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2012 Sc h e d u l e (4-3, 1-3) McNeese State (4-3, 1-3) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Aug. 30 at Middle Tennessee W 27-21 (ESPN3) vs, Sept. 8 McMURRY W 69-7 Stephen F. Austin (3-4, 2-1) Sept. 15 at Weber State W 35-21 (BSTV) Cowboy Stadium (17,610) • Lake Charles, La. Sept. 22 *at Southeastern La. L 25-24 Oct. 27, 2012 • 7 p.m. • McNeese Radio Network Sept. 29 *NORTHWESTERN STATE W 30-22 Southland Television Game of the Week • Homecoming Oct. 13 #19/21*CENTRAL ARKANSAS L 27-26 Oct. 20 *at #6/6 Sam Houston St. L 45-10 (CSN) Oct. 27 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (HC) 7:00 (SLCTV) Game Information McNeese Cowboys Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Nov. 3 *at Nicholls State 3:00 (SLCTV) Streaming: . . . . McNeeseSports .com Rankings (TSN/Coaches) . . . . RV/RV. Rankings (TSN/Coaches) . . . . RV/RV. TV: ...... Southland TV 2012 Record: ...... 4-3/1-3. SLC 2012 Record: ...... 3-4/2-1. SLC Nov. 10 at Texas-San Antonio 4:00 (Lyn Rollins, play-by-play; Rene Nadeau, color; Erin Cofiell, sideline) Last Game: ...... Oct. . 20 at SHSU Last Game: . . . Oct . 20 vs . Nicholls St . Nov. 17 *LAMAR 7:00 Radio: . . . . McNeese. Radio Network L 45-10 W 44-10 * games (Tom Hoefer, play-by-play; Johnny Suydam, color; Richard Dow, sideline) Head Coach: ...... Head Coach: ...... J. .C . Harper all times are Central Live Stats: . . . www .McNeeseSports .com Record at McN (yr): . . . . 49-23 (7th) Record at SFA (yrs): . . . . 32-34 (6th) Twitter: ...... @McNeeseFootball Career Record: ...... Same Career Record: ...... Same 2012 Qu i c k Fa c t s The Series: . . . McNeese. leads 16-13-2 vs . SFA: ...... 3-3 vs . McN: ...... 3-2 Location: ...... Lake Charles, Quick Hits Founded: ...... 1939 • Saturday’s game will be McNeese’s 69th annual Homecoming game... Cowboys are 48-19-1 in those contests Enrollment: ...... 8,900 • Game will be televised by Southland TV... it’s the second of three straight televised games and first and only one at Nickname: ...... Cowboys home this season... next week’s game at Nicholls will also be carried live on Southland TV Mascot: ...... Rowdy • McNeese letterman and coaching legend R.C. Slocum will be in attendance and will be honored at Colors: ...... Blue (287) and Gold (116) halftime . . Slocum is being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December . . Slocum was a tight end for the Cowboys from 1964-67 and is still on the school’s career record list for pass receiving (17th) including ranked No. 3 Stadium (Capacity): . . .Louis Bonnette Field at on the chart for tight ends, having caught 74 passes for 945 yards ...... Cowboy Stadium (17,610) • With 39 yards rushing at Sam Houston State, Marcus Wiltz needs just two more to reach 1,000 for his career... he Surface: ...... Artificial, GeoMax2 needs 189 more to break into the McNeese record book at No. 32 Conference: . . . . . Southland (Division I FCS) • Champlain Babin topped the 1,000 career rushing yards mark two games ago and now has 1,075 in his career • With 4 catches on Saturday, Darius Carey has now caught at least one pass in every game as a Cowboy (18 games) Joined Southland: ...... 1972 • S Terence Cahee had a career-high 15 tackles at Sam... 14 of those were solos President: ...... Dr. Philip C. Williams • LB Joe Narcisse’s 10 stops at SHSU extended his double-figure tackles streak to 5 straight games Athletics Director: . . . . . Tommy McClelland • At Sam Houston State, McNeese did not run for a TD for the first time this season Head Coach: . Matt Viator (McNeese State, 1986) • Two of McNeese’s conference losses are by a combined two points (25-24 at SLU, 27-26 vs. UCA) Seasons: ...... 7th • McNeese entered the game at SHSU having allowed just 4 rushing TDs on the season... Sam ran for 5 in Saturday’s win against the Cowboys Career Record: ...... 49-23 • Cowboys hold a 16-13-2 lead in the all-time series over SFA but the Lumberjacks have won the last three meetings Seasons at McNeese: ...... 7th • Matt Viator is 3-3 against the Lumberjacks as a head coach Record at McNeese: ...... 49-23 • Viator recorded his 49th career win when McNeese defeated Northwestern State... he’s tied with for 2011 Overall Record: ...... 6-5 the fifth most head coaching victories in McNeese school history . . his 49 wins through 72 games is second only to Les DeVall who had 50 wins through his first 72 games in school history . . One more win will tie him with A I. . Ratcliffe SLC Record/Finish: ...... 4-3/4th • Academic rates are out and McNeese football has set a record with an APR of 961... numbers won’t be officially First Year of Football: ...... 1940 released until April but the 961 is the highest recorded by McNeese football in school history All-time Record (years): . . . . 451-268-13 (68) • Outscored opponents 133-47 in first half for the season First Year of SLC Football: ...... 1972 • Collected 450th all-time win against Weber State All-time SLC Record (years): . . . .189-84-5 (40) • Blue Wall defense has 11 sacks through 7 games. Last year, the Cowboys totaled 13 sacks in 11 games • McNeese’s win over Middle Tennessee on Aug. 30 was the school’s third over an FBS school since 2000 (3-12) SLC Championships (last): ...... 13 (2009) • The Cowboys’ 301 rushing yards at Weber State was the most since gaining 311 against Central Arkansas in 2007 FCS Playoff Appearances (last): . . . .14 (2009) • McNeese is the dean of the Southland Conference, having joined the league in 1972 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . 53/13 • Cowboys have won 13 Southland championships - more than three times more than the next current league foe Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . 9/2 • McNeese played in the 1997 and 2002 FCS national championship game - falling 10-9 to Youngstown State in 1997 and 34-14 to Western Kentucky in 2002 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . 8/3 • The Pokes have made 14 FCS playoff appearances, more than double the amount of the next Southland team McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Opponent Tracker Se c o n d o f Th r e e St r a i g h t TV Ga m e s t h i s Sa t u r d a y Middle Tennessee State (4-3) Saturday will mark the second of three consecutive McNeese games to be televised. It’s also the Last Week: L 45-3 at Mississippi State first of two straight Southland TV broadcasts. Last Saturday’s game at Sam Houston State was This Week: vs . North Texas picked up by Comcast SportsNet Houston a few weeks ago. The Cowboys’ game next Saturday at Nicholls State will also be broacast by SLCTV . Southland TV can be watched in Lake Charles on McMurry University (4-3) the Fox 29 HD channel and also on Channel 30 on DirecTV and Last Week: W 28-20 at Incarnate Word This Week: vs . Langston Co w b o y s a n d Lu m b e r j a c k s Co n n e c t i o n s Weber State (1-7) Three Stephen F . Austin coaches have a connection with McNeese State in one way or another . Last Week: W 24-22 at Southern Utah • Head coach J.C. Harper coached the defensive line at McNeese in 1999 and 2000, helping the This Week: vs . Montana Cowboys to the 2000 FCS playoffs • Offensive line coach Chris Truax coached the same position at McNeese from 1994-98 and Southeastern Louisiana (3-4) helped the Cowboys to the 1997 national championship title game and two Southland Confer- Last Week: OPEN ence championships This Week: vs . Central Arkansas • Defensive tackle coach Jake Morrison is a graduate of McNeese and an all-conference and all- Northwestern State (3-4) American defensive end who played from 1997-2000 Last Week: OPEN This Week: vs . Nicholls State Co w b o y s w i t h sl i m Ad v a n t a g e in All -Ti m e Se r i e s McNeese holds a small 16-13-2 advantage in the all-time series against Stephen F . Austin Central Arkansas (6-2) • Head coach Matt Viator is 3-3 against the Lumberjacks but has lost the last three meetings Last Week: W 24-14 vs . Lamar • Cowboys are 10-4-1 against SFA in games played in Cowboy Stadium This Week: at Southeastern La . • SFA won last year’s game by a 37-17 score in Nacogdoches Sam Houston State (5-2) Co w b o y s d o w e ll in Ho m e c o m i n g g a m e s Last Week: W 45-10 vs . McNeese McNeese has posted a 48-19-1 record in its homecoming games. This Week: at Lamar • Lost last year’s contest by a 38-14 score to Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin (3-4) • 1-0 against SFA in homecoming tilts Last Week: W 44-10 vs . Nicholls State • School record winnning streak of 16 games in HC games from 1988-2003 This Week: at McNeese Al w a y s Gr e a t p l a y i n g in Co w b o y St a d i u m Nicholls State (1-5) McNeese is 2-1 in Cowboy Stadium this season Last Week: L 44-10 vs . Stephen F . Austin • 181-82-5 all-time record in Cowboy Stadium This Week: at Northwestern State • 55-17 since 2000, a 77 percent winning percentage • 77-36-1 in home SLC games (.688 winning percentage) Texas-San Antonio (5-2) • 31-8 in league games since 2000 (.816 winning percentage) Last Week: L 52-24 vs . San Jose State • 9 unbeaten seasons at home (2005, 2002, 2000, 1997, 1994, 1991, 1979, 1974, 1971) This Week: vs . Utah State Lamar (3-5) Ma k i n g a Pu s h f o r t h e Po sts e a s o n Last Week: L 24-14 at Central Arkansas If McNeese wins its remaining four games, the Cowboys will finish 8-3 on the season. Will that This Week: vs . Sam Houston State be enough to get them an at-large bid into the 20-team FCS national playoffs? Here’s why it should • At 8-3, the Cowboys will post at least the second best overall won-loss record in the Southland Conference, a league that should garner 2, possibly 3, playoff spots • Should McNeese win out, that’ll give the squad two wins over FBS schools (Middle Tennessee State and Texas-San Antonio) . . no other team in the nation would have that on its resume • Sure close losses don’t factor in, but the Cowboys lost two conference games by a total of two points and both came with less than three minutes to play in the contest • McNeese would have the minimum of 7 Division I wins that most committee members look at when selecting at-large teams McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin Co w b o y s Ou tst a n d i n g in t h e Cl a ss r o o m Media Services Although it won’t officially be released by the NCAA sometime in April, McNeese has gotten some Co n t a c t : great news about its latest APR (Academic Progress Rate) Matthew Bonnette • McNeese football has registered a -season rate of 961 which is the highest rate in school 700 E. McNeese Street history for football and well above the 930 NCAA benchmark Jack V. Doland Athletic Field House • There were 34 football players named to the Southland Conference Commissioner’s List in 2011 Lake Charles, LA 70607 • 26 football players were named to the McNeese honor roll in Spring 2012; 29 in Fall 2011; 38 in Phone: (337) 475-5207 Spring 2011; and 36 in Fall 2010 Cell: (337) 304-1658 • The football team also logged 246 hours of community service in 2011-12 FAX: (337) 475-5202 Email: [email protected] BMW Ex p r e ss Ba c k in Ac t i o n Website: McNeeseSports.com McNeese running back corps of Champlain Babin (B), Javaris Murray (M), and Marcus Wiltz (W) contin- ues to be one of, if not the most, dominant offensive backfield trio in the Southland Conference . Ma t t Vi a t o r We e k ly Te l e c o n f e r e n c e : • Two are ranked in the top 10 in the league in rushing - Wiltz (3rd, 61.7), Murray (8th, 50.9) Tuesday: Southland Conference Teleconference begin- • The trio has accounted for 966 of McNeese’s 1,491 rushing yards for the season and 5 tds ning at 10:30 a.m. Coach Viator’s time is scheduled for • Wiltz leads the team with two 100-yard rushing games on the season 10:47 a.m. The number to call is 1-888-757-2790 and a password must be entered. Request a password by con- Ba b i n r e a c h e s Mi l e st o n e , Wi lt z c l o s i n g in tacting Matthew Bonnette. Champlain Babin has topped the 1,000 career rushing yards milestone and added to it last Saturday, meanwhile Marcus Wiltz is two yards shy from the feat Me d i a Lu n c h e o n s : • Babin has rushed for 1,075 yards in his career and needs 398 more to break into the school’s all-time McNeese will hold its weekly media luncheon on Tues- career rushing leaders top 25 list days during the season. Head coach Matt Viator will • Wiltz is 2 yards shy of reaching the 1,000 rushing yards milestone speak at approximately 12:30 and will be available after the press conference as well. Players will be available for Ho n o r i n g a n In j u r e d Le a d e r interviews between 1-1:30 at the field house. McNeese All-American free safety Malcolm Bronson saw his season come to an unexpected end in week three of the season when he suffered a knee injury in the third quarter against Weber Pr a c t i c e Co v e r a g e : State. The last three games, two of the Cowboys’ defensive leaders and one on offense has hon- Practices are open to the media and public but interviews ored Bronson by wearing his No. 34 - linebacker Joe Narcisse against Northwestern State, safety will not be conducted until after practice is over. Ford Smesny against Central Arkansas and all-purpose back Darius Carey at Sam Houston State . Malcolm’s brother, Ryan, moved into the starting free safety spot after the injury. Ryan was in- Po s t g a m e In t e r v i e w s : jured at Southeastern Louisiana with a broken right hand. He wears a soft cast during games and Interviews with players and coaches will be conducted on even picked off a pass against UCA on Oct . 13 . The brothers are the nephews of former McNeese the playing field after a 10-minute cooling off period. and San Francisco 49ers standout safety Zack Bronson. Please coordinate through the sports information office for interview needs. Po k e s f a ll o u t o f Po lls For the first time since the preseason poll, McNeese is not ranked in neither the Sports Network nor the FCS Coaches Top 25 polls . Ru s h i n g f o r 200 Eq u a ls Vi c t o r y • Since 2000, the Cowboys have rushed for 200 or more yards in 62 games and is 57-5 when doing so • Since Matt Viator has been head coach, McNeese has rushed 200 or more 32 times and the team has compiled a 29-3 record • Cowboys are ranked 9th in the nation and is 2nd in the Southland Conference in rushing with a 247.9 per game average • McNeese is 0-3 this season when not rushing for 200 yards or more

