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American college football season
The 2024 McNeese Cowboys football team will represent McNeese State University in the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Cowboys play their home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana , and compete in the Southland Conference . They are led by third–year head coach Gary Goff .
The Southland Conference released their preseason poll on July 22, 2024. The Cowboys were picked to finish sixth in the conference.[ 1]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Nicholls
119 (9)
2
Incarnate Word
113 (8)
3
Southeastern Louisiana
94
4
Lamar
88 (1)
5
Stephen F. Austin
72
6
McNeese
64
7
Houston Christian
41
8
Texas A&M–Commerce
37
9
Northwestern State
25
Preseason All–Southland Teams[ edit ]
The Southland Conference announced the 2024 preseason all-conference football team selections on July 22, 2024. McNeese had a total of three players selected.[ 2]
Offense
1st Team
Cole LeClair – Offensive lineman, SR
Defense
1st Team
Micah Davey – Linebacker, RS-JR
2nd Team
Levi Wyatt – Defensive back, JR
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 24 2:30 pm at No. 21 Tarleton State * ESPN2 L 23–2616,125
August 31 7:00 pm Southern * ESPN+ W 21–717,040
September 7 11:45 am at Texas A&M * SECN L 10–5292,345
September 14 7:00 pm Stephen F. Austin Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ESPN+ W 28–248,223
September 21 7:00 pm Alcorn State * Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ESPN+ W 42–1410,252
September 28 7:00 pm at No. 25 Weber State * ESPN+ W 28–268,941
October 5 6:00 pm at Houston Christian No. 22 ESPN+ L 22–432,232
October 19 4:00 pm at No. 14 Incarnate Word ESPN+ L 17–301,634
October 26 3:00 p.m. at Nicholls ESPN+ L 19–246,593
November 2 7:00 pm Texas A&M–Commerce Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ESPN+ W 31–38,584
November 16 1:00 pm at Northwestern State ESPN+ W 35–37,754
November 23 7:00 pm Lamar ESPN+ –
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
at No. 21 Tarleton State [ edit ]
Game One – McNeese Cowboys (0-0) vs No.21 Tarleton State Texans (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
7
0
3 13 23
No. 21 Texans
16
10
0 0 26
at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX
Date : Saturday August 24, 2024Game time : 2:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 96 °F (36 °C), SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)Game attendance : 16,125Referee : Matthew JonesTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Lowell Galindo (play-by-play) and Fozzy Whittaker (analyst)[ 3]
Game information
First quarter
(11:12) TAR – Michael James 53-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 02:41, Tarleton State 3–0 )
(08:16) MCN – Jamaal Levi 43-yard pass from Clifton McDowell (Tyler Larco kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 02:56, McNeese 7–3 )
(04:09) TAR – Derrel Kelley III 1-yard run (Michael James kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 04:01, Tarleton State 10–7 )
(03:23) TAR – Kasyus Kurns 31-yard fumble recovery (kick failed) (Tarleton State 16–7 )
Second quarter
(07:35) TAR – Keylan Johnson 26-yard pass from Victor Gabalis (Michael James kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 04:34, Tarleton State 23–7 )
(03:10) TAR – Michael James 34-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 03:05, Tarleton State 26–7 )
Third quarter
(00:46) MCN – Tyler Larco 36-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 05:58, Tarleton State 26–10 )
Fourth quarter
(09:32) MCN – D'Angelo Durham 7-yard run (kick failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 00:11, Tarleton State 26–16 )
(04:15) MCN – Matthew McCallister 80-yard pass from Clifton McDowell (Tyler Larco kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 00:11, Tarleton State 26–23 )
Statistics
MCN
TAR
First downs
20
19
Total yards
66–445
69–339
Rushing yards
46–200
43–195
Passing yards
245
144
