2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team
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Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 6–5 (5–4 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Landon Hoefer (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Nicholls +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar ^ | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abilene Christian | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Lance Guidry in his third and final season as head caoach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for fourth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
On November 20, Guidry was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at McNeese State with a three-year record of 21–12.
Preseason
Preseason All-Conference Teams
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cowboys having ten players selected.[2]
Offense First Team
- David Hamm – Sr. RB
- Lawayne Ross – Jr. TE
- Gunnar Raborn – Sr. K
- Alex Kjellsten – Sr. P
Defense First Team
- BJ Blunt – Sr. LB
Offense Second Team
- James Tabary – Sr. QB
- Grant Burguillos – Jr. OL
Defense Second Team
- Chris Livings – Jr. DL
- Darion Dunn – So. DB
- Colby Burton – Jr. DB
Preseason poll
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fourth place.[3]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) |
2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) |
3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) |
4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) |
5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 |
6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 |
7 | Abilene Christian | 89 |
8 | Northwestern State | 86 |
9 | Incarnate Word | 53 |
10 | Lamar | 52 |
11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:05 p.m. | at Northern Colorado* | No. 17 | Pluto TV | W 17–14 | 5,726 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist | No. 16 |
| ELVN | W 51–34 | 2,538 |
September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 13 Nicholls | No. 16 | CST | W 20–10 | 13,140 | |
September 22 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 25 (FBS) BYU* | No. 9 | BYUtv/ESPN3 | L 3–30 | 53,223 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin | No. 10 |
| Cowboy Insider | W 17–10 | 8,933 |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian | No. 9 |
| Cowboy Insider | W 24–21 | 10,001 |
October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word | No. 6 | ELVN | L 17–45 | 3,084 | |
October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 13 Central Arkansas![]() | No. 14 |
| ESPN3 | W 23–21 | 11,208 |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 11 | CST | L 6–23 | 5,127 | |
November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northwestern State | No. 18 | ESPN3 | L 34–37 | 6,111 | |
November 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Lamar | No. 22 |
| ESPN3 | L 17–21 | 11,532 |
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Game summaries
At Northern Colorado
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 14 Cowboys | 21 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
Huskies | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); cloudy
- Game attendance: 2,538
- Referee: Dan Lewis
- TV: Eleven Sports
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Nicholls
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 Colonels | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
No. 15 Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); overcast
- Game attendance: 13,140
- Referee: Vidal Jones
- TV: Cox Sports Television
- [4][5] [6]
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At BYU
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Colonels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 25 (FBS) Cougars | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
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Stephen F. Austin
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Lumberjacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
No. 10 Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C); heavy rains
- Game attendance: 8,933
- Referee: Stephen Baron
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Abilene Christian
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
No. 9 Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 10,001
- Referee: Eddy Shelton
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At Incarnate Word
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 6 Cowboys | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 3,084
- Referee: Vidal Jones
- TV: Eleven Sports/Cox Sports Television
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Central Arkansas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 13 Bears | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 14 Cowboys | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); clear
- Game attendance: 11,208
- Referee: Michael VanderVelde
- TV: Eleven Sports/Cox Sports Television
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At Southeastern Louisiana
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 11 Cowboys | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Lions | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, LA
- Date: November 3
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); sunny
- Game attendance: 5,127
- Referee: Stephen Baron
- TV: ESPN3/Cox Sports Television
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At Northwestern State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
Demons | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 37 |
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Lamar
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 21 Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 22 | RV | |
Coaches | 18 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 21 | RV |
Roster
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Offense
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| Special teams
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Roster |
References
- ^ "Guidry fired as McNeese head coach".
- ^ "Southland Announces 2018 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". Southland Conference.
- ^ "Sam Houston State Voted to Top Spot in 2018 Football Preseason Poll". Southland Conference.
- ^ "Southland Announces Week 10 TV Selections". Southland Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ "2018 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.