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
Conference	Southland Conference
2018 record	6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach	Lance Guidry (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Landon Hoefer (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cowboy 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)
1	Sam Houston State	187 (10)
2	Nicholls State	173 (6)
3	Central Arkansas	170 (5)
4	McNeese State	159 (1)
5	Southeastern Louisiana	119
6	Stephen F. Austin	90
7	Abilene Christian	89
8	Northwestern State	86
9	Incarnate Word	53
10	Lamar	52
11	Houston Baptist	32

Roster

2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class 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 Lance Guidry (McNeese State) Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:05 p.m.	at Northern Colorado*	No. 17	Nottingham Field Greeley, CO	Pluto TV	W 17–14	5,726
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	No. 16	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	ELVN	W 51–34	2,538
September 15	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Nicholls	No. 16	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST	W 20–10	13,140
September 22	5:00 p.m.	at No. 25 (FBS) BYU*	No. 9	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	L 3–30	53,223
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Stephen F. Austin	No. 10	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	Cowboy Insider	W 17–10	8,933
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Abilene Christian	No. 9	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	Cowboy Insider	W 24–21	10,001
October 20	6:00 p.m.	at Incarnate Word	No. 6	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	ELVN	L 17–45	3,084
October 27	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Central Arkansas	No. 14	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN3	W 23–21	11,208
November 3	7:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 11	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	CST	L 6–23	5,127
November 10	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State	No. 18	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 34–37	6,111
November 17	3:00 p.m.	Lamar	No. 22	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	ESPN3	L 17–21	11,532
*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	3	4	Total
No. 17 Cowboys	10	7	0	0	17
Bears	0	0	0	14	14

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

First quarter MCNS - Justin Pratt 2-yard TD run, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 5:33 (MCNS 7-0) MCNS - Raborn 27-yard field goal, 0:22 (MCNS 10-0) Second quarter MCNS - Gabe Foster 49-yard interception returned for TD, Raborn kick good, 4:39 (MCNS 17-0) Fourth quarter UNCO - Patrick Stephens 27-yard TD pass from Jacob Knipp, Collin Root kick good, 5:58 (MCNS 17-7) UNCO - Michael Walker 53-yard interception returned for TD, Root kick good, 5:36 (MCNS 17-14) Top passers MCNS - James Tabary - 15/23, 206 yards, INT UNCO - Jacob Knipp - 19/35, 261 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers MCNS - Justin Pratt - 14 carries, 63 yards, TD UNCO - Trae Riek - 11 carries, 36 yards Top receivers MCNS - Parker Orgeron - 4 receptions, 77 yards UNCO - Alex Wesley - 3 receptions, 100 yards

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	3	4	Total
No. 14 Cowboys	21	16	7	7	51
Huskies	7	7	13	7	34

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

First quarter MCNS - James Tabary 1-yard TD run, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 12:25 (MCNS 7-0) MCNS - Austin Nelson 22-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 6:11 (MCNS 14-0) MCNS - Cyron Sutton 65-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 5:36 (MCNS 21-0) HBU - Dreshawn Minnieweather 1-yard TD run, Alec Chadwick kick good, 3:50 (MCNS 21-7) Second quarter MCNS - Kylon Highshaw 5-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick no good, 11:37 (MCNS 27-7) HBU - Jeremy Smith 10-yard TD pass from Bailey Zappe, Chadwick kick good, 10:30 (MCNS 27-14) MCNS - Raborn 34-yard field goal, 6:29 (MCNS 30-14) MCNS - Trevor Begue 26-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 2:38 (MCNS 37-14) Third quarter MCNS - Highshaw 14-yard TD pass from Cody Orgeron, Raborn kick good, 10:59 (MCNS 44-14) HBU - Smith 1-yard Td pass from Zappe, Chadwick kick good, 8:47 (MCNS 44-21) HBU - Minnieweather 1-yard TD run, Chadwick kick no good, 0:58 (MCNS 44-27) Fourth quarter MCNS - Parker Orgeron 59-yard punt returned for TD, Raborn kick good, 12:04 (MCNS 51-27) HBU - David Racine 22-yard TD pass from Zappe, Chadwick kick good, 11:22 (MCNS 51-34) Top passers MCNS - James Tabary - 25/32, 355 yards, 4 TD HBU - Bailey Zappe - 18/35, 348 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MCNS - Justin Pratt - 13 carries, 60 yards HBU - Dreshawn Minnieweather - 17 carries, 146 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD HBU - David Racine - 3 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Nicholls

