2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2014 McNeese State Cowboys football

Conference	Southland Conference
2014 record	6–5 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach	Matt Viator (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Leger (8th year)
Defensive coordinator	Lance Guidry (2nd year)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium (Capacity: 17,610)

2014 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1		11	–	5
#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 Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS Playoffs due to transition from Division II As of 19 December 2014; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by ninth year head coach Matt Viator and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. The Cowboys finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in conference play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	11:00 AM	at #19 (FBS) Nebraska*	#7	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPNU	L 24–31	91,082
September 13	6:00 PM	Prairie View A&M*	#6	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		W 48–16	17,469
September 27	6:00 PM	Arkansas Tech*	#5	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		W 61–7	11,429
October 4	6:00 PM	Nicholls State	#5	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		W 45–3	11,744
October 11	3:00 PM	at Sam Houston State	#5	Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX	SLCTV	L 22–38	8,418
October 18	6:00 PM	Abilene Christian	#11	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA	ESPN3	W 31–20	14,464
October 25	6:00 PM	at Incarnate Word	#11	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX	FCS	W 41–21	4,558
November 1	6:00 PM	at Northwestern State	#9	Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry)		W 35–28	9,178
November 8	6:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin	#6	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA		L 16–31	10,069
November 15	3:00 PM	at #10 Southeastern Louisiana	#13	Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA	SLCTV	L 9–28	7,012
November 22	6:00 PM	Lamar	#19	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)		L 24–27	7,402
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	11	11	9	6	13	19	RV	RV
Coaches	9	6	6	6	4	4	4	10	10	8	6	11	17	RV	RV

References

↑ "McNeese State announces 2014 football schedule". McNeese State Athletics. Retrieved April 27, 2013.

McNeese State Cowboys football

Venues	Cowboy Stadium (1965–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle of the Border (Lamar) Cajun Crown (Louisiana–Lafayette) Northwestern State Red Beans and Rice Bowl (Central Arkansas)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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