McNeese Football Moves Up in FCS Poll

The McNeese Cowboys football team is on a roll.  After losing the season opener to Nicholls, the Pokes have posted four straight wins.

Their latest win was a blowout of Stephen F Austin on the road last Saturday, beating them 35-0.  The win improved the Cowboys to 4-1 on the season, and 2-1 in the Southland Conference.

Last week, the Pokes broke into the FCS top 25 coaches poll and were ranked #25.  This week, the Cowboys have moved up three spots, and are now ranked #22 in the country.

Next up for McNeese: another road game against Abilene Christian in Abilene, Texas.  The game will kickoff at 7:00pm.

The Pokes will then have a bye week on October 14th before coming back to play on October 21st, where they will celebrate Homecoming against Incarnate Word.

Here are the current rankings:

FCS Coaches Top 25
1.  James Madison
2.  North Dakota State
3.  Youngstown State
4.  Jacksonville State
5.  Wofford
6.  South Dakota
7.  Illinois State
8.  Central Arkansas
9.  South Dakota State
10. Eastern Washington
11. Sam Houston State
12. North Carolina A&T
13. New Hampshire
14. Richmond
15. Villanova
16. Weber State
17. The Citadel
18. Western Illinois
19. Grambling
20. Samford
21. Northern Iowa
22. McNeese
23. Elon
24. Stony Brook
25. Nicholls

Source:McNeeseSports.com