2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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.

2013 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 9
2013 record10–3 (6–1 Southland)
Head coachMatt Viator (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorTim Leger (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorLance Guidry (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
(Capacity: 17,610)
2013 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^  7 –0     11 –3  
No. 11 McNeese State ^  6 –1     10 –3  
No. 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

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 PMat South Florida*
ESPN3W 53–2135,470
September 77:30 PMArkansas-Pine Bluff*No. 18
CSNHW 58–1415,217
September 147:00 PMWest Alabama*No. 13
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 44–4210,107
September 217:00 PMWeber State*No. 12
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 43–68,893
September 284:00 PMat No. 5 Northern Iowa*No. 9
L 6–4112,325
October 53:00 PMat No. 14 Central ArkansasNo. 11
SLCTVW 59–2810,247
October 197:00 PMNo. 2 Sam Houston StateNo. 9
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN3W 31–2315,352
October 263:00 PMat Nicholls StateNo. 4
W 55–305,988
November 27:00 PMNo. 25 Southeastern LouisianaNo. 4
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 7–4114,898
November 93:00 PMat Stephen F. AustinNo. 11
W 69–386,312
November 167:00 PMNorthwestern StateNo. 9
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (Rivalry)
ESPN3W 43–1715,003
November 233:00 PMat LamarNo. 6
W 42–387,627
December 76:00 PMNo. 20 Jacksonville State*No. 6
ESPN3L 10–315,036

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Game summaries

South Florida
See also: South Florida Bulls football and 2013 South Florida Bulls football team
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
See also: Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football and 2013 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
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
See also: West Alabama Tigers football
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
See also: Weber State Wildcats football and 2013 Weber State Wildcats football team
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
See also: Northern Iowa Panthers football and 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
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
See also: 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team
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
See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
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
See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team
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
See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
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
See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2013 Northwestern State Demons football team
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
See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2013 Lamar Cardinals football team
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. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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. Auman, Greg (August 31, 2013). "McNeese State Hands USF Bulls Humbling Loss". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  3. Auman, Greg (August 31, 2013). "McNeese State Ranks Among USF Bulls' Worst Losses". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
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