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–12	2017	NICH, 37–35

Nicholls at McNeese State – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Colonels	0	3	0	7	10
No. 15 Cowboys	7	7	3	3	20

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

First quarter MCNS - Lawayne Ross 16-yard TD pass from James Tabary, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 14:50 (MCNS 7-0) Second quarter MCNS - Cyron Sutton 11-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 12:37 (MCNS 14-0) NICH - Lorran Fonseca 21-yard field goal, 3:08 (MCNS 14-3) Third quarter MCNS - Raborn 24-yard field goal, 8:11 (MCNS 17-3) Fourth quarter MCNS - Raborn 42-yard field goal, 11:53 (MCNS 20-3) NICH - Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard TD pass from Chase Fourcade, Fonseca kick good, 0:06 (MCNS 20-10) Top passers MCNS - James Tabary - 14/19, 133 yards, 2 TD NICH - Chase Fourcase - 22/41, 257 yards, TD Top rushers MCNS - Justin Pratt - 11 carries, 45 yards NICH - Chase Fourcade - 14 carries, 45 yards Top receivers MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD NICH - Damion Jeanpiere Jr. - 4 receptions, 100 yards

at BYU

See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

McNeese State at BYU – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Colonels	3	0	0	0	3
No. 25 (FBS) Cougars	0	24	6	0	30

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

First quarter MCNS - Gunnar Raborn 20-yard field goal, 6:38 (MCNS 3-0) Second quarter BYU - Lopini Katoa 4-yard TD run, Skyler Southam kick good, 8:42 (BYU 7-3) BYU - Talon Shumway 7-yard TD pass from Tanner Mangum, Southam kick good, 6:37 (BYU 14-3) BYU - Katoa 14-yard TD run, Southam kick good, 1:09 (BYU 21-3) BYU - Southam 30-yard field goal, 0:00 (BYU 24-3) Third quarter BYU - Southam 22-yard field goal, 8:53 (BYU 27-3) BYU - Southam 47-yard field goal, 1:49 (BYU 30-3) Top passers BYU - Tyler Mangum - 15/25, 118 yards, TD MCNS - James Tabary - 14/21, 121 yards, INT Top rushers BYU - Lopini Katoa - 10 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD MCNS - David Hamm - 8 carries, 29 yards Top receivers BYU - Aleva Hifo - 4 receptions, 38 yards MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 3 receptions, 72 yards

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	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	0	0	10	10
No. 10 Cowboys	14	0	3	0	17

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

First quarter MCNS - David Hamm 55-yard TD run, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 12:30 (MCNS 7-0) MCNS - Parker Orgeron 6-yard TD pass from James Tabary, Raborn kick good, 5:05 (MCNS 14-0) Third quarter MCNS - Raborn 29-yard field goal, 3:13 (MCNS 17-0) Fourth quarter SFA - Terian Goree 5-yard TD pass from Foster Sawyer, Caleb Lewallen kick good, 10:04 (MCNS 17-7) SFA - Storm Ruiz 41-yard field goal, 5:59 (MCNS 17-10) Top passers MCNS - James Tabary - 11/20, 78 yards, TD SFA - Foster Sawyer - 24/40, 142 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MCNS - David Hamm - 8 carries, 69 yards, TD SFA - Jamall Shaw - 9 carries, 40 yards Top receivers MCNS - Austin Nelson - 3 receptions, 42 yards SFA - Terian Goree - 11 receptions, 66 yards, TD

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	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	0	7	21
No. 9 Cowboys	7	3	7	7	24

