The 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by ninth year head coach Matt Viator and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They are a member of the Southland Conference. The Cowboys finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in conference play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 6 |
11:00 AM |
at #19 (FBS) Nebraska* |
#7 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
ESPNU |
L 24–31 |
91,082 |
September 13 |
6:00 PM |
Prairie View A&M* |
#6 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA |
|
W 48–16 |
17,469 |
September 27 |
6:00 PM |
Arkansas Tech* |
#5 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA |
|
W 61–7 |
11,429 |
October 4 |
6:00 PM |
Nicholls State |
#5 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA |
|
W 45–3 |
11,744 |
October 11 |
3:00 PM |
at Sam Houston State |
#5 |
Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX |
SLCTV |
L 22–38 |
8,418 |
October 18 |
6:00 PM |
Abilene Christian![dagger](/w/images/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
#11 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA |
ESPN3 |
W 31–20 |
14,464 |
October 25 |
6:00 PM |
at Incarnate Word |
#11 |
Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium • San Antonio, TX |
FCS |
W 41–21 |
4,558 |
November 1 |
6:00 PM |
at Northwestern State |
#9 |
Harry Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA (Rivalry) |
|
W 35–28 |
9,178 |
November 8 |
6:00 PM |
Stephen F. Austin |
#6 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA |
|
L 16–31 |
10,069 |
November 15 |
3:00 PM |
at #10 Southeastern Louisiana |
#13 |
Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA |
SLCTV |
L 9–28 |
7,012 |
November 22 |
6:00 PM |
Lamar |
#19 |
Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border) |
|
L 24–27 |
7,402 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
Final |
Sports Network |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
6 |
13 |
19 |
RV |
RV |
Coaches |
9 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
11 |
17 |
RV |
RV |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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