The top 5 rushing performances since the start of the 2006 season are: Yards Date Opponent Outcome 418 11/7/09 Sam Houston State W 63-42 311 11/24/07 Central Arkansas W 41-14 301 9/15/12 at Weber State W 35-21 299 11/8/08 Stephen F. Austin W 42-31 298 8/30/12 at Middle Tennessee W 27-21 McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin

Ru s h i n g Ga m e ’s Big Ga i n s Yo u n g st e r s Ma k i n g No i s e The McNeese running game, ranked No. 2 in the Several Cowboy true and redshirt freshmen have seen a significant amount of playing time this season Southland Conference and 16th nationally with • True freshman punter Jean Breaux ranks 6th in the SLC with a 39.9 average and has had 4 a 213.0 per game average, has had 46 plays this punts downed inside the 5 yard line and 6 inside the 10... he’s tied for second in the league with season where it has rushed for 10 yards or more. 10 punts downed inside the 20 and is second in net punting with a 36.8 average Twelve of those plays came against Middle Ten- • True freshman linebacker Bo Brown recovered a fumbled punt return at MTSU that led to a nessee, 10 more against McMurry, 5 at Weber McNeese score and eventually the win . . he ranks 9th on the team with 22 tackles State, 4 at SLU, 5 against Northwestern St., 6 vs. • RS freshmen RBs Terrell Alford, Kelvin Bennett and Dillon Berlin finished 1-2-3 in rushing for Central Arkansas and 4 at Sam Houston State. the game against McMurry

Yd s Ru s h e r Op p Sc or e Yd s Ru s h e r Op p Sc or e • True freshman DE Cameron Smith is tied for 2nd on the team lead with 8 hurries • True freshman DB Brenten Spikes had his redshirt pulled after the injury to Bronson... has ap- 11 Murray MTSU No 16 Murray SLU No peared in the last five games and has 9 tackles, a tackle for a loss and a QB hurry 12 Murray MTSU No 14 Babin NSU No • RS freshman CB Gabe Hamner has seen action in all 7 games and is 10th on the team with 26 tackles . . got his first career start against Northwestern State . . has 3 .5 tackles for a loss, 0 .5 14 Babin MTSU No 12 Spencer NSU No sacks, 1 forced fumble and 1 QB hurry 12 Wiltz MTSU No 12 Wiltz NSU No No w h e r e t o Ru n 20 Carey MTSU No 14 Stroud NSU No The resurrection of McNeese’s “Blue Wall” defense has been all over the field and is one of the 15 Wiltz MTSU No 18 Murray NSU TD top defenses in the country . • McNeese held Middle Tennessee to 103 yards rushing in the season opener, stopped McMurry 22 Wiltz MTSU No 10 Wiltz UCA No to minus-3 yards rushing the next week, held Weber State to 113 yards, SLU to 47 yards and 16 Celestie MTSU No 10 Wiltz UCA No Northwestern State to 58 yards rushing • Rushing defense ranks 3rd in the league and 13th in the nation at 109.0 ypg 12 Babin MTSU No 15 Murray UCA No • Opponents are averaging 3.3 yards per rush 12 Celestie MTSU No 10 Wiltz UCA No • Defense has allowed just 9 rushing TDs this season 19 Babin MTSU No 12 Wiltz UCA TD Zo n i n g in w h e n in Re d Zo n e 14 Celestie MTSU No 29 Wiltz UCA TD The Cowboys are doing a great job of getting points when they get inside of the Red Zone • 31 times in the Red Zone this year with 27 scores, an 87.1 percentage 14 Carey MCM No 12 Babin SHSU No • 18 TDs and 9 FGs. Two missed FGs and two fumbles 11 Murray MCM No 18 Spencer SHSU No • Opponents are 18 of 21 in the Red Zone (15 TDs, 3 FGs) 11 Wiltz MCM No 33 Wiltz SHSU No Of f e n s i v e Li n e Le a d i n g t h e Wa y 12 Bennett MCM No 10 Babin SHSU No • Line has helped open up holes that has allowed the running game to chalk up 46 rushing plays of 10 yards or more on the season 27 Alfred MCM No • Cowboys return all five starters from last year’s unit and got the services back from another - 15 Alfred MCM No Miguel Gauthreax - who started every game in 2010 but missed the entire 2011 season due to a knee injury 10 Bennett MCM No • Line includes three players that have earned all-conference honors (Gauthreaux, Alec Savoie, 13 Bennett MCM No Jonathan Landry) and another, Savoie, who has been named to several all-America teams . 17 Bennett MCM TD Vi a t o r Ho n o r e d a t Je n n i n g s HS Ga m e o n Oc t . 5 10 Berlin MCM No Cowboys head coach Matt Viator, the head coach of the 1992 Jennings HS Louisiana State Cham- pionship team, was honored by his former school along with his 1992 squad for the 20-year 15 Spencer WSU No anniversary of the state championship at Jennings’ Oct. 5 game. 10 Murray WSU No McNe e s e Ce l e b r at e s Ti tl e IX An n i v e r s a r y o n Oc t . 13 91 Spencer WSU TD McNeese athletics celebrated the 40th anniversary of Title IX with a halftime on-field recog- 12 Celestie WSU No nition of former and current McNeese women’s athletes on Oct. 13. Title IX was written into law on June 23, 1972 by President Richard Nixon. McNeese fielded its first women’s athletic 76 Murray WSU TD program in 1974 with the birth of the basketball and volleyball teams. In 1978, softball hit 12 Babin SLU No the field for the first time along with women’s tennis and in 1986, women’s track took flight. Cowgirls soccer launched in 1996 and golf in 2001. In 38 years McNeese women’s athletics has 29 Breaux SLU No won nine Southland Conference championships, has had three conference players of the year 25 Celestie SLU No and 176 all-SLC selections . McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin Sc o u t i n g t h e Lu m b e r j a c k s • SFA is 16-20 (.444) in televised games dating back to 1998. The Lumber- • SFA was selected for a 2nd place finish in both the SLC head coaches and jacks have won seven of their last 12 televised games, but is only 1-3 (.250) sports information directors polls. WR Cordell Roberson, WR/RS Gralyn in televised games this season. Saturday’s game marks the third consecutive Crawford and DL Willie Jefferson were picked as preseason first team All- contest where the Lumberjacks will be televised on the Southland Network. SLC selections while QB Brady Attaway, WR Mike Brooks, OL John Steel, DL Malcolm Mattox, LB Ryan Epperson and DB Josh Aubrey corralled 2nd team • Junior Brady Attaway is in the midst of one the hottest stretches of his honors. career. He has completed 80 passes for 1,019 yards and 11 touchdowns in the past two games. Attaway also became only the fourth player in program • The Lumberjack offense rolled up 575 yards of total offense against the history to record 50 career passes. Colonels. It marked the fourth time this season that SFA has recorded at least 500 yards of total offense. • J.C. Harper became the 18th head coach of the SFA Lumberjack football team in December 2006. A two-time SLC Coach of the Year, Harper has • Sophomore Brady Attaway is 9-9 (.500) all-time as the Lumberjacks’ guided SFA to two conference titles and NCAA playoff appearances. He is starting quarterback. 32-34 (.485) in his sixth season as a head coach. McNeese State head coach Matt Viator is 43-18 (.705) in his sixth season with the Cowboys. During that time he has guided McNeese State to a 28-10 (.737) Southland Conference record and three league tiles.

2012 Te a m St a t Co m p a r i s o n s McNe e s e v s . SFA Se r i e s McN Category SFA McNeese leads 16-13-2 (10-4-1 home; 6-9-1 road) 31 .6 Scoring Offense 35 7. 2011 at SFA 37, McNeese 17 1993 at McNeese 21,SFA 20 24 .0 Scoring Defense 35 4. 213.0 Rushing Offense 82.7 2010 SFA 32, at McNeese 27 1992 McNeese 28, at SFA 3 181.9 Passing Offense 425.1 2009 at SFA 16, McNeese 13 1991 at McNeese 7, SFA 7 394 .9 Total Offense 507 .9 109 .0 Rushing Defense 104 .6 2008 at McNeese 42, SFA 31 1990 at SFA 30, McNeese 9 234.4 Passing Defense 231.3 343 .4 Total Defense 335 .9 2007 McNeese 49, at SFA 20 1989 SFA 42, at McNeese 14

2012 Sc h e d u l e (3-4, 2-1) 2006 McNeese 20, at SFA 17 1988 at SFA 20, McNeese 3 Date Opponent Result 2012 SFA St a t i st i c a l Le a d e r s Rushing No. Yds Lg TD Avg. 2005 at McNeese 33, SFA 23 1987 at McNeese 20, SFA 8 Aug . 31 Southwestern Oklahoma W 49-14 Gus Johnson 88 526 66 9 75.1 Sept. 8 at SMU L 52-0 2004 at SFA 55, McNeese 7 1960 at McNeese 14, SFA 0 Sept . 15 at #3 Montana State L 43-35 Passing C-A-I Yds Lg TD Avg. Sept . 22 at Texas State L 41-37 Brady Attaway 219-377-13 2,656 77 22 379 .4 2003 at McNeese 20, SFA 17 1959 McNeese 20, at SFA 7 Sept . 29 #14 Central Arkansas* W 42-37 Oct . 6 vs . #9 Sam Houston*^ L 51-43 Receiving No. Yds Lg TD 2002 McNeese 42, at SFA 13 1954 at SFA 40, McNeese 13 Corde Roberson 68 891 75 8 Oct . 20 Nicholls State* W 44-10 2001 SFA 26, at McNeese 14 1953 at SFA 16, McNeese 14 Oct . 27 at McNeese* 7:00 DJ Ward 33 509 77 2 Mike Brooks 33 355 58 2 Nov . 3 Lamar* 6:00 2000 at McNeese 37, SFA 6 1952 at McNeese 25, SFA 7 Ryan Gambel 31 357 30 1 Nov . 10 at Southeastern La .* 7:00 1999 at SFA 40, McNeese 14 1951 McNeese 14, at SFA 14 Nov . 17 Northwestern State* 6:00 Kick Returns No. Yds Lg Avg. TD Jeremy Barnes 9 200 31 22.2 0 1998 at McNeese 20, SFA 17 * - Southland Conference game ^ - Reliant Stadium in Houston Punt Returns No. Yds Lg Avg. TD 1997 at SFA 13, McNeese 7 Graly Crawford 7 47 17 6 .7 0 1996 SFA 38, at McNeese 37 Defense UA-A Total Sacks TFL Collin Garrett 33-33 66 0 .5 6 .5 1995 at McNeese 34, SFA 16 Ryan Epperson 17-34 51 1 .0 4 .0 Cedric Barlow 21-28 49 0.5 2.5 1994 McNeese 13, at SFA 9 McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Game-by-Game Starters McNe e s e Off e ns e Game QB TB FB WR WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT at Middle Tennessee Stroud Wiltz - Spencer Celestie Briscoe Jordan Johnson Gauthreaux Chaisson Agada Savoie McMurry University Stroud Wiltz - Spencer Celestie Briscoe Jordan Johnson Gauthreaux Chaisson Agada Savoie at Weber State Stroud Wiltz - Carey Celestie Edmonson Jordan Johnson Gauthreaux Chaisson Agada Savoie at Southeastern La. Stroud Murray Myers Carey Celestie - Thomas Johnson Gauthreaux Chaisson Agada Savoie Northwestern State Stroud Wiltz - Carey Celestie Briscoe Jordan Johnson Gauthreaux Chaisson Agada Savoie Central Arkansas Stroud Wiltz - Carey Celestie Briscoe Jordan Johnson Landry Gauthreaux Agada Savoie at Sam Houston St. Stroud Wiltz - Carey Celestie Spencer Jordan Johnson Landry Chaisson Agada Savoie Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls State at UT-San Antonio Lamar

