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2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2015 McNeese State Cowboys football
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Southland Conference Champions
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 7
FCS Coaches No. 9
2015 record 10–1 (9–0 Southland)
Head coach Matt Viator (10th year)
Offensive coordinator Tim Leger (9th year)
Defensive coordinator Lance Guidry (3rd year)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
(Capacity: 17,610)
Seasons
« 2014 2016 »
2015 Southland Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#7 McNeese State $^   9 – 0         10 – 1  
#3 Sam Houston State ^   7 – 2         11 – 4  
Central Arkansas   7 – 2         7 – 4  
Incarnate Word*   5 – 4         6 – 5  
Northwestern State   4 – 5         4 – 7  
Lamar   4 – 5         5 – 6  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 5         4 – 7  
Nicholls State   3 – 6         3 – 8  
Abilene Christian*   3 – 6         3 – 8  
SE Louisiana   3 – 6         4 – 7  
Houston Baptist   0 – 8         2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll
McNeese State at LSU
1 2 3 4 Total
#25 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: September 5
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game start: CANCELLED
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Incarnate Word at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 0 6 6
• Cowboys 7 2 20 14 43
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 12,804
  • Game weather: NNW 11 • Fair, 38% humidity
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
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McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys 7 14 0 7 28
Lumberjacks 14 0 0 0 14
  • Date: September 19
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 12,018
  • Game weather: High 80's • SE 0–5 • Sunny and clear
  • Referee: Brandon Cruse
  • Television network: ESPN3
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Mississippi College at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Choctaws 0 0 0 0 0
• #25 Cowboys 13 7 10 7 37
  • Date: September 26
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:40
  • Game attendance: 10,436
  • Game weather: 75°F • Overcast 86% • SSE 2 mph
  • Referee: M Vandervelde
  • Television network: All Access Cowboy Insider
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McNeese State at Nicholls
1 2 3 4 Total
• #23 Cowboys 7 20 7 3 37
Colonels 0 7 0 0 7
  • Date: October 3
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 6,192
  • Game weather: 76°F • Clear • NNW 11 mph
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: CST
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The 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by tenth 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 10–1, 9–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference title. They went undefeated 10–0 in the regular season. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to fellow Southland member Sam Houston State.

The Cowboys finished the 2014 season with a 6–5 overall record and were 4–4 in conference play. They were ranked in both FCS polls from the preseaon polls through the twelfth week. Their highest ranking was Number 5 in the Sports Network poll and Number 4 in the Coaches poll in weeks four through six. The Cowboys dropped out of both polls following a season ending loss to the Lamar Cardinals.

See also: Mississippi College



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