2001 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2001 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland co-champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 10–14 vs. Maine
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
Record	8–4 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach	Tommy Tate (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Southland Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^		5	–	1					10	–	3
No. 13 McNeese State +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
No. 14 Northwestern State ^		4	–	2					8	–	4
Stephen F. Austin		4	–	2					6	–	5
Jacksonville State		2	–	4					5	–	6
Nicholls State		1	–	5					3	–	8
Southwest Texas State		0	–	6					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Texas A&M *	No. 8	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 24–38	70,656	[1]
September 16	Prairie View A&M *	No. 7	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 56–0	13,151	[2]
September 22	Alcorn State *	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 54–14	14,529	[3]
September 29	West Virginia Tech *	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 51–9	12,871	[4]
October 6	Stephen F. Austin	No. 4	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 14–26	15,054	[5]
October 13	at No. 17 Southwest Texas State	No. 13	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 24–3	11,617	[6]
October 20	at No. 10 Western Kentucky *	No. 11	L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY	L 0–21	14,000	[7]
October 27	No. 14 Sam Houston State	No. 17	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 35–23	13,875	[8]
November 10	No. 12 Northwestern State	No. 13	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 17–10	16,200	[9]
November 17	at Nicholls State	No. 11	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 34–27	4,107	[10]
November 24	at Jacksonville State	No. 11	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 31–21	7,842	[11]
December 1	No. 16 Maine *	No. 10	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	L 10–14	12,450	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Aggies struggle with McNeese State". The Odessa American. September 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "McNeese romps". Daily World. September 9, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cowboys lasso Braves 54–14". Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "McNeese demolishes W. Va. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lumberjacks upset McNeese". Longview News-Journal. October 7, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "McNeese St. 24, SW Texas 3". The Daily Advertiser. October 14, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Western silences, taunts McNeese". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "McNeese St. 35, Sam Houston 23". Austin American-Statesman. October 28, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Demons fall to Cowboys, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "McNeese St. 34, Nicholls St. 27". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "After lightning, Cowboys strike". The Anniston Star. November 25, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Maine holds on". Kennebec Journal. December 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.