2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2015 McNeese State Cowboys football

Conference	Southland Conference
2015 record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Matt Viator (10th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Leger (9th year)
Defensive coordinator	Lance Guidry (3rd year)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium (Capacity: 17,610)


2015 Southland Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Abilene Christian*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston Baptist	0	–	0	0	–	0
Incarnate Word*	0	–	0	0	–	0
Lamar	0	–	0	0	–	0
McNeese State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Nicholls State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northwestern State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Sam Houston State	0	–	0	0	–	0
SE Louisiana	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	0	–	0

† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II As of 10 January 2015; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team will represent McNeese State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys will be led by tenth year head coach Matt Viator and will play their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2014 season with a 6–5 overall record and were 4–4 in conference play. They were ranked in both FCS polls from the preseaon polls through the twelfth week. Their highest ranking was Number 5 in the Sports Network poll and Number 4 in the Coaches poll in weeks four through six. The Cowboys dropped out of both polls following a season ending loss to the Lamar Cardinals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result
Regular Season
September 5	TBA	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	–
September 12	TBA	Incarnate Word	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	–
September 19	TBA	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX	–
September 26	TBA	Mississippi College*	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	–
October 3	TBA	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA	–
October 10	TBA	Southeastern Louisiana	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	–
October 17	TBA	at Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium • Conway, AR	–
October 24	TBA	Northwestern State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Rivalry)	–
October 31	TBA	at Abilene Christian	Shotwell Stadium • Abilene, TX	–
November 7	TBA	Sam Houston State	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	–
November 21	TBA	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	–
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

@ (FBS) LSU

McNeese State at LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 5
Location: Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2010	LSU, 10–32

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 12
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	LSU, 41–21

@ Stephen F. Austin

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 19
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–14	2014	Stephen F. Austin, 16–31

Mississippi College

See also: Mississippi College

Mississippi College at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Choctaws	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 26
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1989	McNeese State, 28–21

@ Nicholls

McNeese State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Colonels	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 3
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–11	2014	McNeese State, 45–3

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 10
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–17	2013	Southeastern Louisiana, 7–41

@ Central Arkansas

McNeese State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Bears	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 17
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2013	McNeese State, 59–28

Northwestern State (Homecoming)

Northwestern State at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 24
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
43–20–1	2014	McNeese State, 35–28

@ Abilene Christian

McNeese State at Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 31
Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX
Game start: TBA CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2014	McNeese State, 31–20

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 7
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: TBA CST

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–10	2014	Sam Houston State, 22–38

@ Lamar

McNeese State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 21
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: TBA CST
Television network: Live Streaming - Big Red Sports Network^[2]

Sources:

Scoring summary

1				–

2				-

3				-

4				-

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–8–1	2014	Lamar, 24–27

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network
Coaches

References

↑ "2015 Football Schedule". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
↑ "Big Red Sports Network". Lamar University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

McNeese State Cowboys football

Venues	Cowboy Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Border (Lamar) Cajun Crown (Louisiana–Lafayette) Northwestern State Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015