2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

2019 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	7–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach	Sterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Mattox (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Gush (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium

2019 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Nicholls +^		7	–	2					8	–	4
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^		7	–	2					9	–	3
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^		6	–	3					8	–	5
Sam Houston State		6	–	3					7	–	5
McNeese State		5	–	4					7	–	5
Incarnate Word		4	–	5					5	–	7
Abilene Christian		4	–	5					5	–	7
Northwestern State		3	–	6					3	–	9
Stephen F. Austin		3	–	6					3	–	9
Houston Baptist		2	–	6					5	–	7
Lamar		2	–	7					4	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS poll

The 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Sterlin Gilbert in his first and only season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

On November 20, 2018, head coach Lance Guidry was fired. He finished at McNeese State with a three-year record of 21–12. On December 5, the school hired South Florida offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert as head coach.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 18, 2019. The Cowboys were picked to finish in sixth place.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nicholls	200 (20)
2	Central Arkansas	154
3	Incarnate Word	150 (1)
4	Sam Houston State	146
5	Lamar	123
6	McNeese State	114
7	Abilene Christian	112 (1)
8	Southeastern Louisiana	71
9	Stephen F. Austin	63
10	Northwestern State	56
11	Houston Baptist	21

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Cowboys placed three players on the preseason all–Southland teams.

Offense

1st team

Grant Burguillos – OL

Defense

1st team

Chris Livings – DL

Colby Burton – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Southern*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST/ESPN+	W 34–28	20,437
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN+	L 14–56	55,509
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	COWBOYINSIDER	W 17–14	10,127
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 10–17	9,624
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Sam Houston State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	L 17–28	9,107
October 5	4:00 p.m.	No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST/ESPN+	W 38–34	8,217
October 12	4:00 p.m.	No. 16 Central Arkansas	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN+	L 31–40	11,237
October 19	4:00 p.m.	Houston Baptist	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	COWBOYINSIDER	W 42–27	8,083
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+	W 33–10	8,335
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	CST/ESPN+	W 30–20	9,295
November 16	3:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Nicholls	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	CST/ESPN+	L 20–34	8,958
November 23	3:00 p.m.	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	ESPN3	W 27–3	7,307
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Southern

See also: 2019 Southern Jaguars football team

Statistics	Southern	McNeese State
First downs	29	18
Total yards	342	303
Rushing yards	103	154
Passing yards	239	149
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	26:35	33:25

Southern at McNeese State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	0	14	28
RV Cowboys	7	10	7	10	34

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); fair skies
• Game attendance: 20,437
• Referee: C. Watson
• TV: CST
• [1][2] [3]

Game information

First quarter (06:11) MCNS TD – J'Cobi Skinner 1-yard rush, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:41 (03:22) SOU TD – Timothy Bedford 33-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:49 Second quarter (14:52) SOU TD – Hunter Register 43-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 14–7; Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:06 (09:38) MCNS FG – Noah Anderson 37-yard field goal Southern 14–10; Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 5:08 (01:49) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 12-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 17–14; Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 3:51 Third quarter (10:16) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 24-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 24–14; Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:59 Fourth quarter (10:38) MCNS FG – Noah Anderson 29-yard field goal McNeese State 27–14; Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:31 (05:25) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 3-yard rush, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 34–14; Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:13 (03:41) SOU TD – Hunter Register 17-yard pass from Glendon McDaniel, Martel Fontenot kick McNeese State 34–21; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44 (00:32) SOU TD – Glendon McDaniel 1-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick McNeese State 34–28; Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 1:59 Top passers MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 15/22, 147 yards, 2 TD SOU - Glendon McDaniel - 11/19, 135 yards, TD Top rushers MCNS - Elijah Mack - 12 carries, 45 yards, TD SOU - Devon Benn - 11 carries, 33 yards Top receivers MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 3 receptions, 51 yards SOU - Hunter Register - 4 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD

At Oklahoma State

See also: 2019 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

Statistics	McNeese State	Oklahoma State
First downs	13	25
Total yards	318	580
Rushing yards	161	167
Passing yards	157	413
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:45	28:15

