2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by first-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 tie for fourth place.

2016 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2016 record6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coachLance Guidry (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorLandon Hoefer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Restivo (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
(Capacity: 17,610)
2016 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 0     12 1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^  8 1     10 3  
SE Louisiana  7 2     7 4  
McNeese State  5 4     6 5  
Nicholls State  5 4     5 6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 5     5 6  
Houston Baptist  3 5     4 7  
Incarnate Word*  3 6     3 8  
Lamar  3 6     3 8  
Abilene Christian*  2 7     2 9  
Northwestern State  0 9     1 10  
  • $ 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

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2015 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 PMTarleton State*No. 11AACIW 33–311,901
September 106:00 PMat Louisiana–Lafayette*No. 11
ESPN3L 22–3026,891
September 176:00 PMStephen F. AustinNo. 14
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ASNL 28–3111,742
September 246:00 PMat Incarnate WordNo. 24UIWtvW 42–354,798
October 16:00 PMNicholls StateNo. 23
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
CST
ESPN3
W 38–1310,130
October 86:00 PMat Southeastern LouisianaNo. 20ESPN3L 24–316,165
October 156:00 PMNo. 23 Central Arkansas
ESPN3L 0–359,253
October 226:00 PMat Northwestern State
DTVW 48–2710,159
October 296:00 PMAbilene Christian
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ASNW 33–1411,228
November 56:00 PMat No. 1 Sam Houston State
ESPN3L 43–568,025
November 196:00 PMLamar
AACIW 41–108,804

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Game summaries

Tarleton State

Tarleton State at McNeese State
1 234Total
Texans 3 000 3
#11 Cowboys 0 20130 33
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 11,901
  • Game weather: 91°F • NE 7 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Eddie Kelley
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

McNeese State at Louisiana–Lafayette
1 234Total
#11 Cowboys 3 937 22
Ragin' Cajuns 7 7133 30
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 26,891
  • Game weather: 79°F • E 4 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–15–2 2007 W 38–17

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State
1 234Total
Lumberjacks 10 777 31
#14 Cowboys 7 777 28
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 11,742
  • Game weather: 82°F • E 1 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–14 2015 W 28–14

@ Incarnate Word

McNeese State at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
#24 Cowboys 14 2170 42
Cardinals 7 7021 35
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 4,798
  • Game weather: 77°F • NW 8 • Scattered showers
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • Television network: UIWtv
Sources: Box Score
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 43–6

Nicholls State

Nicholls at McNeese State
1 234Total
Colonels 3 037 13
#23 Cowboys 7 14710 38
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 10,130
  • Game weather: 80°F • NE 2 • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: CST/ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–11 2015 W 37–7

@ Southeastern Louisiana

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
#20 Cowboys 0 1437 24
Lions 7 0177 31
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 6,165
  • Game weather: 83°F • N 12 • Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–17 2015 W 21–7

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at McNeese State
1 234Total
#23 Bears 7 7147 35
Cowboys 0 000 0
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 9,253
  • Game weather: 84°F • SSE 8 • Partly cloudy, 62% humidity
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–4 2015 W 28–13

@ Northwestern State

McNeese State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
Cowboys 14 71710 48
Demons 7 7103 27
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 10,159
  • Game weather: 71°F • ESE 3 • Clear and crisp
  • Referee: Kevin Muir
  • Television network: DTV
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
44–20–1 2015 W 47–27

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at McNeese State
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 007 14
Cowboys 10 977 33
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 11,228
  • Game weather: 80°F • SSW 5 • 47%, Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 W 15–13

@ Sam Houston State

McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 92113 43
#1 Bearkats 14 14217 56
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 8,025
  • Game weather: 68°F • N 4 • Overcast
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–11–1 2015 FCS Playoffs L 29–34

Lamar

Lamar at McNeese State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 307 10
Cowboys 14 1476 41
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 8,804
  • Game weather: 56°F • N 7 • Clear, 29%
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: AACI
Sources:
Overall record Last meeting Result
22–8–1 2015 W 20–14

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 11 11 14 24 23 20 RV NR RV RV NR NR RV NR 
Coaches 9 10 13 20 22 19 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
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References

  1. "2016 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
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