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
14—20–1
12–26–0
Time of possession
25:32
34:28
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
McNeese
Passing
Clifton McDowell
13/19, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Clifton McDowell
20 carries, 67 yards
Receiving
Matthew McCallister
1 reception, 80 yards, TD
Tarleton State
Passing
Victor Gabelis
11/18, 140 yards, TD
Rushing
Kayvon Britten
25 carries, 164 yards
Receiving
Darius Cooper
6 receptions, 85 yards
Game Two – Southern Jaguars (0–0) vs McNeese Cowboys (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Jaguars
0
7
0 0 7
Cowboys
0
0
0 21 21
at Cowboy Stadium , Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date : Saturday August 31, 2024Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind : E at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)Game attendance : 17,040Referee : Edward BourgeoisTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jeff Palermo (play-by-play) and Chaston Tavaras (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
(6:44) SU – Barry Remo 1-yard run, Joshua Griffin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:35; Southern 7–0 )
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
(11:00) MCN – Clifton McDowell 6-yard run, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:39; Tied 7–7 )
(9:24) MCN – Clifton McDowell 1-yard run, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:55; McNeese 14–7 )
(5:04) MCN – D'Angelo Durham 2-yard run, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 3:23; McNeese 21–7 )
Statistics
SOU
MCN
First downs
16
13
Total yards
198
272
Rushing yards
66
164
Passing yards
132
108
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
13–29–1
10–23–0
Time of possession
31:28
28:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Southern
Passing
Noah Bodden
12/26, 118 yards, INT
Rushing
Kobe Dillion
14 carries, 51 yards
Receiving
Jermaine Minor Jr.
2 receptions, 37 yards
McNeese
Passing
Kamden Sixkiller
9/19, 80 yards
Rushing
D'Angelo Durham
13 carries, 65 yards, TD
Receiving
Jer'Michael Carter
1 reception, 28 yards
Game Three – McNeese Cowboys (1–1) vs Texas A&M Aggies (FBS) (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
0
0 10 10
Aggies (FBS)
14
24
7 7 52
at Kyle Field , College Station, Texas
Date : Saturday September 7, 2024Game time : 11:45 a.m.Game weather : Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 92,345Referee : Wayne WinklerTV announcers (SECN ) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
TAMU – La'Veon Moss 2-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 12:44. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:16.
TAMU – Amari Daniels 2-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 7:19. Aggies 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 4:11.
Second quarter
TAMU – La'Veon Moss 6-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 14:20. Aggies 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:33.
TAMU – Noah Thomas 15-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Randy Bond kick), 10:27. Aggies 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:04.
TAMU – Moose Muhammad III 3-yard pass from Conner Weigman (Randy Bond kick), 4:36. Aggies 35–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:50.
TAMU – Randy Bond 42-yard field goal, 0:44. Aggies 38–0. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:46.
Third quarter
TAMU – Amari Daniels 7-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 5:55. Aggies 45–0. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 4:47.
Fourth quarter
MCN – Jalen Wright 10-yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller (Tyler Larco kick), 10:25. Aggies 45–7. Drive: 19 plays, 75 yards, 10:30.
TAMU – Terry Bussey 65-yard run (Randy Bond kick), 10:06. Aggies 52–7. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:13.
MCN – Tyler Larco 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Aggies 52–10. Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:20.