McNeese State at Oklahoma State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
MCNS Cowboys	0	0	7	7	14
OSU Cowboys	14	14	28	0	56

at Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, OK

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 55,509
• Referee: Christian Watson
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (15:00) OSU TD – A. J. Green 27-yard interception returned, Matt Ammendola kick Oklahoma State 7–0; Drive: 2 plays, 1 yards, 0:45 (01:29) OSU TD – Tylan Wallace 69-yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Matt Ammendola kick Oklahoma State 14–0; Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:30 Second quarter (07:43) OSU TD – Chuba Hubbard 4-yard rush, Matt Ammendola kick Oklahoma State 21–0; Drive: 15 plays, 91 yards, 4:13 (01:29) OSU TD – Tylan Wallace 4-yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Matt Ammendola kick Oklahoma State 28–0; Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 3:30 Third quarter (14:48) OSU TD – Tylan Wallace 75-yard pass from Spencer Sanders, Matt Ammendola kick Oklahoma State 35–0; Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12 (11:15) MCNS TD – D'Andre Hicks 16-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Noah Anderson kick Oklahoma State 35–7; Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:33 (09:15) OSU TD – C. J. Moore 59-yard pass from Dru Brown, Matt Ammendola kick Oklahoma State 42–7; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:00 (06:52) OSU TD – Braydon Johnson 69-yard pass from Dru Brown, Matt Ammendola kick Oklahoma State 49–7; Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:34 (06:04) OSU TD – Micah Cooper 1-yard rush, Matt Ammendola kick Oklahoma State 56–7; Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:03 Fourth quarter (05:34) MCNS TD – Marcus Foster 32-yard fumble returned, Noah Anderson kick Oklahoma State 56–14; Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:13 Top passers OSU - Spencer Sanders - 12/18, 250 yards, 3 TD MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 11/22, 151 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers OSU - Spencer Sanders - 12 carries, 51 yards MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 16 carries, 89 yards Top receivers OSU - Tylan Wallace - 5 receptions, 180 yards, 3 TD MCNS - D'Andre Hicks - 3 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Alcorn State

See also: 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

Statistics	Alcorn State	McNeese State
First downs	22	14
Total yards	318	324
Rushing yards	154	133
Passing yards	164	191
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	32:05	27:55

Alcorn State at McNeese State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	0	0	14	14
Cowboys	7	10	0	0	17

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C); fair skies
• Game attendance: 10,127
• Referee: Christian Watson
• [7][8] [9]

Game information

First quarter (06:27) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 19-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:12 Second quarter (13:42) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 13-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 14–0; Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:50 (08:52) MCNS FG – Noah Anderson 37-yard field goal McNeese State 17–0; Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:24 Fourth quarter (06:27) ALCN TD – Chris Blair 13-yard pass from Felix Harper, Corey McCullough PAT failed McNeese State 17–6; Drive: 1 plays, 25 yards, 0:06 (06:27) ALCN TD – Niko Duffey 14-yard pass from Felix Harper, Felix Harper two-point conversion pass to LeCharles Pringle McNeese State 17–14; Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 1:01 Top passers MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 19/29, 191 yards, 2 TD ALCN - Felix Harper - 13/28, 132 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers MCNS - J'Cobi Skinner - 14 carries, 52 yards ALCN - De'Shawn Waller - 18 carries, 77 yards Top receivers MCNS - Trevor Begue - 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD ALCN - Niko Duffey - 5 receptions, 54 yards, TD

At Abilene Christian

See also: 2019 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

Statistics	McNeese State	Abilene Christian
First downs	18	16
Total yards	383	415
Rushing yards	194	85
Passing yards	189	330
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	30:12	29:48

McNeese State at Abilene Christian – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	0	7	10
Wildcats	3	7	0	7	17

at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium, Abilene, TX

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 9,624
• Referee: Cal McNeill
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (04:50) ACU FG – Blair Zepeda 25-yard field goal Abilene Christian 3–0; Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:51 (00:16) MCNS FG – Noah Anderson 23-yard field goal Tied 3–3; Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 4:34 Second quarter (07:33) ACU TD – Tracy James 59-yard pass from Luke Anthony, Blair Zepeda kick Abilene Christian 10–3; Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:13 Fourth quarter (01:53) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 28-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Noah Anderson kick Tied 10–10; Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:38 (00:13) ACU TD – Tracy James 1-yard rush, Blair Zepeda kick Abilene Christian 17–10; Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 0:40 Top passers ACU - Luke Anthony - 26/44, 313 yards, TD MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 17/33, 189 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ACU - Tracy James - 15 carries, 36 yards, TD MCNS - Elijah Mack - 18 carries, 125 yards Top receivers ACU - Josh Fink - 9 receptions, 123 yards MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 5 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Sam Houston State

