You couldn't ask for a better start for the 2013 football season for the McNeese Cowboys.  The went down to Tampa and beat up the University of South Florida and set a couple of records.  Then they came home and drummed Arkansas Pine-Bluff last weekend to start the year at 2-0.

For their efforts, the McNeese Cowboys made a big jump in this weeks polls.

McNeese jumped five spots to No. 13 in this week's Sports Network Top 25 poll while moving up two spots to No. 18 in the FCS Coaches poll.

Sports Network Top 25
1.   North Dakota State (2-0)
2.   Eastern Washington (2-0)
3.   Montana State (1-1)
4.   Towson (2-0)
5.   Sam Houston State (1-1)
6.   South Dakota State (2-0)
7.   Northern Iowa (2-0)
8.   Central Arkansas (1-1)
9.   Eastern Illinois (2-0)
10. Georgia Southern (2-0)
11. Montana (1-0)
12. New Hampshire (0-1)
13. McNeese (2-0)
14. Cal Poly (1-1)
15. Richmond (1-1)
16. Wofford (1-1)
17. Stony Brook (1-0)
18. Illinois State (0-1)
19. Villanova (0-2)
20. James Madison (1-1)
21. Coastal Carolina (2-0)
22. Lehigh (1-0)
23. Bethune-Cookman (2-0)
24. Youngstown State (2-0)
25. Northern Arizona (0-1)

FCS Coaches Poll Top 25
1.   North Dakota State
2.   Eastern Washington
3.   Montana State
4.   Towson
5.   Sam Houston State
6.   South Dakota State
7.   Central Arkansas
8.   Northern Iowa
9.   New Hampshire
10. Wofford
11. Richmond
12. Eastern Illinois
13. Stony Brook
14. Cal Poly
15. Montana
16. Illinois State
17. James Madison
18. McNeese
19. Lehigh
20. Villanova
21. Coastal Carolina
22. Bethune-Cookman
23. Youngstown State
24. Northern Arizona
25. Eastern Kentucky

The Cowboys will return back to Cowboys Stadium in Lake Charles this Saturday and will take on University of West Alabama at 700pm.

More From Cajun Radio 1290 AM