1993 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1993 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record10–3 (7–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Santiago (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorKirby Bruchhaus (4th season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
  1992
1994  
1993 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 McNeese State $^ 7 0 010 3 0
No. 4 NE Louisiana ^ 6 1 09 3 0
No. 14 Stephen F. Austin ^ 5 2 08 4 0
Northwestern State 3 4 05 6 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 04 7 0
North Texas 2 5 04 7 0
Nicholls State 2 5 03 8 0
SW Texas State 1 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as Southland champion. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Troy State in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4No. 4 Northern Iowa *No. 7W 27–1019,572 [1]
September 11 Eastern Illinois *No. 3
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 49–719,579 [2]
September 18at Illinois State *No. 2L 27–379,819 [3]
September 25at No. 22 UCF *No. 10L 3–2210,759 [4]
October 9at No. 4 Northeast Louisiana No. 18W 34–2620,180 [5]
October 16 North Texas No. 13
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 18–17 [6]
October 23 Sam Houston State No. 13
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 34–1419,879 [7]
October 30at No. 16 Stephen F. Austin No. 9W 21–2010,864 [8]
November 6at Southwest Texas State No. 8W 27–10 [9]
November 13at Northwestern State No. 7W 34–7 [10]
November 20 Nicholls State No. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 27–0 [11]
November 27No. 10 William & Mary *No. 5
W 34–2817,167 [12]
December 4No. 1 Troy State *No. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 28–35 [13]

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