1994 McNeese State Cowboys football team

1994 McNeese State Cowboys football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–30 vs. Montana
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
Record	10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach	Bobby Keasler (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Santiago (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kirby Bruchhaus (5th season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 North Texas $^	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
No. 5 McNeese State ^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Northwestern State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Sam Houston State	1	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Southwest Texas State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 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 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Montana in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	No. 22 Illinois State *	No. 4	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 31–17	16,975	[1]
September 10	Jacksonville State *	No. 2	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 18–12	15,025	[2]
September 17	Central Arkansas *	No. 2	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 21–7	17,000	[3]
September 24	at No. 9 Northern Iowa *	No. 2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–24	16,324	[4]
October 1	at No. 5 Youngstown State *	No. 2	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 8–28	16,906	[5]
October 15	at No. 24 North Texas	No. 5	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 17–38		[6]
October 22	at Sam Houston State	No. 10	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 30–6		[7]
October 29	No. 16 Stephen F. Austin	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 13–9	17,000	[8]
November 5	Southwest Texas State	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 34–10		[9]
November 12	at Northwestern State	No. 11	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 28–7	10,300	[10]
November 19	Nicholls State	No. 8	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 41–24	16,000	[11]
November 26	No. 6 Idaho *	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 38–21	16,000	[12]
December 3	at No. 8 Montana *	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 28–30	8,419	[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1994 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 4 Eric Acheson Jr G 70 Carter So TE 89 Chris Fontenot Fr C 51 Derrick Hennigan Fr QB 7 Kerry Joseph Sr WR 81 Skeet Owens Sr TE 86 Michael Warren Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class FS 9 Zach Bronson So DB Delphfrine Lee Fr DE 96 Kavika Pittman Sr S Jason Rollins	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Keasler Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Turnovers doom ISU in opening loss". The Pantagraph. September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "JSU loses, but stuns McNeese State". The Anniston Star. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "McNeese wins 'ugly' over Central Ark". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 18, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "McNeese hands UNI a tough loss". The Des Moines Register. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Youngstown's defense handles McNeese State". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "McNeese falls to 4–2". Daily World. October 26, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fontenot's run ignites Cowboys over Bearkats". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "McNeese State holds off Stephen F. Austin". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "McNeese St. hammers Southwest Texas St". Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1994. Retrieved March 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cowboys lasso NSU Demons". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "McNeese 41, Nicholls 24". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 20, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. Sahlberg, Bert (November 27, 1994). "Ambushed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
13. "Montana slips McNeese State's grasp". The Charlotte Observer. December 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
14. "McNeese State - 1994 Football Schedule". McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2019.