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American college football season

2023 McNeese Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record0–10 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAdam Neugebauer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons← 20222024 →
2023 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Nicholls $^   7 – 0     6 – 5  
No. 22 Incarnate Word   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Lamar   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Houston Christian   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Southeastern Louisiana   3 – 4     3 – 8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   2 – 5     1 – 9  
McNeese   1 – 6     0 – 10  
Northwestern State **   0 – 2     0 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
    ** – Northwestern State canceled its season on October 26.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 McNeese Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Gary Goff, the Cowboys played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 24, 2023. The Cowboys were picked to finish third in the conference.

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southeastern Louisiana 93 (9)
2 Incarnate Word 91 (7)
3 McNeese 65
4 Nicholls 62
5 Northwestern State 52
6 Texas A&M–Commerce 33
7 Lamar 28
8 Houston Christian 24

Preseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 21, 2023. McNeese had a total of 4 players selected.

Offense

1st Team

  • Garrison Smith – placekicker, SO

2nd Team

  • Cole LeClair – offensive lineman, JR

Defense

2nd Team

  • Welland Williams – defensive lineman, RS-SO
  • Javon Davis – defensive back, SO

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.Tarleton State*ESPN+L 34–5212,074
September 96:30 p.m.at Florida*ESPNUL 7–4988,163
September 166:00 p.m.at Alcorn State*L 3–172,052
September 232:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois*ESPN+L 28–316,565
September 307:00 p.m.Nicholls
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 10–319,148
October 77:00 p.m.at Texas A&M–CommerceESPN+L 10–414,817
October 217:00 p.m.No. 5 Incarnate Word
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 24–357,415
October 287:00 p.m.Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
ESPN+W 2–0 (forfeit)
November 43:00 p.m.at Southeastern LouisianaESPN+L 24–383,228
November 117:00 p.m.Houston Christian
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 24–356,724
November 183:00 p.m.LamarESPN+L 27–525,683
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Florida (FBS)

See also: 2023 Florida Gators football team
Previous meeting
First Meeting
Game Two – McNeese Cowboys (0–1) at Florida Gators (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
McNeese 0 0 077
Florida 13 13 16749

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 7:35 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 88,163
  • Referee: Wayne Winkler
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:59) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 2-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:54; Florida 6-0)
  • (0:28) FLA – Graham Mertz 1-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 5:28; Florida 13-0)
Second quarter
  • (7:04) FLA – Treyaun Webb 2-yard run (pass failed) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Florida 19-0)
  • (0:34) FLA – Trevor Etienne 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:53; Florida 26-0)
Third quarter
  • (9:27) FLA – Montrell Johnson Jr. 8-yard run (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:57; Florida 33-0)
  • (3:45) FLA – Ricky Pearsall 50-yard pass from Graham Mertz (Adam Mihalek kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:41; Florida 40-0)
  • (2:54) FLA – Jamari Lyons 0-yard safety (Florida 42-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:00) FLA – Treyaun Webb 5-yard run (Trey Smack kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:54; Florida 49-0)
  • (2:24) MCN – Coleby Hamm 8-yard run (Garrison Smith kick) (Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:09; Florida 49-7)
Statistics MCN FLA
First downs 6 33
Total yards 40–112 74–560
Rushing yards 26–46 51–327
Passing yards 66 233
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–14–0 18–23–0
Time of possession 23:51 36:09
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese Passing Nate Glantz 6/13, 62 yards
Rushing D'Angelo Durham 11 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Jon McCall 1 reception, 18 yards
Florida Passing Graham Mertz 14/17, 193 yards, TD
Rushing Montrell Johnson Jr. 15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ricky Pearsall 6 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Pregame line Over/under
Florida −47.5 55.5

Postseason All–Southland Teams

The Southland Conference announced the 2023 all-conference football team selections on November 22, 2023. Three McNeese players were selected.

Offense

2nd Team

  • Jon McCall – wide receiver, R-SO
  • Cole LeClair – offensive line, JR

Defense

1st Team

  • Micah Davey – linebacker, R-SO

References

  1. "Southeastern Voted Top Spot in 2023 Southland Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Team". www.southland.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. Kasabian, Paul (October 26, 2023). "Northwestern State Cancels Football Season, HC Resigns After Ronnie Caldwell's Death". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  5. "2023 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  6. McNeese Pregame|
  7. McNeese betting
  8. James Hill (November 22, 2023). "Southland Announces 2023 All-Conference Football Team and Superlatives". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
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