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2022 McNeese Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^   5 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^   5 – 1     12 – 2  
Northwestern State   4 – 2     4 – 7  
Nicholls   3 – 3     3 – 8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *   3 – 3     5 – 6  
McNeese   2 – 4     4 – 7  
Houston Christian   1 – 5     2 – 9  
Lamar   1 – 5     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Goff, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason poll[edit]

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Southeastern Louisiana 90 (7)
2 Incarnate Word 86 (7)
3 Nicholls 79 (2)
4 McNeese 61
5 Northwestern State 44
6 Texas A&M–Commerce 39
7 Lamar 25
8 Houston Christian 24

Preseason All–Southland Teams[edit]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at No. 4 Montana State*
ESPN+L 17–4021,687
September 106:30 p.m.at Rice*
ESPN3L 10–5218,629
September 177:00 p.m.Alcorn State*
ESPN3L 19–3011,425
September 247:00 p.m.Mississippi College*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+W 32–1710,105
October 16:00 p.m.at No. 11 Incarnate Word
ESPN+L 20–482,542
October 157:00 p.m.Texas A&M–Commerce
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 15–409,202
October 223:00 p.m.at Nicholls
ESPN+L 35–405,788
October 297:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisianadagger
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 27–288,068
November 57:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+W 29–157,520
November 122:00 p.m.at Houston Christian
ESPN+W 21–101,355
November 197:00 p.m.Lamar
ESPN+W 24–206,901
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3][4]

Game summaries[edit]

At No. 4 Montana State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 10 0 7 17
No. 4 Bobcats 0 17 16 7 40
See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Rice[edit]

See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team
McNeese State Cowboys (0–1) vs. Rice Owls (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 0 10010
Owls 10 21 14752

at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: September 10th
  • Game time: 6:30 P.M CST
  • Game attendance: 18,629
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • TV: ESPN3
Statistics McNeese State Rice
First downs 14 26
Plays–yards 51–263 74–487
Rushes–yards 30–172 43–209
Passing yards 91 278
Passing: comp–att–int 8–21–2 21–31–0
Time of possession 21:48 38:12
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese State Passing Know Kadum 5/12, 65 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Deonta McMahon 5 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Mason Pierce 3 receptions, 37 yards
Rice Passing TJ McMahon 20/29, 274 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Ari Broussard 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Bradley Rozner 3 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP McNeese State Rice
1st 7:23 4 -1 0:57 Rice 28-yard field goal by Christian VanSickle (#31) 0 3
1st 4:38 4 35 1:35 Rice Bradley Rozner (#2) 13-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 0 10
2nd 10:17 11 70 7:07 Rice TJ McMahon (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 0 17
2nd 6:59 1 91 - Rice Interception returned 91 yards for touchdown by Gabe Taylor (#26), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 0 24
2nd 3:26 5 20 2:05 Rice Ari Broussard (#30) 2-yard touchdown run, Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 0 31
3rd 14:31 2 77 0:23 McNeese State Deonta McMahon (#20) 62-yard touchdown run, Garrison Smith (#37) kick good 7 31
3rd 14:20 1 75 0:11 Rice Bradley Rozner (#2) 75-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 7 38
3rd 9:35 6 80 2:57 Rice Jack Bradley (#87) 17-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 7 45
3rd 3:10 7 60 1:41 McNeese State 23-yard field goal by Garrison Smith (#37) 10 45
4th 13:14 11 75 4:56 Rice Juma Otoviano (#8) 15-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 10 52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 52

Vs. Alcorn State[edit]

See also: 2022 Alcorn State Braves football team
Alcorn State Braves (0–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Braves 0 21 3630
Cowboys 0 3 14219

at Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: September 17th
  • Game time: 7:00 P.M CST
  • Game attendance: 18,629
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • TV: ESPN3

Vs. Mississippi College[edit]

See also: 2022 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
Mississippi College Choctaws (1–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 8 10 7732
Choctaws 7 0 7317

at Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: September 24th
  • Game time: 7:00 P.M CST
  • Game attendance: 10,105
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV: ESPN+

At No. 11 Incarnate Word[edit]

See also: 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
McNeese State Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 3720
No. 11 Cardinals 14 7 72048

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Wind: E 8 mph • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 2,542
  • Referee: Craig Helser
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Sam Kaman (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 10 3 20 40
Cowboys 8 7 0 0 15
See also: 2022 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football team

At Nicholls[edit]

See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team
McNeese State Cowboys at Nicholls Colonels
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 22 7635
Colonels 7 7 20640

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

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,788
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV: ESPN+

Vs. Southeastern Louisiana[edit]

See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese State Cowboys
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 7 7728
Cowboys 6 14 7027

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,068
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV: ESPN+

Vs. Eastern Illinois[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 8 15
Cowboys 10 9 7 3 29
See also: 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

At Houston Christian[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 7 7 21
Huskies 0 7 3 0 10
See also: 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team

Vs. Lamar[edit]

See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 17 3 0 20
Cowboys 0 21 0 3 24

Statistics

Statistics Lamar McNeese
First downs 19 13
Total yards 369 314
Rushing yards 219 268
Passing yards 150 46
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 35:47 24:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Lamar Passing Nick Yockey 19-27; 150 total yards; long 18 yards
Rushing Major Bowden 11 attempts; 92 total yards; long 30 yards
Receiving Major Bowden 2 receptions; 35 total yards; long 18 yards
McNeese Passing Ryan Roberts 6-14; 46 yards total; long 14 yards
Rushing Deonata McMahon 20 attempts; 241 total yards; long 79 yards
Receiving Jon McCall 2 receptions; 22 total yards; long 14 yards

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Football schedule change adds UIW, Lamar". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_McNeese_Cowboys_football_team

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