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McNeese State Cowboys
McNeese State Cowboys athletic logo
UniversityMcNeese State University
NicknameCowboys
Team ColorsBlue and Gold
Head CoachMatt Viator
LocationLake Charles, LA
ConferenceSouthland Conference
NCAADivision I-AA
StadiumCowboy Stadium
MascotCowboys
WebsiteMcNeese Football Official Website

The McNeese State Cowboys football team represents the McNeese State University in the NCAA's college football tournament, and currently plays in the Southland Conference of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision. McNeese spent its first two seasons as an independent team (1950-51) and made its debut on September 22, 1950 with a win over Tulane Freshmen, 28-20. The following year, McNeese improved to 5-4-1 in the standings from a 5-5-0 record the previous year to earn a spot at the Cosmopolitan Bowl. The Cowboys went on to win its first Bowl Game, defeating Louisiana College, 13-6. In 1952, McNeese joined the Gulf States Conference and under Coach Les DeVall, the team's third coach in eight years, claimed their first title---the Gulf States Conference Championship (shared)---after finishing the season with a conference best 4-1-0 record. McNeese won the same title four times in the 1960's, three under Les DeVall and the last under Jim Clark. The team also appeared in its second Bowl Game in 1962, defeating Samford in the Golden Isles Bowl, 21-14. McNeese left GSC to become independent for the second time in 1971, before joining the Southland Conference in 1972. The team tasted the Southland Championship for the first time in 1976, after Jack Doland led to the team to a share of a conference best 4-1-0 record, and 10-2-0 overall (the team's first recorded double digit win since its inception). In 1979, Ernie Duplechin took over as head coach and led his team to back-to-back Southland championships after sweeping their conference assignments in both seasons (10-0-0 total in two years). The team also appeared in Bowl Games in those two seasons, unfortunately losing both Independent Bowl games to Syracuse (7-31) and to Southern Miss (14-16). The team had a momentary title drought in the 1980's but was able to regain their championship form in the 1990's under Coach Bobby Keasler, with four Southland titles in eight years (1991, '93, '95, '97). In 2000, McNeese tapped the services of Coach Tommy Tate and in just a year, transformed his Cowboys into perennial contenders with three straight conference championships and winning 31 of their 39 games in the 2001-03 seasons. Coach Matt Viator took over Coach Tate's spot in 2006 but the Cowboys were still able to snag the Southland Championship that year.

As of 2006, the Cowboys have won approximately 62% of their games since the program started. McNeese has also won 16 conference titles, with 6 total Bowl Games. McNeese have also been consistently ranked in the Final Division I-AA Polls, and will enter the 2007 season ranked #10 and #12 in the Sports Network and AGS FCS Preseason rankings, respectively.


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Ranking

  • Have not ranked in the final major college polls.


Division I-AA Final Polls
Year Record NCAA Rank Sports Network
Rank 		USA/ESPN
Rank
1984 7-3-1 20
1991 6-4-2 19
1992 9-4-0 11
1993 10-3-0 5
1994 10-3-0 5
1995 13-1-0 1
1997 13-2-0 6 2
1998 9-3-0 6 8
2000 8-4-0 16 16
2001 8-4-0 13 13
2002 13-2-0 2 2
2003 10-2-0 8 7
2006 7-5-0 21
2007 11-1-0 11
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Scouting Report

Category SLC Rank Nat'l Rank
Scoring Offense 1 15
Scoring Defense 1 12
Total Offense 1 12
Total Defense 3 68
Turnover Margin 1 5
Pass Efficiency Defense 1 33
Kickoff Returns 5 79
Net Punting 4 34
Passing Offense 3 43
Passing Defense 6 86
Passing Efficiency 1 7
Punt Returns 3 57
Rushing Offense 3 21
Rushing Defense 1 51
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Championships

Conference Championships

  • 1957 - Gulf States Conference Co-Champions
  • 1961 - Gulf States Conference Co-Champions
  • 1963 - Gulf States Conference Champions
  • 1965 - Gulf States Conference Co-Champions
  • 1967 - Gulf States Conference Champions
  • 1976 - Southland Conference Co-Champions
  • 1979 - Southland Conference Champions
  • 1980 - Southland Conference Champions
  • 1991 - Southland Conference Champions
  • 1993 - Southland Conference Champions
  • 1995 - Southland Conference Champions
  • 1997 - Southland Conference Co-Champions
  • 2001 - Southland Conference Co-Champions
  • 2002 - Southland Conference Champions
  • 2003 - Southland Conference Champions
  • 2006 - Southland Conference Champions
  • 2007 - Southland Conference Champions
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McNeese State University Bowl History

Major Bowl Games
Year Bowl Game Opponent Result Score
Dec 13, 1980 Independence Bowl Southern Miss L 14-16
Dec 15, 1979 Independence Bowl Syracuse L 7-31
Dec 13, 1976 Independence Bowl Tulsa W 20-16


College Division/Other Bowl Games
Year Bowl Game Opponent Result Score
Dec 11, 1971 Grantland Rice Bowl Tennessee State L 23-26
Dec 01, 1962 Golden Isles Bowl Samford W 21-14
Dec 01, 1951 Cosmopolitan Bowl Louisiana College W 13-6
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Highlights

