1975 McNeese

7–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Southland Conference), coached by Jack Doland.

Schedule and results

McNeese in 1975, game by game: lost vs. Louisiana Tech 14–21; lost vs. Arkansas State 7–24; lost at Eastern Michigan 6–20; won at Marshall 33–3; won at Texas–Arlington 28–24; won vs. UL Monroe 15–14; lost vs. Dayton 12–17; won at Northwestern State 31–14; won vs. West Texas 39–33; won at Louisiana 33–21; won vs. Lamar 20–10+30−17Lost 14–21 vs. Louisiana Tech-7Louisiana TechLost 7–24 vs. Arkansas State-17Arkansas StateLost 6–20 at Eastern Michigan-14Eastern MichiganWon 33–3 at Marshall+30MarshallWon 28–24 at Texas–Arlington+4Texas–ArlingtonWon 15–14 vs. UL Monroe+1UL MonroeLost 12–17 vs. Dayton-5DaytonWon 31–14 at Northwestern State+17Northwestern St…Won 39–33 vs. West Texas+6West TexasWon 33–21 at Louisiana+12LouisianaWon 20–10 vs. Lamar+10Lamar
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lamar 20–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
238–⁠201
Coach
Jack Doland
Elo
1353 +130 this season
SP+ rating
4.0 No. 63 of 132; offense No. 58, defense No. 64
SRS
−2.8 No. 80 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 2James Files CPittsburgh Steelers

1975 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas State5–⁠011–⁠0
Louisiana Tech4–⁠18–⁠2
McNeese3–⁠27–⁠4
Louisiana2–⁠36–⁠5
Texas–Arlington1–⁠44–⁠7
Lamar0–⁠51–⁠10

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