1972 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team

The 1972 Northeast Louisiana Indians football team was an American football team that represented Northeast Louisiana University (now known as the University of Louisiana at Monroe) as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Ollie Keller, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

1972 Northeast Louisiana Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1972 record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Tennessee State      11 1 0
No. 1 Delaware      10 1 0
Colorado College      8 1 0
Tampa      10 2 0
Hawaii      8 3 0
Indiana State      7 3 0
Northeastern      6 2 0
Bucknell      6 3 0
Cortland      6 3 0
San Diego      6 3 1
Eastern Michigan      6 4 0
Milwaukee      6 4 0
Samford      5 3 2
Lake Forest      4 3 1
Nevada      6 5 0
Central Michigan      5 5 1
Fordham      5 5 0
Rose-Hulman      5 5 0
Santa Clara      4 4 1
Akron      3 4 2
Saint Mary's      3 4 0
Drexel      3 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      3 7 0
Portland State      3 8 0
Wayne State (MI)      2 5 1
Northern Michigan      2 8 0
Saint Peter's      2 8 0
Chattanooga      2 9 0
Southern Illinois      1 8 1
UNLV      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Quantico MarinesW 10–6[1]
September 16at Mississippi StateL 42–7[2]
September 23at RichmondL 0–177,500[3]
September 30Northwestern State
L 7–17[4]
October 7at Nicholls StateW 27–7[5]
October 14at McNeese StateL 14–31[6]
October 21at Southeastern LouisianaW 34–9[7]
November 4Arkansas State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Monroe, LA
L 13–14[8]
November 11at DrakeL 17–359,000[9]
November 18Louisiana Tech
L 6–107,000[10]

References

  1. "Northeast stops Marines, 10–6". The Daily Advertiser. September 10, 1972. p. 50. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Miss. State rambles over Northeast 42–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1972. p. C1. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Spiders win". Daily Press. September 24, 1972. p. 33. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Johnson spurs Demons past Northeast, 17–7". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1972. p. D1. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Northeast is victor over Nicholls State". The Daily Advertiser. October 8, 1972. p. 55. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McNeese wins, 31–14". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 15, 1972. p. B4. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Edwards keys win by Tribe". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1972. p. 4D. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Arkansas State edge NLU". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1972. p. 3D. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Freshmen guide Drake, 35–7". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1972. p. D1. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "NLU pushes hard, but Tech caps 'perfect' season, 10–6". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1972. p. 2D. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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