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

First quarter MCNS - Trevor Begue 6-yard TD pass from James Tabary, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 8:15 (MCNS 7-0) ACU - Luke Anthony 1-yard TD run, Oscar Hernandez kick good, 2:55 (TIE 7-7) Second quarter MCNS - Raborn 28-yard field goal, 3:04 (MCNS 10-7) ACU - Billy McCrary 17-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 1:24 (ACU 14-10) Third quarter MCNS - David Hamm 1-yard TD run, Raborn kick good, 9:41 (MCNS 17-14) Fourth quarter MCNS - Cyron Sutton 73-yard punt returned for TD, Raborn kick good, 4:50 (MCNS 24-14) ACU - Torin Justice 5-yard TD pass from Anthony, Hernandez kick good, 2:02 (MCNS 24-21) Top passers MCNS - James Tabary - 16/29, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT ACU - Luke Anthony - 43/61, 314 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MCNS - Mac Briscoe - 5 carries, 37 yards ACU - Tracy James - 7 carries, 40 yards Top receivers MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 3 receptions, 82 yards ACU - Kobe Clark - 6 receptions, 78 yards

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	3	4	Total
No. 6 Cowboys	3	0	7	7	17
Cardinals	14	14	10	7	45

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

First quarter UIW - Phillip Baptiste 20-yard TD pass from Jon Copeland, Cody Seidel kick good, 12:22 (UIW 7-0) MCNS - Gunnar Raborn 37-yard field goal, 6:07 (UIW 7-3) UIW - Lamont Johnson 8-yard TD pass from Copeland, Seidel kick good, 2:33 (UIW 14-3) Second quarter UIW - Ra'Quanne Dickens 7-yard TD run, Seidel kick good, 6:53 (UIW 21-3) UIW - Copeland 4-yard TD run, Seidel kick good, 2:01 (UIW 28-3) Third quarter MCNS - Kylon Highshaw 4-yard TD pass from James Tabary, Raborn kick good, 12:13 (UIW 28-10) UIW - Seidel 35-yard field goal, 6:50 (UIW 31-10) UIW - Baptiste 15-yard TD pass from Copeland, Seidel kick good, 1:50 (UIW 38-10) Fourth quarter MCNS - Lawayne Ross 2-yard TD pass from Cody Orgeron, Raborn kick good, 14:56 (UIW 38-17) UIW - Louis Otis 37-yard interception returned for TD, Seidel kick good, 6:31 (UIW 45-17) Top passers UIW - Jon Copeland - 24/41, 236 yards, 3 TD, INT MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 8/17, 80 yards, TD, INT Top rushers UIW - Ra'Quanne Dickens - 20 carries, 69 yards, TD MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 2 carries, 16 yards Top receivers UIW - Phillip Baptiste - 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD MCNS - Trevor Begue - 6 receptions, 72 yards

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	3	4	Total
No. 13 Bears	7	7	7	0	21
No. 14 Cowboys	17	3	0	3	23

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

First quarter MCNS - David Hamm 1-yard TD run, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 10:50 (MCNS 7-0) UCA - Jakari Dillard 75-yard TD pass from Luke Hales, Matt Cummins kick good, 10:39 (TIE 7-7) MCNS - Cody Orgeron 16-yard TD run, Raborn kick good, 9:05 (MCNS 14-7) MCNS - Raborn 34-yard field goal, 2:46 (MCNS 17-7) Second quarter MCNS - Raborn 33-yard field goal, 7:48 (MCNS 20-7) UCA - Brandon Myers 24-yard TD pass from Hales, Cummins kick good, 4:07 (MCNS 20-14) Third quarter UCA - Carlos Blackman 39-yard TD run, Cummins kick good, 0:13 (UCA 21-20) Fourth quarter MCNS - Raborn 24-yard field goal, 7:27 (MCNS 23-21) Top passers MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 13/21, 135 yards UCA - Luke Hales - 13/33, 290 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MCNS - David Hamm - 13 carries, 59 yards, TD UCA - Carlos Blackman - 12 carries, 86 yards, TD Top receivers MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 5 receptions, 76 yards UCA - Jakari Dillard - 4 receptions, 103 yards, TD

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	3	4	Total
No. 11 Cowboys	0	6	0	0	6
Lions	0	10	7	6	23

