2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by third-year head coach Lance Guidry and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a four-way tie for fourth place.

2018 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2018 record6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coachLance Guidry (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorLandon Hoefer (3rd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
(Capacity: 17,610)
2018 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 –2     9 –4  
Incarnate Word +^  6 –2     6 –5  
Lamar ^  6 –3     7 –5  
Abilene Christian  5 –4     6 –5  
Central Arkansas  5 –4     6 –5  
McNeese State  5 –4     6 –5  
Sam Houston State  5 –4     6 –5  
Northwestern State  4 –5     5 –6  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 –5     4 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  2 –7     2 –8  
Houston Baptist  0 –9     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

On November 20, head coach Lance Guidry was fired.[1] He finished at McNeese State with a three-year record of 21–12.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2017 season 9–2, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They did not receive an at-large birth to the FCS Playoffs.

Preseason

Preseason All-Conference Teams

On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cowboys having ten players selected.[2]

Offense First Team

  • David Hamm – Sr. RB
  • Lawayne Ross – Jr. TE
  • Gunnar Raborn – Sr. K
  • Alex Kjellsten – Sr. P

Defense First Team

  • BJ Blunt – Sr. LB

Offense Second Team

  • James Tabary – Sr. QB
  • Grant Burguillos – Jr. OL

Defense Second Team

  • Chris Livings – Jr. DL
  • Darion Dunn – So. DB
  • Colby Burton – Jr. DB

Preseason Poll

On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fourth place.[3]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Sam Houston State187 (10)
2Nicholls State173 (6)
3Central Arkansas170 (5)
4McNeese State159 (1)
5Southeastern Louisiana119
6Stephen F. Austin90
7Abilene Christian89
8Northwestern State86
9Incarnate Word53
10Lamar52
11Houston Baptist32

