McNeese’s offense racked up a season-high 567 total yards while the defense held the nation’s No. 2 total offensive team to almost 200 yards under its season average as the Cowboys took down the Huskies 42-27 on Homecoming.
Junior quarterback Cody Orgeron and fellow junior wide receiver Cyron Sutton are becoming quite a 1-2 connection, not only in the Southland Conference but in all of FCS play.
The Pokes have proven to have quite the home-field advantage when playing in Lake Charles as they’re 3-1 at Cowboy Stadium on the season. But where they’ve struggled has been on the road. McNeese is 0-3 and currently in the midst of a seven-game losing streak away from home.
McNeese seniors Sha’Markus Kennedy and Roydell Brown have been named to the 2019-20 All-Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Second Team, the league office announced on Wednesday.
The McNeese Cowboys were able to get their first Southland Conference win of the season in thrilling fashion last Saturday but will have a tough road test this week to try and make that two Straight SLC wins as they head to Conway to battle Central Arkansas on the stripes.
The McNeese Cowboys are coming off the biggest win of the Sterlin Gilbert era— a 38-34 win over then No. 19 Southeastern. It was the Cowboys’ first ranked win as an unranked team since 2009.
For their play in Saturday’s 38-34 win over nationally-ranked Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese quarterback Cody Orgeron and defensive back Cory McCoy have been recognized by two separate national media outlets that cover the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
The Cowboys feel this match up is a must-win not only because they're facing a former coach but simply because they don't want to fall to 0-3 in the conference.
The McNeese Cowboys come off another conference loss in which its offense failed to impress on third down. Against Sam Houston State on Saturday, the Cowboys were 4-of-15 on third-down conversions.
The McNeese Cowboys hosted the Sam Houston State Bearkats in Lake Charles for the first time since the 2015 season. Both Sam Houston and McNeese came into the game with 2-2 records.
Basketball fans can get a first-hand look at the McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls basketball teams on Wednesday, October 23 at the inaugural McNeese Madness.
McNeese’s Daniel Saina led the Cowboys for the third straight time in as many cross country meets this season as he finished first overall at the Lake Charles Toyota Cowboy Stampede here Saturday morning.
While this will be the two teams first meeting since 2016, it’ll be their first time going at it in "The Hole" since the Bearkats ended McNeese’s 2015 season in the second round of the FCS playoffs.
Visits to Rice in 2022 and Texas A&M in 2024 as well as a home-and-home with Youngstown State highlights future games for the McNeese Cowboy football team, which were announced by the athletic department on Friday.
The McNeese Cowboys hosted their weekly press conference Monday following the team’s 17-10 loss to ACU. Head coach Sterlin Gilbert recapped the team’s conference opener as well as previewed McNeese’s upcoming opponent in Sam Houston State.
The USTFCCCA released its latest 2019 regional cross country polls on Tuesday that has the McNeese Cowboys jumping up two spots, going from No. 10 to No. 8 and the Cowgirls dropping down two spots from No. 13 to No. 15 in the South Central Region.
McNeese will aim to stay perfect against the Braves and SWAC teams as Saturday's matchup will be one last tuneup for the Pokes before beginning Southland play.
The McNeese Cowboys come off their worst loss since 2010, but still, are the favorite to win this week’s game over Alcorn State. The Pokes are a 1.5-point favorite to the Braves according to 5Dimes Sportsbook. The line is down from Monday when it opened at 2.5 points in favor of McNeese.
McNeese football fans will get to see a familiar face on Monday Night Football’s late game when the Denver Broncos take on the Oakland Raiders, that’s because former Cowboy standout Diontae Spencer will be the deep man returning kicks and punts for the Broncos.
Oklahoma State scored on its final two possessions of the second half, both on 91-yard drives, to build a 28-0 halftime lead, then opened the second half on a 75-yard pass and catch by Spencer Sanders to Tylan Wallace as that duo led OSU to a 56-14 win over McNeese here Saturday night.
The McNeese Cowboys will step out of the FCS ranks on Saturday when they visit the Big 12 Conference’s Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium.
After a six year career in the NFL, former McNeese Cowboy Luke Lawton recently started his own corporation that produces a line of smart helmets to monitor air pressure.
Following his performance in his first game as McNeese’s starting punter, Bailey Raborn has been named the Southland Special Teams Player of the Week following the Cowboys’ 34-28 win over Southern.
The McNeese Cowboys have a tough game on hand following its season-opening win over Southern. The Pokes are a 37.5-point underdog to the OSU Cowboys according to 5Dimes Sportsbook.
In front of the most electric crowd at Cowboy Stadium in quite some time, the Pokes were able to start off the Sterlin Gilbert era on a high note as they outlasted a late Southern rally to take down the Jags 34-28.
The Sterlin Gilbert era of McNeese football got off to an exciting start when on Saturday night, McNeese downed Southern 34-28 in front of a Cowboy Stadium record crowd of 20,437.
Southern University head coach Dawson Odums held his first weekly news conference of the year, previewing the Jags season opener against McNesse State.
The McNeese Cowboys kick off the 2019 season next Saturday in front of what could be their biggest crowd in 35 years. McNeese welcomes in-state foe Southern to Cowboy Stadium for the second-ever meeting between the two schools. The Cowboys visited Southern in 2004, beating the Jaguars 35-18.
The former McNeese golfer's pro career has been off to a good start. Elliott has competed in four events and recently finished third at the Texas Open, winning just under 14,000 dollars.
McNeese offensive lineman Collin Fountain is out for the 2019 football season and likely beyond following a serious practice injury last week. The school released a statement on the injury Thursday.
Visits to NCAA Tournament participant Wisconsin on Nov. 13 and reigning NIT champion Texas on Nov. 30 highlights the 2019-20 basketball schedule for the McNeese Cowboys.
Former Cowgirl All-American Erika Piancastelli and standout Emily Vincent have once again reunited as members of team Forli that is participating in the European Cup that began August 19 and runs through August 24.
Thunderstorms forced an early end to McNeese’s second scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday morning, but not before the Cowboys were able to get in around 50 plays that once again, saw both sides of the ball make some plays.
McNeese men’s basketball had quite the experience last week in the Bahamas where the Cowboys faced off against three of the island’s professional teams at the BBF Summer of Thunder event.
Three of McNeese’s first four football games will be broadcast, the Southland Conference announced on Tuesday as part of its 2019 football television schedule for the first four weeks of the season.
Quarterback Cody Orgeron accounted for four touchdowns – three passing and one rushing – while defensive end Chris Livings recorded four sacks in McNeese football’s first full scale scrimmage of fall camp.
It was another scorcher on the practice field for the McNeese Cowboys Thursday morning, both with the 100-degree heat index in the air and the competition on the field.
The McNeese Cowboys stable of running backs is a talented and diverse group. McNeese has always been a team to use a handful of backs and 2019 will be no different.
Practice No. 5 of fall camp for the McNeese football team on Wednesday followed an off day and was also the first practice in full pads and it didn’t disappoint.
Governor John Bel Edwards and local leaders announced Monday, Aug. 5 that the National College Baseball Hall of Fame’s Night of Champions induction and awards ceremony will take place at the River Center Nov. 2.