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

First quarter SELA - Juwan Petit-Frere 6-yard TD pass from Chason Virgil, Jonathan Tatum kick good, 10:05 (SELA 7-0) MCNS - Gunnar Raborn 22-yard field goal, 7:18 (SELA 7-3) SELA - Tatum 40-yard field goal, 3:59 (SELA 10-3) MCNS - Raborn 37-yard field goal, 0:02 (SELA 10-6) Third quarter SELA - Julius Maracalin 41-yard TD run, Tatum kick good, 1:10 (SELA 17-6) Fourth quarter SELA - Tatum 25-yard field goal, 8:53 (SELA 20-6) SELA - Tatum 30-yard field goal, 5:29 (SELA 23-6) Top passers SELA - Chason Virgil - 14/28, 162 yards, TD MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 13/23, 98 yards, INT Top rushers SELA - Julius Maracalin - 13 carries, 88 yards, TD MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 6 carries, 32 yards Top receivers SELA - Cyron Sutton - 6 receptions, 55 yards MCNS - Juwan Petit-Frere - 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD

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	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	0	7	14	10	3	34
Demons	0	0	14	17	6	37

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

Second quarter MCNS - Trevor Begue 3-yard TD pass from James Tabary, Gunnar Raborn kick good, 1:14 (MCNS 7-0) Third quarter NSU - Jared West 19-yard TD run, Austyn Fendrick kick good, 11:15 (TIE 7-7) MCNS - Cyron Sutton 61-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 10:52 (MCNS 14-7) MCNS - Ryan Ross 2-yard TD run, Raborn kick good, 5:10 (MCNS 21-7) NSU - Kalen Meggs 27-yard TD pass from Shelton Eppler, Fendrick kick good, 2:24 (MCNS 21-14) Fourth quarter NSU - Fendrick 36-yard field goal, 12:04 (MCNS 21-17) MCNS - Rodnell Cruell 26-yard TD pass from Tabary, Raborn kick good, 10:50 (MCNS 28-17) NSU - Jazz Ferguson 2-yard TD pass from Eppler, two-point conversion pass no good, 7:35 (MCNS 28-23) MCNS - Raborn 27-yard field goal, 2:27 (MCNS 31-28) NSU - Jaylen Watson 19-yard TD pass from Eppler, Eppler two-point conversion pass to Ferguson good, 0:27 (TIE 31-31) First overtime MCNS - Raborn 38-yard field goal (MCNS 34-31) NSU - Ferguson 6-yard TD pass from Eppler (NSU 37-34) Top passers NSU - Shelton Eppler - 25/46, 292 yards, 4 TD MCNS - James Tabary - 15/27, 203 yards, 3 TD Top rushers NSU - Jared West - 12 carries, 61 yards, TD MCNS - David Hamm - 11 carries, 49 yards Top receivers NSU - Jazz Ferguson - 9 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD

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	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	7	21
No. 21 Cowboys	0	3	6	8	17

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

First quarter LAMR - A. J. Walker 15-yard TD run, Elvin Martinez kick good, 6:31 (LAMR 7-0) Second quarter MCNS - Gunnar Raborn 29-yard field goal, 1:32 (LAMR 7-3) Third quarter LAMR - Case Robinson 36-yard TD pass from Darrel Colbert Jr., Martinez kick good, 4:12 (LAMR 14-3) MCNS - Benjamin Jones 99-yard kickoff returned for TD, two-point pass conversion no good, 3:57 (LAMR 14-9) Fourth quarter MCNS - David Hamm 63-yard TD run, James Tabary two-point conversion pass to Ryan Ross good, 14:39 (MCNS 17-14) LAMR - Colbert Jr. 1-yard TD run, Martinez kick good, 2:04 (LAMR 21-17) Top passers LAMR - Darrel Colbert Jr. - 9/14, 148 yards, TD MCNS - James Tabary - 8/31, 79 yards, INT Top rushers LAMR - Darrel Colbert Jr. - 19 carries, 110 yards, TD MCNS - David Hamm - 15 carries, 166 yards, TD Top receivers LAMR - Case Robinson - 2 receptions, 80 yards, TD MCNS - Rodnell Cruell - 2 receptions, 31 yards

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

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