1969 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1969 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Gulf States Conference
Record	4–6 (1–4 GSC)
Head coach	Jim Clark (4th season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium

1969 Gulf States Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Louisiana Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Northwestern State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
McNeese State	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1969 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Jim Clark in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the GSC. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium on Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Lamar Tech*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	L 7–13	12,300–12,600
September 27	at Tennessee–Martin*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 17–15	6,000
October 4	Louisiana Tech	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 18–35	12,300
October 11	Texas–Arlington*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 7–13	9,000
October 18	at Northeast Louisiana	Brown Stadium Monroe, LA	W 41–27	8,000
October 25	at NAS Pensacola*	Kane Field Pensacola, FL	W 31–29	3,500
November 1	No. 13 Troy State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 17–14	10,000
November 8	at Northwestern State	Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	L 28–29	9,000
November 15	Southeastern Louisiana	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 21–24	9,000
November 22	at Southwestern Louisiana	McNaspy Stadium Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	L 17–21	6,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game