American college football season
The 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by Frank Wilson in his second and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana .
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[ 1] [ 2]
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Southeastern Louisiana 48 (8) 2 Nicholls 43 (4) 3 Incarnate Word 32 4 McNeese State 26 5 Northwestern State 21 6 Houston Baptist 10
[ edit ] Offense
2nd Team
Josh Matthews – Wide Receiver, SR
Defense
1st Team
Isaiah Chambers – Defensive Lineman, SR Mason Kinsey – Defensive Lineman, RS-JR Andre Sam – Defensive Back, SR 2nd Team
Chris Joyce – Defensive Back, JR Mason Pierce – Punt Returner, RS-SO
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 12:00 p.m. West Florida * CST /ESPN+ L 36–428,665 September 11 7:00 p.m. at LSU * SECN+ /ESPN+L 7–3494,220 September 18 6:00 p.m. at Southern * ESPN+ W 31–2415,003 September 25 12:00 p.m. at Incarnate Word ESPN+ L 0–311,633 October 2 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA CST/ESPN+ L 35–386,044 October 16 3:00 p.m. at Northwestern State CST/ESPN+ W 35–177,413 October 23 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Incarnate Word Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ESPN+ W 28–207,498 October 30 6:00 p.m. at No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana ESPN+ L 20–234,185 November 6 12:00 p.m. Nicholls Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA CST/ESPN+ L 14–24 8,898 November 13 2:00 p.m. at Houston Baptist ESPN+ W 44–32,325 November 20 12:00 p.m. Northwestern State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry ) ESPN+ L 20–248,412 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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West Florida at McNeese State 1 2 3 4 Total • Argonauts 7 14 7 14 42 Cowboys 7 9 6 14 36
Date: September 4, 2021Location: Cowboys Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:45Game attendance: 8,665Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 7 WReferee: Gary LeeperTV announcers (CST /ESPN+ ):
Statistics West Florida McNeese State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics West Florida Passing Rushing Receiving McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving
McNeese State at Louisiana State 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7 • Tigers 7 10 7 10 34
Date: September 11, 2021Location: Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 4:03Game attendance: 94,220Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6mphReferee: Marc CurlesTV announcers (SECN+ /ESPN+ ):
Statistics McNeese State LSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving LSU Passing Rushing Receiving
McNeese State at Southern 1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 7 3 10 11 31 Jaguars 14 7 0 3 24
Date: September 18, 2021Location: Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:09Game attendance: 15,003Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 6mphReferee: Y.N. MyersTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics McNeese State Southern First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Passing Rushing Receiving
McNeese State at Incarnate Word 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 0 0 0 0 • Cardinals 14 7 7 3 31
Date: September 25, 2021Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:27Game attendance: 1,633Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny and clear • Wind: SE 4 MPHReferee: Ed BourgeoisTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics McNeese State Incarnate Word First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving Incarnate Word Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 14 Lions 14 10 7 7 38 Cowboys 7 0 14 14 35
Date: October 2, 2021Location: Cowboys Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:36Game attendance: 6,044Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 9Referee: Ed BourgeoisTV announcers (CST /ESPN+ ):
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana McNeese State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Rushing Receiving McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving
At Northwestern State [ edit ] McNeese State at Northwestern State 1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 0 21 7 7 35 Demons 3 0 7 7 17
Statistics McNeese State Northwestern State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving Northwestern State Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 16 Incarnate Word [ edit ] Incarnate Word at McNeese State 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 6 6 8 20 • Cowboys 14 7 0 7 28
Date: October 23, 2021Location: Cowboys Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:35Game attendance: 7,498Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SE 10Referee: Nolan DumasTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics Incarnate Word McNeese State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Incarnate Word Passing Rushing Receiving McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ] McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 7 0 0 13 20 • No. 8 Lions 3 0 7 13 23
Date: October 30, 2021Location: Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:20Game attendance: 4,185Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 7Referee: Craig HeiserTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving Southeastern Louisiana Passing Rushing Receiving
Nicholls at McNeese State 1 2 3 4 Total • Colonels 0 7 7 10 24 Cowboys 7 0 7 0 14
Date: November 6, 2021Location: Cowboys Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 8,898Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: PC • Wind: NNE 8 mpReferee: Gary LeeperTV announcers (CST /ESPN+ ):
Statistics Nicholls McNeese State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Nicholls Passing Rushing Receiving McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving
McNeese State at Houston Baptist 1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 14 14 3 13 44 Huskies 3 0 0 0 3
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Husky Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:11Game attendance: 2,325Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 8mphReferee: Ed BourgeoisTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics McNeese State Houston Baptist First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving Houston Baptist Passing Rushing Receiving
Northwestern State at McNeese State 1 2 3 4 Total • Demons 17 0 0 7 24 Cowboys 7 0 7 6 20
Date: November 20, 2021Location: Cowboys Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3:15Game attendance: 8,412Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E5Referee: Nolan DumasTV announcers (ESPN+ ):
Statistics Northwestern State McNeese State First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern State Passing Rushing Receiving McNeese State Passing Rushing Receiving
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