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2022 McNeese Cowboys football team
American college football season
The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Goff, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Quick Facts McNeese Cowboys football, Conference ...
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| Conference | Southland Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 Southland) |
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| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Incarnate Word +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M–Commerce * | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason poll
The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[1]
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 90 (7) |
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 86 (7) |
| 3 | Nicholls | 79 (2) |
| 4 | McNeese | 61 |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 44 |
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 39 |
| 7 | Lamar | 25 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 24 |
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Preseason All–Southland Teams
More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 4 Montana State* | ESPN+ | L 17–40 | 21,687 | |
| September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | at Rice* | ESPN3 | L 10–52 | 18,629 | |
| September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Alcorn State* | ESPN3 | L 19–30 | 11,425 | |
| September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Mississippi College* |
| ESPN+ | W 32–17 | 10,105 |
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Incarnate Word | ESPN+ | L 20–48 | 2,542 | |
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas A&M–Commerce |
| ESPN+ | L 15–40 | 9,202 |
| October 22 | 3:00 p.m. | at Nicholls | ESPN+ | L 35–40 | 5,788 | |
| October 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana |
| ESPN+ | L 27–28 | 8,068 |
| November 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Eastern Illinois* |
| ESPN+ | W 29–15 | 7,520 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston Christian |
| ESPN+ | W 21–10 | 1,355 |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Lamar |
| ESPN+ | W 24–20 | 6,901 |
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At No. 4 Montana State
More information Total ...
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| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 4 Bobcats | 0 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
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See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team
At Rice
See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Owls | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
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McNeese State Cowboys (0–1) vs. Rice Owls (0–1)
at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
More information Statistics, McNeese State ...
| Statistics | McNeese State | Rice |
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| First downs | 14 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 51–263 | 74–487 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–172 | 43–209 |
| Passing yards | 91 | 278 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 8–21–2 | 21–31–0 |
| Time of possession | 21:48 | 38:12 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| McNeese State | Passing | Know Kadum | 5/12, 65 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Deonta McMahon | 5 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Mason Pierce | 3 receptions, 37 yards | |
| Rice | Passing | TJ McMahon | 20/29, 274 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Ari Broussard | 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Bradley Rozner | 3 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD |
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More information Scoring summary, Quarter ...
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Vs. Alcorn State
See also: 2022 Alcorn State Braves football team
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Braves | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 30 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 19 |
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Alcorn State Braves (0–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–2)
Vs. Mississippi College
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| Choctaws | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
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Mississippi College Choctaws (1–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–3)
At No. 11 Incarnate Word
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 11 Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
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McNeese State Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: October 1
- Game time: 6:05 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Wind: E 8 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 2,542
- Referee: Craig Helser
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Sam Kaman (sideline)
- Box Score
Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 40 |
| Cowboys | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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At Nicholls
See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 35 |
| Colonels | 7 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 40 |
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McNeese State Cowboys at Nicholls Colonels
at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 3:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 5,788
- Referee: Nolan Dumas
- TV: ESPN+
Vs. Southeastern Louisiana
More information Period, Total ...
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Cowboys | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
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Southeastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese State Cowboys
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
- Date: October 29
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 8,068
- Referee: Gary Leeper
- TV: ESPN+
Vs. Eastern Illinois
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| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
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At Houston Christian
More information Total ...
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| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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Vs. Lamar
See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team
More information Total ...
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
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Statistics
More information Statistics, Lamar ...
| Statistics | Lamar | McNeese |
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| First downs | 19 | 13 |
| Total yards | 369 | 314 |
| Rushing yards | 219 | 268 |
| Passing yards | 150 | 46 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 35:47 | 24:13 |
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More information Team, Category ...
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Lamar | Passing | Nick Yockey | 19-27; 150 total yards; long 18 yards |
| Rushing | Major Bowden | 11 attempts; 92 total yards; long 30 yards | |
| Receiving | Major Bowden | 2 receptions; 35 total yards; long 18 yards | |
| McNeese | Passing | Ryan Roberts | 6-14; 46 yards total; long 14 yards |
| Rushing | Deonata McMahon | 20 attempts; 241 total yards; long 79 yards | |
| Receiving | Jon McCall | 2 receptions; 22 total yards; long 14 yards |
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- "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- "Football schedule change adds UIW, Lamar". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- "2022 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.