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2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team
American college football season
The 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Matt Viator in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State received the conference's automatic bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Cowboys lost in the second round to fellow Southland member, Sam Houston State. The team played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Southland champion | |
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 29–34 vs. Sam Houston State | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
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STATS | No. 7 |
FCS Coaches | No. 9 |
Record | 10–1 (9–0 Southland) |
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Offensive coordinator | Tim Leger (9th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lance Guidry (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 McNeese State $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^ | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 7 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word * | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE Louisiana | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian * | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 6:30 pm | No. 14 (FBS) LSU* | No. 25 | SECN | Canceled[a] | ||
September 12 | 6:00 pm | Incarnate Word | ASN | W 43–6 | 12,804 | ||
September 19 | 6:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 12,018 | ||
September 26 | 6:00 pm | Mississippi College* | No. 25 |
| W 37–0 | 10,436 | |
October 3 | 3:00 pm | at Nicholls State | No. 23 | CST[1] | W 37–7 | 6,192 | |
October 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana | No. 22 |
| CST | W 21–7 | 13,110 |
October 17 | 6:00 pm | at Central Arkansas | No. 15 | ESPN3 | W 28–13 | 10,527 | |
October 24 | 6:00 pm | Northwestern State | No. 12 |
| CST | W 47–27 | 9,806 |
October 31 | 2:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | No. 10 | ASN | W 15–13 | 3,567 | |
November 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Sam Houston State | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | W 27–10 | 10,501 |
November 21 | 6:00 pm | at Lamar | No. 3 | ESPN3 | W 20–14 | 9,808 | |
December 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 6 Sam Houston State | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | L 29–34 | 13,493 |
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- ^[a] The game between LSU and McNeese State was canceled due to inclement weather. The game was delayed due to lightning after 5 minutes of play during each team held the ball for one drive and no one scored. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest". LSU did agree to pay McNeese State its promised fee of $500,000.
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See also: LSU Tigers football and 2015 LSU Tigers football team
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Incarnate Word
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@ Stephen F. Austin
See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2015 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
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Mississippi College
See also: Mississippi College
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Southeastern Louisiana
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@ Central Arkansas
See also: Central Arkansas Bears football, 2015 Central Arkansas Bears football team, and Red Beans and Rice Bowl
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Northwestern State (homecoming)
See also: Northwestern State Demons football, 2015 Northwestern State Demons football team, and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
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Sam Houston State
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@ Lamar
See also: Lamar Cardinals football, 2015 Lamar Cardinals football team, and Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State)
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Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Second Round
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- "Southland Conference Announces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- "2015 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- "Blame it on the rain: Cowboys–Tigers washed out". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "Incarnate Word (1–1) –vs– McNeese State (0–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "McNeese (2–0, 2–0) –vs– Stephen F. Austin (0–3, 0–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "Mississippi College (2–2) –vs– McNeese (3–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
- "McNeese State (4–0, 3–0) –vs– Nicholls (0–4, 0–2)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- "Southeastern Louisiana (3–2, 2–1) –vs– McNeese State (5–0, 4–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
- "McNeese State (6–0, 5–0) –vs– Central Arkansas (3–3, 3–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- "Northwestern State (1–6, 1–4) –vs– McNeese State (7–0, 6–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- "McNeese State (8–0, 7–0) –vs– Abilene Christian (2–6, 2–5)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
- "Sam Houston State (6–3, 5–2) –vs– McNeese State (9–0, 8–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- "McNeese State (10–0, 9–0) –vs– Lamar University (5–6, 4–5)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- "Sam Houston State (10–3) –vs– McNeese State (10–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.