See also: 2019 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

Statistics	Sam Houston State	McNeese State
First downs	18	14
Total yards	416	318
Rushing yards	89	38
Passing yards	327	280
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	37:36	22:24

Sam Houston State at McNeese State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	0	9	6	13	28
Cowboys	7	7	3	0	17

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 9,107
• Referee: Brandon Cruse
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (03:07) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 67-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:17 Second quarter (12:00) SHSU TD – Nathan Stewart 21-yard pass from Ty Brock, Connor Crow kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:14 (07:43) MCNS TD – Draysean Hudson 27-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 14–7; Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:33 (04:17) SHSU SF – Team Safety McNeese State 14–9; Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:33 Third quarter (08:45) SHSU TD – Noah Smith 61-yard pass from Ty Brock, two-point conversion pass failed Sam Houston State 15–14; Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 2:27 (03:47) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 43-yard field goal McNeese State 17–15; Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:17 Fourth quarter (11:13) SHSU TD – Chandler Harvin 12-yard pass from Ty Brock, two-point conversion pass failed Sam Houston State 21–17; Drive: 18 plays, 73 yards, 7:27 (09:38) SHSU TD – Kyran Jackson 5-yard rush, Connor Crow kick Sam Houston State 28–17; Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:59 Top passers SHSU - Ty Brock - 14/29, 262 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 18/40, 280 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SHSU - Kyran Jackson - 20 carries, 111 yards, TD MCNS - Cody Orgeron - 12 carries, 17 yards Top receivers SHSU - Nathan Stewart - 6 receptions, 157 yards, TD MCNS - Cyron Sutton - 10 receptions, 160 yards, TD

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Statistics	Southeastern Louisiana	McNeese State
First downs	19	23
Total yards	452	473
Rushing yards	86	225
Passing yards	366	248
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:57	31:03

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Lions	3	14	3	14	34
Cowboys	10	14	0	14	38

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C); sunny & humid
• Game attendance: 8,217
• Referee: Kevin Hassell
• TV: CST
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Game information

First quarter (09:48) MCNS TD – Davion Curtis 20-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:30 (04:45) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 21-yard field goal McNeese State 10–0; Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 3:37 (00:07) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 20-yard field goal McNeese State 10–3; Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:38 Second quarter (13:30) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 58-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 17–3; Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:33 (05:35) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 2-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 24–3; Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:48 (02:42) SELA TD – CJ Turner 10-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick McNeese State 24–10; Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:48 (00:23) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 31-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick McNeese State 24–17; Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 1:37 Third quarter (01:09) SELA FG – Bryce Broussard 21-yard field goal McNeese State 24–20; Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:06 Fourth quarter (13:02) SELA TD – Lorenzo Nunez 60-yard pass from Chason Virgil, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 27–24; Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:46 (09:56) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 1-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 31–27; Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:00 (07:06) SELA TD – Bransen Schwebel 2-yard pass from Cole Kelley, Bryce Broussard kick Southeastern Louisiana 34–31; Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:50 (02:21) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 33-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 38–34; Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 2:35 Top passers MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 12/29, 248 yards, 3 TD SELA – Chason Virgil – 27/49, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers MCNS – Elijah Mack – 28 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD SELA – Austin Mitchell – carry, 36 yards Top receivers MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD SELA – Bransen Schwebel – 8 receptions, 94 yards, TD

At Central Arkansas

See also: 2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Statistics	McNeese State	Central Arkansas
First downs	19	23
Total yards	452	473
Rushing yards	86	225
Passing yards	366	248
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:57	31:03

McNeese State at Central Arkansas – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	10	14	0	7	31
No. 16 Bears	10	10	14	6	40

at Estes Stadium, Conway, AR

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 11,237
• Referee: Michael Vanderv
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (14:26) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 31-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:23 (09:10) UCA FG – Hayden Ray 34-yard field goal McNeese State 7–3; Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:16 (06:30) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 25-yard field goal McNeese State 10–3; Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:40 (05:01) UCA TD – Carlos Blackman 17-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick Tied 10–10; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29 Second quarter (11:49) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 5-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 17–10; Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:26 (05:50) UCA FG – Hayden Ray 39-yard field goal McNeese State 17–13; Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:45 (01:56) UCA TD – Joe Hampton 38-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick Central Arkansas 20–17; Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:54 (00:25) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 32-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 24–20; Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:31 Third quarter (07:56) UCA TD – Tyler Hudson 78-yard pass from Breylin Smith, Hayden Ray kick Central Arkansas 27–24; Drive: 1 play, 78 yards, 0:12 (02:26) UCA TD – Tyler Hudson 19-yard pass from Luke Hales, Hayden Ray kick Central Arkansas 34–24; Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:16 Fourth quarter (12:10) MCNS TD – Louis Conerly 4-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick Central Arkansas 34–31; Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:36 (07:41) UCA FG – Hayden Ray 25-yard field goal Central Arkansas 37–31; Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 4:36 (06:42) UCA FG – Hayden Ray 39-yard field goal Central Arkansas 40–31; Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:52 Top passers UCA – Breylin Smith – 28/41, 369 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 26/41, 344 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers UCA – Carlos Blackman – 15 carries, 64 yards MCNS – Elijah Mack – 20 carries, 70 yards Top receivers UCA – Tyler Hudson – 4 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 13 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD

Houston Baptist

See also: 2019 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

Statistics	Houston Baptist	McNeese State
First downs	24	30
Total yards	347	567
Rushing yards	30	264
Passing yards	317	303
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	25:08	34:52

Houston Baptist at McNeese State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	13	0	7	27
Cowboys	14	14	7	7	42

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 8,083
• Referee: Ed Bourgeois
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (10:39) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 1-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:21 (05:44) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 31-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 14–0; Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:53 (02:37) HBU TD – Trevor Larkin 5-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick McNeese State 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:59 Second quarter (14:48) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 68-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:49 (11:04) HBU TD – Ean Beek 15-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick McNeese State 21–14; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:44 (06:03) MCNS TD – Jovon Burriss 11-yard fumble returned, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 28–14; Drive: 3 plays, -9 yards, 1:10 (00:13) HBU TD – Jaylon Johnson 13-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia PAT failed McNeese State 28–20; Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 2:37 Third quarter (01:59) MCNS TD – Justin Pratt 13-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 35–20; Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:45 Fourth quarter (02:56) MCNS TD – Cody Orgeron 69-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 42–20; Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:36 (02:11) HBU TD – Ben Ratzlaff 2-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick McNeese State 42–27; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:45 Top passers MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 24/31, 303 yards, 2 TD, INT HBU – Bailey Zappe – 32/52, 317 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers MCNS – Justin Pratt – 11 carries, 100 yards, TD HBU – Ean Beek – 13 carries, 52 yards Top receivers MCNS – Trevor Begue – 9 receptions, 121 yards, TD HBU – Jaylon Johnson – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD

At Stephen F. Austin

See also: 2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team

Statistics	McNeese State	Stephen F. Austin
First downs	21	17
Total yards	408	254
Rushing yards	246	79
Passing yards	162	175
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:08	27:52

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	7	3	20	33
Lumberjacks	7	0	3	0	10

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, TX

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 8,335
• Referee: Christian Watso
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (10:34) SFA TD – Josh McGowen 8-yard pass from Trae Self, Storm Ruiz kick Stephen F. Austin 7–0; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26 (02:16) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 21-yard field goal Stephen F. Austin 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:26 Second quarter (04:56) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 3-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 10–7; Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 2:40 Third quarter (06:13) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 39-yard field goal McNeese State 13–7; Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:20 (00:18) SFA FG – Storm Ruiz 40-yard field goal McNeese State 13–10; Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 4:13 Fourth quarter (11:57) MCNS TD – Cody Orgeron 30-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 20–10; Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:21 (08:10) MCNS TD – Cyron Sutton 63-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn PAT failed McNeese State 26–10; Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:32 (02:16) MCNS TD – Justin Pratt 21-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 33–10; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:55 Top passers MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 12/25, 162 yards, 2 TD SFA – Trae Self – 21/41, 175 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MCNS – Justin Pratt – 21 carries, 133 yards, TD SFA – Josh McGowen – 12 carries, 46 yards Top receivers MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 5 receptions, 55 yards, 2 TD SFA – Xavier Gipson – 6 receptions, 72 yards

Northwestern State

See also: 2019 Northwestern State Demons football team

Statistics	Northwestern State	McNeese State
First downs	18	14
Total yards	314	308
Rushing yards	20	117
Passing yards	294	191
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	27:19	32:41

Northwestern State at McNeese State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	10	7	3	0	20
Cowboys	6	3	8	13	30