Statistics
MCN
TAMU
First downs
14
29
Total yards
279
529
Rushing yards
180
333
Passing yards
99
196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
11–21–2
16–25–0
Time of possession
30:23
29:37
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
McNeese
Passing
Kamden Sixkiller
9/19, 80 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Bryce Strong
6 rushes, 64 yards
Receiving
Jer'Michael Carter
2 receptions, 23 yards
Texas A&M
Passing
Conner Weigman
11/14, 125 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Le'Veon Moss
9 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Cyrus Allen
5 receptions, 72 yards
vs. Stephen F. Austin [ edit ]
Game Four – Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (1–1) vs McNeese Cowboys (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lumberjacks
0
10
14 0 24
Cowboys
0
7
7 14 28
at Cowboy Stadium , Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date : Saturday September 14, 2024Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)Game attendance : 8,223Referee : James BrookhartTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jeff Palermo (play-by-play) and Chaston Tavares (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
(5:22) SFA – Chris Campos 31-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 5:43; Stephen F. Austin 3–0 )
(3:04) SFA – Anthony Williams 33-yard pass from Sam Vidlak, Chris Campos kick (Drive: 1 play, 33 yards, 0:08; Stephen F. Austin 10–0 )
(0:00) MCN – Jihad Marks 54-yard pass from Clifton McDowell, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:03; Stephen F. Austin 10–7 )
Third quarter
(11:30) SFA – Blaine Green 24-yard pass from Sam Vidlak, Chris Campos kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:30; Stephen F. Austin 17–7 )
(9:08) MCN – Jessie Campbell 23-yard pass from Clifton McDowell, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:16; Stephen F. Austin 17–14 )
(4:37) SFA – Isaiah Davis 61-yard pass from Sam Vidlak, Chris Campos kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:18; Stephen F. Austin 24–14 )
Fourth quarter
(8:03) MCN – Clifton McDowell 6-yard run, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:00; Stephen F. Austin 24–21 )
(0:31) MCN – Clifton McDowell 11-yard run, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:14; McNeese 28–24 )
Statistics
SFA
MCN
First downs
24
19
Total yards
453
449
Rushing yards
212
136
Passing yards
241
313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
18–28–1
18–29–0
Time of possession
29:51
30:09
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Stephen F. Austin
Passing
Sam Vidlak
18/28, 241 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing
Qualan Jones
27 carries, 155 yards
Receiving
Isaiah Davis
3 receptions, 87 yards, TD
McNeese
Passing
Clifton McDowell
18/29, 313 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Coleby Hamm
8 carries, 45 yards
Receiving
Jer'Michael Carter
5 receptions, 67 yards
Game Five – Alcorn State Braves (1–2) vs McNeese Cowboys (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Braves
0
7
7 0 14
Cowboys
21
7
14 0 42
at Cowboy Stadium , Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date : Saturday September 21, 2024Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind : SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)Game attendance : 10,252Referee : Tim DavisTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : Jeff Palermo (play-by-play) and Chaston Tavares (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
(14:11) MCN – Kameran Senegal 50-yard pass from Clifton McDowell, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 1 play, 50 yards, 0:08; McNeese 7–0 )
(8:30) MCN – Joshon Barbie 5-yard run, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:16; McNeese 14–0 )
(1:18) MCN – Jaylen Jackson 0-yard punt return, Tyler Larco kick (McNeese 21–0 )
Second quarter
(0:40) ALC – Tyran Warren 32-yard pass from Xzavier Vaughn, Noah Kiani kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:13; McNeese 21–7 )
(0:03) MCN – D'Angelo Durham 2-yard run, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 0:31; McNeese 28–7 )
Third quarter
(7:53) MCN – Clifton McDowell 14-yard run, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:28; McNeese 35–7 )
(4:02) ALC – Xzavier Vaughn 25-yard run, Noah Kiani kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; McNeese 35–14 )
(2:13) MCN – Jer'Michael Carter 5-yard pass from Clifton McDowell, Tyler Larco kick (Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, 1:49; McNeese 42–14 )
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Statistics
ALCN
MCN
First downs
21
21
Total yards
421
457
Rushing yards
217
211
Passing yards
204
246
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
16–41–1
16–23–1
Time of possession
33:19
26:41
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Alcorn State
Passing
Xzavier Vaughn
16/41, 204 yards, TD, INT
Rushing
Xzavier Vaughn
16 carries, 127 yards, TD
Receiving
Damien Jones
7 receptions, 105 yards
McNeese
Passing
Clifton McDowell
15/21, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing
Clifton McDowell
8 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving
Jonathan Harris
5 receptions, 60 yards
at No. 25 Weber State [ edit ]
Game Six – McNeese Cowboys (3–2) vs No. 25 Weber State Wildcats (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
0
0 0 0
No. 25 Wildcats
0
0
0 0 0
at Stewart Stadium , Ogden, Utah
