2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 7–5 (5–4 Southland) |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Mattox (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jim Gush (1st season) |
Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Sterlin Gilbert in his first and only season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
On November 20, 2018, head coach Lance Guidry was fired.[1] He finished at McNeese State with a three-year record of 21–12. On December 5, the school hired South Florida offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert as head coach.[2]
Preseason
[edit]Preseason poll
[edit]The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Cowboys were picked to finish in sixth place.[3]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Nicholls | 200 (20) |
2 | Central Arkansas | 154 |
3 | Incarnate Word | 150 (1) |
4 | Sam Houston State | 146 |
5 | Lamar | 123 |
6 | McNeese State | 114 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 112 (1) |
8 | Southeastern Louisiana | 71 |
9 | Stephen F. Austin | 63 |
10 | Northwestern State | 56 |
11 | Houston Baptist | 21 |
Preseason All–Southland Teams
[edit]The Cowboys placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.[4]
Offense 1st team Grant Burguillos – OL
| Defense 1st team Chris Livings – DL Colby Burton – DB |
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern* | CST/ESPN+ | W 34–28 | 20,437 | |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State* | ESPN+ | L 14–56 | 55,509 | |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Alcorn State* |
| COWBOYINSIDER | W 17–14 | 10,127 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | ESPN+ | L 10–17 | 9,624 | |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Sam Houston State |
| ESPN+ | L 17–28 | 9,107 |
October 5 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana |
| CST/ESPN+ | W 38–34 | 8,217 |
October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 16 Central Arkansas | ESPN+ | L 31–40 | 11,237 | |
October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Houston Baptist![]() |
| COWBOYINSIDER | W 42–27 | 8,083 |
October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN+ | W 33–10 | 8,335 | |
November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Northwestern State |
| CST/ESPN+ | W 30–20 | 9,295 |
November 16 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Nicholls | CST/ESPN+ | L 20–34 | 8,958 | |
November 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN3 | W 27–3 | 7,307 | |
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Game summaries
[edit]Southern
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
RV Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
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Statistics | Southern | McNeese State |
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First downs | 29 | 18 |
Total yards | 342 | 303 |
Rushing yards | 103 | 154 |
Passing yards | 239 | 149 |
Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
Time of possession | 26:35 | 33:25 |
At Oklahoma State
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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MCNS Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
OSU Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 56 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C); sunny; SE 12 MPH
- Game attendance: 55,509
- Referee: Christian Watson
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave LaMont (Play-By-Play) & Barrett Brooks (Analysts)
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Statistics | McNeese State | Oklahoma State |
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First downs | 13 | 25 |
Total yards | 318 | 580 |
Rushing yards | 161 | 167 |
Passing yards | 157 | 413 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Time of possession | 31:45 | 28:15 |
Alcorn State
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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Statistics | Alcorn State | McNeese State |
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First downs | 22 | 14 |
Total yards | 318 | 324 |
Rushing yards | 154 | 133 |
Passing yards | 164 | 191 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 32:05 | 27:55 |
At Abilene Christian
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
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Statistics | McNeese State | Abilene Christian |
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First downs | 18 | 16 |
Total yards | 383 | 415 |
Rushing yards | 194 | 85 |
Passing yards | 189 | 330 |
Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
Time of possession | 30:12 | 29:48 |
Sam Houston State
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bearkats | 0 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 28 |
Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
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Statistics | Sam Houston State | McNeese State |
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First downs | 18 | 14 |
Total yards | 416 | 318 |
Rushing yards | 89 | 38 |
Passing yards | 327 | 280 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 37:36 | 22:24 |
Southeastern Louisiana
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Lions | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
Cowboys | 10 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
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Statistics | Southeastern Louisiana | McNeese State |
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First downs | 19 | 23 |
Total yards | 452 | 473 |
Rushing yards | 86 | 225 |
Passing yards | 366 | 248 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
At Central Arkansas
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
No. 16 Bears | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
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Statistics | McNeese State | Central Arkansas |
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First downs | 19 | 23 |
Total yards | 452 | 473 |
Rushing yards | 86 | 225 |
Passing yards | 366 | 248 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
Houston Baptist
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
Cowboys | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
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Statistics | Houston Baptist | McNeese State |
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First downs | 24 | 30 |
Total yards | 347 | 567 |
Rushing yards | 30 | 264 |
Passing yards | 317 | 303 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 25:08 | 34:52 |
At Stephen F. Austin
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 33 |
Lumberjacks | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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Statistics | McNeese State | Stephen F. Austin |
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First downs | 21 | 17 |
Total yards | 408 | 254 |
Rushing yards | 246 | 79 |
Passing yards | 162 | 175 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 32:08 | 27:52 |
Northwestern State
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Demons | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Cowboys | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
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Statistics | Northwestern State | McNeese State |
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First downs | 18 | 14 |
Total yards | 314 | 308 |
Rushing yards | 20 | 117 |
Passing yards | 294 | 191 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 27:19 | 32:41 |
At Nicholls
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
No. 24 Colonels | 10 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
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Statistics | McNeese State | Nicholls |
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First downs | 14 | 24 |
Total yards | 236 | 519 |
Rushing yards | 52 | 145 |
Passing yards | 184 | 374 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 27:12 | 32:48 |
At Lamar
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Statistics | McNeese State | Lamar |
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First downs | 19 | 11 |
Total yards | 518 | 210 |
Rushing yards | 280 | 96 |
Passing yards | 238 | 114 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | |||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
Roster
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Offense
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Roster |
References
[edit]- ^ Gazzolo, Jim (November 20, 2018). "Guidry fired as McNeese head coach". The Daily Iberian.
- ^ "USF's Sterlin Gilbert headed to McNeese State". Tampa Bay Times. December 5, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Nicholls Voted to Top Spot in 2019 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Southland Announces 2019 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Southland TV Selections Announced for First Four Weeks". Southland Conference. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.