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1979 Arkansas State Indians football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumIndian Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
McNeese State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
UT Arlington 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Lamar 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 2
Arkansas State 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Louisiana Tech record includes one win by forfeit.

The 1979 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Arkansas State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Lacewell, Arkansas State compiled an overall record of 4–7 record with a conference mark of 1–4, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in the Southland .[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8East Texas State*
W 24–14[2]
September 15at Northeast Louisiana*
L 17–18[3]
September 22Southern Illinois*
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
W 24–1616,803[4]
September 29Southwestern Louisiana
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 9–1317,638[5]
October 6at Richmond*
W 24–3[6]
October 13at Louisiana Tech
W 14–713,800[7]
October 20at McNeese State
L 7–10[8]
October 27Lamardagger
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 10–2010,212[9]
November 3Texas–Arlington*
  • Indian Stadium
  • Jonesboro, AR
L 18–5612,672[10]
November 10at Wyoming*
L 14–17[11]
November 17at Southern Miss*
L 6–1416,340[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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1980 NFL Draft

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See also: 1980 NFL draft

The following Indian was selected in the 1980 NFL draft.[14]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
2 37 Gene Bradley Quarterback Buffalo Bills

References

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  1. ^ "1979 Arkansas Red Wolves Stats". Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Arkansas State whips East Texas". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Northeast wins". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 16, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved January 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Salukis lose, but foes aren't laughing now". Southern Illinoisan. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Smith, Roveto power Cajuns past Indians". Monroe Morning World. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Indians squash Spiders at Bradley's direction". The Commercial Appeal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Indians slug Bulldogs". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1979. Retrieved July 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese nips Arkansas St". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "ASU turns over a victory to Lamar at homecoming". The Commercial Appeal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UTA rushes past Indians". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1979. p. 2B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Wyoming Nips Arkansas St". The Daily Herald. November 11, 1979. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "How good?". The Clarion-Ledger. November 18, 1979. Retrieved March 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1979 Arkansas State Red Wolves Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  14. ^ "Arkansas State Drafted Players/Alumni". Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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