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Latest revision as of 02:12, 9 November 2025

American college football season

The 2025 McNeese Cowboys football team represents McNeese State University in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys play their home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and compete in the Southland Conference. They are led by eleventh-year head coach Matt Viator, who is back as head coach after previously coaching the Cowboys from 2006 to 2015.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 pm Louisiana Christian* ESPN+ W 54–9 11,279
September 6 7:00 pm at Louisiana* ESPN+ L 10–34 26,071
September 13 6:00 pm Weber State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
 ESPN+ L 41–42 11,702
September 20 7:00 pm at Utah State* KMYU L 7–48 16,273
September 27 7:00 pm at Stephen F. Austin ESPN+ L 17–34 10,684
October 4 6:00 pm Southeastern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
 ESPN+ L 0–38 9,207
October 18 6:00 pm Houston Christiandagger
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
 ESPN+ W 27–0 10,339
October 25 3:00 pm at Nicholls ESPN+ L 7–31 3,476
November 1 6:00 pm Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
 ESPN+ W 50–3 10,044
November 8 4:00 pm at East Texas A&M ESPN+ W 35–20 2,534
November 15 6:00 pm UT Rio Grande Valley
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
 ESPN+
November 22 3:00 pm at Lamar ESPN+

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Louisiana Christian (NAIA)

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Louisiana Christian Wildcats (NAIA) (0–0) at McNeese Cowboys (0–0) – Game summary

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 11,279
  • Referee: Austin Mezzacasa
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play), Chaston Tavares (analyst) and Rylie Eyster (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:03) LCU – Levi Hilborn 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:49; Louisiana Christian 3–0)
  • (5:00) MCN – Bryce Strong 7-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:03; McNeese 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:00) MCN – Fabrizio Pinton 38-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:03; McNeese 10–3)
  • (9:07) MCN – Coleby Hamm 5-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:57; McNeese 17–3)
  • (7:12) LCU – Bryce Perkins 4-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 1:46; McNeese 17–9)
  • (4:45) MCN – Tre’Vonte Citizen 21-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:20; McNeese 24–9)
  • (3:09) MCN – Jonathan Harris 15-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 0:53; McNeese 31–9)
  • (0:14) MCN – Jessie Campbell 11-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 1:19; McNeese 38–9)
Third quarter
  • (2:58) MCN – Bryce Strong 5-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:59; McNeese 45–9)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:54) MCN – Marquez Davis 12-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:35; McNeese 52–9)
  • (7:02) MCN – 0-yard safety (McNeese 54–9)
Statistics LCU MCN
First downs 10 39
Total yards 141 664
Rushing yards 19 305
Passing yards 122 359
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 22:03 37:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Louisiana Christian Passing Phillip Jones II 6/15, 65 yards
Rushing Jaterrius Johnson 6 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Edward Scott Jr. 4 receptions, 51 yards
McNeese Passing Jake Strong 22/28, 329 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Marquez Davis 12 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Logan Mauldin 3 receptions, 86 yards

at Louisiana (FBS, Cajun Crown)

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McNeese Cowboys (1–0) at Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary

at Cajun Field, Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SW 5 mph
  • Game attendance: 26,071
  • Referee: Marshall Lewis
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play), Eric Mouton (analyst) and Ben Schafer (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:58) UL – Bill Davis 6-yard run, Tony Sterner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:54; Louisiana 7–0)
  • (10:08) MCN – Devin Lippold 2-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:42; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (1:06) UL – Bill Davis 36-yard run, Tony Sterner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 0:47; Louisiana 14–7)
  • (0:00) UL – Tony Sterner 38-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards, 0:39; Louisiana 17–7)
Third Quarter
  • (11:50) MCN – Fabrizio Pinton 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:10; Louisiana 17–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:41) UL – Tony Sterner 37-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:19; Louisiana 20–10)
  • (3:48) UL – Landon Baptiste 10-yard pass from Daniel Beale, Tony Sterner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 5:46; Louisiana 27–10)
  • (1:39) UL – Steven Blanco 34-yard run, Tony Sterner kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:03; Louisiana 34–10)
Statistics MCN UL
First downs 14 25
Total yards 238 401
Rushing yards 47 315
Passing yards 191 86
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:43 34:17
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing Jake Strong 19/30, 191 yards, INT
Rushing Bryce Strong 7 carries, 17 yards
Receiving Joshua Jackson 4 receptions, 83 yards
Louisiana Passing Daniel Beale 14/22, 86 yards, TD
Rushing Bill Davis 19 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving KeDarius Wade 1 reception, 19 yards

