McNeese Cowboys Football Team

The McNeese Cowboys Football team are now 3-1 and 1-0 in Southland Conference play on the season after beating Nicholls 45-3 last Saturday night in Cowboys Stadium. The win is the third straight for the Pokes. However the Cowboys did not advance in the national polls for their efforts. For the second straight week the Cowboys are ranked # 4 in the FCS Coaches poll and #5 in the Sports Network top 25.

The McNeese Cowboys enjoyed a bye week last week after going 1-1 in their first two games. The Cowboys also we rewarded this week moving up in the national polls.

The McNeese Cowboys opened up their 2014 home football schedule last Saturday in Lake Charles and did it in a huge way! The Cowboys beat up Prairie View 48-16 to improve to 1-1 on the year, The dominating win over the Panthers was not enough to move the Cowboys up in the polls this week however as the Pokes stayed put in both the Sports Network and FCS Coaches Top 25 polls.