2009 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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2009 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland co-champion
Conference Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record9–2 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Broderick Fobbs (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTim Leger (3rd season)
Home stadium Cowboy Stadium
(capacity: 17,410)
Seasons
  2008
2010  
2009 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^  6 1   10 3  
No. 12 McNeese State +^  6 1   9 2  
No. 25 Texas State  5 2   7 4  
Southeastern Louisiana  4 3   6 5  
Sam Houston State  3 4   5 6  
Central Arkansas  2 5   5 6  
Nicholls State  2 5   3 9  
Northwestern State  0 7   0 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Viator and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of 9–3 and a conference mark of 6–1, sharing the Southland title with Stephen F. Austin and losing in the first round of the FCS playoffs to New Hampshire, 49–13.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5 Henderson State *No. 15W 27–2412,225 [1]
September 12at No. 2 Appalachian State *No. 16 FSN W 40–3527,914 [2]
September 19 Savannah State *No. 8
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 56–013,912 [3]
September 26at Tulane *No. 8L 32–4229,098 [4]
October 10at Stephen F. Austin No. 7L 13–1611,182 [5]
October 17 Northwestern State No. 13
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 51–2316,132 [6]
October 24 Southeastern Louisiana No. 12
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 36–3513,008 [7]
October 31at Nicholls State No. 13W 38–175,989 [8]
November 7 Sam Houston State No. 12
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 63–4214,003 [9]
November 14at No. 25 Texas State No. 10 Suddenlink Cable W 30–2713,013 [10]
November 21 Central Arkansas No. 8
W 21–1711,335 [11]
November 28No. 10 New Hampshire No. 8
L 13–4910,009 [12]

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