All McNeese State games will be broadcast on Gator 99.5 FM. KVHP 30.2 is the local affiliate for SLC TV and will air McNeese State games on SLC TV.
Schedule
[1]
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
6:30 PM |
at Middle Tennessee* |
|
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN |
ESPN3 |
W 27–21 |
18,690 |
September 8 |
7:00 PM |
McMurry* |
No. 22 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA |
Cowboy Insider |
W 69–7 |
13,291 |
September 15 |
7:00 PM |
at Weber State* |
No. 19 |
Stewart Stadium • Ogden, UT |
Big Sky TV |
W 35–21 |
9,617 |
September 22 |
7:00 PM |
at Southeastern Louisiana |
No. 19 |
Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA |
The Southeastern Channel |
L 24–25 |
4,791 |
September 29 |
7:00 PM |
Northwestern State |
No. 24 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Rivalry) |
Cowboy Insider |
W 30–22 |
10,532 |
October 13 |
7:00 PM |
No. 21 Central Arkansas |
No. 19 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl) |
Cowboy Insider |
L 26–27 |
12,913 |
October 20 |
2:00 PM |
at No. 6 Sam Houston State |
|
Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX |
CSNH |
L 10–45 |
10,151 |
October 27 |
7:00 PM |
Stephen F. Austin![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
|
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA |
SLC TV |
W 35–24 |
12,213 |
November 3 |
3:00 PM |
at Nicholls State |
|
John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA |
SLC TV |
W 42–10 |
5,299 |
November 10 |
1:00 PM |
at UTSA* |
|
Alamodome • San Antonio, TX |
|
L 24–31 |
25,784 |
November 17 |
7:00 PM |
Lamar |
|
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border) |
Cowboys Insider |
W 35–0 |
11,235 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
Game summaries
Middle Tennessee
McNeese State at Middle Tennessee State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• Cowboys |
0 |
14 | 10 | 3 |
27 |
Blue Raiders |
3 |
3 | 0 | 15 |
21 |
Sources: |
After Texas A&M bought out the 2012 game scheduled against McNeese State, the Cowboys were able to find a replacement to open the season in the form of the Blue Raiders. It will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.[2]
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
MSU |
MTST |
1 |
12:40 |
6 |
34 |
3:20 |
Middle Tennessee State |
20-yard field goal by Carlos Lopez |
0 |
3
|
2 |
14:53 |
11 |
55 |
3:53 |
Middle Tennessee State |
28-yard field goal by Carlos Lopez |
0 |
6
|
2 |
9:20 |
11 |
70 |
5:33 |
McNeese State |
Josh Jordan 2-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Bolfing, Josh Lewis kick good |
7 |
6
|
2 |
0:33 |
10 |
87 |
5:43 |
McNeese State |
Champlain Babin 8-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
14 |
6
|
3 |
12:00 |
8 |
51 |
3:00 |
McNeese State |
46-yard field goal by Josh Lewis |
17 |
6
|
3 |
1:20 |
5 |
49 |
2:08 |
McNeese State |
Cody Stroud 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
24 |
6
|
4 |
6:58 |
17 |
97 |
4:17 |
Middle Tennessee State |
Anthony Amos 6-yard touchdown reception from Logan Kilgore, 2-point pass to Jordan Parker from Logan Kilgore good |
24 |
14
|
4 |
5:21 |
5 |
25 |
1:37 |
McNeese State |
33-yard field goal by Josh Lewis |
27 |
14
|
4 |
5:01 |
1 |
15 |
0:20 |
Middle Tennessee State |
Kyle Griswould 15-yard touchdown reception from Logan Kilgore, Carlos Lopez kick good |
27 |
21
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
27 |
21 |
|
McMurry
The Cowboys look to get rid of a goose egg when they meet the D2 Independent War Hawks. McMurry and McNeese State have met twice before, in 1957 and 1958, with the War Hawks owning a 2-0 record against the Cowboys.[3]
McMurry at #21 McNeese State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
War Hawks |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• Cowboys |
21 |
24 | 14 | 10 |
69 |
- Date: September 8
- Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 2:50
- Game attendance: 13,291
- Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Cloudy, winds N at 13mph
- Referee: Buddy Gingras
Sources: |
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
McMurry |
McNeese St. |
1 |
8:40 |
10 |
61 |
4:33 |
McNeese State |
Cody Stroud 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
0 |
7
|
1 |
3:01 |
7 |
62 |
3:11 |
McNeese State |
Javaris Murray 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
0 |
14
|
1 |
0:26 |
4 |
22 |
1:09 |
McNeese State |
Damion Dixon 10-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
0 |
21
|
