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The 2017 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by second-year head coach Lance Guidry and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 9–2, 7–2 in Southland play to finish in a tie for third place. They did not receive an at-large birth to the FCS Playoffs.

Previous season[edit]

The Cowboys finished the 2016 season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
7:00 p.m. at Nicholls State ESPN3 L 35–37 9,024
September 9 6:00 p.m. Florida Tech* AACI W 42–21 11,101
September 16 6:00 p.m. at Alcorn State* BAA W 34–27 12,608
September 23 6:00 p.m. Houston Baptist
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
 FSSW+ W 27–12 11,398
September 30 6:00 p.m. at Stephen F. Austin ESPN3 W 35–0 12,812
October 7 6:00 p.m. at Abilene Christian ELVN W 13–7 10,564
October 21 6:00 p.m. Incarnate Worddagger No. 20
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
 W 55–7 9,732
October 28 6:00 p.m. at No. 4 Central Arkansas No. 20 ESPN3 L 17–47 9,887
November 4 6:00 p.m. Southeastern Louisiana No. 22
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
 CST W 13–3 7,332
November 11 6:00 p.m. Northwestern State No. 20
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (Rivalry)
 CST W 44–24 10,132
November 18 6:00 p.m. at Lamar No. 19 ESPN3 W 13–3 5,378
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[edit]

@ Nicholls[edit]

McNeese State at Nicholls State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 6 3 13 13 35
• Colonels 7 0 14 16 37
  • Date:
  • Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
    Thibodaux, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:39
  • Game attendance: 9,024
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • WSW 4 • Overcast, some rain
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Lyn Rollins Analyst: Rene Nadeau Sideline: Carly McCord

Sources:[2][3]
Scoring summary
1 10:19 McNeese State Trent Manuel 29 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:41 3–0
1 8:45 Nicholls Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 62 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (Lorran Fonseca kick), Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:27 3–7
1 3:15 McNeese State Trent Manuel 21 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:22 6–7
2 1:56 McNeese State Trent Manuel 25 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:22 9–7
3 10:52 McNeese State Tavarious Battiste 30 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:58 16–7
3 6:18 Nicholls Jonavon Lewis 67 yard interception return (Lorran Fonseca kick), Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:22 16–14
3 2:29 McNeese State Darious Crawley 9 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 3:07 22–14
3 2:07 Nicholls Damion Jeanpiere Jr. 77 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (Lorran Fonseca kick), Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:17 22–21
4 13:02 McNeese State Tavarious Battiste 28 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:05 29–21
4 9:45 Nicholls Raheem Falkins 12 yard pass from Chase Fourcade (two-point conv. failed), Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:17 29–27
4 5:43 Nicholls Chase Fourcade 19 yard run (Lorran Fonseca kick), Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06 29–34
4 3:02 McNeese State Nick Edwards 10 yard run (two-point conv. failed), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41 35–34
4 0:00 Nicholls Lorran Fonseca 32 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 2:57 35–37

Florida Tech[edit]

Florida Tech at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 14 0 21
• Cowboys 14 7 7 14 42
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 11,101
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • NE 10 • Clear
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (AACI): Play-by-Play: Tom Hoefer Analyst: Johnny Suydam Sideline: Ron Hayes

Sources:[4][5]
Scoring summary
1 11:50 McNeese State Justin Pratt 1 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:51 7–0
1 6:47 McNeese State Cyron Sutton 28 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:45 14–0
2 3:31 McNeese State Justin Pratt 7 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:05 21–0
2 1:04 Florida Tech Antwuan Haynes 11 yard pass from Mark Cato (Zachary Leatherman kick), Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:27 21–7
3 9:42 Florida Tech Romell Guerrier 20 yard pass from Mark Cato (Zachary Leatherman kick), Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 1:00 21–14
3 4:12 McNeese State Justin Pratt 4 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:48 28–14
3 2:09 Florida Tech Antwuan Haynes 19 yard run (Zachary Leatherman kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:06 28–21
4 10:00 McNeese State David Hamm 6 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:09 35–21
4 1:18 McNeese State Benjamin Jones 69 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:40 42–21

@ Alcorn State[edit]

McNeese State at Alcorn State
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys 7 7 6 14 34
Braves 7 6 7 7 27
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Jack Spinks Stadium
    Lorman, MS
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:13
  • Game attendance: 12,608
  • Game weather: Low 80s • Clear
  • Referee: Trennis Livings
  • Television network: BAA