Roster
2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Cyron Sutton So
QB 2 Cam Smith Fr
WR 3 Kylon Highshaw Sr
QB 4 James Tabary Sr
WR 5 Josh Batiste Sr
RB 6 Ryan Ross Sr
WR 7 Tre Roberts Sr
QB 8 Cody Orgeron So
WR 9 Dade Dieterich So
QB 10 Matt Keller So
WR 11 Quincy Cage  Fr
QB 12 Andrew McBride Fr
WR 13 Nate Briscoe  Fr
WR 14 Draysean Hudson Jr
QB 15 Zach Hayes Fr
WR 19 Parker Orgeron Jr
RB 20 Justin Pratt Jr
RB 22 Danuel Oscar Fr
RB 24 Mac Briscoe  Fr
RB 28 Benjamin Jones Sr
RB 29 Reggie Williams Fr
RB 32 David Hamm Sr
RB 34 J'Cobi Skinner  Fr
TE 36 Dontay Hargrove So
TE 40 Lawayne Ross Jr
TE 44 Jacob Logan So
RB 47 J'uan Gross  Fr
OL 55 Cutter Leftwich Fr
OL 58 Tanner Pugh  Fr
OL 61 Collin Fountain So
OL 62 Joe Latronico So
OL 63 Charley Zeno Fr
OL 64 Lantz Milam Fr
OL 66 Tyrae Johnson Jr
OL 67 Kaleb Barnett Fr
OL 68 Caleb Gary So
OL 70 Grant Burguillos Jr
OL 71 Jamarus Bolding So
OL 72 Tre Newton Jr
OL 73 Calvin Barkat Fr
OL 74 Blaise Scriber Jr
OL 75 Zach Jones Jr
OL 77 Kyle Zenon Sr
OL 78 Jimmy Converse Sr
OL 79 Nick Holiday Fr
TE 80 Trey Conerly Jr
WR 81 Deon Cormier Fr
WR 83 Trevor Begue So
TE 85 Austin Nelson Jr
WR 86 Rodnell Cruell Sr
WR 87 Trevor Moye Fr
OL Kyle Herridge Fr
RB Braedan James Fr
WR Sa'lan Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Darion Dunn So
DB 2 Cory McCoy So
DB 3 Kyree McClean Sr
DB 4 Colby Burton Jr
DB 5 Jovon Burriss Jr
DB 6 Calum Foster Jr
DB 7 Gabe Foster So
LB 8 BJ Blunt Sr
DB 9 Trent Jackson Jr
LB 10 Sage Seay Jr
DB 11 Jordan Bullard Fr
LB 12 Tre Porter Sr
DB 16 Colby Richardson  Fr
LB 17 Darius Daniels Fr
DB 18 Trent Winbush Fr
DB 21 Andre Sam  Fr
DB 23 Kordell Williams  Fr
DB 25 Kamon Darby Sr
DB 26 Keshon Bell So
DB 27 Enos Lewis  Fr
DE 30 Marcus Foster Jr
DB 31 John Blunt Fr
DB 33 Chad Tillery Fr
LB 42 Christian Jacobs Sr
LB 45 Tahj Samuel Fr
LB 48 Andrew Hyacinth So
DE 49 Chris Livings Jr
DL 52 Harris Tafah Fr
DL 54 Jonathon Hageon Fr
DL 56 Christian Robinson Jr
DL 57 Cody Roscoe So
DL 90 Jonta Jones Jr
DL 91 Tyrique Gibson  Fr
DL 92 Keivonnis Davis Jr
DL 93 Steven Conerly  Fr
DL 94 Ronell Burbank Fr
DL 95 Chase Davis Fr
DL 96 C. J. Semien Fr
DL 97 Camron Peterson  Fr
DL 99 Marval Bourgeois Jr
DB Andrew Croker Fr
LB Dajuan Jenkins Fr
DB Andre Lee Fr
DL Cayden Peterson Fr
DB Thomas Sparrow  So
DB Shayhan Williams  Fr
DL Walter Withers Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 37 Alex Kjellsten Sr
P 38 Bailey Raborn So
LS 39 Jake Smith Jr
K 43 Gunnar Raborn Sr
LS 51 Trey Vondenstein Fr
K/P Noah Anderson Fr
K/P Cade Baggett Fr
LS Grayson Broussard Fr
LS Shelton Langley Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Landon Hoefer (Texas Tech)
    Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers
  • Kerry Joseph (McNeese State)
    Co-Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
  • Ben Norton (Stephen F. Austin)
    Assistant Coach, Offensive Line, Running Game Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator
  • Lark Hebert (McNeese State)
    Assistant Coach, Defensive Line
  • Zach Bronson (McNeese State)
    Assistant Coach, Cornerbacks
  • Dennis Smith (Miami (FL))
    Assistant Coach, Running Backs, Special Teams Coordinator
  • Charlie Ayro (McNeese State)
    Assistant Coach, Linebackers
  • Wayne Cordova (McNeese State)
    Assistant Coach, Safeties
  • Tyler Bolfing (McNeese State)
    Assistant Coach, Tight Ends
  • Alec Osborne (Louisiana–Monroe)
    Assistant Coach, Defensive Ends
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 18, 2018

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:05 p.m.at Northern Colorado*No. 17
Pluto TVW 17–145,726
September 86:00 p.m.at Houston BaptistNo. 16
ELVNW 51–342,538
September 156:00 p.m.No. 13 NichollsNo. 16
CSTW 20–1013,140
September 225:00 p.m.at No. 25 (FBS) BYU*No. 9
BYUtv/ESPN3L 3–3053,223
September 296:00 p.m.Stephen F. AustinNo. 10
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
Cowboy InsiderW 17–108,933
October 66:00 p.m.Abilene ChristianNo. 9
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
Cowboy InsiderW 24–2110,001
October 206:00 p.m.at Incarnate WordNo. 6
ELVNL 17–453,084
October 276:00 p.m.No. 13 Central ArkansasNo. 14
ESPN3W 23–2111,208
November 37:00 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 11
CSTL 6–235,127
November 106:00 p.m.at Northwestern StateNo. 18
ESPN3L 34–376,111
November 173:00 p.m.LamarNo. 22
ESPN3L 17–2111,532
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4][5]

