2001 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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2001 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland co-champion
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record8–4 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Viator (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Scott Stoker (2nd season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
Seasons
←  2000
2002  →
2001 Southland Football League standings
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Texas A&M *No. 8
L 24–3870,656 [1]
September 16 Prairie View A&M *No. 7
W 56–013,151 [2]
September 22 Alcorn State *No. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 54–1414,529 [3]
September 29 West Virginia Tech *No. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 51–912,871 [4]
October 6 Stephen F. Austin No. 4
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 14–2615,054 [5]
October 13at No. 17 Southwest Texas State No. 13
W 24–311,617 [6]
October 20at No. 10 Western Kentucky *No. 11
L 0–2114,000 [7]
October 27No. 14 Sam Houston State No. 17
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 35–2313,875 [8]
November 10No. 12 Northwestern State No. 13
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 17–1016,200 [9]
November 17at Nicholls State No. 11
W 34–274,107 [10]
November 24at Jacksonville State No. 11
W 31–217,842 [11]
December 1No. 16 Maine *No. 10
L 10–1412,450 [12]

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.
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