Highlights of McNeese State's 2007 Season.
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Schedule

McNeese State Cowboys 2008 Games Schedule
Date Opponent Location Result
08.30.08 North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
09.06.08 Delta State Lake Charles, LA
09.13.08 Cal Poly Lake Charles, LA
09.27.08 Southern Virginia Lake Charles, LA
10.04.08 South Dakota State Brookings, SD
10.11.08 Texas State Lake Charles, LA
10.18.08 Sam Houston State Huntsville, TX
10.25.08 Nicholls State Lake Charles, LA
11.01.08 Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, LA
11.08.08 Stephen F. Austin Lake Charles, LA
11.15.08 Northwestern State Natchitoches, LA
11.22.08 Central Arkansas Conway, AR
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Roster

McNeese State Cowboys 2007 Roster
No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
1 Darrick Brown 6-3 196 DB SR 3L Tangipahoa, LA. (Kentwood HS)
2 Ramon Smothers 6-0 172 WR JR 2L Houston, TX. (Northshore HS)
3 Chad Davis 5-11 183 WR SO 1L Plaquemine, LA (Bishop Sullivan)
4 Jordy Johnson 5-10 221 FB SR 3L Baton Rouge, LA. (Tulane)
5 Marcus Brown 6-1 206 CB SR 3L Tangipahoa, LA. (Kentwood HS)
6 Quinten Lawrence 6-0 168 WR JR 2L Carencro, LA. (Carencro HS)
7 Steven Whitehead 5-8 173 WR SR 3L Slidell, LA. (Salmen HS)
8 Richard Conner 5-11 177 WR SO 1L Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More)
9 Jonathan Walker 5-10 177 CB SR 3L Lake Charles, LA. (Washington-Marrion HS)
10 John Leday 6-3 199 WR RS FR RS Opelousas, LA (Opelousas)
11 Mark Fontenot 6-0 194 QB JR 2L Iowa, LA. (Iowa HS)
12 Carlese Franklin 5-11 180 WR SR 3L Kentwood, LA. (Kentwood HS)
13 Derrick Fourroux 6-1 197 QB SO 1L Erath, LA (Erath)
14 Bart Crader 6-3 192 QB SO 1L Friendswood, TX (Clear Brook)
15 Blake Bercegeay 6-2 177 P/PK JR 2L Gonzales, LA (East Ascension)
16 Jeremy Haynes 5-10 185 CB JR 2L Waller, TX. (Waller HS)
17 Beau Lasseigne 6-3 178 QB SO 1L St. Martinville, LA (St. Martinville)
18 John Vigers 6-1 196 DB JR 1L Baton Rouge, LA (Tara)
19 John Hamilton 5-11 178 CB SO 1L Houston, TX (Hastings)
20 LaDarius Key 5-9.5 176 CB JR 2L Monroe, LA. (Wossman HS)
21 Neely Hubbard 5-8 232 TB SR 2L Independence, LA (Independence)
22 Toddrick Pendland 5-9 172 TB SO 1L Newton, TX. (Newton HS)
24 Elrick Jones 5-9 188 TB SO 1L Houston, TX (Clear Lake)
25 Jamie Leonard 5-10 201 TB SR 2L Lottie, LA (Livonia)
26 Terez Jackson 6-1 265 TB JR 1L New Orleans, LA. (John Ehret)
27 Kris Bush 5-11 218 TB SR 3L New Orleans, LA. (Michigan State)
28 Barry Guy 5-11 230 FB RS FR RS New Orleans, LA (Edna Karr)
29 George Russell 6-1 187 DB RS FR RS Houston, TX (Westbury Christian)
30 Josh Quayhagen 5-11 185 SS JR 2L Leesville, LA (Leesville)
31 Brian Harvey 5-8 169 DB SO Sqd Phoenix, LA (Phoenix)
32 London Durham 6-1 167 DB FR HS Beaumont, TX (Ozen)
33 Kody Knox 6-3 200 FS SR 3L Houston, TX. (Alief Elsik HS)
34 Darrell Jenkins 5-10 201 DB FR HS Newton, TX (Newton)
35 Jarron Jackson 5-10 152 DB FR HS Lutcher, LA (Lutcher)
36 Davon Lewis 5-11 200 DB FR HS Port Arthur, TX (Memorial)
37 Tyson Sibley 5-11 190 SS SO 1L Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange)
38 Brant Linde 6-1 190 FS JR 2L Mandeville, LA. (Mandeville HS)
39 Brandon Robinson 5-10 180 Ath FR HS Texas City, TX (Texas City)
40 Jared Dolan 5-10 220 LB SR 3L Mt. Belvieu, TX. (Barber's Hill HS)
41 Allen Nelson 6-1 205 LB JR 2L Beaumont, TX. (Ozen HS)
42 Bryant Mason 6-2 216 DE SR 3L Baton Rouge, LA. (Tara HS)
43 Drew Johnston 5-11 218 LB RS FR RS Newton, TX (Newton)
44 Geremy Pilate 5-11 202 LB FR HS Crowley, LA (Crowley)
