2023 McNeese Cowboys football team
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 0–10 (1–6 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Adam Neugebauer (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Preseason poll
[edit]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) |
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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
[edit]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]
Offense 1st Team
2nd Team
| Defense 2nd Team
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Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Tarleton State* | ESPN+ | L 34–52 | 12,074 | ||
September 9 | 6:30 p.m. | at Florida* | ESPNU | L 7–49 | 88,163 | ||
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State* | L 3–17 | 2,052 | |||
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois* | ESPN+ | L 28–31 | 6,565 | ||
September 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Nicholls |
| ESPN+ | L 10–31 | 9,148 | |
October 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M–Commerce | ESPN+ | L 10–41 | 4,817 | ||
October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 Incarnate Word |
| ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 7,415 | |
October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 2–0 (forfeit) | [3] | |
November 4 | 3:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN+ | L 24–38 | 3,228 | ||
November 11 | 7:00 p.m. | Houston Christian |
| ESPN+ | L 24–35 | 6,724 | |
November 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Lamar | ESPN+ | L 27–52 | 5,683 | ||
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Game summaries
[edit]at Florida (FBS)
[edit]Previous meeting |
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First Meeting |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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McNeese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Florida | 13 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 49 |
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 |
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Statistics | MCN | FLA |
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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 |
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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 |
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Florida −47.5 | 55.5 |
Postseason All–Southland Teams
[edit]The Southland Conference announced the 2023 all-conference football team selections on November 22, 2023. Three McNeese players were selected.[8]
Offense 2nd Team
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References
[edit]- ^ "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ Kasabian, Paul (October 26, 2023). "Northwestern State Cancels Football Season, HC Resigns After Ronnie Caldwell's Death". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ McNeese Pregame|
- ^ McNeese betting
- ^ James Hill (November 22, 2023). "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Football Team and Superlatives". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2023.