1996 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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1996 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Troy State $^   5 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 19 Nicholls State ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Northwestern State   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Sam Houston State   3 – 3     4 – 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 4     5 – 6  
McNeese State   1 – 5     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Southland.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Southwest Missouri State*
L 7–1214,059[1]
September 14James Madison*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 10–2412,543[2]
September 21Angelo State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 37–238,679[3]
September 28at Northern Iowa*
L 10–4314,692[4]
October 5Arkansas–Monticello*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 49–36,866[5]
October 12at No. 8 Troy State
L 12–169,500[6]
October 26at Sam Houston State
L 25–30[7]
October 29No. 11 Stephen F. Austin
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 37–387,901[8]
November 9Southwest Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 13–16[9]
November 16at Northwestern State
W 20–38,100[10]
November 23No. 22 Nicholls State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 16–176,121[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SMS scraps past McNeese". The Springfield News-Leader. September 8, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "JMU deals McNeese rare loss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNeese State exposes ASU weaknesses". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clayton, Stovall lead Panthers to 43–10 victory". The Des Moines Register. September 29, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McNeese St. 49, Ark. Monticello 3". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 6, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TSU Trojans trick their way to victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Sam Houston St. 30, McNeese St. 25". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "SFA rallies, nips McNeese". Longview News-Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "SWT hangs on to sink McNeese". Austin American-Statesman. November 10, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McNeese gallops past NSU". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nicholls St. 17, McNeese St. 16". Daily World. November 24, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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