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2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Matt Viator, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

2014 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Leger (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRob Sale (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLance Guidry (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^   7 – 1     11 – 5  
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Lamar   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Stephen F. Austin ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Central Arkansas   5 – 3     6 – 6  
McNeese State   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Abilene Christian *   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Northwestern State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Incarnate Word *   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Houston Baptist   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Nicholls State   0 – 8     0 – 12  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 611:00 amat No. 19 (FBS) Nebraska*No. 7
ESPNUL 24–3191,082
September 136:00 pmPrairie View A&M*No. 6
W 48–1617,469
September 276:00 pmArkansas Tech*No. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 61–711,429
October 46:00 pmNicholls StateNo. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 45–311,744
October 113:00 pmat Sam Houston StateNo. 5
SLCTVL 22–388,418
October 186:00 pmAbilene Christian No. 11
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN3W 31–2014,464
October 256:00 pmat Incarnate WordNo. 11
FCSW 41–214,558
November 16:00 pmat Northwestern StateNo. 9
W 35–289,178
November 86:00 pmStephen F. AustinNo. 6
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 16–3110,069
November 153:00 pmat No. 10 Southeastern LouisianaNo. 13
SLCTVL 9–287,012
November 226:00 pmLamarNo. 19
L 24–277,402

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Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network87665551111961319RVRV
Coaches96664441010861117RVRV

References edit

  1. ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "2014 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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