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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 17–42 vs. Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 16 |
Record | 8–4 (5–2 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Viator (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Stoker (1st season) |
Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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No. 9 Troy State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 McNeese State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Southwest Texas State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and lost to Georgia Southern in the first round.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | at No. 5 (I-A) Miami (FL)* | L 14–61 | 48,111 | [1] | ||
September 9 | vs. Prairie View A&M* | W 41–0 | 3,105[2] | [3] | ||
September 16 | Southwest Missouri State* | W 26–19 2OT | 14,460 | [4] | ||
September 23 | at Alcorn State* | W 41–12 | 3,500[5] | [6] | ||
October 7 | No. 14 Stephen F. Austin |
| W 40–14 | 17,000 | [7] | |
October 14 | Jacksonville State | No. 22 |
| W 28–0 | 15,021 | [8] |
October 21 | at No. 9 Northwestern State | No. 17 | L 34–37 | 14,586 | [9] | |
October 28 | at Sam Houston State | No. 21 | W 31–17 | 10,017 | [10] | |
November 4 | Southwest Texas State | No. 17 |
| W 18–3 | 11,606[11] | [12] |
November 11 | at No. 3 Troy State | No. 16 | L 16–20 | 15,715 | [13] | |
November 18 | Nicholls State | No. 17 |
| W 12–7 | 5,000 | [14] |
November 25 | at No. 5 Georgia Southern* | No. 16 | L 17–42 | 5,350 | [15] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Runaway rout for UM". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 1, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese St. 41, Prairie View 0". The Anniston Star. September 10, 2000. p. 18. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State 41, Prairie View 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 10, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese leaves SMS frustrated". The Springfield News-Leader. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alcorn State Athletics Department (November 16, 2000). "2000 Alcorn State University Football". Archived from the original on March 6, 2001. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Cowboys lasso Braves 41–12 with Nagle's arm". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State rules Lumberjacks from opening whistle, 40–14". Longview News-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese shuts out Gamecocks". Daily World. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mistakes cause MSU Cowboys 'devil' of a time". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 22, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys drop Sam Houston". Daily World. October 29, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State 18, Southwest Texas 3". Austin American-Statesman. November 5, 2000. p. 54. Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese State 18, SW Texas 3". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 5, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trojans clinch share of SFL title". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McNeese St. 12, Nicholls St. 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles turn it up, turn away Cowboys". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.