Game summaries

at Northern Colorado
See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Sources:[6][7][8]

McNeese State at Northern Colorado – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 17 Cowboys 10 7 0017
Bears 0 0 01414

at Nottingham Field, Greeley, CO

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 5,672
  • Referee: Jim Crowley
  • TV: Pluto TV
Game information

at Houston Baptist
See also: 2018 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 MCNS, 27–12
McNeese State at Houston Baptist – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 14 Cowboys 21 16 7751
Huskies 7 7 13734

at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 2,538
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV: Eleven Sports
Game information

Nicholls
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–12 2017 NICH, 37–35
Nicholls at McNeese State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 12 Colonels 0 3 0710
No. 15 Cowboys 7 7 3320

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 13,140
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV: Cox Sports Television
Game information

at BYU
See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
McNeese State at BYU – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 9 Colonels 3 0 003
No. 25 (FBS) Cougars 0 24 6030

at LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C); sunny, some clouds
  • Game attendance: 53,223
  • Referee: Brad Van Vark
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Stephen F. Austin
See also: 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–15–2 2017 MCNS, 35–0
Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Lumberjacks 0 0 01010
No. 10 Cowboys 14 0 3017

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); heavy rains
  • Game attendance: 8,933
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
Game information

Abilene Christian
See also: 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2017 MCNS, 13–7
Abilene Christian at McNeese State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 7 0721
No. 9 Cowboys 7 3 7724

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 10,001
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
Game information

at Incarnate Word
See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2017 MCNS, 55–7
McNeese State at Incarnate Word – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 6 Cowboys 3 0 7717
Cardinals 14 14 10745

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 3,084
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV: Eleven Sports/Cox Sports Television
Game information

Central Arkansas
See also: 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team and Red Beans and Rice Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–6 2017 UCA, 47–17
Central Arkansas at McNeese State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 13 Bears 7 7 7021
No. 14 Cowboys 17 3 0323

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); clear
  • Game attendance: 11,208
  • Referee: Michael VanderVelde
  • TV: Eleven Sports/Cox Sports Television
Game information

at Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
24–19 2017 MSU, 13–3
McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 11 Cowboys 0 6 006
Lions 0 10 7623

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,127
  • Referee: Stephen Baron
  • TV: ESPN3/Cox Sports Television
Game information

at Northwestern State
See also: 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
45–20–1 2017 MCNS, 44–24
McNeese State at Northwestern State – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Cowboys 0 7 1410334
Demons 0 0 1417637

at Harry Turpin Stadium, Natchitoches, LA

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 6,111
  • Referee: Eddy Shelton
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

Lamar
See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team and Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State)
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–9–1 2017 MCNS, 13–3
Lamar at McNeese State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 0 7721
No. 21 Cowboys 0 3 6817

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 11,532
  • Referee: C. Watson
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information

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 Final 
STATS FCS 17 16 16 9 10 9 9 6 14 11 18 22 RV  
Coaches 18 14 15 10 11 10 9 6 16 12 18 21 RV

References
  1. https://www.iberianet.com/sports/guidry-fired-as-mcneese-head-coach/article_3074f3b4-ed3f-11e8-9747-9fdea1b37299.html
  2. "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". Southland Conference.
  3. "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll". Southland Conference.
  4. "2018 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  5. "SOUTHLAND ANNOUNCES WEEK 10 TV SELECTIONS". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  6. "McNeese State University". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  7. "McNeese holds on for 17–14 win over Northern Colorado". ESPN. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  8. "McNeese holds on for 17–14 win over Northern Colorado". CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
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