1974 McNeese

3–⁠2 (1–⁠2 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠4–⁠1, over 11 games to the five on file here.

Schedule and results

McNeese in 1974, game by game: won vs. Northern Illinois 19–16; won vs. Louisiana 38–0; won at Texas–Arlington 43–0; lost at Lamar 3–17; lost at Arkansas State 20–22+43−14Won 19–16 vs. Northern Illinois+3Northern Illino…Won 38–0 vs. Louisiana+38LouisianaWon 43–0 at Texas–Arlington+43Texas–ArlingtonLost 3–17 at Lamar-14LamarLost 20–22 at Arkansas State-2Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arkansas State 22–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists one game of McNeese’s 1974 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 26atLouisiana TechL 17–⁠24Louisiana Tech’s article
Record
3–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2 4th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
123–⁠55
Coach
—
Elo
1259 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

1974 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisiana Tech3–⁠05–⁠0
Lamar3–⁠18–⁠2
Arkansas State2–⁠27–⁠3
McNeese1–⁠23–⁠2
Louisiana0–⁠42–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.