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2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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2015 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record10–1 (9–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Leger (9th season)
Defensive coordinatorLance Guidry (3rd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State $^   9 0     10 1  
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^   7 2     11 4  
Central Arkansas   7 2     7 4  
Incarnate Word *   5 4     6 5  
Lamar   4 5     5 6  
Northwestern State   4 5     4 7  
Stephen F. Austin   4 5     4 7  
SE Louisiana   3 6     4 7  
Abilene Christian *   3 6     3 8  
Nicholls State   3 6     3 8  
Houston Baptist   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Matt Viator in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State received the conference's automatic bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Cowboys lost in the second round to fellow Southland member, Sam Houston State. The team played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:30 pmNo. 14 (FBS) LSU* No. 25SECN Canceled[a]
September 126:00 pmIncarnate WordASNW 43–612,804
September 196:00 pmat Stephen F. AustinESPN3W 28–1412,018
September 266:00 pmMississippi College*No. 25
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 37–010,436
October 33:00 pmat Nicholls StateNo. 23CST[1]W 37–76,192
October 106:00 pmNo. 20 Southeastern LouisianaNo. 22
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
CSTW 21–713,110
October 176:00 pmat Central ArkansasNo. 15ESPN3W 28–1310,527
October 246:00 pmNorthwestern StatedaggerNo. 12
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
CSTW 47–279,806
October 312:00 pmat Abilene ChristianNo. 10ASNW 15–133,567
November 76:00 pmNo. 7 Sam Houston StateNo. 9
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN3W 27–1010,501
November 216:00 pmat LamarNo. 3ESPN3W 20–149,808
December 57:00 pmNo. 6 Sam Houston StateNo. 3
ESPN3L 29–3413,493
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
^[a] The game between LSU and McNeese State was canceled due to inclement weather. The game was delayed due to lightning after 5 minutes of play during each team held the ball for one drive and no one scored. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest". LSU did agree to pay McNeese State its promised fee of $500,000.

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Game summaries

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@ LSU

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McNeese State at LSU
1 234Total
#25 Cowboys 0 000 0
Tigers 0 000 0
  • Date: September 5
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game start: CANCELLED
Sources:[4]

Incarnate Word

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Incarnate Word at McNeese State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 006 6
Cowboys 7 22014 43
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 12,804
  • Game weather: NNW 11 • Fair, 38% humidity
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:[5]

@ Stephen F. Austin

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McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
Cowboys 7 1407 28
Lumberjacks 14 000 14
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 12,018
  • Game weather: High 80's • SE 0–5 • Sunny and clear
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[6]

Mississippi College

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Mississippi College at McNeese State
1 234Total
Choctaws 0 000 0
#25 Cowboys 13 7107 37
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:40
  • Game attendance: 10,436
  • Game weather: 75°F • Overcast 86% • SSE 2 mph
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • Television network: All Access Cowboy Insider
Sources:[7]

@ Nicholls

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McNeese State at Nicholls
1 234Total
#23 Cowboys 7 2073 37
Colonels 0 700 7
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 6,192
  • Game weather: 76°F • Clear • NNW 11 mph
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: CST
Sources:[8]

Southeastern Louisiana

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Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 234Total
#20 Lions 0 700 7
#22 Cowboys 14 700 21
  • Date: October 10
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 13,110
  • Game weather: 80°F • NNW 6 • Sunny and warm
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: CST/ESPN3
Sources:[9]

@ Central Arkansas

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McNeese State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
#15 Cowboys 0 0721 28
Bears 0 3100 13
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Estes Stadium
    Conway, AR
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 10,527
  • Game weather: 66°F • Clear
  • Referee: Kevin Boitmann
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[10]

Northwestern State (homecoming)

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Northwestern State at McNeese State
1 234Total
Demons 7 3107 27
#12 Cowboys 7 71320 47
  • Date: October 24
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 9,806
  • Game weather: 73°F • NE 8 • Cloudy, 40% rain
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: CST
Sources:[11]

@ Abilene Christian

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McNeese State at Abilene Christian
1 234Total
#10 Cowboys 3 363 15
Wildcats 0 607 13
  • Date: October 31
  • Location: Shotwell Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 3,567
  • Game weather: 65°F • NNW 13 • Sunny
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:[12]

Sam Houston State

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Sam Houston State at McNeese State
1 234Total
#7 Bearkats 10 000 10
#9 Cowboys 0 14310 27
  • Date: November 7
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 10,501
  • Game weather: 64°F • NNE 13 • Overcast with rain
  • Referee: Daniel Romeo
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[13]

@ Lamar

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McNeese State at Lamar
1 234Total
#3 Cowboys 17 003 20
Cardinals 7 007 14
  • Date: November 21
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 9,808
  • Game weather: 62°F • 17 mph • Cloudy and Windy
  • Referee: Randy Christal
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[14]

Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Second Round

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Sam Houston State at McNeese State
1 234Total
#6 Bearkats 7 17100 34
#3 Cowboys 10 766 29
  • Date: December 5
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 13,493
  • Game weather: 57°F • ENE 3 • Fair, 45% humidity
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:[15]

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS25RVRV25232215121093337
Coaches2323211715139975–T2 (1)2 (2)2 (1)9

References

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  1. ^ "Southland Conference Announces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "2015 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. ^ "Blame it on the rain: Cowboys–Tigers washed out". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Incarnate Word (1–1) –vs– McNeese State (0–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  6. ^ "McNeese (2–0, 2–0) –vs– Stephen F. Austin (0–3, 0–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "Mississippi College (2–2) –vs– McNeese (3–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "McNeese State (4–0, 3–0) –vs– Nicholls (0–4, 0–2)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  9. ^ "Southeastern Louisiana (3–2, 2–1) –vs– McNeese State (5–0, 4–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  10. ^ "McNeese State (6–0, 5–0) –vs– Central Arkansas (3–3, 3–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
  11. ^ "Northwestern State (1–6, 1–4) –vs– McNeese State (7–0, 6–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "McNeese State (8–0, 7–0) –vs– Abilene Christian (2–6, 2–5)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  13. ^ "Sam Houston State (6–3, 5–2) –vs– McNeese State (9–0, 8–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  14. ^ "McNeese State (10–0, 9–0) –vs– Lamar University (5–6, 4–5)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  15. ^ "Sam Houston State (10–3) –vs– McNeese State (10–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.