Weber State Wildcats (0–2) at McNeese Cowboys (1–1) – Game summary

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,702
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play), Chaston Tavares (analyst) and Rylee Eyster (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (5:06) WEB – Jayleen Record 78-yard pass from Jackson Gilkey, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:42; Weber State 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:46) WEB – Jackson Gilkey 50-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:56; Weber State 14–0)
  • (13:23) MCN – Bryce Strong 68-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Weber State 14–7)
  • (0:21) WEB – Sloan Calder 10-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:38; Weber State 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:02) MCN – Jonathan Harris 57-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Weber State 21–14)
  • (5:48) WEB – Davion Godley 2-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 3:14; Weber State 28–14)
  • (2:21) MCN – Jake Strong 5-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:19; Weber State 28–21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:05) WEB – Davion Godley 12-yard run, Sloan Calder kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:11; Weber State 35–21)
  • (9:45) WEB – BJ Carey 0-yard interception, Sloan Calder kick (Weber State 42–21)
  • (9:04) MCN – Tre’Vonte Citizen 79-yard run, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:41; Weber State 42–28)
  • (4:56) MCN – Jonathan Harris 3-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 2:45; Weber State 42–35)
  • (0:42) MCN – Jake Strong 19-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 1:32; Weber State 42–41)
Statistics WEB MCN
First downs 21 21
Total yards 447 537
Rushing yards 229 259
Passing yards 218 278
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 32:43 27:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Weber State Passing Jackson Gilkey 11/20, 218 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jackson Gilkey 15 carries, 114 yards, TD
Receiving Jayleen Record 1 reception, 78 yards, TD
McNeese Passing Jake Strong 20/39, 278 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tre’Vonte Citizen 11 carries, 117 yards, TD
Receiving Jonathan Harris 7 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

at Utah State (FBS)

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McNeese Cowboys (1–2) at Utah State Aggies (FBS) (2–1) – Game summary

at Maverik Stadium, Logan, Utah

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph
  • Game attendance: 16,273
  • Referee: Brad Carrell
  • TV announcers (KMYU): Dave Fox (play-by-play), Alema Harrington (analyst) and Frank Dolce (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:46) USU – Kahanu Davis 45-yard pass from Bryson Barnes (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:03; Utah State 6–0)
  • (3:54) USU – Brady Boyd 53-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Tanner Rinker kick (Drive: 2 plays, 58 yards, 0:37; Utah State 13–0)
Second quarter
  • (7:55) USU – Miles Davis 30-yard run, Tanner Rinker kick (Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:02; Utah State 20–0)
  • (5:59) MCN – Jonathan Harris 20-yard pass from Jake Strong, Fabrizio Pinton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Utah State 20–7)
  • (1:33) USU – Bryson Barnes 3-yard run, Tanner Rinker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; Utah State 27–7)
  • (0:22) USU – Javen Jacobs 1-yard run, Tanner Rinker kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 0:43; Utah State 34–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:37) USU – Bryson Barnes 21-yard run, Tanner Rinker kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:03; Utah State 41–7)
  • (3:34) USU – Brady Boyd 9-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Tanner Rinker kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:50; Utah State 48–7)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics MCN USU
First downs 13 27
Total yards 239 627
Rushing yards 109 334
Passing yards 130 293
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing Jake Strong 7/23, 89 yards, TD
Rushing Tre’Vonte Citizen 12 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Jonathan Harris 1 reception, 20 yards, TD
Utah State Passing Bryson Barnes 19/27, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Bryson Barnes 13 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Braden Pegan 3 receptions, 95 yards

at Stephen F. Austin

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McNeese Cowboys (1–3) at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (2–2) – Game summary

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Rob Myers (play-by-play) and Hunter Taylor (analyst)
Statistics MCN SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stephen F. Austin Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southeastern Louisiana

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Southeastern Louisiana Lions (3–2) at McNeese Cowboys (1–4) – Game summary

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play) and Chaston Tavares (analyst)
Statistics SELA MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeastern Louisiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Houston Christian Huskies (2–4) at McNeese Cowboys (1–5) – Game summary

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,339
Statistics HCU MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Christian Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics MCN NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nicholls Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Northwestern State (rivalry)

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Northwestern State Demons (1–7) at McNeese Cowboys (2–6) – Game summary

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics NWST MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Northwestern State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Statistics MCN ETAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving
East Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

UT Rio Grande Valley

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UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at McNeese Cowboys – Game summary

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

  • Date: November 15
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics RGV MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UT Rio Grande Valley Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Lamar (Battle of the Border)

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Statistics MCN LAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Lamar Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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