McNeese State (LA) FCS : Southland

Location
Lake Charles LA

Spirit Name
Cowboys

Mascot
Rowdy The Cowboy

Stadium:
Cowboy: FCS Rank 34
Capacity: 17,410
Surface: Artificial

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year	Annual Record	Coach	Head Coach Record	Overall Record	Total Win Rank / Winning %	Returning Letterman	Returning Starters	Attendance
2010	6-5	Matt Viator	@ MSU 39-15 Winning Percentage 72.22	441-268-15 Winning Percentage 61.95	Total Win Rank 62 Winning Percentage Rank 17	Total 51 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 4 Defense 10	13,770 Increase FCS Rank 21
2010	9-3	Matt Viator	@ MSU 33-10 Winning Percentage 76.74	435-263-15 Winning Percentage 62.06	Total Win Rank 63 Winning Percentage Rank 18	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 6* Defense 3	12,984 FCS Rank 20
2011	6-5	Matt Viator	@ MSU 45-20 Winning Percentage 69.23	447-273-15 Winning Percentage 61.84	Total Win Rank 62 Winning Percentage Rank 18	Total 51 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 4 Defense 5	12,226 Decrease FCS Rank 26
2012	7-4	Matt Viator	@ MSU 52-24 Winning Percentage 69.23	454-277-15 Winning Percentage 61.86	Total Win Rank 58 Winning Percentage Rank 16	Total 53 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense 8*/ Defense 7	12,037 Decrease FCS Rank 21
2013	10-3	Matt Viator	@ MSU 62-27 Winning Percentage 69.87	464-280-15 Winning Percentage 62.12	Total Win Rank 58 Winning Percentage Rank 15	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	12,072 Increase FCS Rank 19
2014	6-5	Matt Viator	@ MSU 68-32 Winning Percentage 68.00	470-285-15 Winning Percentage 62.01	Total Win Rank 58 Winning Percentage Rank 14	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	12,096 Increase FCS Rank 16
2015	10-1	Matt Viator	@ MSU 78-33 Winning Percentage 70.27	480-286-15 Winning Percentage 62.42	Total Win Rank 57 Winning Percentage Rank 11	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	11,692 Decrease FCS Rank 19
2016	6-5	Lance Guidry	@ MSU 6-5 Winning Percentage 54.55	486-291-15 Winning Percentage 62.31	Total Win Rank 56 Winning Percentage Rank 11	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,510 Decrease FCS Rank 23
2017	9-2	Lance Guidry	@ MSU 15-7 Winning Percentage 68.18	495-293-15 Winning Percentage 62.58	Total Win Rank 54 Winning Percentage Rank 11	Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	9,939 Decrease FCS Rank 30
2018	6-5	Lance Guidry	@ MSU 21-12 Winning Percentage 63.64	501-298-15 Winning Percentage 62.47	Total Win Rank 55 Winning Percentage Rank 11	Total Offense Defense NA ST	Offense NA Defense NA	10,963 Increase FCS Rank 16
2019	7-5	Sterlin Gilbert	@ MSU 7-5 Winning Percentage 58.33	508-303-15 Winning Percentage 62.41	Total Win Rank 58 Winning Percentage Rank 1	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,878 Decrease FCS Rank 18
2020	3-4	Frank Wilson	@ MSU 3-4 Winning Percentage 42.86	511-307-15 Winning Percentage 62.24	Total Win Rank 54 Winning Percentage Rank 13	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	Covid 19
2021	5-6	Frank Wilson	@ MSU 8-10 Winning Percentage 44.44	516-313-15 Winning Percentage 62.03	Total Win Rank 53 Winning Percentage Rank 13	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	7,903 Decrease FCS Rank 34
2022	4-7	Gary Goff	@ MSU 12-17 Winning Percentage 41.38	520-320-15 Winning Percentage 61.70	Total Win Rank 54 Winning Percentage Rank 13	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,870 Increase FCS Rank 33
2023	0-10	Gary Goff	@ MSU 12-27 Winning Percentage 30.77	520-330-15 Winning Percentage 60.98	Total Win Rank 53 Winning Percentage Rank 16	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	8,840 Decrease FCS Rank 34
2024	6-6	Gary Goff	@ MSU 18-33 Winning Percentage 35.29	526-336-15 Winning Percentage 60.83	Total Win Rank 53 Winning Percentage Rank 17	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,269 Increase FCS Rank 22
2025	0-0	Matt Viator	@ MSU 78-33 Winning Percentage 72.27	526-336-15 Winning Percentage 60.83	Total Win Rank 53 Winning Percentage Rank 17	Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA	Offense NA Defense NA	10,417 Increase FCS Rank 23
2026	0-0							TBD
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2026)

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FCS : Southland

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Record 2026

Overall: W:0 L:0 T:0
Conf: W:0 L:0 T:0
Division: W:0 L:0 T:0

Game Date

Home VS Away

Score

Game Stats

Aug-29 2026

McNeese State (LA)
-VS-
Stephen F. Austin (TX)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
McNeese State (LA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stephen F. Austin (TX)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-05 2026

McNeese State (LA)
-VS-
Texas Wesleyan

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
McNeese State (LA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Texas Wesleyan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-12 2026

McNeese State (LA)
-VS-
Tarleton State (TX)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
McNeese State (LA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tarleton State (TX)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-19 2026

UTRGV (TX)
-VS-
McNeese State (LA)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
UTRGV (TX)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
McNeese State (LA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Sep-26 2026

McNeese State (LA)
-VS-
East Texas A&M

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
McNeese State (LA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
East Texas A&M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Oct-03 2026

LSU (LA)
-VS-
McNeese State (LA)

N/A

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
LSU (LA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
McNeese State (LA)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
LSU has played MCNeese State twice, once in, 2010, a 32-10 victory & Again in in 2021, another Tiger win, 34-7 / McNeese State plays in the SoCon (Southern Conference) In 2025 they went 5-7 & did not make the FCS Tournament!