2023 McNeese Cowboys football team

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.

2023 McNeese Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–10 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAdam Neugebauer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
2023 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
    ** – Northwestern State canceled its season on October 26.
Rankings from STATS Poll

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)
1Southeastern Louisiana93 (9)
2Incarnate Word91 (7)
3McNeese65
4Nicholls62
5Northwestern State52
6Texas A&M–Commerce33
7Lamar28
8Houston Christian24

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]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Tarleton State*
ESPN+L 34–5212,074
September 96:30 p.m.at Florida*
ESPNUL 7–4988,163
September 166:00 p.m.at Alcorn State*
L 3–172,052
September 232:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*
ESPN+L 28–316,565
September 307:00 p.m.Nicholls
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 10–319,148
October 77:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–Commerce
ESPN+L 10–414,817
October 217:00 p.m.No. 5 Incarnate Word
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 24–357,415
October 287:00 p.m.Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 2–0 (forfeit)[3]
November 43:00 p.m.at Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+L 24–383,228
November 117:00 p.m.Houston Christian
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 24–356,724
November 183:00 p.m.Lamar
ESPN+L 27–525,683
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4][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.[6]

References
  1. "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. Kasabian, Paul (October 26, 2023). "Northwestern State Cancels Football Season, HC Resigns After Ronnie Caldwell's Death". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  5. "2023 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  6. James Hill (November 22, 2023). "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Football Team and Superlatives". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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