McNe e s e De f e ns e Game LE LT RT RE MLB WLB BS BC WS FS FC at Middle Tennessee Loveless Ware Williams Ellefsen Thompson Narcisse Smesny Morgan Cahee M. Bronson Thomas McMurry University Loveless Ware Williams Ellefsen Thompson Narcisse Smesny Morgan Cahee M. Bronson Thomas at Weber State Loveless Ware Williams Ellefsen Thompson Narcisse Smesny Morgan Cahee M. Bronson Thomas at Southeastern La. Loveless Ware Williams Ellefsen Thompson Dobbs Smesny Morgan R. Bronson Cahee Thomas Northwestern State LeBlanc Dorn Williams Ellefsen Thompson Narcisse Smesny Hamner Cahee R. Bronson Thomas Central Arkansas Loveless Dorn Williams Ellefsen Thompson Narcisse Smesny Morgan Cahee R. Bronson Thomas at Sam Houston St. Loveless Dorn Williams Ellefsen Thompson Narcisse Smesny Morgan Cahee R. Bronson Thomas Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls State at UT-San Antonio Lamar Big Cr o w d s Ov e r t i m e Ga m e s ‘69); Jackie Smith (Northwestern State, 1960); Chad Pennington (Marshall, 1995); Daunte Cul- • The 92,576 fans McNeese played in front of • McNeese has played in four overtime games pepper (Central Florida, 1995) . against LSU at Tiger Stadium in 2010 was the • All 3 have been at home and one on the road • McNeese has had nine unbeaten seasons at largest for a Cowboy team • Cowboys are 4-0 in overtimes games home with three of those coming since 2000 • Last year’s highest attendance was 41,068 at (2-0 in 2005, 8-0 in 2002 and 5-0 in 2000). Kansas OT Re s u l t s Date Score 9/12/98 McN 20, at Northern Iowa 17 McNe e s e o n t h e Ra d i o Al l -Ti m e McNe e s e La r g e s t Cr o w d s 10/6/99 McN 39, at Jacksonville St . 36 (2 ot) • All games are carried live over GATOR 99.5 Crowd Opponent Site, Year (FM) with Tom Hoefer handling play-by-play, 92,576 LSU Tiger Stadium, 2010 11/11/06 McN 29, Northwestern State 26 77,192 Nebraska Memorial Stadium, 2008 10/4/08 McN 46, at South Dakota St. 44 (3 ot) Johnny Suydam the color and Richard Dow as 70,656 Texas A&M Kyle Field, 2001 the sideline reporter 58,000 North Carolina Kenan Memorial, 2008 A Wi n n i n g Tr a d i t i o n 55,582 Missouri Memorial, 2010 • McNeese is now in its 69th season of football Co w b o y Ga m e Pl a y b a c k 48,411 Miami Orange Bowl, 2000 • Has been 72 years since the Cowboys fielded • A weekly tape delay playback of each game 44,544 Kansas State KSU, 2003 their first team will four times a week - Tuesday at 6:30 p .m ., 42,600 Southern Miss. Independence Bowl, 1980 • Played a 5-game schedule in 1940 Wednesday 10 p .m ., Thursday 6:30 p .m . and 41,068 Kansas Memorial Stadium, 2011 • Dropped the sport following the 1940 season Saturday at 10 a .m . It will air on Suddenlink 33,823 UL-Lafayette , 2007 because of WWII and resumed it in 1945 28,174 Southern Miss. M.M. Roberts, 2005 60 . KLOC (Lamp Studios) produces the games . 27,500 UL-Lafayette Cowboy Stadium, 1976 • 451 wins since that first season 27,234 Syracuse Independence Bowl, 1979 • 98 victories coming in the 2000s Ma tt Vi a t o r Co a c h e s Sh o w 24,600 Tulsa Skelly Stadium, 1979 • 98-49 since 2000 for a .674 percentage • Inside Cowboy Football featuring head coach • 181-82-5 record in Cowboy Stadium Matt Viator airs each week on Tuesday night at • 55-17 at home since 2000 10 p.m. on KVHP FOX 29. Richard Dow is the • Cowboy Stadium has played host to greats host along with Cowboy head coach Matt Via- such as Roger Staubach (Pensacola Navy, tor . 1968), Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech, ‘67 and McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin Keeping an Eye on the Record Book Career Total Offense Quinten Lawrence (2005-08) 99 Career PATs Kicked Vincent Landrum (1992-95) 304 Name, Years Plays Yards Donnie Ashley (1995-97) 94 Name, Years PAT ATT Ronnie McZeal (1996-99) 302 Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) 1164 10,236 Adam Henry (1990-93) 89 Jose Larios (1992-95) 158 163 Joe Judge (1998-01) 297 (1992-95) 1649 9,676 Britt Brodhead (2000-03) 89 Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) 151 160 Vance Robichaux (1983-85) 289 Blake Prejean (1997-99) 1071 6,725 Andre Perkins (1995-98) 81 John Marino (2001-04) 134 150 Rod Royal (2002-03) 276 Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) 964 5,709 Immanuel Friddle (2006-09) 79 Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) 126 134 Richard Vidrine (1967-70) 269 (1979-82) 975 4,989 James Moore (1969-72) 76 Josh Lewis (2009-present) 125 135 Darrell Jenkins (2008-11) 263 Scott Dieterich (1986-89) 1044 4,977 R. C. Slocum (1964-67) 74 Don Stump (1978-81) 113 118 Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 246 Slade Nagle (1999-01) 725 4,471 Jeff Delhomme (1987-90) 72 Conley Hathorn (1973-76) 86 102 Mike Pierce (1987-90) 243 Henry Fields (1992-95) 839 4,358 Toddrick Pendland (2006-09) 72 Lance Wiley (1985-88) 78 79 Desmond Lighten (2007-11) 235 Johnnie Thibodeaux (‘72-75) 734 4,163 Skeet Owens (1991-94) 71 Tony Whittington (1981-84) 76 81 Jamelle Juneau (2004-08) 231 Buford Jordan (1980-83) 763 4,156 Wes Mangan (2006-09) 67 Carlos Medrano (1970-72) 65 68 Randy Moss (1984-87) 225 Cody Stroud (2010-present) 669 3,589 Henry Smith (2001-04) 66 Charlie Hebert (2000-01) 54 63 Brant Linde (2005-08) 217 Tony Citizen (1986-89) 753 3,326 Arthur Alexander (1984-87) 65 Joe Narcisse (2009-present) 215 Tim Leger (1995-98) 527 3,241 Keith Ortego (1981-84) 65 Career Field Goals Daryl Burckel (1978-90) 214 Vick King (2001-03) 562 3,130 Erwin Brown (1990-93) 64 Name, Years FG FGA Jim Hughes (1980-83) 205 Greg Davis (1969-72) 620 3,035 Darius Carey (2011-present) 60 Jose Larios (1992-95) 66 100 Theron McClendon (1978-81) 593 2,920 Eric Chew (1996-99) 59 Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) 66 94 Don Breaux (1958-61) 502 2,798 Pat Matthews (1996-99) 59 Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) 48 69 Larry Grissom (1968-71) 528 2,761 Henry Fields (1992-95) 59 John Marino (2001-04) 44 67 Re c o r d s Br o k e n o r Ti e d i n 2012 Jessie Burton (1998-01) 542 2,637 Alan Heisser (1974-77) 59 Josh Lewis (2009-present) 42 61 Don Richards (1981-84) 590 2,500 Corday Clark (2007-10) 59 Don Stump (1978-81) 41 69 Rush TD: Ernest Celestie (2011-present) 57 Lance Wiley (1985-88) 41 70 *91 yards, Diontae Spencer at Weber State Career Passes Completed Champlain Babin (2009-present) 57 Eric Roberts (1989-91) 38 53 Name, Years Att Cmp Richard Ellender (1975-78) 57 Tony Whittington (1981-84) 38 61 for TDs in Game: Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) 1034 618 Gary Broussard (1973-76) 55 Conley Hathorn (1973-76) 32 59 Kerry Joseph (1992-95) 1114 565 Mark Barousse (1979-82) 54 **2, Chris Raggett vs . McMurray Blake Prejean (1996-99) 895 497 Tony Citizen (1986-89) 49 Career Pass Interceptions (also tied NCAA FCS record) Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) 810 462 Larry Whatley (1966-69) 49 Name, Years INT Slade Nagle (1999-01) 653 378 Damion Dixon (2009-present) 48 Billy Blakeman (1970-73) 25 Interceptions for TDs in Season: Scott Dieterich (1986-89) 841 360 Bobby Leach (1968-71) 47 Charles Jefferson (1975-78) 19 ^2, Chris Ragget, 2012 Cody Stroud (2010-present) 569 336 Brian McZeal (1985-88) 47 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 19 J. Thibodeaux (1972-75) 455 207 On the Move Todd McArthur (1981-84) 15 Greg Davis (1969-72) 439 206 Wes Briscoe (2010-present) 39 Mark Hamilton (1983-85) 14 * - School Record Tim Leger (1995-98) 365 184 Diontae Spencer (2010-present) 34 Rocke Fournet (1969-71) 13 ** - School and Cowboy Stadium Record Stephen Starring (1979-82) 424 181 Tom Murphy (1976-79) 12 ^ - Tied school record Don Richards (1981-84) 361 168 Career Punt Return Yards Mike Pierce (1987-90) 12 Don Breaux (1958-61) 304 159 Name, Years Yards Rod Gulley (2000-03) 12 Eric Acheson (1991-94) 367 155 B. J. Sams (2000-03) 922 On the Move Chris Jones (2003-05) 263 144 Steven Whitehead (2004-08) 849 Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 10 Allan Dennis (1970-72) 280 140 Donnie Ashley (1995-97) 725 Wes Watts (1988-91) 335 140 Troy Jones (1988-89) 650 Career Pass Interceptions Yards Mark Fontenot (2005-08) 207 119 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 641 Name, Years Yds David Bourgeois (1965-67) 286 115 Ron Alexander (1989-92) 547 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 455 Jacob Bower (2010) 199 113 Lloyd Guillot (1960-63) 525 Billy Blakeman (1970-73) 330 Hud Jackson (1987-90) 243 100 Richard Ellender (1975-78) 524 Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 233 Flip Johnson (1983-86) 493 Rod Gulley (2000-03) 214 Career Touchdown Passes Erwin Brown (1990-93) 478 Tom Murphy (1976-79) 177 Name, Years Tds Derrick Batiste (1980-83) 434 Jamelle Juneau (2004-08) 146 Kerry Joseph (1992-95) 67 Tony Ber (1963-66) 406 Rocke Fournet (1969-71) 111 Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) 64 On the Move Mark Hamilton (1983-85) 110 Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) 39 Darius Carey (2011-present) 396 Charles Jefferson (1975-78) 101 Blake Prejean (1996-99) 35 Slade Nagle (1999-01) 35 Career Scoring Career Pass TDs Scott Dieterich (1986-89) 25 Name, Years Points Name, Years Tds J. Thibodeaux (1972-75) 24 Jose Larios (1992-95) 356 Rod Gulley (2000-03) 3 Cody Stroud (2010-present) 21 Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) 324 Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 2 Tim Leger (1995-98) 21 Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) 295 Chris Raggett (2009-present) 2 Greg Davis (1969-72) 20 Buford Jordan (1980-83) 272 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 2 Don Breaux (1958-61) 17 John Marino (2001-04) 266 Stephen Starring (1979-82) 14 Toddrick Pendland (2006-09) 254 Career Tackles Josh Lewis (2009-present) 251 Name, Year Tackles Career Pass Receptions Don Stump (1978-81) 237 Charles Ayro (1995-98) 486 Name, Years Catches Larry Grissom (1968-71) 209 Terry Irving (1990-93) 461 Jermaine Martin (1999-02) 160 Lance Wiley (1985-88) 201 Ryan Garrison (2000-03) 391 B. J. Sams (2000-03) 136 Tony Citizen (1986-80) 200 Allen Nelson (2005-08) 369 Steven Whitehead (2004-08) 136 Tony Whittington (1981-84) 190 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 347 Terence Davis (1992-95) 119 Luke Lawton (2000-03) 186 Deron Minor (2006-10) 345 Flip Johnson (1983-86) 113 Jessie Burton (1998-00) 186 Bob Howell (1974-77) 337 Damien Morris (1994-97) 112 Conley Hathorn (1973-76) 182 Doug Fruge (1974-77) 325 Carlese Franklin (2004-07) 110 Henry Fields (1992-95) 180 Arthur Goodly (1998-01) 310 William Davis (1995-98) 106 Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) 168 Trey Bennett (2004-07) 308 Chris Fontenot (1994-97) 99 Vick King (2001-03) 156 Wayne Cordova (1996-99) 306 Eric Roberts (1989-91) 153 McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin Na t i o n a l Po lls Co w b o y s in t h e NCAA Ra n k i n g s Ch a l k i n g ‘Em Up THE SPORTS NETWORK TOP 25• Week 9 Team Stats (Top 25) McNeese’s Record In... Turnover Margin 8th +9 (1.3) 1. Eastern Washington Eagles (125) 6-1 4014 1 August ...... 1-0 Punt Returns 12th 16.1 September ...... 3-1 2. Georgia Southern Eagles (14) 6-1 3787 3 Rushing Defense 13th 109 0. October ...... 0-2 3. North Dakota State Bison (13) 6-1 3746 4 Rushing Offense 16th 213 0. November ...... 0-0 4. Montana State Bobcats 6-1 3489 5 Scoring Offense 25th 31 6. December-January ...... 0-0 5. Sam Houston State Bearkats (5) 5-2 3218 6 Individuals (Top 25) 6. Old Dominion Monarchs 6-1 3089 7 Punt Returns Darius Carey 7th 14.5 McNeese’s Conference Record... 7. Wofford Terriers 6-1 3060 8 Interceptions Guy Morgan T-9th .50 (3) At home ...... 1-1 On the road ...... 0-2 8. Lehigh Mountain Hawks (3) 8-0 2839 3 Field Goals Josh Lewis T-9th 1 .4 9. James Madison Dukes 5-2 2779 2 McNeese’s Non-Conference Record... 10. Stony Brook Seawolves (1) 7-1 2704 10 At home ...... 1-0 11. Cal Poly Mustangs (3) 7-0 2437 14 On the road ...... 2-0 12. New Hampshire Wildcats 6-2 2434 12 McNeese vs. Ranked Opponents... 13. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-1 2083 16 At home ...... 0-1 14. Central Arkansas Bears 6-2 1654 19 On the road ...... 0-1 15. Indiana State Sycamores 6-2 1416 21 16. Appalachian State Mountaineers 5-3 1404 13 McNeese’s Record In Games... 17. Illinois State Redbirds 6-2 1394 11 Co w b o y s in t h e SLC Ra n k i n g s Decided by 1-3 points ...... 0-2 18. Eastern Kentucky Colonels 6-2 1152 23 Team Stats 4-7 points ...... 1-0 Scoring Offense 4th 31 6. 8-10 points ...... 1-0 19. Villanova Wildcats 6-2 1135 24 Scoring Defense 3rd 24 0. 11-19 points ...... 1-0 20. Delaware Blue Hens 5-2 837 25 Total Offense 4th 394 9. 20-29 points ...... 0-0 21. Tennessee State Tigers 7-1 786 17 Total Defense 4th 343 4. 30+ points ...... 1-1 Rushing Offense 2nd 213 0. 22. Youngstown State Penguins 4-3 686 15 Rushing Defense 3rd 109 0. 23. Towson Tigers 3-4 515 15 Pass Offense 7th 181.9 McNeese’s Record When Scoring... 24. Albany Great Danes 6-1 483 NR Pass Defense 5th 234.4 10 or fewer points ...... 0-1 11-19 points ...... 0-0 25. Richmond Spiders 5-3 456 NR Pass Efficiency 3rd 136.0 Pass Defense Effic. 4th 124.3 20-29 points ...... 1-2 Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota State 337, Southern Illinois Kickoff Returns 5th 20 2. 30+ points ...... 3-0 306, UT Martin 246, Harvard 223, Bethune-Cookman 107, Alabama Punt Returns 4th 16.1 A&M 78, The Citadel 68, Sacramento State 59, McNeese State 55, Interceptions 3rd 9 McNeese’s Record When Allowing... Jacksonville State 39, Chattanooga 35, Northern Iowa 28, Stephen Punting 6th 39.9 10 or fewer points ...... 1-0 F. Austin 26, North Carolina Central 25, Princeton 24, Eastern Illinois Net Punting 3rd 36.1 11-19 points ...... 1-0 Field Goals 5th 11-16 (.688) 20-29 points ...... 2-2 14, Samford 9, Montana 6, Southeastern Louisiana 6, Arkansas- PAT Kicking 3rd 26-27 (.963) 30+ points ...... 0-1 Pine Bluff 4, Drake 3, Colgate 2, Fordham 2, North Dakota 1 Sacks By 6th 10 (1.43) Sacks Against 3rd 12 (1 .71) McNeese’s Record in Games... First Downs 3rd 22 3. During the day ...... 0-0 FCS COACHES TOP 25• Week 9 Opp First Downs 4th 18.7 At night ...... 4-3 3rd Downs 2nd 41.9 (36-86) Scoring first ...... 3-2 1 Eastern Washington (22) 6-1 642 1 Opp 3rd Downs 6th 39.8 (41-103) Opponent scores first ...... 1-1 2 Georgia Southern (1) 6-1 614 3 4th Downs 1st 100 0. (3-3) Opp 4th Downs 5th 63 2. (12-19) Leading after 1st quarter ...... 2-1 3 North Dakota State (3) 6-1 593 4 Penalties 1st 55.3 ypg/avg. Trailing after 1st quarter ...... 1-1 4 Montana State 6-1 552 5 Opp Penalties 5th 66.9 ypg/avg. Tied after 1st quarter ...... 1-1 5 Sam Houston State 5-2 548 6 Possession 1st 34:36 Leading at halftime ...... 4-2 6 Lehigh 8-0 494 7 TO Margin 1st +9 (1 29). Trailing at halftime ...... 0-1 Red Zone Offense 3rd 87.1 (27-31) Tied at halftime ...... 0-0 7 Old Dominion 6-1 493 8 Red Zone Defense 6th 85.0 (17-20) Leading after 3rd quarter ...... 4-2 8 Wofford 6-1 473 9 Individuals (Top 10) Trailing after 3rd quarter ...... 0-1 9 Stony Brook 7-1 439 10 Tied after 3rd quarter ...... 0-0 Rushing All-Purpose In overtime ...... 0-0 10 James Madison 5-2 413 2 Marcus Wiltz 3rd 61.7 Darius Carey 7th 86.7 11 Cal Poly 7-0 398 12 Javaris Murray 8th 50.9 Javaris Murray 10th 80.1 12 New Hampshire 6-2 370 14 McNeese’s Record With... Passing Avg/Game Punting 100-yard rusher ...... 2-1 13 Northern Arizona 6-1 327 15 Cody Stroud 7th 162 3. Jean Breaux 6th 39.9 100-yard receiver ...... 0-0 14 Central Arkansas 6-2 275 17 300-yard passer Pass Efficiency Field Goals ...... 0-0 15 Appalachian State 5-3 240 11 Cody Stroud 3rd 132 4. Josh Lewis T-2nd 1 .43 Less than 300-yards total offense ...... 0-1 16 Delaware 5-2 228 T22 300-399 yards total offense ...... 0-2 17 Illinois State 6-2 225 13 Total Offense Field Goal Pct. 400-499 yards total offense ...... 3-0 Cody Stroud 7th 159 9. Josh Lewis T-5th 66 .7 (10-15) 500+ yards total offense ...... 1-0 T18 Eastern Kentucky 6-2 172 24 Committing fewer turnovers ...... 3-2 T18 Indiana State 6-2 172 25 Scoring PAT Kicking Pct. Josh Lewis 5th 7 .6 Josh Lewis 4th 95.8 (23-24) Committing more turnovers ...... 1-1 20 Albany 6-1 153 T22 Turnovers are equal ...... 0-0 T21 Tennessee State 7-1 115 18 Scoring TDs Sacks Not committing a turnover ...... 1-1 T21 Youngstown State 4-3 115 16 Cody Stroud T-8th 4.3 Everett Ellefsen T-5th 3 .0 23 Villanova 6-2 111 NR Scoring Kick Tackles For Loss McNeese’s Record When Allowing... Josh Lewis 2nd 7 .6 Everett Ellefsen 6th 7 .5 100-yard rusher ...... 0-1 24 Harvard 5-1 56 20 100-yard receiver ...... 0-0 25 Towson 3-4 53 19 Punt Return Avg. Passes Defended 300-yard passer ...... 0-0 Others Receiving Votes: Bethune-Cookman (26), McNeese State Darius Carey 1st 15 3. Terrence Cahee 6th 6 Less than 300-yards total off ...... 2-0 Guy Morgan T-7th 5 (26), UT Martin (25), Richmond (23), Alabama A&M (19), Southern Kickoff Return Avg. 300-399 yards total offense ...... 2-2 Illinois (17), Sacramento State (16), Jacksonville State (14), Northern Javaris Murray 8th 20.0 Interceptions 400-499 yards total offense ...... 0-0 Guy Morgan T-1st 3 500+ yards total offense ...... 0-1 Iowa (4), South Dakota State (3), Princeton (3), Samford (2), The Chris Raggett T-6th 2 Citadel (1). McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin Th e So u t h l a n d Co n f e r e n c e 2012 St a n d i n g s SLC Ga m e s Ov e r a l l Team W L For Opp Hm Rd NEU W L FOR OPP HM RD NEU STReak Southeastern La. 3 0 83 67 2-0 1-0 0-0 3 4 116 235 2-1 1-3 0-0 Won 1 No. 14/14 UCA 4 1 146 116 3-0 1-1 0-0 6 2 285 188 4-0 2-2 0-0 Won 3 No. 5/5 Sam Houston St. 3 1 157 77 1-0 1-1 1-0 5 2 284 138 2-0 2-2 1-0 Won 4 Stephen F. Austin 2 1 129 98 2-0 0-0 0-1 3 4 250 248 3-0 0-3 0-1 Won 1 Northwestern State 1 2 74 80 1-0 0-2 0-0 3 4 190 207 3-0 0-4 0-0 Lost 1 McNeese 1 3 90 119 1-1 0-2 0-0 4 3 221 168 2-1 2-2 0-0 Lost 2 Nicholls State 0 3 24 119 0-1 0-2 0-0 1 5 116 211 1-1 0-4 0-0 Lost 3 Lamar 0 3 58 85 0-1 0-2 0-0 3 5 174 200 3-1 0-4 0-0 Lost 1