2 |
13:11 |
3 |
46 |
1:11 |
McNeese State |
Darius Carey 13-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
0 |
28
|
2 |
11:40 |
|
|
|
McNeese State |
Interception returned 41 yards for touchdown by Chris Raggett, Josh Lewis kick good |
0 |
35
|
2 |
5:46 |
9 |
83 |
5:13 |
McNeese State |
Darius Carey 52-yard touchdown reception from Tyler Bolfing, Josh Lewis kick good |
0 |
42
|
2 |
1:28 |
4 |
8 |
1:39 |
McNeese State |
23-yard field goal by Josh Lewis |
0 |
45
|
3 |
11:21 |
|
|
|
McNeese State |
Interception returned 30 yards for touchdown by Chris Raggett, James Bice kick good |
0 |
52
|
3 |
3:49 |
9 |
95 |
4:45 |
McNeese State |
Dillon Berlin 5-yard touchdown run, James Bice kick good |
0 |
59
|
3 |
2:28 |
3 |
4 |
1:21 |
McMurry |
Clinton McCoy 7-yard touchdown reception from Brady Lambert, Josh King kick good |
7 |
59
|
4 |
12:11 |
9 |
37 |
5:27 |
McNeese State |
27-yard field goal by James Bice |
7 |
62
|
4 |
10:43 |
3 |
32 |
1:18 |
McNeese State |
Kelvin Bennett 17-yard touchdown run, James Bice kick good |
7 |
69
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
7 |
69 |
|
Weber State
The Cowboys and Wildcats meet for the third time in 2012 with the series even at 1-1, the last having taken place in 1990 with Weber prevailing 27-7. The Wildcats will head to Lake Charles in 2013 as part of this home-and-home series.[4]
#19 McNeese State at Weber State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• #19 Cowboys |
0 |
14 | 7 | 14 |
35 |
Wildcats |
0 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
21 |
- Date: September 15
- Location: Stewart Stadium
Ogden, UT - Game start: 7:05 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 2:53
- Game attendance: 9,617
- Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Sunny, winds N at 3mph
- Referee: Bruce Palmer
- TV announcers (Big Sky TV): Carl Arky and Ty Sparrow
Sources: |
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
McNeese St. |
Weber St. |
2 |
4:00 |
9 |
80 |
4:01 |
McNeese State |
Darius Casey 3-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
7 |
0
|
2 |
00:16 |
11 |
80 |
2:47 |
McNeese State |
Cody Stroud 4-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
14 |
0
|
3 |
11:25 |
7 |
33 |
1:59 |
Weber State |
Shaydon Kehano 10-yard touchdown reception from Mike Hoke, Shaun McClain kick good |
14 |
7
|
3 |
10:07 |
1 |
91 |
0:13 |
McNeese State |
Dionate Spencer 91-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
21 |
7
|
4 |
10:56 |
8 |
49 |
3:56 |
McNeese State |
Jereon McGilvery 8-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
28 |
7
|
4 |
6:45 |
2 |
80 |
0:51 |
McNeese State |
Javaris Murray 76-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
35 |
7
|
4 |
3:50 |
10 |
66 |
2:49 |
Weber State |
C. J. Tuckett 2-yard touchdown run, Shaun McClain kick good |
35 |
14
|
4 |
00:20 |
7 |
63 |
1:01 |
Weber State |
Jordan Adamczyk 3-yard touchdown run, Shaun McClain kick good |
35 |
21
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
35 |
21 |
|
Southeastern Louisiana
SLC play begins with this match against the Lions. The Cowboys currently own a 22-15 record against the Lions.[1]
McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Cowboys |
14 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
24 |
• Lions |
3 |
7 | 7 | 8 |
25 |
Sources: |
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
McNeese St. |
SE Louisiana |
1 |
7:39 |
9 |
63 |
4:48 |
McNeese State |
Cody Stroud 1-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
7 |
0
|
1 |
6:22 |
4 |
21 |
1:11 |
McNeese State |
Kendale Thomas 8-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
14 |
0
|
1 |
0:04 |
15 |
49 |
6:10 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
49-yard field goal by Seth Sebastian |
14 |
3
|
2 |
10:01 |
2 |
41 |
0:26 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Nathan Stanley 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good |
14 |
10
|
2 |
8:41 |
3 |
72 |
1:15 |
McNeese State |
Javaris Murray 26-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
21 |
10
|
2 |
0:03 |
17 |
60 |
4:06 |
McNeese State |
30-yard field goal by Josh Lewis |
24 |
10
|
3 |
3:26 |
15 |
86 |
7:03 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Michael Chaney 2-yard touchdown run, Seth Sebastian kick good |
24 |
17
|
4 |
2:39 |
17 |
80 |
6:25 |
Southeastern Louisiana |
Taylor Jenkins 2-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Stanley, 2-point run by Michael Chaney good |
24 |
25
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
