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
Preseason poll
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
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
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Defense 2nd Team
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Schedule
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
at Florida (FBS)
Previous meeting |
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First Meeting |
Quarter | 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
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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Defense 1st Team
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References
- ^ "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.