Th i s We e k in t h e SLC We e k 9 Sc h e d u l e We e k 8 Re s u l t s Saturday, Oct. 27 Saturday, Oct. 20 *Sam Houston State at Lamar (SLCTV) 3 p .m . McNeese @ Sam Houston State SHSU 45, McN 10 *Nicholls State at Northwestern State 6 p .m . Nicholls State @ Stephen F . Austin SFA 44, NICH 10 *Stephen F . Austin at McNeese (SLCTV) 7 p .m . Lamar @ Central Arkansas UCA 24, Lamar 14 *Central Arkansas at Southeastern Louisiana 7 p .m . Southeastern La . and Northwestern State were open * - SLC Games

McNe e s e Pl a y e r s o f t h e We e k So u t h l a n d Co n f e r e n c e Co w b o y s o n Pr e s e a s o n Wa t c h Li sts Marcus Wiltz Offensive (8/30 at Middle Tennessee) Malcolm Bronson (FS) Jean Breaux Special Teams (8/30 at Middle Tennessee) • Buck Buchanan Watch List Chris Raggett Defensive (9/8 vs. McMurry) • Senior Bowl Watch List Guy Morgan Defensive (9/15 at Weber State) • Phil Steele Top 100 FCS NFL Draft Prospect • CFPA Defensive Back Watch List Co l l e g e Sp o r t s Ma d n e s s • Sports Network Preseason All-America Terence Cahee Defensive (8/30 at Middle Tennessee) • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America • First Team Preseason All-Southland Conference Darius Carey (RS/WR) Co l l e g e Fo o t b a l l Pe r f o r m a n c e Aw a r d s • CFPA Punt Return Watch List Chris Raggett Defensive Back (9/8 vs. McMurry) • Sports Network Preseason All-America Darius Carey Punt Returner (10/13 vs. Central Arkansas) • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America • Second Team Preseason All-Southland Conference Alec Savoie (OL) SLC Pr e s e a s o n Po lls • Phil Steele Top 100 FCS NFL Draft Prospect Co a c h e s Po l l Sp or t s In f or m a t io n Dir e c t or s Po l l • Sports Network Preseason All-America Pl. Team (1st place votes) Tot Pl. Team (1st place votes) Tot • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America 1 Sam Houston State (7) 49 1 Sam Houston State (7) 49 • First Team Preseason All-Southland Conference 2 Stephen F . Austin (1) 39 2 Stephen F. Austin 38 3 Central Arkansas 38 3 Central Arkansas (1) 37 4 McNeese State 34 4 McNeese State 35 Other Preseason All-SLC Selections T5 Northwestern State 21 5 Northwestern State 26 Jonathan Landry (OL) T5 Southeastern Louisiana 21 6 Southeastern Louisiana 16 Miguel Gauthreaux (OL) 7 Lamar 13 7 Lamar 15 Pat Williams (DL) 8 Nicholls State 8 8 Nicholls State 8 McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin

2012 McNe e s e Co w b o y Fo o t b a ll Nu m e r i c a l Ro st e r Cowboy Coaching Staff No. Player Pos. Hgt Wgt Cl/Exp Hometown (Last School) 1 Ford Smesny S 5-9 190 Sr/3L Dayton, TX (Dayton HS) Head Coach: 2 Josh Lewis PK 6-0 194 Sr/3L Denham Springs, LA (Denham Springs) 3 Marcus Wiltz TB 5-9 192 Jr/2L Cecilia, LA (Cecilia HS) Matt Viator 4 Diontae Spencer WR 5-9 161 Jr/2L New Iberia, LA (Westgate HS) Assistant Head Coach/Def. Coordinator: 5 Chris Raggett S 5-11 197 Sr/3L Beaumont, TX (Ozen HS) 6 Guy Morgan CB 6-0 188 Jr/1L Baton Rouge, LA (St. John HS) Mike Collins 7 Darius Carey WR 5-10 184 Sr/1L New Orleans, LA (North Texas, Helen Cox HS) Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: 8 Seth Thomas CB 5-9 194 Sr/3L Orange, TX (WO Stark HS) 9/40 James Bice K/P 6-0 180 So/SQ Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) Tim Leger 10 Joe Narcisse LB 5-11 222 Sr/3L Vacherie, LA (St. James HS) 11 Terence Cahee S 5-9 190 Jr/2L Westlake, LA (Westlake HS) Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers: 12 Deonte Thompson LB 6-2 219 So/1L Shreveport, LA (Evangel HS) Lark Hebert 13 Gabe Hamner CB 6-0 185 Fr/RS Sealy, TX (Sealy HS) 14 Damion Dixon WR 6-2 190 Sr/3L Port Allen, LA (Louisville, Port Allen HS) Defensive Line: 15 Garrett McCain QB 6-1 190 Fr/RS Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Manny Michel 16 Orrin Fontenot DE 6-2 232 So/1L Baton Rouge, LA (Parkview Baptist) 16 Leon Blouin IV QB 6-0 210 Fr/TR Geismer, LA (Tulane, Dutchtown HS) Defensive Backs: 17 Ernest Celestie WR 5-11 183 Jr/1L Lake Charles, LA (Texas Tech, Barbe HS) 18 Cody Stroud QB 6-3 194 Jr/2L Montgomery, LA (Montgomery HS) Chris Hampton 19 Tyler Bolfing QB 6-2 207 Fr/RS Montgomery, TX (Montgomery HS) Offensive Line: 20 Wallace Scott WS 6-0 212 Fr/RS Weyanoke, LA (West Feliciana HS) 21 Aaron Sam CB 5-9 176 So/1L Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS) Rob Sale 23 Shelby Hemenway WR 6-0 194 Jr/2L Plaquemine, LA (St. John HS) Running Backs: 24 Reynaldo Young WR 5-10 171 So/1L Garyville, LA (East St. John HS) 25 Javaris Murray TB 5-8 180 Jr/2L Kingston, LA (North DeSoto HS) Slade Nagle 26 Champlain Babin TB 5-9 190 Sr/3L Donaldsonville, LA (Donaldsonville HS) 27 Zoe Bruce CB 5-9 180 Sr/1L Baton Rouge, LA (UL Monroe, University HS) Tight Ends: 28 Terrell Alfred TB 5-11 190 Fr/RS Lafayette, LA (Northside HS) Eman Naghavi 29 Kelvin Bennett TB 5-11 172 Fr/RS Bleakwood, TX (Newton HS) 30 Livingston Hamilton DB 5-10 184 Fr/RS Natchitoches, LA (Ponchatoula HS) Defensive Line Assistant: 31 Jean Breaux K 5-10 150 Fr/HS Scott, LA (Acadiana HS) Jake Reid 33 Halston Flanigan FS 5-11 176 So/1L Newton, TX (Newton HS) 34 Malcolm Bronson FS 5-11 192 Sr/3L Jasper, TX (Jasper HS) Defensive Assistant: 35 Kenny Brown WR 5-11 155 Fr/RS Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) 37 Dylan Long FB 6-0 225 Fr/HS Covington, LA (St. Paul HS) Zachary Ballenger 38 Ryan Bronson S 6-1 176 Jr/2L Jasper, TX (Jasper HS) Assistant: 41 Hayden Dobbs LB 6-0 210 Jr/2L Houston, TX (Cypress Woods HS) 42 Steele Merritt DB 6-2 195 Fr/HS Natchitoches, LA (St. Mary’s HS) David Trahan 43 Dillon Berlin TB 6-0 204 Fr/RS Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) 44 Davondrick Phillips RB 5-10 170 Fr/RS Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) 45 Brenten Spikes CB 6-1 190 Fr/HS Newton, TX (Newton HS) Pronunciations 46 Manny Busch TE 6-3 230 Jr/1L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) 47 Kyle Crouch LB 5-11 210 So/1L Covington, LA (Covington HS) ARINZE AGADA aah-rinze aah-gad-uh 49 Kegan Myers FB 6-1 235 Sr/2L Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) 50 Mitchell Amy C 5-10 232 Sr/Sqd Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) CHAMPLAIN BABIN cham-plane baa-bin 52 Correy Middleton LB 6-0 210 So/1L Monroe, LA (Richwood HS) Leon BLOUIN blue-en 53 Keylon Bruno LB 5-11 202 Fr/RS Carencro, LA (Carencro HS) 54 Brett Koonce OG 6-2 288 Sr/3L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) JEAN BREAUX sz-oh-n bro 58 Bo Brown LB 6-1 210 Fr/HS Katy, TX (Katy HS) ZOE Bruce zoey 61 Miguel Gauthreaux C/G 6-1 308 Sr/3L Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine HS) 62 Quentin Marsh DT 6-2 287 Fr/RS Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS) Terence CAHEE k-hee 63 Carson Chaisson C 6-2 277 Sr/3L Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) 70 Nick Smith OT 6-4 275 Fr/RS Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS) Ernest CELESTIE suh-less-t 71 Antoine Everett OT 6-3 304 So/1L Richmond, TX (Lamar Consolidated) Carson CHAISSON shay-sun 72 Jonathan Landry OT 6-4 298 Sr/3L Broussard, LA (St. Thomas More) 73 Taylor Johnson OT 6-4 290 Sr/3L League City, TX (Clear Creek HS Kendrick CORMIER corm-yea 74 Ben Jones OT 6-5 275 Fr/RS Nederland, TX (Nederland HS) DeVIONTE Edmonson d-v-ohn-tay 75 Kevin Dorn DT 5-10 246 So/1L Pineville, LA (Pineville HS) 77 Arinze Agada OG 6-1 286 Jr/2L Houston, TX (Hightower HS) Everett ELLEFSEN L-eff-son 78 Cody Eaves OG 6-4 275 Fr/RS Merryville, LA (Merryville HS) MIGUEL GAUTHREAUX me-gal go-tro 79 Alec Savoie OT 6-7 309 Sr/3L Lafayette, LA (Comeaux HS) 80 Josh Jordan TE 6-5 228 Sr/1L St. Amant, LA (East Carolina, St. Amant HS) JEREON MCGILVERY jerry-uy muh-gill-vuh-ree 81 William Ryckman WR 6-0 171 Jr/1L Lafayette, LA (Lafayette HS) 83 DeVionte’ Edmonson WR 6-2 200 Sr/2L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Joe NARCISSE nar-seese 84 Hunter Romero TE 6-3 230 So/1L Lafayette, LA (Tuerlings Catholic HS) Chris RAGGETT ruh-get 85 Wes Briscoe WR 6-2 168 Jr/2L Baton Rouge, LA (Central HS) 87 Deajon Mitchell WR 5-11 180 Jr/1L Beaumont, TX (Central HS) Alec SAVOIE saa-voy 88 Jereon McGilvery WR 6-3 198 Jr/1L Lafayette, LA (Northside HS) Ford SMESNY smes-nee 89 Kendale Thomas TE 6-1 230 So/1L New Iberia, LA (New Iberia HS) 90 Pat Williams DT 6-3 278 Sr/3L Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine HS) DIONTAE Spencer d-ohn-tay 91 Cameron Smith DE 6-3 224 Fr/HS Tamarac, FL (J.P. Taravella HS) 92 Logan Gladney DE 6-3 234 Fr/RS Baton Rouge, LA (University HS) DEONTE’ Thompson d-ohn-tay 93 Eric LeBlanc DE 6-2 239 Sr/2L Erath, LA (Erath HS) 94 Everett Ellefsen DE 6-3 230 So/1L Madisonville, LA (Mandeville HS) 95 Nick Gorman DT 6-2 279 Fr/RS Broken Arrow, OK (Broken Arrow HS) 96 Danyel Hunter DE 6-3 235 So/1L Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS) 97 Sean Brown DT 6-1 275 So/1L Baton Rouge, LA (Central HS) 98 Michael Ware DT 6-1 280 Jr/2L Houston, TX (James Madison HS) 99 Chris Loveless DE 6-5 225 Jr/2L Houston, TX (South Houston HS) McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 McNeese Football Depth Chart (as of October 22, 2012)

OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 18 Cody Stroud (Jr-2L, 6-3, 194) LE 99 Chris Loveless (Jr-2L, 6-5, 225) 19 Tyler Bolfing (Fr-RS, 6-2, 207) 93 Eric LeBlanc (Sr-2L, 6-2, 239) 16 Leon Blouin (Fr.-TR, 6-0, 210) 91 Cameron Smith (Fr-HS, 6-3, 224) TB 25 Javaris Murray (Jr-2L, 5-8, 180) LT 75 Kevin Dorn (So-1L, 5-10, 246) 26 Champlain Babin (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) 98 Michael Ware (Jr-2L, 6-1, 280) 3 Marcus Wiltz (Jr-2L, 5-9, 192) 62 Quentin Marsh (Fr-RS, 6-2, 287) FB 49 Kegan Myers (Sr-2L, 6-1, 235) RT 90 Pat Williams (Sr-3L, 6-3, 278) 37 Dylan Long (Fr-HS, 6-0, 225) 97 Sean Brown (So-1L, 6-1, 275) WR 85 Wes Briscoe (Jr-2L, 6-2, 168) 95 Nick Gorman (Fr-RS, 6-2, 279) 14 Damion Dixon (Sr-3L, 6-2,190) RE 94 Everett Ellefsen (So-1L, 6-3, 230) WR 17 Ernest Celestie (Jr-1L, 5-11, 183) 96 Danyel Hunter (So-1L, 6-3, 235) 4 Diontae Spencer (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61) 92 Logan Gladney (Fr-RS, 6-3, 234 WR 7 Darius Carey (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) MLB 12 Deonte Thompson (So-1L, 6-2, 219) 83 DeVionte’ Edmonson (Sr-2L, 6-2, 200) 16 Orrin Fontenot (So-1L, 6-2, 232) TE 80 Josh Jordan (Sr-1L, 6-5, 228) 58 Bo Brown (Fr-HS, 6-1, 210) 89 Kendale Thomas (So-1L, 6-1, 230) WLB 10 Joe Narcisse (Sr-3L, 5-11, 222) LT 73 Taylor Johnson (Sr-3L, 6-4, 290) 41 Hayden Dobbs (Jr-2L, 6-0, 210) 71 Antoine Everett (So-1L, 6-3, 304) 52 Correy Middleton (So-1L, 6-0, 210) LG 72 Jonathan Landry (Sr-3L, 6-4, 298) CB 6 Guy Morgan (Jr-1L, 6-0, 188) 54 Brett Koonce (Sr-3L, 6-2, 288) 13 Gabe Hamner (Fr-RS, 6-0, 185) C 63 Carson Chaisson (Sr-3L, 6-2, 277) 44 Davondrick Phillips (Fr-RS, 5-10, 170) 61 Miguel Gauthreaux (Sr-3L, 6-1, 308) CB 8 Seth Thomas (Sr-3L, 5-9, 194) 50 Mitchell Amy (Sr-SQ, 5-10, 232) 21 Aaron Sam (So-1L, 5-9, 176) RG 77 Arinze Agada (Jr-2L, 6-1, 286) BS 1 Ford Smesny (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) 70 Nick Smith (Fr-RS, 6-4, 275) 45 Brent Spikes (Fr-HS, 6-1, 190) RT 79 Alec Savoie (Sr-3L, 6-7, 309) WS 11 Terence Cahee (Jr-2L, 5-9, 190) 74 Ben Jones (Fr-RS, 6-5, 275) 5 Chris Raggett (Sr-3L, 5-11, 197) FS 38 Ryan Bronson (Jr-2L, 6-1, 176) 33 Halston Flanigan (So-1L, 5-11, 176)

SPECIAL TEAMS PK 2 Josh Lewis (Sr-3L, 6-0, 194) KOR 26 Champlain Babin (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) 31 Jean Breaux (Fr-HS, 5-10, 150) 25 Javaris Murray (Jr-2L, 5-8, 180) PUNT 31 Jean Breaux (Fr-HS, 5-10, 150) 7 Darius Carey (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) 2 Josh Lewis (Sr-3L, 6-0, 194) 4 Diontae Spencer (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61) DS 84 Hunter Romero (So-1L, 6-3, 230) PR 7 Darius Carey (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) 16 Orrin Fontenot (So-1L, 6-2, 232) 26 Champlain Babin (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) HOLD 7 Darius Carey (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) 4 Diontae Spencer (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61) McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin Last Time McNeese... RUSHING SPECIAL TEAMS Had 400 or more yards: ...... vs. Sam Houston State, 2009 (418) Return kickoff for TD: ...... Bernardo Henry vs. Texas State, 2010 (87 yards) Had 300-399 yards: ...... at Weber State, 2012 (301) Return punt for TD: ...... Darius Carey vs. Sioux Falls, 2011 (68 yards) Had 200-299 yards: ...... vs . Northwestern State, 2012 (209) Blocked a field goal: ...... Desmund Lighten at Sam Houston State, 2010 Had 60 or more rush attempts: ...... at Texas State, 2003 (66) Returned blocked FG for a TD: ...... Rod Gulley vs . Grambling, 2002 (63 yards) Had 50-59 rush attempts: ...... vs . Northwestern State, 2012 (50) Blocked a PAT: ...... Robert Hooker vs . Southern Utah, 2006 Had four rush TDs: ...... vs . McMurry, at Weber State, 2012 Blocked a punt: ...... Shelby Hemenway vs . Southeastern La ., 2011 Player rush for 300 or more yards: ...... Tony Citizen vs. Prairie View, 1986 (304) Returned blocked punt for a TD: ...... Joe Judge vs . Maine, 1999 (32 yards) Player rush for 200-299 yards: ...... Toddrick Penland vs. SFA, 2008 Kicked five field goals: ...... Blake Bercegeay vs. Northwestern State, 2006 ...... 242 yds on 39 carries Kicked a 50 yard FG: ...... Josh Lewis at Southeastern Louisiana, 2010 (52 yards) Player rush for 100-199 yards: ...... Marcus Wiltz (104) vs. Central Arkansas, 2012 Kicked 10 PATs: ...... Blake Bercegeay vs. West Virginia Tech, 2006 Had 2 players rush for 100 yds in same game: ...... at Weber State, 2012 Had a 60 yard punt: ...... Jean Breaux vs. Northwestern State, 2012 (67 yards) ...... Javaris Murray (122), Diontae Spencer (106) Had a punt of 50-59 yards: ...... Jean Breaux at Sam Houston State, 2012 (50 yards) Had seven rush TDs: ...... Jessie Burton vs. Southern Utah, 1998 SCORING PASSING Scored 70 or more points: ...... 76 vs . West Virginia Tech, 2006 Had 400 or more yards passing: ...... vs. Nicholls State, 1985 (405) Scored 60-69 points: ...... 69 vs . McMurry, 2012 Had 300-399 yards passing: ...... at Central Arkansas, 2011 (312) Scored 50-59 points: ...... 51 vs . Northwestern State, 2009 Had 200-299 yards passing: ...... at Weber State, 2012 (256) Scored 40-49 points: ...... 45 at Lamar, 2011 Player pass for 400 or more yards: . . . . . Subester Brooks vs. Nicholls State, 1985 (405) Scored 30-39 points: ...... 30 vs . Northwestern State, 2012 Player pass for 300-399 yards: ...... Cody Stroud at Central Arkansas, 2011 (312) Allowed 60 or more points: ...... 61 at Miami (FL), 2000 Player pass for 200-299 yards: ...... Cody Stroud at Weber State, 2012 (256) Allowed 50-59 points: ...... 50 . at Missouri, 2010 Had 25 or more completions: . . . . . Derrick Fourroux vs . Appalachian State, 2009 (25) Allowed 40-49 points: ...... 45 at Sam Houston State, 2012 ...... Subester Brooks vs. Nicholls State, 1985 (25) Allowed 30-39 points: ...... 37 at Stephen F . Austin, 2011 Had 5 passing TDs: ...... Scott Pendarvis vs. Sam Houston State, 2003 Scored on first drive of game: ...... at Southeastern Louisiana, 2012 ...... Tim Leger vs . Stephen F . Austin, 1996 Shutout opponent: ...... vs . Savannah State, 2009 (56-0) ...... Kerry Joseph vs . Delaware, 1995 Shutout opponent in first half: ...... McMurry (45-0), Weber State (14-0), Did not throw an interception: ...... vs . Central Arkansas, 2012 ...... Northwestern State (17-0)2012 Shutout SLC opponent: ...... vs. Jacksonville State, 2000 (28-0) RECEIVING McNeese was shutout: ...... at Western Kentucky, 2001 (21-0) Had one player with 100 yards receiving: . . . . Wes Briscoe vs. Sioux Falls, 2011 (4-114) McNeese was shutout by SLC opponent: ...... at North Texas, 1988 (37-0) Had two players with 100 yards receiving: . . . .Corday Clark (107) and Toddrick Penland (121) ...... vs . Appalachian State, 2009 Caught three passes for TDs: ...... B.J. Sams vs. Sam Houston State, 2003 Last Time an Opponent... COMBINATION OFFENSE Player rushed for 100-199 yards: ...... Richard Sincere of SHSU, 2012 (132) Had one 100-yard rusher and 100-yard receiver in a game: ...... Toddrick Penland ...... Tim Flanders of SHSU, 2012 (105) ...... vs . Appalachian State, 2009 (19-127 rushing, 10-121 receiving) Player rushed for 200-200 yards: ...... D .D . Terry of SHSU, 2006 (253) Had 300 yards total offense: . . . . . Derrick Fourroux vs. Sam Houston State, 2009 (308) Passed for 200-299 yards: ...... Wynrick Smother of Central Arkansas, 2012 (254) Had 300 yards all-purpose: ...... Toddrick Penland vs. SFA, 2008 (307) Passed for 300-399 yards: ...... Brian Bell of SHSU, 2010 (301) Passed for 400-499 yards: ...... Andre Bevil of Lamar, 2010 (426) TOTAL OFFENSE Had one player with 100 yards receiving: ...... Kam Jones of UTSA, 2011 (120) Had 500 or more yards total offense: ...... at Weber State, 2012 (557) Returned a kickoff for a TD: ...... LeJuan Walker of Nicholls State, 2001 (99 yards) Had 450-499 yards total offense: ...... vs. McMurry, 2012 (484) Returned a punt for a TD: ...... Brandon Tate of North Carolina, 2008 (85 yards) Had 400-449 yard total offense: ...... vs . Northwestern State, 2012 (404) Returned a pass interception for a TD: . . . Will Jefferson of SFA, 2011 (caught in endzone) Returned a fumble for a TD: ...... Frank Newsome of UCA, 2011 (98 yards) DEFENSE Blocked a punt and returned for a TD: ...... at Kansas State, 2003 Intercepted a pass: ...... Guy Morgan at Sam Houston State, 2012 Recovered an on-side kick: ...... Central Arkansas, 2012 Returned a pass interception for a TD: ...... Chris Raggett vs . McMurry, 2012 Returned 2 pass interceptions for TDs: ...... Chris Raggett vs . McMurry, 2012 Recorded a safety: ...... vs. Nicholls, 2011 (Pat Williams and Everett Ellefsen) Held opponent to negative rushing yards: ...... vs . McMurry, 2012 (minus-3) Player recorded five sacks: ...... Bryan Smith vs. West Virginia Tech, 2006 Ran back a mid-air fumble for TD: . .Marcus . LeBlanc vs. Youngstown State, 1995 (100 yards) Ran back a fumble for TD: . . . . .Desmund Lighten vs . Northwestern State, 2009 (29 yards) Recovered fumbed for TD: ...... Desmund Lighten vs . Savannah State, 2009 McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin Matt Vi a t o r McNeese State, 1986 Head Coach (49-24, 7th season)

One of the most successful coaches in the NCAA’s FCS division, McNeese State’s Matt Vi- Head Coaching Highlights ator has put together winning percentages of • Darius Carey named to four All-America teams in 2010 69 percent (overall) and 75 percent (league • Malcolm Bronson named All-SLC first team 3 straight years games only) in his previous six years as the • McNeese wins 11 straight games in 2007; wins the SLC title for second year in row Cowboy head coach. • Cowboys win six straight SLC games for the league title in 2009, the third in four years During that period he has led his team to three Southland Conference titles • Toddrick Pendland named all-American in 2008; Bryan Smith named all-American in 2007; and to two runnerup finishes, averaging seven victories a year. The winningest active coach in the league, Viator will carry a 45-20 overall Steven Whitehead, Bryan • Derrick Fourroux named SLC and Louisiana Player of the Year in 2009; record and a 31-10 league mark into the upcoming season. Bryan Smith named SLC Player of Year in 2007 The Cowboy coach, a graduate of McNeese, had served as an assistant coach • Steven Whitehead named SLC Player of the Year in 2006 on the staff for eight years before stepping into the top job four games deep into • Toddrick Pendland named Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 the 2006 season. Taking over a squad that had won but one of its first four games • Bryan Smith named Defensive Player of the Year and Derrick Fourroux named Freshman of he led the team to a 6-2 record the rest of the way that year, won the SLC title and put his team into the NCAA championship playoffs. the Year in 2006 That was the start of one of the most electrifying coaching rises in conference • Cowboys win five straight games to win the SLC title in 2006 history as the very next year his team posted only the fourth undefeated, untied • McNeese selected for the NCAA FCS playoffs in 2009, 2007 and 2006 regular season record in the university’s history, won the league title for a second • 2007 team ranked No. 3 in last regular season poll year and participated in the NCAA FCS championship for a second straight year. • Bryan Smith ranked No. 3 in nation in QB sacks in 2007 Since then his team also won the 2009 title and finished second in the league standings in both 2008 and 2010. The Cowboys finished fourth last season. • McNeese as a team in the national rankings was 4th in total offense, fifth in scoring offense Viator has earned numerous coaching honors including two SLC coach of the and 10th in rushing offense in 2008 year awards and a Louisiana collegiate coach of the year honor. He has also been a finalist for the national twice. Coaching Experience He claimed his first collegiate coaching victory in his very first game as head 1986-88 Assistant Coach Sam Houston HS coach when the Cowboys posted a 30-27 win over Southern Utah in 2006. His 45th win came in the final game of the 2011 season – a triumph on the 1989-90 Head Coach Vinton HS 13-9 road against Lamar as the Cowboys won their last three games and will carry that 1991-94 Head Coach Jennings HS 38-12 1992 LA Coach of the Year winning streak into the 2012 season. 1995-98 Head Coach Sulphur HS 30-16 1998 LA Coach of the Year Viator is the 14th head coach in McNeese history. His 6-2 rookie record in- 1999 Assistant Coach McNeese State 6-5 5-2 SLC cluded a 5-1 mark in league play, the team winning the final five league games 2000 Assistant Coach McNeese State 8-4 5-2 SLC FCS Playoffs of the year. His teams have been ranked in the top 25 national poll four of the last six 2001 Assistant Coach McNeese State 8-4 5-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs seasons. 2002 Assistant Coach McNeese State 13-2 6-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Runner-Up Prior to his becoming head coach, Viator had served the university as of- 2003 Assistant Coach McNeese State 10-2 5-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs fensive coordinator and is regarded as one of the top Division I offensive minds. 2004 Assistant Coach McNeese State 4-7 1-4 SLC The Cowboys have ranked among the national leaders in offense for eight 2005 Assistant Coach McNeese State 5-4 3-3 SLC of the past 11 years and the university has also produced the Southland Confer- ence’s top offensive performer four of the last eight seasons. 2006 Asst./Head Coach McNeese State 7-5 5-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs His offenses have led the league in scoring five times and in 2008 set school SLC and LA Coach of the Year records for total offense per game, passing offense per game and scoring average Eddie Robinson Award Finalist per game. 2007 Head Coach McNeese State 11-1 7-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs The Cowboys had the nation’s leading scorer in 2009, tailback Toddrick Pendland, and a year ago had the No. 2 punt returner in the nation in Darius SLC Coach of the Year Carey, a returnee for 2012. Eddie Robinson Award Finalist Before he joined McNeese, Viator was one of the top prep coaches in Louisi- 2008 Head Coach McNeese State 7-4 4-3 SLC ana, producing an 81-37 won-lost record, winning one state crown and five league 2009 Head Coach McNeese State 9-3 6-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs titles. He joined McNeese in 1999 as linebacker coach and was made offensive 2010 Head Coach McNeese State 6-5 5-2 SLC coordinator in 2000, the Cowboys leading the league in both scoring offense and total offense that year. 2011 Head Coach McNeese State 6-5 4-3 SLC He is married and wife Schantel is a school teacher. His father is the late No- 2012 Head Coach McNeese State 4-3 Defeated FBS’s Middle Tennessee lan Viator, a former Cowboy coach, player (QB, MVP) and member of the McNeese Hall of Fame. McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Ga m e Re c a p s INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Game 1 • McNeese 27, Middle Tennessee 21 RUSHING: McNeese - Wiltz 20-105; Babin 11-64; Murray 7-50, Celestie 3-42; Carey 4-31; Stroud Aug. 30 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee (18,690) 5-5, td; Spencer 1-1. Totals 51-298, td. McNeese 0 14 10 3 - 27 Middle Tennessee - Parker 9-39; Cunningham 9-34; Calhoun 8-27; Bryson 1-3. Totals 27-103. MTSU 3 3 0 15 - 21 MT (1st, 12:40) Carlos Lopez 20 yd field goal, MT 3-0 PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 10-17, 139, td; Bolfing 2-2, 13, td. Totals 12-19, 152, 2 td. MT (2nd, 14:53) Carlos Lopez 28 yd field goal, MT 6-0 Middle Tennessee - Kilgore 27-41, 240, 2 td, 1 int . McN (2nd, 9:20) Josh Jordan 2 yd pass from Tyler Bolfing, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-6 McN (2nd, 00:33) Champlain Babin 8 yd pass from Cody Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 14-6 RECEIVING: McNeese - Babin 4-32, td; Spencer 2-35; Murray 2-20; Celestie 1-30; Carey 1-24; Wiltz McN (3rd, 12:00) Lewis 46 yd field goal, McN 17-6 1-9; Jordan 1-2, td. MTSU - Amos 8-70, td; Griswould 5-63, td; Jefferson 4-24; Collis 3-41; Henry McN (3rd, 1:20) Stroud 1 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 24-6 2-24; Turner 2-22; Whatley 1-4; Calhoun 1-3; Parker 1--2. MT (4th, 6:58) Anthony Amos 6 yd pass from Logan Kilgore, Jordan Parker pass from Kilgore, McN 24-14 McN (4th, 5:21) Lewis 33 yd field goal, McN 27-14 PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 5-191, 38.2, 47 long, 2 In20. MTSU - Davis 4-184, 46.0, 60 long, 2 MT (4th, 5:01) Kyle Griswould 15 yd pass from Kilgore, Lopez kick, McN 24-21 In20 .

TEAM TOTALS McN MT PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - Carey 3-42. MTSU - Singletary 2-26; Sharpe 1-0. First Downs 24 20 Rushing 17 7 KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - Spencer 2-46; Murray 2-40 . MTSU - Whatley 2-123; Gilstrap 2-76; Passing 6 12 Griswould 2-42 . Penalty 1 1 Yds Rushing 51-298 27-103 FIELD GOALS: McNeese - Lewis 2-3 (46, 33). MTSU - Lopez 2-2 (20, 28) Yds Passing 152 240 Passes 12-19-0 27-41-1 DEFENSE: McNeese - Narcisse 9 hits, 1 TFL; M. Bronson 8 hits, TFL; Smesny 7 hits, TFL; Sam 6 hits, Total Yards 450 343 FR; Morgan 6 hits, Int; Cahee 5 hits, 4 PBU; Thompson 4 hits; Ware 4 hits; Dobbs 3 hits; Williams 3 Fumbles/lost 0-0 2-2 hits, QBH; Thomas 2 hits; Ellefsen 2 hits; Raggett 2 hits, TFL; Mitchell 2 hits; Fontenot 2 hits; Scott Penalties/yards 9-69 6-50 1 hit; Bruno 1 hit; R. Bronson 1 hit; Flanigan 1 hit; Bennett 1 hit; Hamner 1 hit; Murray 1 hit; B. Punts/avg. 5-38.2 4-46.0 Brown 1 hit, FR. Punt Returns 42 26 KO Returns 86 241 OFFENSIVE LINE: Savoie 95%, 76 snaps; Agada 93%, 66 snaps, 1 pancake; Johnson 91%, 58 Possession 36:05 23:55 snaps, 1 KO; Gauthreaux 90%, 56 snaps, 4 KO; Everett 90%, 25 snaps, 1 pancake; Koonce 89%, 54 3rd Downs 3 of 11 6 of 14 snaps; Landry 88%, 37 snaps, 1 KO. 4th Downs 0 of 0 2 of 2 Red Zone 4 of 5 4 of 4 Game 2 • McNeese 69, McMurry 7 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Sept. 8 at Lake Charles, La. (13,291) RUSHING: McNeese - Alfred 12-78; Bennett 10-60, td; Berlin 7-41, td; Wiltz 8-37; Murray 4-29, td; Carey 3-25; McMurry 0 0 7 0 - 7 Babin 2-9; Blouin 1-5; Bolfing 1-4; Stroud 1-1; McCain 1--3. Totals 51-282, 4 td. McMurry - Cole 2-16; House 3-15; Simpson 3-9; Grayer 3-6; Lambert 3--17; Mullin 4--32. Totals 18--3. McNeese 21 24 14 10 - 69 McN (1st, 8:40) Cody Stroud 1 yd run, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-0 PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 6-10, 98, 2 td, 1 int; Bolfing 3-4, 72, td; Blouin 2-3, 32. Totals 11-17, 202, 3 td, int. McN (1st, 3:01) Javaris Murray 6 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 14-0 McMurry - Mullin 22-36, 171, 3 int; Lambert 9-10, 78, td. Totals 31-46, 249, td, 3 int. McN (1st, 00:26) Damion Dixon 10 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 21-0 McN (2nd, 13:11) Darius Carey 13 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 28-0 RECEIVING: McNeese - Carey 4-90, 2 td; Edmonson 2-32; Jordan 1-27; Long 1-18; McGilvery 1-14; Bennett McN (2nd, 11:40) Chris Raggett 41 yd interception return, Lewis kick, McN 35-0 1-11; Dixon 1-10, td. McMurry - Grayer 6-60; McCoy 5-58, td; Livingston 3-34; Shaffer 3-20; Simpson 2-17; McN (2nd, 5:46) Carey 52 yd pass from Tyler Bolfing, Lewis kick, McN 42-0 Cain 2-10; House 2-4; Cole 2-3; Singleton 1-18; Gilbert 1-10; Freeman 1-9; Chatman 1-6; Rentfro 1-2; Nelson McN (2nd, 1:28) Lewis 23 yd field goal, McN 45-0 1--2 . McN (3rd, 11:21) Raggett 30 yd interception return, James Bice kick, McN 52-0 McN (3rd, 3:49) Dillon Berlin 5 yd run, Bice kick, McN 59-0 PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 2-104, 52.0, 59 long, 2 In20. McMurry - Mullin 3-113, 37.7, 56 long, 1 In20; MCM (3rd, 2:28) Clinton McCoy 7 yd pass from Brady Lambert, Josh King kick, McN 59-7 Kowalski 2-75, 37.5, 46 long; Lambert 1-48, 48.0, 48 long. McN (4th, 12:11) Bice 24 yd field goal, McN 62-7 McN (4th, 10:43) Kelvin Bennett 17 yd run, Bice kick, McN 69-7 PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - M. Bronson 1-34; Carey 1-4. McMurry - None

TEAM TOTALS MCM McN KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - K. Brown 1-56; Spencer 1-22. McMurry - Grayer 5-152; McCoy 2-33. First Downs 14 25 Rushing 3 15 FIELD GOALS: McNeese - Lewis 1-1 (23); Bice 1-1 (24). McMurry - None Passing 11 8 Penalty 0 2 Yds Rushing 18-(-3) 51-282 DEFENSE: McNeese - Hamilton 5 hits, PBU; Hamner 5 hits, TFL, FF; Gladney 4 hits, sack, TFL, QBH; Morgan Yds Passing 249 202 4 hits; Raggett 4 hits, TFL, 2 Int, 2 TDs; Middleton 4 hits; Crouch 4 hits; Phillips 4 hits; Scott 3 hits; Smesny 3 Passes 31-46-3 11-17-1 hits; Cahee 3 hits, TFL; Thomas 3 hits, QBH; R. Bronson 3 hits, PBU; Narcisse 3 hits; Berlin 3 hits; Bruce 2 hits; Total Yards 246 484 Flanigan 2 hits; Ellefsen 2 hits, sack, TFL, QBH; S. Brown 2 hits, TFL, QBH; Ware 2 hits, sack, TFL, FF; B. Brown 2 Fumbles/lost 3-1 1-0 hits; Wagley 1 hit; Dorn 1 hit; Thompson 1 hit; Stroud 1 hit; Mitchell 1 hit; Seastrunk 1 hit, sack, TFL; Gorman Penalties/yards 3-35 7-46 Punts/avg. 6-39.3 2-52.0 1 hit, PBU, QBH; Marsh 1 hit; Smith 1 hit, 3 QBH; Loveless 1 hit, sack, 0.5 TFL; Dobbs 1 hit, Int; Bruno 1 hit, FR; Punt Returns 0 38 Sam 1 hit, PBU; Williams 1 hit, sack, 0.5 TFL, QBH; Hunter 2 QBH. KO Returns 185 78 Possession 24:44 35:16 OFFENSIVE LINE: Savoie 93%, 36 snaps, 2 KD; Agada 91%, 36 snaps; Chaisson 90%, 29 snaps; Gauthreaux 3rd Downs 3 of 14 6 of 10 89%, 20 snaps; Johnson 89%, 30 snaps, 1 KD. 4th Downs 0 of 4 0 of 0 Red Zone 1 of 3 8 of 8 McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Ga m e Re c a p s INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Game 3 • McNeese 35, Weber State 21 RUSHING: McNeese - Murray 13-122, td; Spencer 2-106, td; Babin 14-44; Celestie 1-12; Wiltz 1-9; Sept. 15 at Ogden, Utah (9,617) Bennett 3-9; Carey 3-1; Stroud 6--2; Team 1-0. Totals 44-301, 4td. McNeese 0 14 7 14 - 35 Weber State - Tuckett 17-66, td; Parham 5-23; Adamczyk 2-17, td; Booker 5-9; Hoke 7-0; Finai Weber State 0 0 7 14 - 21 1--2 . Totals 37-113, 2 td . McN (2nd, 4:00) Darius Carey 3 yd run, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-0 McN (2nd, 00:16) Cody Stroud 4 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 14-0 PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 20-27, 256, td; Team 0-1. Totals 20-28, 256, td. Weber State - Hoke WSU (3rd, 11:25) Shaydon Kehano 10 yd pass from Mike Hoke, Shaun McClain kick, McN 14-7 9-19, 69, td, int; Adamczyk 5-9, 75. Totals 14-28, 144, td, int. McN (3rd, 10:07) Diontae Spencer 91 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 21-7 McN (4th, 10:56) Jereon McGilvery 8 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 28-7 RECEIVING: McNeese - Celestie 5-97; Spencer 3-28; Briscoe 2-27; Babin 2-20; McGilvery 2-14, td; McN (4th, 6:45) Javaris Murray 76 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 35-7 Murray 2--3; Thomas 1-29; Carey 1-21; Dixon 1-12; Edmonson 1-11. Weber State - Kehano 6-80, WSU (4th, 3:50) C .J . Tuckett 2 yd run, McClain kick, McN 35-14 td; Clemente 2-10; Tuckett 2-7; Walker 1-26; Papanikolas 1-9; Booker 1-7; Nakamura 1-5. WSU (4th, 00:20) Jordan Adamczyk 3 yd run, McClain kick, McN 35-21 PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 3-117, 39.0, 44 long, 1 In20. Weber State - Epperson 8-440, 55.0, TEAM TOTALS McN WSU 71 long, 2 In20, 3 TB. First Downs 26 16 Rushing 8 8 PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - 2-29. Weber State - Marciel 2-18. Passing 14 6 Penalty 4 2 KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - Babin 2-23. Weber State - 3-72. Yds Rushing 44-301 37-113 Yds Passing 256 144 FIELD GOALS: McNeese - 0-2 (missed 50, 40) . Weber State - None . Passes 20-28-0 14-28-1 Total Yards 557 257 DEFENSE: McNeese - Narcisse 10 hits, 1 .5 sacks, 2 .5 TFL, FF; Thompson 9 hits, TFL; Cahee 6 hits, Fumbles/lost 2-2 1-0 0.5 TFL, 3 PBU; Hamner 5 hits, 0.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL; Middleton 5 hits; Brown 5 hits; Dobbs 5 hits; Penalties/yards 6-47 9-100 Raggett 4 hits; Ellefsen 4 hits, sack, 2 TFL, 3 QBH; Morgan 4 hits, 0.5 TFL, Int, 2 PBU, R. Bronson 3 Punts/avg. 3-39.0 8-55.0 hits; Smesny 3 hits, 0.5 TFL; Loveless 3 hits, QBH; Ware 3 hits; M. Bronson 2 hits; Gladney 2 hits, Punt Returns 29 18 QBH; Sam 2 hits; Hamilton 2 hits; Williams 2 hits; Crouch 2 hits; Thomas 1 hit; LeBlanc 1 hit, QBH; KO Returns 390 202 Bennett 1 hit; Bruno 1 hit, TFL; Dorn 1 hit; Lewis 1 hit; Smith 1 hit, 0.5 TFL, QBH. Possession 35:25 24:35 3rd Downs 7 of 12 7 of 16 OFFENSIVE LINE: Johnson 45 snaps; Gauthreaux 53 snaps, 1 KD; Chaisson 55 snaps; Agada 70 4th Downs 0 of 0 1 of 1 snaps, 1 KD; Savoie 72 snaps, 3 KD; Everett 35 snaps, 1 KD; Landry 43 snaps; Koonce 3 snaps; Red Zone 3 of 4 3 of 3 Jones 3 snaps

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Game 4 • Southeastern La. 25, McNeese 24 RUSHING: McNeese - Babin 11-57; Murray 12-45; Breaux 1-29; Celestie 1-25; Carey 2-10; Stroud Sept. 22 at Hammond, La. (4,791) 4--19, td. Totals 31-147, td. SLU - Stanley 13-29, td; Chaney 14-25, td; LeBlanc 3-8; Roberson 3-1; McNeese 14 10 0 0 - 24 Smiley 1-0; Weary 2-0; Fruge 1--5 . Totals 41-47, 2 td . SLU 3 7 7 8 - 25 McN (1st, 7:39) Cody Stroud 1 yd run, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-0 PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 14-28, 164, 2 td, int; Thompson 1-1, 8. Totals 15-29, 172, 2 td, int. McN (1st, 6:22) Kendale Thomas 3 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 14-0 SLU - Stanley 21-35, 247, td; Mothe 1-1, 27 . Totals 22-36, 274, td . SLU (1st, 00:04) Seth Sebastian 49 yd field goal, McN 14-3 SLU (2nd, 10:01) Nathan Stanley 2 yd run, Sebastian kick, McN 14-10 RECEIVING: McNeese - Celestie 2-30; Murray 2-48, td; Spencer 2-29; Thomas 2-19, td; Babin McN (2nd, 8:41) Javaris Murray 26 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 21-10 2-9; Briscoe 1-27; Myers 1-8; Dixon 1-8; Carey 1-4. SLU - Fruge 6-96; McCrea 5-90; Chaney 3-11; McN (2nd, 00:03) Lewis 30 yd field goal, McN 24-10 Moore 2-19; Smiley 2-8; Mueller 1-27; Malott 1-11; LeBlanc 1-9; Jenkins 1-3, td. SLU (3rd, 3:26) Michael Chaney 2 yd run, Sebastian kick, McN 24-17 SLU (4th, 2:39) Taylor Jenkins 3 yd pass from Stanley, Chaney rush, SLU 25-24 PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 4-150, 37.5, 48 long, 2 In20. SLU - Mothe 2-85, 42.5, 46 long; Stanley 1-42, 42 .0, 42 long . TEAM TOTALS McN SLU First Downs 17 19 PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - Carey 1-10; SLU - McCrea 1-35. Rushing 6 3 Passing 8 14 KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - Babin 2-34; Murray 1-17; Ellefsen 1-10. SLU - Smiley 3-49; Hubert Penalty 3 2 1-7 . Yds Rushing 31-147 41-47 Yds Passing 172 274 FIELD GOALS: McNeese - 1-2 (made 30, missed 36) . SLU - 1-1 (made 49) Passes 15-29-1 22-36-0 Total Yards 319 321 DEFENSE: McNeese - Cahee 10 hits, 2 TFL, FF, PBU; Thompson 7 hits, TFL, FF; Dobbs 7 hits, TFL; B. Fumbles/lost 1-1 4-3 Brown 6 hits, TFL; Hamner 5 hits, TFL, QBH; Thomas 5 hits, PBU; Spikes 5 hits, TFL, QBH; R. Bronson Penalties/yards 10-91 9-69 5 hits, FR; Ellefsen 4 hits, 2 TFL, QBH; Loveless 4 hits, TFL, PBU; Ware 4 hits, TFL, FR; Dorn 3 hits, 2 Punts/avg. 4-37.5 3-42.3 TFL, QBH; Smesny 3 hits, FF, PBU; Morgan 3 hits, FR, QBH; Scott 2 hits; Williams 2 hits, 0.5 TFL, 2 Punt Returns 10 35 QBH; Raggett 2 hits, TFL; Smith 1 hit; Sam 1 hit; Carey 1 hit; Bruno 1 hit; Murray 1 hit; Bennett 1 KO Returns 61 56 hit; Middleton 1 hit; LeBlanc 1 hit; Fontenot 1 hit, PBU Possession 26:24 33:36 3rd Downs 4 of 11 8 of 17 OFFENSIVE LINE: Chaisson 65 snaps; Agada 64 snaps; Savoie 57 snaps; Johnson 46 snaps; Gau- 4th Downs 2 of 2 3 of 5 threaux 44 snaps; Everett 25 snaps; Landry 18 snaps Red Zone 3 of 4 3 of 4 McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Ga m e Re c a p s INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Game 5 • McNeese 30, Northwestern State 22 RUSHING: McNeese - Wiltz 21-76; Murray 12-60, td; Babin 9-30; Stroud 4-24; Spencer 3-16; Carey Sept. 29 at Lake Charles, La. (10,532) 1-3 . NWLA - Walker 3-22; Henderson 11-21; Riley 5-11; Russo 1-5; Taylor 1-3; Morris 2--2; Chias- Northwestern St. 0 0 14 8 - 22 son 2--2 . McNeese 7 10 3 10 - 30 McN (1st, 6:29) Josh Jordan 17 yd pass from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-0 PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 12-25, 195, 2 td. NWLA - Henderson 24-40, 287, 3 td, 1 int. McN (2nd, 14:07) Diontae Spencer 43 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 14-0 McN (2nd, 00:00) Lewis 17 yd field goal, McN 17-0 RECEIVING: McNeese - Spencer 4-74, td; Jordan 3-51, td; Carey 3-50; Celestie 1-12; Edmonson NWLA (3rd, 13:56) Clifton Brown 18 yd pass from Brad Henderson, Shaughnessy kick, McN 17-7 1-8. NWLA - Brown 4-54, td; Harvey 3-50, td; Walker 3-18; Nims 2-23; David 2-19; Goodie 2-19; McN (3rd, 4:33), Lewis 21 yd field goal, McN 20-7 Taylor 2-3; Jilbert 1-58, td; Graham 1-15; Simmons 1-12; Toussant 1-7; Riley 1-5; Hollier 1-4. NWLA (3rd, 2:44) Phillip Harvey 41 yd pass from Henderson, Shaughnessy kick, McN 20-14 McN (4th, 10:19), Lewis 31 yd field goal, McN 23-14 PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 5-228, 45.6, 67 long, 2 In20. NWLA - Russo 6-231, 38.5, 48 long, McN (4th, 9:28) Javaris Murray 18 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 30-14 0 In20 . NWLA (4th, 5:58) Jovhan Jilbert 58 yd pass from Henderson, Robert Walker pass from Henderson, McN 30-22 PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - Carey 2-25. NWLA - None TEAM TOTALS NWLA McN First Downs 18 22 KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - Babin 4-104. NWLA - Harvey 3-78. Rushing 4 9 Passing 11 9 FIELD GOALS: McNeese - 3-4 (made 17, 21, 31; blocked on 43) . NWLA - None . Penalty 3 4 Yds Rushing 27-58 50-209 DEFENSE: McNeese - Ellefsen 10 hits, sack, 2 .0 TFL, FF; Narcisse 7 hits, 0 .5 TFL; Cahee 6 hits; Yds Passing 287 195 Thompson 5 hits, 0.5 TFL, QBH; Ware 5 hits, TFL; Hamner 4 hits; Smesny 4 hits, PBU, Int.; Thomas Passes 24-40-1 12-25-0 4 hits, TFL, PBU; Dorn 3 hits, FR; Loveless 3 hits; Bronson 2 hits, PBU; Sam 2 hits; Dobbs 2 hits; Total Yards 345 404 Breaux 1 hit; Spikes 1 hit; Williams 1 hit, FR, PBU, QBH; Middleton 1 hit; Raggett 1 hit; K. Thomas Fumbles/lost 2-2 1-1 1 hit . Penalties/yards 5-44 6-46 Punts/avg. 6-38.5 5-45.6 OFFENSIVE LINE: Chaisson 60 snaps; Agada 80 snaps; Savoie 76 snaps; Johnson 48 snaps; Landry Punt Returns 0 25 47 snaps; Gauthreaux 33 snaps; Everett 33 snaps; Jones 3 snaps . KO Returns 78 104 Possession 25:27 34:33 3rd Downs 3 of 13 7 of 17 4th Downs 2 of 3 1 of 1 Red Zone 1 of 1 5 of 6 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Game 6 • Central Arkansas 27, McNeese 26 RUSHING: McNeese - Wiltz 18-104, 2 td; Murray 9-48; Babin 7-21; Carey 3-11; Stroud 7--9, td. Oct. 13 at Lake Charles, La. (12,913) Totals 44-175, 3 td. UCA - Smothers 8-33; Hinton 14-31; Grandy 2-16; Bobo 5-15; Walker 1-2. Northwestern St . 7 3 0 17 - 27 Totals 30-97 . McNeese 3 9 0 14 - 26 UCA (1st, 10:25) Jesse Grandy 36 yd pass from Wynrick Smothers, Eddie Camara kick, UCA 7-0 PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 18-25, 160. UCA - Smothers 26-41, 254, 3 td, 2 int. McN (1st, 4:15) Josh Lewis 20 yd field goal, UCA 7-3 UCA (2nd, 14:14) Camara 41 yd field goal, UCA 10-3 RECEIVING: McNeese - Carey 4-56; Celestie 4-32; Jordan 3-27; Spencer 2-17; Wiltz 2-16; Thomas McN (2nd, 7:46) Cody Stroud 1 yd run, Lewis kick failed, UCA 10-9 2-13; Dixon 1-5. UCA - Croom 7-42; Grandy 4-93, 2 td; Hinton 4-38; Lewis 4-36, td; Soft 2-17; McN (2nd, 00:00) Lewis 31 yd field goal, McN 12-10 Bobo 2-13; Jackson 1-6; Murphy 1-6; Gardner 1-3. McN (4th, 10:16) Marcus Wiltz 12 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 19-10 UCA (4th, 8:14) Grandy 33 yd pass from Smothers, Camara kick, McN 19-17 PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 5-182, 36.4, 52 long, 1 In20. UCA - Buford 4-173, 43.2, 45 long, 1 McN (4th, 3:28) Wiltz 29 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 26-17 In20 . UCA (4th, 1:10) Dezmin Lewis 19 yd pass from Smothers, Camara kick, McN 26-24 UCA (4th, 00:23) Camara 47 yd field goal, UCA 27-26 PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - Carey 1-43. UCA - Grandy 2-11.

TEAM TOTALS UCA McN KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - Carey 2-41; Murray 3-48. UCA - Grandy 2-69; Bobo 2-21; Winfrey First Downs 20 25 Rushing 9 14 1-0 . Passing 11 9 Penalty 0 2 FIELD GOALS: McNeese - 2-2 (made 20, 31) . UCA - Camara 2-2 (made 41-47) . Yds Rushing 30-97 44-175 Yds Passing 254 160 DEFENSE: McNeese - Narcisse 16 hits, 0.5 TFL, PBU, QBH; Thompson 13 hits, TFL; Morgan 8 hits; Passes 26-41-2 18-25-0 Smesny 7 hits, QBH; Thomas 6 hits, Int, 2 PBU; Cahee 6 hits; Dorn 5 hits, 0.5 TFL, PBU, QBH; Rag- Total Yards 351 335 gett 5 hits, 0.5 TFL; Williams 5 hits, 0.5 TFL, 2 QBH; Bronson 4 hits, Int, 2 PBU; Ellefsen 3 hits, TFL, Fumbles/lost 0-0 1-0 PBU, 2 QBH; Dobbs 3 hits, TFL; Hamner 3 hits; Loveless 3 hits, Sack, TFL, QBH; Brown 2 hits; Spikes Penalties/yards 7-60 3-20 1 hit; Ware 1 hit, QBH; Hunter 1 hit, QBH. Punts/avg. 4-43.2 5-36.4 Punt Returns 2-11 1-43 KO Returns 5-310 5-258 OFFENSIVE LINE: Arinze Agada 92%, 70 snaps; Alec Savoie 90%, 62 snaps; Antonie Everett 90%, Possession 27:02 32:58 44 snaps; Taylor Johnson 89%, 47 snaps; Carson Chaisson 88%, 62 snaps; Miguel Gauthreaux 3rd Downs 6 of 14 6 of 13 88%, 25 snaps; Jonathan Landry 87%, 36 snaps. 4th Downs 2 of 2 0 of 0 Red Zone 1 of 1 4 of 4 McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Ga m e Re c a p s INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Game 7 • Sam Houston State 45, McNeese 10 RUSHING: McNeese - Wiltz 5-39; Bennett 7-22; Spencer 1-18; Babin 5-17; Celestie 2-15; Bolfing Oct. 20, 2012 at Huntsville, Texas 2--16; Stroud 3--17. SHSU - Sincere 12-132, 2 td; Flanders 19-105, td; Hill 3-51; Bell 10-33, td; McNeese 7 3 0 0 - 10 Wilson 2-11; Williams 1-7; Grett 1-7, td; Frank 2-0 . SHSU 7 14 10 14 - 45 McN (1st, 9:39) Kelvin Bennett 32 yd pass from Cody Stroud, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-0 PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 10-26, 119, td, int; Bolfing 2-3, 12, int; Carey 0-1. SHSU - Bell 16-25, SHSU (1st, 00:56) Chance Nelson 14 yd pass from Brian Bell, Miguel Antonio kick, 7-7 193, td, int . McN (2nd, 9:47) Lewis 44 yd field goal, McN 10-7 SHSU (2nd, 7:28) Richard Sincere 44 yd run, Antonio kick, SHSU 14-10 RECEIVING: McNeese - Carey 4-42; Bennett 3-44, td; Jordan 2-12; Babin 1-14; Celestie 1-12; SHSU (2nd, 2:12) Tim Flanders 12 yd run, Antonio kick, SHSU 21-10 Spencer 1-7 . SHSU - Nelson 5-75, td; Diller 3-49; Sincere 3-23; Standley 1-20; Wilkerson 1-11; SHSU (3rd, 8:24) Brian Bell 1 yd run, Antonio kick, SHSU 28-10 Robinson 1-7; Williams 1-5; Wilson 1-3 . SHSU (3rd, 5:46) Antonio 22 yd field goal, SHSU 31-10 SHSU (4th, 13:26) Sincere 65 yd run, Antonio kick, SHSU 38-10 PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 7-265, 37.9, 50 long, 0 In20. SHSU - Foster 2-93, 46.5, 49 long, 0 SHSU (4th, 3:22) Chris Grett 7 yd run, Antonio kick, SHSU 45-10 In20; Bell 1-26, 26.0, 26 long, 1 In20.

TEAM TOTALS McN SHSU PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - Carey 1-6. SHSU - Diller 2-27. First Downs 17 24 Rushing 7 13 KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - Babin 2-23; Spencer 2-42. SHSU - Diller 2-66; Standley 1-1. Passing 6 9 Penalty 4 2 FIELD GOALS: McNeese - 1-1 (made 44) . SHSU - 1-1 (made 22) Yds Rushing 26-79 50-348 Yds Passing 131 193 DEFENSE: Cahee 15 hits; Narcisse 10 hits, QBH; Morgan 10 hits, TFL, FF, FR; Brown 6 hits; Dobbs Passes 12-30-2 16-25-1 5 hits; Thompson 5 hits, TFL, QBH; Hunter 5 hits; Smesny 5 hits, TFL, PBU; Bronson 5 hits; Sam 4 Total Yards 210 541 hits, 2 PBU; Thomas 4 hits, Int; Ellefsen 4 hits, QBH; Dorn 4 hits, QBH; LeBlanc 3 hits; Raggett 3 Fumbles/lost 1-1 1-1 hits, TFL; Spikes 2 hits; Marsh 2 hits; Hamner 2 hits; Williams 2 hits, QBH; Gorman 1 hit; Smith 1 Penalties/yards 7-63 10-110 hit, QBH; Merritt 1 hit. Punts/avg. 7-37.9 3-39.7 Punt Returns 1-6 2-27 KO Returns 4-65 3-67 Possession 3rd Downs 3 of 12 8 of 15 4th Downs 0 of 0 2 of 2 Red Zone 0 of 0 4 of 4 McNeese Cowboys Football 2012 McNeese State Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 22, 2012) 2012 McNeeseAll games Statistics Team Statistics MCN OPP SCORING 221 168 Points Per Game 31.6 24.0 FIRST DOWNS 156 131 R u s h i n g 76 47 P a s s i n g 60 74 P e n a l t y 20 10 RUSHING YARDAGE 1491 763 Yards gained rushing 1634 958 Yards lost rushing 143 195 Rushing Attempts 297 230 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.3 Average Per Game 213.0 109.0 TDs Rushing 14 9 PASSING YARDAGE 1273 1641 C o m p - A t t - I n t 100-173-4 160-257-9 Average Per Pass 7.4 6.4 Average Per Catch 12.7 10.3 Average Per Game 181.9 234.4 TDs Passing 11 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 2764 2404 Total Plays 470 487 Average Per Play 5.9 4.9 Average Per Game 394.9 343.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-506 31-789 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 12-193 10-117 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-83 4-11 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.2 25.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 16.1 11.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.2 2.8 FUMBLES-LOST 8-5 13-9 PENALTIES-Yards 49-387 49-468 Average Per Game 55.3 66.9 PUNTS-Yards 31-1237 34-1510 Average Per Punt 39.9 44.4 Net punt average 36.1 34.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 43-2583 32-1906 Average Per Kick 60.1 59.6 Net kick average 51.0 39.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 1 0 2 7 : 3 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 36/86 41/103 3rd-Down Pct 42% 40% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/3 12/19 4th-Down Pct 100% 63% SACKS BY-Yards 10-83 13-95 MISC YARDS 0 26 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 27 21 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 11-16 6-6 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-2 RED-ZONE SCORES (27-31) 87% (18-21) 86% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (18-31) 58% (15-21) 71% PAT-ATTEMPTS (26-27) 96% (18-18) 100% ATTENDANCE 36736 43249 Games/Avg Per Game 3/12245 4/10812 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total McNeese State 52 84 34 51 0 221 Opponents 20 27 45 76 0 168 2012 McNeese State Football McNeese State Overall Individual StatisticsMcNeese (as of Oct 22, 2012)Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin All games 2012 Individual Statistics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                        2012 McNeese State Football McNeese Cowboys Football McNeese State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 22,October 2012) 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin All games 2012 Individual Statistics

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                2012  McNeese  State Football      McNeese  State  Overall  Individual  Statistics (as of Oct 22, 2012) All games                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Defensive Statistics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin  2012 Team Game-by-Game Statistics 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                               McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Opponent Team Game-by-Game Statistics 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                               McNeese Cowboys Football  October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin  2012 Conversions and Time of Possession 

                                                                                                                                    

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                                                                                                                                    

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                                                                                                       2012 Red Zone Statistics 

                                                                                                                          

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                                                                                                                           McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 McNeese Individual Superlatives 

                                                                                     McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 McNeese Team Superlatives 

                                                                                  McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Opponent Individual Superlatives 

                                                                                               McNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin 2012 Opponent Team Superlatives 

                                                                            2012 McNeese State FootballMcNeese Cowboys Football October 27, 2012 • vs. Stephen F. Austin McNeese State Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 22, 2012) 2012 SouthlandConference Conference games Only Stats                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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