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); fair & cool
• Game attendance: 9,295
• Referee: Mike Defee
• TV: CST/ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (11:22) NSU TD – Justin West 9-yard rush, Daniel Justino kick Northwestern State 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:41 (11:09) MCNS TD – D'Andre Hicks 96-yard kickoff returned, Bailey Raborn PAT blocked Northwestern State 7–6; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (03:07) NSU FG – Daniel Justino 37-yard field goal Northwestern State 10–6; Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:05 Second quarter (14:14) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 23-yard field goal Northwestern State 10–9; Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:46 (10:27) NSU TD – Quan Shorts 22-yard pass from Shelton Eppler, Daniel Justino kick Northwestern State 17–9; Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:12 Third quarter (10:34) NSU FG – Daniel Justino 21-yard field goal Northwestern State 20–9; Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:26 (02:45) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 27-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Cody Orgeron two-point conversion pass to J'Uan Gross Northwestern State 20–17; Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:21 Fourth quarter (14:57) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 3-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 24–20; Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:41 (08:14) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 20-yard field goal McNeese State 27–20; Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:52 (01:06) MCNS FG – Bailey Raborn 29-yard field goal McNeese State 30–20; Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:58 Top passers MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 16/18, 191 yards, 2 TD NSU – Shelton Eppler – 28/53, 294 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers MCNS – Justin Pratt – 29 carries, 87 yards NSU – Jared West – 8 carries, 31 yards, TD Top receivers MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 7 receptions, 71 yards NSU – Akile Davis – 4 receptions, 73 yards

At Nicholls

See also: 2019 Nicholls Colonels football team

Statistics	McNeese State	Nicholls
First downs	14	24
Total yards	236	519
Rushing yards	52	145
Passing yards	184	374
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	27:12	32:48

McNeese State at Nicholls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	7	6	20
No. 24 Colonels	10	17	0	7	34

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 8,958
• Referee: Mike Vandervelde
• TV: CST
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Game information

First quarter (11:57) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 25-yard field goal Nicholls 3–0; Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:03 (07:39) NICH TD – Dion Ray 55-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 10–0; Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:21 (07:25) MCNS TD – Mason Pierce 95-yard kickoff returned, Bailey Raborn kick Nicholls 10–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Second quarter (14:08) NICH TD – Jordan Talley 14-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 17–7; Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:23 (10:29) NICH TD – Dai'Jean Dixon 55-yard pass from Chase Fourcade, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 24–7; Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:13 (00:04) NICH FG – Gavin Lasseigne 26-yard field goal Nicholls 27–7; Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:11 Third quarter (06:25) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 5-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick Nicholls 27–14; Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:43 Fourth quarter (05:45) NICH TD – Julien Gums 2-yard rush, Gavin Lasseigne kick Nicholls 34–14; Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 6:27 (03:09) MCNS TD – Draysean Hudson 4-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn PAT blocked Nicholls 34–20; Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 2:31 Top passers NICH – Chase Fourcade – 21/35, 374 yards, 3 TD, INT MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 18/36, 184 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NICH – Julien Gums – 17 carries, 56 yards, TD MCNS – Justin Pratt – 10 carries, 24 yards Top receivers NICH – Dai'Jean Dixon – 7 receptions, 185 yards, TD MCNS – Trevor Begue – 6 receptions, 67 yard, TD

At Lamar

See also: 2019 Lamar Cardinals football team

Statistics	McNeese State	Lamar
First downs	19	11
Total yards	518	210
Rushing yards	280	96
Passing yards	238	114
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:34	29:26

McNeese State at Lamar – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	0	0	20	27
Cardinals	0	0	0	3	3

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, TX

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); clear skies
• Game attendance: 7,307
• Referee: Dan Lewis
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter (13:03) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 54-yard TD pass from Cody Orgeron, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:39 Fourth quarter (14:09) LAMR FG – Bailey Griffen 39-yard field goal McNeese State 7–3; Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:55 (12:15) MCNS TD – JCody Orgeron 41-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 14–3; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54 (09:26) MCNS TD – Justin Pratt 1-yard rush, Bailey Raborn PAT failed McNeese State 20–3; Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:14 (05:14) MCNS TD – Justin Pratt 1-yard rush, Bailey Raborn kick McNeese State 27–3; Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:11 Top passers MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 14/22, 238 yards, TD, 2 INT LAMR – Shane Johnson – 6/16, 110 yards Top rushers MCNS – Justin Pratt – 27 carries, 206 yards, 2 TD LAMR – Chaz Ward – 15 carries, 33 yards Top receivers MCNS – Trevor Begue – 5 receptions, 105 yards, TD LAMR – Kenny Allen – reception, 45 yards

