1994 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1994 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Santiago (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorKirby Bruchhaus (5th season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
  1993
1995  
1994 Southland Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 North Texas $^ 5 0 17 4 1
No. 5 McNeese State ^ 5 1 010 3 0
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin 4 1 16 3 2
Northwestern State 3 3 05 6 0
Sam Houston State 1 5 06 5 0
Nicholls State 1 5 05 6 0
Southwest Texas State 1 5 04 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 22 Illinois State *No. 4W 31–1716,975 [1]
September 10 Jacksonville State *No. 2
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 18–1215,025 [2]
September 17 Central Arkansas *No. 2
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 21–717,000 [3]
September 24at No. 9 Northern Iowa *No. 2W 34–2416,324 [4]
October 1at No. 5 Youngstown State *No. 2L 8–2816,906 [5]
October 15at No. 24 North Texas No. 5L 17–38 [6]
October 22at Sam Houston State No. 10W 30–6 [7]
October 29No. 16 Stephen F. Austin No. 11
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 13–917,000 [8]
November 5 Southwest Texas State No. 11
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 34–10 [9]
November 12at Northwestern State No. 11W 28–710,300 [10]
November 19 Nicholls State No. 8
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 41–2416,000 [11]
November 26No. 6 Idaho *No. 5
W 38–2116,000 [12]
December 3at No. 8 Montana *No. 5
L 28–308,419 [13]

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Roster

1994 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 4Eric AchesonJr
G 70 CarterSo
TE 89 Chris Fontenot Fr
C 51Derrick HenniganFr
QB 7 Kerry Joseph Sr
WR 81Skeet OwensSr
TE 86Michael WarrenJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
FS 9 Zach Bronson So
DB Delphfrine Lee Fr
DE 96 Kavika Pittman Sr
S Jason Rollins
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg 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.