24 |
25 |
|
Northwestern State
SLC play continues when the Demons and Cowboys meet with the Cowboys owning a 40-20-1 record against Northwestern State.[1]
Northwestern State at McNeese State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
Demons |
0 |
0 | 14 | 8 |
22 |
• Cowboys |
7 |
10 | 3 | 10 |
30 |
- Date: September 29
- Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 3:03
- Game attendance: 10,532
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Cloudy, winds ESE at 5mph
- Referee: Ross Smith
- TV announcers (Cowboy Insider): Tom Hoefer, Johnny Suydam, and Richard Dow
Sources: |
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
Time |
Drive |
Team |
Scoring information |
Score |
Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
Northwestern St. |
McNeese St. |
1 |
6:29 |
5 |
52 |
2:23 |
McNeese State |
Josh Jordan 17-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
0 |
7
|
2 |
14:07 |
5 |
73 |
1:52 |
McNeese State |
Diontae Spencer 43-yard touchdown reception from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick good |
0 |
14
|
2 |
0:00 |
14 |
64 |
2:48 |
McNeese State |
17-yard field goal by Josh Lewis |
0 |
17
|
3 |
13:56 |
3 |
34 |
1:04 |
Northwestern State |
Clifton Brown 18-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, John Shaughnessy kick good |
7 |
17
|
3 |
4:33 |
18 |
64 |
9:23 |
McNeese State |
21-yard field goal by Josh Lewis |
7 |
20
|
3 |
2:44 |
6 |
74 |
1:49 |
Northwestern State |
Phillip Harvey 41-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, John Shaughnessy kick good |
14 |
20
|
4 |
10:19 |
4 |
7 |
2:03 |
McNeese State |
31-yard field goal by Josh Lewis |
14 |
23
|
4 |
9:28 |
2 |
22 |
0:47 |
McNeese State |
Javaris Murray 18-yard touchdown run, Josh Lewis kick good |
14 |
30
|
4 |
5:58 |
11 |
98 |
3:30 |
Northwestern State |
Jovhan Jilbert 58-yard touchdown reception from Brad Henderson, 2-point Jovhan Jilbert pass to Robert Walker good |
22 |
30
|
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. |
22 |
30 |
|
Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas heads to Cowboy Stadium in 2012. The Cowboys are 3-3 against the Bears.[1]
Central Arkansas at McNeese State
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|
• Bears |
7 |
3 | 0 | 17 |
27 |
Cowboys |
3 |
9 | 0 | 14 |
26 |
- Date: October 13
- Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA - Game start: 7:00 PM CST
- Elapsed time: 2:50
- Game attendance: 12,913
- Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Partly Cloudy, winds SSE 17mph
- Referee: Alan Eck
- TV announcers (UCA Gameday): Justin Acri
Sources: |
Sam Houston State
The defending conference champions appear near the end of November. The Cowboys own a 24-8-1 record against Sam Houston State, but the Bearkats have won the recent games.[1]
McNeese State at Sam Houston State
|
1 |
2 | Total |
---|
Cowboys |
|
|
0 |
Bearkats |
|
|
0 |
Sources: |
Stephen F. Austin
An attempt to pull further away from the Lumberjacks takes place in this 2012 contest. The Cowboys own a 16-13-2 record against the Lumberjacks.[1]
Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State
|
1 |
2 | Total |
---|
Lumberjacks |
|
|
0 |
Cowboys |
|
|
0 |
- Date: October 27
- Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA - TV announcers (SLC TV): Lyn Rollins, Rene Nadeau, and Erin Cofiell
Sources: |
Nicholls State
The Cowboys open November with the Colonels. It's the 37th meeting with the Cowboys owning a 25-11 advantage in the series.[1]
McNeese State at Nicholls State
|
1 |
2 | Total |
---|
Cowboys |
|
|
0 |
Colonels |
|
|
0 |
Sources: |
UTSA
The Roadrunners stand as the final non-conference team until playoff time comes for the Cowboys in 2012. It's the second meeting between the 2 with McNeese having won the 2011 match.[1]
McNeese State at UTSA
|
1 |
2 | Total |
---|
Cowboys |
|
|
0 |
Roadrunners |
|
|
0 |
Sources: |
Lamar
The 31st meeting between the Cardinals and Cowboys closes the 2012 SLC season. The Cowboys own a 21-8-1 record against the Cardinals.[1]
Lamar at McNeese State
|
1 |
2 | Total |
---|
Cardinals |
|
|
0 |
Cowboys |
|
|
0 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Sources: |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
Final |
Sports Network |
RV |
22 |
19 |
19 |
24 |
21 |
19 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
Coaches |
RV |
21 |
19 |
17 |
21 |
18 |
15 |
21 |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
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