45 Garren Jim 6-0 208 LB JR 1L Carencro, LA (Carencro)
46 Kenton Alleyne 6-0 231 DE JR 2L Houston, TX (Alief Hastings)
47 Detrick Taylor 6-1 202 SS SO 1L Shreveport, LA (Byrd)
48 Deron Minor 6-2 218 LB SO 1L Beaumont, TX (Ozen)
49 Kurt Reeves 6-1 215 TE/FB FR HS Orange, TX (Little Cypress-Mauriceville)
51 Matt Kreamer 5-11 221 LB SO 1L Shreveport, LA (Evangel)
52 Trey Bennett 6-1 238 LB SR 3L Newton, TX. (Newton HS)
53 David Webster 6-3 298 OG RS FR RS Pearland, TX (Pearland)
54 Kenneth Sanders 6-0 305 OL FR HS Leesville, LA (Pickering)
56 Travis Thibodeaux 6-0 226 DT JR 1L Ragley, LA. (South Beauregard)
57 Desmund Lighten 5-11 244 DT FR HS Monroe, LA (Ouachita HS)
58 David Turnage 6-0 225 LB SR 3L Slidell, LA. (Louisiana Tech)
59 Jordan Page 6-1 220 LB FR HS New Orleans, LA (G.W. Carver)
61 Miguel Gauthreaux 6-1 291 OL FR HS Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine)
62 Tyler Fontenot 6-2 295 OL FR HS Welsh, LA (Welsh)
63 Josh Bass 6-2 261 OG SR 2L Houston, TX. (Aldine Nimitz HS)
64 Brandon Troullier 6-1 242 DE RS FR RS Slidell, LA. (Northshore HS)
65 Jimbo Hill 6-2 320 OG JR 2L Sulphur, LA. (Sulphur HS)
66 Matt Fruge 6-2 266 OG SO Sqd Basile, LA (Basile)
67 Lance Fremin 6-0 320 C SR 3L Starkville, MS. (Mississippi State)
68 Zack Saucier 6-2 283 OL FR HS Houston, TX (Langham Creek)
69 Eman Naghavi 6-2 296 OG JR 2L Katy, TX (Katy)
70 David Ballard 6-4 287 OT JR 2L Lake Charles, LA. (Barbe HS)
71 Kyle Link 6-6 270 OT JR 2L Lake Charles, LA. (Barbe HS)
72 Jonathan Landry 6-4 276 OL FR HS Broussard, LA (St. Thomas More)
73 James Jordan 6-5 304 OT SR 3L Eunice, LA. (Eunice HS)
74 Marcus Bellow 6-2 332 OL RS FR RS Eunice, LA (Eunice)
75 Chris Robin 6-3 258 OL SO Sqd Nederland, TX (Nederland)
77 Casey Richter 6-6 285 OT SO 1L Prairieville, LA (St. Amant)
78 Mitchell Faulk 6-6 288 OL FR HS Crowley, LA (Crowley)
79 Josh Hurd 6-5 322 OT SR 3L Monroe, LA. (Ouachita HS)
80 Terrance Freeman 6-2 230 DE RS FR Trf Newton, TX (Louisiana Tech)
81 Chris Royal 6-0 222 WR FR RS Beaumont, TX (Ozen)
83 Bernardo Henry 5-10 179 WR RS FR RS Leesville, LA (Leesville)
85 Wesley Mangan 6-4 230 TE SO 1L Brenham, TX. (Brenham HS)
86 Brandon Broussard 6-1 231 TE SO 1L DeRidder, LA (East Beauregard)
88 Immanuel Friddle 6-2 206 WR SO 1L Iowa, LA (Iowa)
89 Corday Clark 6-2 223 WR FR HS Baton Rouge, LA (Glen Oaks)
90 Damion Aultman 6-2 302 DL FR HS Geismar, LA (Dutchtown)
91 Joshua Ellison 6-2 229 DE RS FR RS Houston, TX (Westfield)
92 Brandon Zanders 6-1 257 DE RS FR RS Baton Rouge, LA (Glen Oaks)
93 Bryan Smith 6-3 220 DE SR 2L Newton, TX. (Newton HS)
94 Justin Breaux 5-11 294 DL FR HS Sulphur, LA (Sulphur)
95 Anthony Schultz 6-3 227 DE/DS FR HS Port Allen, LA (Episcopal)
96 Ken Jones 6-0 303 DT JR RS Hinesville, GA (Liberty County)
97 Jerrell White 6-4 270 DT JR 1L Benton, LA. (Benton HS)
98 Vaalyn Jackson 5-11 283 DT JR 2L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur)
99 Kenneth Lundy 6-0 249 DT JR 2L Bogalusa, LA. (Woodlawn HS)


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Coaches/Team Officials

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Notable Alumni in NFL

McNeese State Cowboys in NFL

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References

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External Links


Southland Conference Football Teams
Central Arkansas • McNeese State • Nicholls State • Northwestern State • Sam Houston State • Southeastern Louisiana • Stephen F. Austin • Texas State


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