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches	RV

Roster

2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Cyron Sutton Jr QB 2 Cade Bartlett Fr WR 3 Davion Curtis  Jr RB 4 Elijah Mack Jr WR 5 Rashid Bonnette Sr QB 8 Cody Orgeron Jr QB 10 Matt Keller Jr QB 12 Matt Gardner  So WR 13 Nate Briscoe So WR 14 Draysean Hudson  Jr WR 15 Zach Hayes  Fr WR 19 Tyler Washington Fr WR 20 Justin Pratt Sr RB 22 D'Andre Hicks So RB 33 J'Uan Gross So RB 34 J'Cobi Skinner So TE 36 Dontay Hargrove Jr RB 37 Carlos Williams Fr TE 40 Dominic Prudhomme  Fr TE 44 Jacob Logan Jr RB 47 McCaylon Thibeaux  Fr OL 53 Kyle Herridge So OL 55 Cutter Leftwich So OL 57 Aaron McDaniel Fr OL 58 Tanner Pugh So OL 61 Collin Fountain Jr OL 62 Joe Latronico Jr OL 63 Charley Zeno  Fr OL 64 Jack Zelezinski Fr OL 66 Juwan Felix Fr OL 68 Caleb Gary Jr OL 70 Grant Burguillos Sr OL 71 Jamarius Bolding Jr OL 72 Tre Newton Sr OL 73 Calvin Barkat So OL 74 Blaise Scriber Sr OL 75 Zach Jones Sr OL 77 DeMarcus Thomas Fr OL 78 Hayden Shaw Fr OL 79 Nick Holiday  Fr TE 80 Louis Conerly Sr WR 81 Deon Cormier  Fr WR 83 Trevor Begue Jr TE 84 KJ Brown Fr WR 86 Markel Cotten Fr WR 87 Markquell Stewart Fr WR 88 Tylin Bryant  Fr WR 89 Mason Pierce Fr QB Morgan Clark Fr RB Ivory Roberts Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 1 Darion Dunn Jr DB 2 Cory McCoy Jr DB 4 Colby Burton Sr DB 5 Jovon Burriss Sr DB 6 Calum Foster Sr DB 7 Gabe Foster Jr DL 8 Damien DeGruy So DL 9 Cody Roscoe Jr LB 10 Darius Daniels So LB 11 Kody Fulp So DB 16 Colby Richardson So DB 17 Darius Johnson Jr DB 18 Eli Johnson Fr DB 21 Andre Sam So LB 23 Kordell Williams So DB 25 Darius Shields Fr LB 26 Keshon Bell So DB 27 Enos Lewis So DB 28 Andrew Croker  Fr LB 29 Jake LaFleur Fr DE 30 Marcus Foster Sr LB 31 Dorion Pollard Jr LB 32 Carlos Scott Jr DB 35 Anthony Johnson Fr LB 41 Eric Rene  Fr DE 42 Earenest Grayson, III Fr LB 43 Tyrell Flugence Fr LB 45 Tahj Samuel  Fr LB 48 Andrew Hyacinth Jr DE 49 Chris Livings Sr DL 54 Jonathon Hageon  Fr LB 56 Brayden Adams  Fr DL 90 Jonta Jones Sr DL 91 Tyrique Gibson So DL 92 Arthur Lott Fr DL 93 Steven Conerly So DL 94 Kaleb Wenson Fr DL 95 Chase Davis So DL 96 C. J. Semien So DL 97 Camron Peterson So DE 98 Logan Sonnier  Fr DL 99 Marval Bourgeois Sr LB Trey Clark Fr LB Blake Robinson Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 11 Kade Dixon So K 26 Eric Martin Fr P 38 Bailey Raborn Jr LS 39 Jake Smith Sr LS 51 Trey Vondenstein  Fr LS 65 Chandler Perer Fr	Head coach Sterlin Gilbert (Angelo State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Matt Mattox (Houston) Offensive coordinator/offensive line Jim Gush (Bucknell) Defensive coordinator Landon Hoefer (Texas Tech) Running backs Ben Olson (Eastern Illinois) Defensive line Marcus Walker (Oklahoma) Co-defensive backs Nick Graham (Tulsa) Co-defensive backs Brody Trahan (Baylor) Linebackers Derek Shay (Eastern Illinois) Tight ends Lanear Sampson (Baylor) Co-wide receivers Jeff Lepak (Eastern Illinois) Co-wide receivers Kyle Washington (Angelo State) Offensive quality control Zach Colvin (Bowling Green) Defensive quality control Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 25, 2020