2015 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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Southland Conference Champions
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 7 |
FCS Coaches | No. 9 |
2015 record | 10–1 (9–0 Southland) |
Head coach | Matt Viator (10th year) |
Offensive coordinator | Tim Leger (9th year) |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Guidry (3rd year) |
Home stadium |
Cowboy Stadium (Capacity: 17,610) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 McNeese State $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Sam Houston State ^ | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 7 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word* | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian* | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE Louisiana | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 |
3:50
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McNeese State | Derrick Milton 36 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:33 | 7–0 |
2 |
1:39
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McNeese State | Team Safety, Drive: 0 plays, -1 yard, 0:07 | 9–0 |
3 |
10:36
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McNeese State | Trent Manuel 20 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:24 | 12–0 |
3 |
7:38
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McNeese State | Austin Nelson 2 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:50 | 19–0 |
3 |
4:03
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McNeese State | Trent Manuel 22 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:52 | 22–0 |
3 |
0:26
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McNeese State | Daniel Sams 2 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:37 | 29–0 |
4 |
12:01
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McNeese State | Grant Ashcraft 2 yard run (Trent Manuel Kick), Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:09 | 36–0 |
4 |
7:15
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Incarnate Word | Kody Edwards 11 yard pass from Jordan Scelfo (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:46 | 36–7 |
4 |
3:56
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McNeese State | David Hamm 33 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:09 | 43–7 |
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 |
11:15
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McNeese State | Wallace Scott 97 yard fumble return (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:25 | 7–0 |
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8:43
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Stephen F. Austin | Aaron Thomas 14 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Nick Bruno kick), Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 0:00 | 7–7 |
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1:35
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Stephen F. Austin | Braxton Bearden 55 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Nick Bruno kick), Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:28 | 7–14 |
2 |
10:17
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McNeese State | David Bush 22 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel Kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13 | 14–14 |
2 |
5:11
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McNeese State | Kent Shelby 5 yard pass from Grant Ashcraft (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:28 | 21–14 |
4 |
6:05
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McNeese State | Daniel Sams 76 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:33 | 28–14 |
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Scoring summary | ||||
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1 |
7:56
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McNeese State | Derrick Milton 4 yard run (Trent Manuel kick failed), Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:39 | 6–0 |
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3:57
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McNeese State | Kent Shelby 40 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:15 | 13–0 |
2 |
14:26
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McNeese State | David Bush 22 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:51 | 20–0 |
3 |
8:26
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McNeese State | Trent Manuel 43 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 4:20 | 23–0 |
3 |
3:43
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McNeese State | Ryan Ross 2 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:44 | 30–0 |
4 |
9:56
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McNeese State | Grant Ashcraft 5 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:55 | 37–0 |
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The 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by tenth year head coach Matt Viator and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the 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.
The Cowboys finished the 2014 season with a 6–5 overall record and were 4–4 in conference play. They were ranked in both FCS polls from the preseaon polls through the twelfth week. Their highest ranking was Number 5 in the Sports Network poll and Number 4 in the Coaches poll in weeks four through six. The Cowboys dropped out of both polls following a season ending loss to the Lamar Cardinals.
See also: Mississippi College