Date : Saturday September 28, 2024Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTTV announcers (ESPN+) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
MCN
WEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
McNeese
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Weber State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Houston Christian [ edit ]
Game Seven – No. 22 McNeese Cowboys (4–2) vs Houston Christian Huskies (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 22 Cowboys
0
0
0 0 0
Huskies
0
0
0 0 0
at Husky Stadium , Houston, Texas
Date : Saturday October 5, 2024Game time : 6:00 PMTV announcers (ESPN+) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
MCN
HCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
McNeese
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Houston Christian
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at No. 14 Incarnate Word [ edit ]
Game Eight – McNeese Cowboys (4–3) vs No. 14 Incarnate Word Cardinals (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
7
3
7 0 17
No. 14 Cardinals
0
13
14 3 30
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium , San Antonio, Texas
Date : Saturday October 19, 2024Game time : 4:00 PMGame weather : Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 1,634Referee : Matt BechTV announcers (ESPN+) : Karl Schoening (play-by-play), Sam Kaman (analyst) and Blair Villarreal (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
MCN – 1:54 Jer'Michael Carter 36 yard pass from Kamden Sixkiller, Tyler Larco kickMCN 7–0 Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:54
Second quarter
UIW – 10:18 Brack Peacock 26 yard field goalMCN 7–3 Drive: 19 plays, 56 yards, 6:27
UIW – 3:57 Zach Calzada 15 yard run, Brack Peacock kickUIW 10–7 Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:24
MCN – 1:45 Tyler Larco 35 yard field goalTied 10–10 Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:12
UIW – 0:12 Brack Peacock 30 yard field goalUIW 13–10 Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:33
Third quarter
UIW – 12:57 Dekalon Taylor 7 yard run, Brack Peacock kickUIW 20–10 Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:53
UIW – 8:35 Jalen Walthall 28 yard pass from Richard Torres, Brack Peacock kickUIW 27–10 Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:36
MCN – 3:03 Joshon Barbie 38 yard run, Tyler Larco kickUIW 27–16 Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:00
Fourth quarter
UIW – 12:16 Brack Peacock 28 yard field goalUIW 30–16 Drive: 14 plays, 60 yards, 5:47
Statistics
MCN
UIW
First downs
15
24
Total yards
324
424
Rushing yards
105
182
Passing yards
219
242
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
21–36–0
23–44–1
Time of possession
23:30
36:30
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
McNeese
Passing
Kamden Sixkiller
21/36, 219 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Joshon Barbie
10 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jer'Michael Carter
3 receptions, 56 yards, 1 TD
Incarnate Word
Passing
Zach Calzada
21/42, 204 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Dekalon Taylor
25 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Josh Lorick
5 receptions, 76 yards
Game Nine – McNeese Cowboys (4–4) vs Nicholls Colonels (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
0
0 0 0
Colonels
0
0
0 0 0
at Guidry Stadium , Thibodaux, Louisiana
Date : Saturday October 26, 2024Game time : 3:00 PMTV announcers (ESPN+) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
MCN
NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
McNeese
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nicholls
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
vs. Texas A&M–Commerce[ edit ]
Game Ten – Texas A&M–Commerce Lions (1–7) vs McNeese Cowboys (4–5) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Lions
0
0
0 0 0
Cowboys
0
0
0 0 0
at Cowboy Stadium , Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date : Saturday November 2, 2024Game time : 7:00 p.m.TV announcers (ESPN+ ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
TAMC
MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Texas A&M-Commerce
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
at Northwestern State (rivalry)[ edit ]
Game Eleven – McNeese Cowboys (5–5) vs Northwestern State Demons (0–10) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cowboys
0
0
0 0 0
Demons
0
0
0 0 0
at Harry Turpin Stadium , Natchitoches, Louisiana
Date : Saturday November 16, 2024Game time : 1:00 p.m.TV announcers (ESPN+) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
MCN
NWST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
McNeese
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northwestern State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
vs. Lamar (Battle of the Border)[ edit ]
Game Twelve – Lamar Cardinals (6–5) vs McNeese Cowboys (6–5) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cardinals
0
0
0 0 0
Cowboys
0
0
0 0 0
at Cowboy Stadium , Lake Charles, Louisiana
Date : Saturday November 23, 2024Game time : 7:00 p.m.TV announcers (ESPN+ ) : TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
LAM
MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Lamar
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
McNeese
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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^ "McNeese (0-1 , 0-0) -vs- Tarleton St. (1-0 , 0-0)" . Tarleton Sports . August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024 .
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