1995 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Last updated

1995 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1
Record13–1 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 McNeese State $^ 5 –0 –013 –1 –0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin ^ 4 –1 –011 –2 –0
Northwestern State 2 –3 –06 –5 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southwest Texas State 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Nicholls State 0 –5 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 13–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as Southland champions. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Marshall in the semifinals.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Southwest Missouri State *No. 3
W 31–213,794 [1]
September 9 Southeastern Oklahoma State *No. 1
W 45–1016,860 [2]
September 16at No. 6 James Madison *No. 1
W 30–2411,000 [3]
September 23No. 14 Youngstown State *No. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 31–320,290 [4]
September 30 UCF *No. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 49–716,921 [5]
October 14 Portland State *No. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 27–1414,264 [6]
October 21 Sam Houston State No. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 20–0 [7]
October 28at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin No. 1
W 34–1623,617 [8]
November 4at Southwest Texas State No. 1
W 28–7 [9]
November 11No. 19 Northwestern State No. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 20–10 [10]
November 18at Nicholls State No. 1
W 31–63,061 [11]
November 25No. 17 Idaho *No. 1
W 33–315,736 [12]
December 2No. 7 Delaware *No. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
W 52–1817,239 [13]
December 9No. 6 Marshall *No. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)
L 13–2518,018 [14]

[15]

Roster

1995 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 96 Kavika Pittman Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Related Research Articles

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.

The 1992 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 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 9–4, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.

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.

The 1979 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernie Duplechin, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State was invited to the Independence Bowl, where they lost to Syracuse.

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.

The 2002 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Tommy Tate, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, beating Montana State in the first round, Montana in the quarterfinals, and Villanova in the semifinals, before losing to Western Kentucky in the NCAA Division I-AA Championship Game. The team played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coach Jack Doland, the team compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and were Southland champions. After the regular season, the Cowboys defeated Tulsa in the Independence Bowl.

The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Hubert Boales, the team compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the Southland.

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 6–3–2, with a mark of 3–1–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Southland.

The 1986 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 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In fourth year under head coach John McCann, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the Southland.

The 1987 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 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Sonny Jackson, the team compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the Southland.

The 1988 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 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Sonny Jackson, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Southland.

The 1997 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 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 13–2, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as Southland co-champions. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Youngstown State in the championship game.

The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their ninth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 9–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to UMass in the first round.

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Kirby Bruchhaus, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Southland.

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as co-champion in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and lost to Maine in the first round.

The 2003 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 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as champion in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and lost to Northern Arizona in the first round.

The 2004 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 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the Southland.

References

  1. ↑ "Miller's debut a disaster". The Springfield News-Leader. September 3, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "McNeese 45, SE Oklahoma St. 10". Daily World. September 10, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Dukes blow lead in loss to Cowboys". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 17, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "No. 1 McNeese eases to big win over Pens". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 24, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "UCF back to reality, gets routed". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 1, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "McNeese State rides second-half rally to win". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "McNeese State 20, Sam Houston State 0". Austin American-Statesman. October 22, 1995. Retrieved December 18, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "No. 1 McNeese wins shootout over Lumberjacks". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 29, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "McNeese wins, stays undefeated". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 5, 1995. Retrieved March 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cowboys exorcise Demons". The Shreveport Times. November 12, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cowboys capture perfect record". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Vandals bow out quietly". The Spokesman-Review. November 26, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "McNeese clubs Hens". The News Journal. December 3, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Marshall advances to I-AA final". The Charlotte Observer. December 10, 1995. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "McNeese State - 1995 Football Schedule". McNeese State Sports. Retrieved March 3, 2019.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.