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2016 McNeese State Cowboys football
2016 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach	Lance Guidry (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Landon Hoefer (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Restivo (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team

American college football season

The 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Lance Guidry, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Tarleton State*	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	AACI	W 33–3	11,901
September 10	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	No. 11	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA (Cajun Crown)	ESPN3	L 22–30	26,891
September 17	6:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	No. 14	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ASN	L 28–31	11,742
September 24	6:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	No. 24	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	UIWtv	W 42–35	4,798
October 1	6:00 pm	Nicholls State	No. 23	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST, ESPN3	W 38–13	10,130
October 8	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 20	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN3	L 24–31	6,165
October 15	6:00 pm	No. 23 Central Arkansas		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN3	L 0–35	9,253
October 22	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	DemonTV	W 48–27	10,159
October 29	6:00 pm	Abilene Christian		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ASN	W 33–14	11,228
November 5	6:00 pm	at No. 1 Sam Houston State		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 43–56	8,025
November 19	6:00 pm	Lamar		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	AACI	W 41–10	8,804
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^	8	–	1	10	–	3
SE Louisiana	7	–	2	7	–	4
McNeese State	5	–	4	6	–	5
Nicholls State	5	–	4	5	–	6
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	5	–	6
Houston Baptist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Incarnate Word *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Lamar	3	–	6	3	–	8
Abilene Christian *	2	–	7	2	–	9
Northwestern State	0	–	9	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll