TEAM NAME HERE McNEESE STATE COWBOYS Dr. Philip C. Williams Dr. Mike Soileau Bruce Hemphill Bridget Martin Matthew Bonnette University President Faculty Athletics Athletics Director Senior Woman Sports Information Representative Administrator Director 2015 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL | 4 3 McNEESE STATE COWBOYS TEAM PREVIEW UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School: .....................................................................................McNeese State University Location: ......................................................................................Lake Charles, Louisiana Population: ............................................................................................................85,000 Founded:..................................................................................................................1939 Joined Southland: ....................................................................................................1972 Enrollment: .............................................................................................................8,900 Nickname: .........................................................................................................Cowboys Colors: ........................................................................................................Blue and Gold President: .............................................................................................Dr. Philip Williams Athletics Director: .....................................................................................Bruce Hemphill Faculty Representative: ........................................................................... Dr. Mike Soileau Senior Woman Administrator: ..................................................................... Bridget Martin Ticket Office Phone: ..................................................................................337-562-4678 TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: ...................................................................................................Matt Viator STADIUM INFORMATION Alma Mater, Year: ........................................................................... McNeese State, 1986 Record at School, Year in 2015: ..................................................................... 68-32, 10th Stadium: ........................................................... Louis Bonnette Field at Cowboy Stadium Career Record, Year in 2015: ......................................................................... 68-32, 10th Year Opened: .......................................................................................................... 1965 Southland Conference Record, Years: ................................................................. 45-18, 9 Record at Stadium, Years: ...........................................................................192-87-5, 50 Football Office Phone: .............................................................................(337) 475-5235 Capacity: ............................................................................................................. 17,610 Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator .................. Lance Guidry (McNeese, 1995) Surface: ..............................................................................................Artificial, GeoMax2 Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers ..................................Tim Leger (McNeese, 1999) Press Box Phone: ......................................................................................337-475-5225 Special Teams Coordinator, Running Backs ........................Slade Nagle (McNeese, 2001) Linebackers ....................................................................... Lark Hebert (McNeese, 1987) Defensive Line ......................................................Manny Michel (Tennessee Tech, 1984) Defensive Backs ................................................... Chris Hampton (South Carolina, 1997) Quarterbacks .............................................................. Landon Hoefer (Texas Tech, 2008) Tight Ends ........................................................................... Toby Willis (McNeese, 2008) FOOTBALL INFORMATION MEDIA RELATIONS First Year of Football: ............................................................................................... 1940 Football Contact: .........................Matthew Bonnette, Asst.AD/Sports Information Director First Year of Southland Football: .............................................................................. 1972 E-Mail: .................................................................................... [email protected] All-Time Record, Years: ...........................................................................470-278-13, 71 Office Phone: ............................................................................................337-475-5207 All-Time Southland Record, Years: ...............................................................167-88-7, 43 Office Fax: ................................................................................................337-475-5202 2014 Overall Record: .................................................................................................6-5 Cell: ..........................................................................................................337-263-4822 2014 Southland Record, Place: ......................................................................... 4-4, T6th Other SIDs: ...........................................................................Pam Lafosse, Hunter Bower Southland Conference Championships, Last: ......................................................13. 2009 Website:..................................................................................www.McNeeseSports.com NCAA Division I Playoff Appearances, Last: .........................................................15. 2013 Twitter: ...................................................................@WM_Bonnette, @McNeeseFootball Offensive Formation: ..................................................................................... Multiple Pro Defensive Formation: ..............................................................................................4-2-5 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................................................................ 17/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................................................................................. 64/16 2015 SCHEDULE 2014 RESULTS DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME DATE DATE OPPONENT (SN/FCS) RESULT Sept. 5 Sat. at LSU (SECN+) 6:30 p.m. Aug. 30 Sat. OPEN Sept. 12 Sat. UIW (ASN)* 6 p.m. Sept. 6 Sat. at Nebraska L, 24-31 Sept. 19 Sat. at Stephen F. Austin (ESPN3)* 6 p.m. Sept. 13 Sat. Prairie View A&M W, 48-16 Sept. 26 Sat. Mississippi College 6 p.m. Sept. 20 Sat. OPEN Oct. 3 Sat. at Nicholls* 3 p.m. Sept. 27 Sat. Arkansas Tech W, 61-7 Oct. 10 Sat. Southeastern Louisiana* 6 p.m. Oct. 4 Sat. Nicholls* W, 45-3 Oct. 17 Sat at Central Arkansas* 6 p.m. Oct. 11 Sat. at Sam Houston St.* L, 22-38 Oct. 24 Sat. Northwestern State* 6 p.m. Oct. 18 Sat. Abilene Christian* W, 31-20 Oct. 31 Sat. at Abilene Christian* 2 p.m. Oct. 25 Sat. at UIW* W, 41-21 Nov. 7 Sat. Sam Houston State* 6 p.m. Nov. 1 Sat. at Northwestern St.* W, 35-28 Nov. 14 Sat. OPEN Nov. 8 Sat. Stephen F. Austin* L, 16-31 Nov. 21 Sat. at Lamar* 6 p.m. Nov. 15 Sat. at No. 10/10 Southeastern La.* L, 9-28 Nov. 22 Sat. Lamar* L, 24-27 4 4 McNEESE STATE COWBOYS ABOUT THE COWBOYS 2014 TEAM STATISTICS SOUTHLAND HISTORY MCN OPP SEASON OVERALL SLC POSTSEASON SCORING 356 250 1972 8-3-0 3-2-0 N/A Points Per Game 32.4 22.7 1973 7-3-0 2-3-0 N/A 1974 6-4-1 2-3-1 N/A FIRST DOWNS 233 179 1975 7-4-0 3-2-0 N/A Rushing 127 67 1976 10-2-0 4-1-0 1-0* Passing 89 95 1977 5-5-1 1-3-1 N/A Penalty 17 17 1978 7-4-0 2-3-0 N/A 1979 11-1-0 5-0-0 0-1* RUSHING YARDAGE 2,441 1,238 1980 10-2-0 5-0-0 0-1* Yards gained rushing 2,703 1,565 1981 7-3-1 3-1-1 N/A Yards lost rushing 262 327 1982 4-6-1 2-3-0 N/A Rushing Attempts 485 367 1983 6-5-0 3-3-0 N/A Average Per Rush 5.0 3.4 1984 7-3-1 2-3-1 N/A Average Per Game 221.9 112.5 1985 6-3-2 3-1-2 N/A TDs Rushing 28 10 1986 2-9-0 1-4-0 N/A 1987 2-9-0 1-5-0 N/A PASSING YARDAGE 1,921 2,394 1988 6-5-0 3-3-0 N/A STORYLINES Comp-Att-Int 151-301-10 186-361-14 1989 5-6-0 2-4-0 N/A • Quarterback Daniel Sams appears to be the Average Per Pass 6.4 6.6 1990 5-6-0 4-2-0 N/A man behind center heading into the 2015 season. Average Per Catch 12.7 12.9 1991 6-4-2 4-1-2 0-1 Average Per Game 174.6 217.6 1992 9-4-0 6-1-0 1-1 Sams led the team in rushing with 711 yards on TDs Passing 15 21 1993 10-3-0 7-0-0 1-1 104 carries and completed 46 of 97 passes for 624 1994 10-3-0 5-1-0 1-1 yards in playing part-time. TOTAL OFFENSE 4,362 3,632 1995 13-1-0 5-0-0 2-1 • The Cowboys will look to replace three of Total Plays 786 728 1996 3-8-0 1-5-0 N/A their starting defensive linemen with first-team Average Per Play 5.5 5.0 1997 13-2-0 6-1-0 3-1 Average Per Game 396.5 330.2 1998 9-3-0 5-2-0 0-1 all-conference picks Kevin Dorn, Sean Brown and 1999 6-5-0 5-2-0 N/A Everett Ellefsen. Those three combined for eight Kick Return Average 18.6 19.5 2000 8-4-0 5-2-0 0-1 sacks and 19 tackles for a loss during the season Punt Return Average 6.1 8.1 2001 8-4-0 5-1-0 0-1 while holding opponents to 112.5 yards rushing per INT Return Average 23.1 5.8 2002 13-2-0 6-0-0 3-1 game. 2003 10-2-0 5-0-0 0-1 Fumbles-Lost 14-7 13-7 2004 4-7-0 1-4-0 N/A 2005 5-4-0 3-3-0 N/A OFFENSE PENALTIES-YARDS 74-651 71-607