Sources:[6][7]
Scoring summary
1 6:47 Alcorn State Norlando Veals 2 yard pass from Lenorris Footman (Corey McCullough kick), Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 6:35 0–7
1 3:12 McNeese State Parker Orgeron 2 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:20 7–7
2 10:59 McNeese State Cyron Sutton 24 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:38 14–7
2 9:40 Alcorn State Marquis Warford 69 yard pass from Lenorris Footman (Corey McCullough kick failed), Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:12 14–13
3 13:12 McNeese State Darious Crawley 20 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick failed), Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:41 20–13
3 2:38 Alcorn State Lenorris Footman 7 yard pass from Norlando Veals (Corey McCullough kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:11 20–20
4 13:13 McNeese State Benjamin Jones 2 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:22 27–20
4 12:33 Alcorn State De’Lance Turner 70 yard pass from Lenorris Footman (Corey McCullough kick), Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:29 27–27
4 0:26 McNeese State Kent Shelby 33 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:01 34–27

Houston Baptist[edit]

Houston Baptist at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 10 0 0 2 12
• Cowboys 3 3 7 14 27
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 11,398
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C) • Partly Cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • TV announcers (FSSW+): Play-by-Play: Ron Franklin Analyst: ND Kalu Sideline: Jessica Province

Sources:[8][9]
Scoring summary
1 7:03 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 40 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:31 3–0
1 2:!5 Houston Baptist Alec Chadwick 29 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:48 3–3
1 2:00 Houston Baptist Raphael Lewis 21 yard interception return (Alec Chadwick kick), Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:15 3–10
2 0:54 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 25 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 0 yards, 2:04 6–10
3 4:28 McNeese State Kent Shelby 14 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 6:20 13–10
4 11:00 McNeese State Darious Crawley 6 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, 0:57 20–10
4 4:01 Houston Baptist Team Safety, Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, 0:07 20–12
4 0:38 McNeese State David Hamm 1 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:01 27–12

@ Stephen F. Austin[edit]

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys 7 14 14 0 35
Lumberjacks 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
    Nacogdoches, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 12,812
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • ENE 8 • Sunny
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Rob Meyers Analyst: Kevin Langford

Sources:[10][11]
Scoring summary
1 7:51 McNeese State Cyron Sutton 15 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:04 7–0
2 11:14 McNeese State David Hamm 2 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:51 14–0
2 1:41 McNeese State Lawayne Ross 30 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:09 21–0
3 12:38 McNeese State Kent Shelby 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:16 28–0
3 2:19 McNeese State Parker Orgeron 29 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:55 35–0

@ Abilene Christian[edit]

McNeese State at Abilene Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
• Cowboys 3 10 0 0 13
Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
  • Date: October 7
  • Location: Wildcat Stadium
    Abilene, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:58
  • Game attendance: 10,564
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • NE 5 • Clear
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
  • TV announcers (ELVN): Play-by-Play: David Saltzman Analyst: Keith Moreland Sideline: Whitley Pleasant

Sources:[12][13]
Scoring summary
1 3:23 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 32 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:17 3–0
2 14:21 McNeese State D. Crawley 22 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:07 10–0
2 11:43 Abilene Christian Dallas Sealey 16 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:29 10–7
3 4:58 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 6:40 13–7

Incarnate Word[edit]

Incarnate Word at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 7 0 0 0 7
• Lumberjacks 17 7 21 10 55
  • Date: October 21
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary
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@ Central Arkansas[edit]

McNeese State at Central Arkansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT

Sources:

Scoring summary
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Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Television network: CST

Sources:

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Northwestern State[edit]

Northwestern State at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Demons 0 0 0 0 0
Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Television network: CST

Sources:

Scoring summary
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@ Lamar[edit]

Lamar at McNeese State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0
• Cardinals 14 14 7 6 41
  • Date: November 18
  • Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
    Beaumont, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

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Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final
STATS FCS RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 20 20 22 20 19 19 22
Coaches RV RV RV RV 25 22 21 19 18 22 18 19 15 18

References[edit]

  1. ^ “2017 Football Schedule”. McNeese State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ “2017 Notes at Nicholls” (PDF). The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  3. ^ “Football vs Nicholls State on 8/31/2017”. The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. August 31, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  4. ^ “2017 Notes vs Florida Tech” (PDF). The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ^ “Football vs Florida Tech on 9/9/2017”. The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  6. ^ “2017 Notes at Alcorn State” (PDF). The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  7. ^ “Football vs Alcorn State on 9/16/2017”. The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  8. ^ “2017 Notes vs Houston Baptist” (PDF). The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. September 20, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  9. ^ “Football vs Houston Baptist on 9/23/2017”. The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. September 23, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  10. ^ “2017 Notes at Stephen F. Austin”. The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. September 20, 2017.
  11. ^ “Football at Stephen F. Austin on 9/30/2017”. The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  12. ^ “2017 Notes at Stephen F. Austin” (PDF). The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  13. ^ “Football at Abilene Christian on 10/7/2017”. The Official Home of McNeese Athletics. October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.