illinois* | W 38–0 | 15,000 | [1] | |
| September 18 | atLouisiana Tech | W 15–13 | 17,734 | [2] | |
| September 25 | Eastern Michigan* |
| W 23–10 | [3] | |
| October 2 | Marshall* |
| W 34–9 | [4] | |
| October 9 | atNortheast Louisiana* | W 36–35 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | UT Arlington |
| L 10–27 | 15,000 | [6] |
| October 23 | atArkansas State | W 24–21 | [7] | ||
| October 30 | atWest Texas State* | L 25–30 | 5,000 | [8] | |
| November 6 | Northwestern State* |
| W 24–15 | 12,000 | [9] |
| November 13 | atLamar | W 27–0 | [10] | ||
| November 20 | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 20–19 | [11] | |
| December 13 | vs.Tulsa* | W 20–16 | 15,542–19,164 | [12] | |
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