2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2013 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 11
FCS Coaches No. 9
2013 record 10–3 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach Matt Viator (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Tim Leger (7th season)
Defensive coordinator Lance Guidry (1st season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
(Capacity: 17,610)
2013 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#6 Southeastern Louisiana $^  7 –0     11 –3  
#11 McNeese State ^  6 –1     10 –3  
#14 Sam Houston State ^  4 –3     9 –5  
Central Arkansas  4 –3     7 –5  
Northwestern State  3 –4     6 –6  
Lamar  2 –5     5 –7  
Nicholls State  1 –6     4 –8  
Stephen F. Austin  1 –6     3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by eighth-year head coach Matt Viator and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–1 in Southland play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Jacksonville State.

Media

All McNeese State games were broadcast on Gator 99.5 FM. KVHP 30.2 is the local affiliate for SLC TV and aired McNeese State games on SLC TV.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 PM at South Florida* Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 W 53–21   35,470
September 7 7:30 PM Arkansas-Pine Bluff* No. 18 Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA CSNH W 58–14   15,217
September 14 7:00 PM West Alabama* No. 13 Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA W 44–42   10,107
September 21 7:00 PM Weber State* No. 12 Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA W 43–6   8,893
September 28 4:00 PM at No. 5 Northern Iowa* No. 9 UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA L 6–41   12,325
October 5 3:00 PM at No. 14 Central Arkansas No. 11 Estes Stadium • Conway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl) SLCTV W 59–28   10,247
October 19 7:00 PM No. 2 Sam Houston State No. 9 Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA ESPN3 W 31–23   15,352
October 26 3:00 PM at Nicholls State No. 4 John L. Guidry Stadium • Thobodaux, LA W 55–30   5,988
November 2 7:00 PM No. 25 Southeastern Louisiana No. 4 Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA L 7–41   14,898
November 9 3:00 PM at Stephen F. Austin No. 11 Homer Bryce Stadium • Nacogdoches, TX W 69–38   6,312
November 16 7:00 PM Northwestern State No. 9 Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Rivalry) ESPN3 W 43–17   15,003
November 23 3:00 PM at Lamar No. 6 Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border) W 42–38   7,627
December 7 6:00 PM No. 20 Jacksonville State* No. 6 Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 10–31   5,036
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

South Florida

McNeese State at USF
1 234Total
• Cowboys 2 311010 53
Bulls 7 077 21
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 35,470
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Cloudy
  • Referee: Todd LaPenta
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Drew Fellios, Doug Graber, and Tiffany Greene
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2006 USF, 41–10

McNeese State received $400,000 to play the upper division (FBS) USF Bulls to open the 2013 season for both programs.[2] The Bulls prior record as an FBS team playing against FCS teams was 23–0; USF was a 20.5 point favorite before the game.[2][3] The Cowboys spoiled Willie Taggart's debut as the Bulls' head coach, winning 53–21. The 32-point margin was the largest margin of victory by any FCS team over an FBS team since Division I was split into FBS and FCS in 1978.[3]

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Arkansas–Pine Bluff at McNeese State
1 234Total
Golden Lions 7 700 14
• #18 Cowboys 14 23147 58
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 7:37 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 15,217
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Cloudy, Winds SSW @ 6mph
  • Referee: Ken Ray
  • TV announcers (CSNH): David Saltzman, ND Kalu & Bart Enis
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

West Alabama

West Alabama at McNeese State
1 234Total
Tigers 14 7147 42
• #13 Cowboys 14 10713 44
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 10,107
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Partly Cloudy, Winds E @ 6mph
  • Referee: Ross Smith
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First Meeting

Weber State

Weber State at McNeese State
1 234Total
Wildcats 6 000 6
• #12 Cowboys 7 101313 43
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:53
  • Game attendance: 8,893
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Cloudy w/ 70% chance of rain, Winds NNE @ 12mph
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2012 McNeese State, 35–21

Northern Iowa

McNeese State at Northern Iowa
1 234Total
#9 Cowboys 0 060 6
• #5 Panthers 7 101410 41
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–7 1999 Northern Iowa, 41–17

Central Arkansas

McNeese State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• #11 Cowboys 7 35710 59
#14 Bears 7 1470 28
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 2012 Central Arkansas, 27–26

Sam Houston State

McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
#9 Cowboys 0 000 0
#2 Bearkats 0 000 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–7 2012 Sam Houston State, 45–10

Nicholls State

McNeese State at Nicholls State
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 000 0
Colonels 0 000 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–11 2012 McNeese State, 42–10

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 234Total
Lions 0 000 0
Cowboys 0 000 0
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–16 2012 Southeastern Louisiana, 25–24

Stephen F. Austin

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
• #11 Cowboys 21 24177 69
Lumberjacks 24 077 38
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
14–11–1 2012 McNeese State, 35–24

Northwestern State

Northwestern State at McNeese State
1 234Total
Demons 0 000 0
Cowboys 0 000 0
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–16–1 2012 McNeese State, 30–22

Lamar

McNeese State at Lamar
1 234Total
Demons 0 000 0
Cowboys 0 000 0
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–7–1 2012 McNeese State, 35–0

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 NR 18 13 12 9 11 9 9 4 4 11 9 6 6 11 
Coaches NR 20 18 13 9 14 11 10 7 7 13 11 8 6 9

References

  1. ↑ "McNeese State announces 2013 football schedule". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Auman, Greg (August 31, 2013). "McNeese State Hands USF Bulls Humbling Loss". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  3. 1 2 Auman, Greg (August 31, 2013). "McNeese State Ranks Among USF Bulls' Worst Losses". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
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