1991 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1991 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland co-champion
Conference Southland Conference
Record6–4–2 (4–1–2 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Santiago (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKirby Bruchhaus (2nd season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
  1990
1992  
1991 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Sam Houston State +^ 5 2 08 3 1
No. 19 McNeese State +^ 4 1 26 4 2
No. 18 NE Louisiana 4 2 17 3 1
SW Texas State 4 3 07 4 0
Northwestern State 4 3 06 5 0
Nicholls State 2 5 04 7 0
North Texas 2 5 03 7 1
Stephen F. Austin 1 5 12 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1991 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4–2, with a mark of 4–1–2 in conference play, and finished as Southland co-champion.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 7 Northern Iowa *L 5-309,123 [1]
September 14at No. 20 Southwest Missouri State *L 3–715,579 [2]
September 21 Montana *W 26–2115,175 [3]
October 5 Nicholls State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 21–314,621 [4]
October 12at No. 10 Northeast Louisiana T 10–10 [5]
October 19at Northwestern State L 3–2010,100 [6]
October 26 Southwest Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 19–18 [7]
November 2 North Texas
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 41–3 [8]
November 9 Stephen F. Austin No. 19
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
T 7–710,261 [9]
November 16at No. 8 Sam Houston State W 19–17 [10]
November 23 Tennessee–Martin *No. T–19
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 17–16 [11]
November 30at No. 1 Nevada *No. 19L 16–2215,962 [12]

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Roster

1991 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1Eric RobertsSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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