McNeese Football Stays Put In National Polls

The McNeese Cowboys overcame six turnovers to still take the win from Abilene Christian last Saturday night for homecoming as they won 31-20.  The National polls were released yesterday and the Cowboys find themselves in the exact same position in the polls as last week.

The Cowboys remain at # 10 in the FCS Coaches Poll and #11 in the Sports Network rankings.  Here is the complete polls:

Sports Network (Oct. 20)
1.             North Dakota State
2.             Eastern Washington
3.             New Hampshire
4.             Coastal Carolina
5.             Villanova
6.             Jacksonville State
7.             Montana
8.             Southeastern Louisiana
9.             Illinois State
10.             Montana State
11.             McNeese
12.             Fordham
13.             South Dakota State
14.             Bethune-Cookman
15.             Chattanooga
16.             Richmond
17.             Youngstown State
18.             William & Mary
19.             Eastern Kentucky
20.             Southern Illinois
21.             Harvard
22.             Indiana State
23.             Northern Iowa
24.             Sacred Heart
25.             Albany

COACHES POLL (Oct. 20)
1.             North Dakota State
2.             Eastern Washington
3.             Coastal Carolina
4.             Villanova
5.             New Hampshire
6.             Montana
7.             Jacksonville State
8.             Southeastern Louisiana
9.             Illinois State
10.             McNeese
11.             Montana State
12.             Fordham
13.             Bethune-Cookman
14.             Chattanooga
15.             South Dakota State
16.             Youngstown State
17.             Richmond
18.             Eastern Kentucky
19.             Southern Illinois
20.             William & Mary
21.             Harvard
22.            Sacred Heart
23.             Northern Iowa
24.             Indiana State
25.             Bryant

Source: Matt Bonnette MSU

The Cowboys will now hit the road Saturday to take on Incarnate Word who are 1-6 overall and 1-3 in Southland Conference play.

The Cowboys and Incarnate Word game will kickoff will be at 6 p.m. in San Antonio. The game will be televised locally on the CW Channel 7 on Suddenlink Cable in Lake Charles.