1959 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 1959 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State College (now known as McNeese State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1959 college football season. In their third year under head coach Les DeVall, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, tying for second place in the GSC.

1959 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	6–3 (2–3 GSC)
Head coach	Les DeVall (3rd season)
Home stadium	Wildcat Stadium
Seasons ← 1958 1960 →

1959 Gulf States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Northwestern State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	L 6–19	5,000	[1]
September 26	at Stephen F. Austin*	Memorial Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 20–7	3,500	[2]
October 3	Louisiana Tech	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 0–28	5,000	[3]
October 10	Tampa*	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 27–14	4,500	[4]
October 17	at Northeast Louisiana State	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 21–6	3,500	[5]
October 31	at Louisiana College*	Alumni Field Pineville, LA	W 26–0	3,900	[6]
November 7	Florence State*	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 28–7	4,000	[7]
November 14	Southeastern Louisiana	Wildcat Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 20–8	1,500	[8]
November 21	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (rivalry)	L 14–19	4,000–5,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

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