2023 McNeese Cowboys football team

2023 McNeese Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–10 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAdam Neugebauer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nicholls $^   7 – 0     6 – 5  
No. 22 Incarnate Word   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Lamar   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Houston Christian   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Southeastern Louisiana   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   2 – 5     1 – 9  
McNeese   1 – 6     0 – 10  
Northwestern State **   0 – 2     0 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
    ** – Northwestern State canceled its season on October 26.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 McNeese Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Gary Goff, the Cowboys played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Preseason

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Preseason poll

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The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Cowboys were picked to finish third in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southeastern Louisiana 93 (9)
2 Incarnate Word 91 (7)
3 McNeese 65
4 Nicholls 62
5 Northwestern State 52
6 Texas A&M–Commerce 33
7 Lamar 28
8 Houston Christian 24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

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The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. McNeese had a total of 4 players selected.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Tarleton State*
ESPN+L 34–5212,074
September 96:30 p.m.at Florida*
ESPNUL 7–4988,163
September 166:00 p.m.at Alcorn State*
L 3–172,052
September 232:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*
ESPN+L 28–316,565
September 307:00 p.m.Nicholls
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 10–319,148
October 77:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce
ESPN+L 10–414,817
October 217:00 p.m.No. 5 Incarnate Word
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 24–357,415
October 287:00 p.m.Northwestern Statedagger
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 2–0 (forfeit)[3]
November 43:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+L 24–383,228
November 117:00 p.m.Houston Christian
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 24–356,724
November 183:00 p.m.Lamar
ESPN+L 27–525,683
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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at Florida (FBS)

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See also: 2023 Florida Gators football team
Previous meeting
First Meeting
Game Two – McNeese Cowboys (0–1) at Florida Gators (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
McNeese 0 0 077
Florida 13 13 16749

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 88,163
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)[6]
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:59) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 2-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:54; Florida 6-0)
  • (0:28) FLA – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 5:28; Florida 13-0)
Second quarter
  • (7:04) FLA – Treyaun Webb 2-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Florida 19-0)
  • (0:34) FLA – Trevor Etienne 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:53; Florida 26-0)
Third quarter
  • (9:27) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:57; Florida 33-0)
  • (3:45) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 50-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:41; Florida 40-0)
  • (2:54) FLA – Jamari Lyons 0-yard safety (Florida 42-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:00) FLA – Treyaun Webb 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:54; Florida 49-0)
  • (2:24) MCN – Coleby Hamm 8-yard run (Garrison Smith kick) (Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:09; Florida 49-7)
Statistics MCN FLA
First downs 6 33
Total yards 40–112 74–560
Rushing yards 26–46 51–327
Passing yards 66 233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–14–0 18–23–0
Time of possession 23:51 36:09
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing Nate Glantz 6/13, 62 yards
Rushing D'Angelo Durham 11 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Jon McCall 1 reception, 18 yards
Florida Passing Graham Mertz 14/17, 193 yards, TD
Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ricky Pearsall 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Pregame line[7] Over/under
Florida −47.5 55.5

Postseason All–Southland Teams

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The Southland Conference announced the 2023 all-conference football team selections on November 22, 2023. Three McNeese players were selected.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Kasabian, Paul (October 26, 2023). "Northwestern State Cancels Football Season, HC Resigns After Ronnie Caldwell's Death". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  6. ^ McNeese Pregame|
  7. ^ McNeese betting
  8. ^ James Hill (November 22, 2023). "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Football Team and Superlatives". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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