2016 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLandon Hoefer (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTony Restivo (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
2016 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Sam Houston State $^  9 –0   12 –1  
No. 14 Central Arkansas ^  8 –1   10 –3  
SE Louisiana  7 –2   7 –4  
McNeese State  5 –4   6 –5  
Nicholls State  5 –4   5 –6  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –5   5 –6  
Houston Baptist  3 –5   4 –7  
Incarnate Word *  3 –6   3 –8  
Lamar  3 –6   3 –8  
Abilene Christian *  2 –7   2 –9  
Northwestern State  0 –9   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS poll

The 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Lance Guidry, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmTarleton State*No. 11
AACIW 33–311,901
September 106:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette*No. 11
ESPN3L 22–3026,891
September 176:00 pmStephen F. AustinNo. 14
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ASNL 28–3111,742
September 246:00 pmat Incarnate WordNo. 24
UIWtvW 42–354,798
October 16:00 pmNicholls StateNo. 23
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
CST, ESPN3W 38–1310,130
October 86:00 pmat Southeastern LouisianaNo. 20
ESPN3L 24–316,165
October 156:00 pmNo. 23 Central Arkansas
ESPN3L 0–359,253
October 226:00 pmat Northwestern State
DemonTVW 48–2710,159
October 296:00 pmAbilene Christian
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ASNW 33–1411,228
November 56:00 pmat No. 1 Sam Houston State
ESPN3L 43–568,025
November 196:00 pmLamar
AACIW 41–108,804

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Game summaries

Tarleton State

Tarleton State at McNeese State
1 234Total
Texans 3 000 3
• #11 Cowboys 0 20130 33
  • Date: September 3
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2:55
  • Game attendance: 11,901
  • Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind NE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Eddie Kelley
Sources:
Scoring summary
14:20Tarleton StateSergio Sroka 20 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:190–3
212:36McNeese StateTrent Manuel 22 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:443–3
210:07McNeese StateDylan Long 1 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:3710–3
25:06McNeese StateDarious Crawley 35 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:3717–3
20:00McNeese StateTrent Manuel 24 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 2:5220–7
310:01McNeese StateDarious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:3427–3
33:30McNeese StateDylan Long 6 yard run (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:5733–3

@ Louisiana–Lafayette

McNeese State at Louisiana–Lafayette
1 234Total
#11 Cowboys 3 937 22
• Ragin' Cajuns 7 7133 30
  • Date: September 10
  • Location: Cajun Field
    Lafayette, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 26,891
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind E 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
18:33McNeese StateTrent Manuel 33 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 6:273–0
14:11Louisiana–LafayetteJa'Marcus Bradley 17 yard pass from Anthony Jennings (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:053–7
29:36McNeese StateTrent Manuel 40 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 35 yards, 6:016–7
26:14Louisiana–LafayetteAnthony Jennings 3 yard run (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:226–14
20:30McNeese StateDylan Long 1 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:4412–14
39:31McNeese StateTrent Manuel 28 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:2415–14
37:18Louisiana–LafayetteRaymond Calais 7 yard run (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:1315–21
34:02Louisiana–LafayetteAnthony Jennings 5 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:5115–27
45:01Louisiana–LafayetteStevie Artigue 17 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:3615–30
40:12McNeese StateDylan Long 3 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 1:5922–30

Stephen F. Austin

Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State
1 234Total
• Lumberjacks 10 777 31
#14 Cowboys 7 777 28
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:50
  • Game attendance: 11,742
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind E 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Ross Smith
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Scoring summary
112:11Stephen F. AustinZach Conque 36 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:540–7
17:44Stephen F. AustinStorm Ruiz 40 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:450–10
15:11McNeese StateDarious Crawley 60 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:337–10
213:28Stephen F. AustinTrae Hart 30 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:427–17
25:17McNeese StateKent Shelby 44 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:4414–17
37:25McNeese StateKent Shelby 5 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:1921–17
36:17Stephen F. AustinDe'Quann Ruffin 58 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:0821–24
414:56McNeese StateDarious Crawley 10 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:0428–24
43:35Stephen F. AustinTamrick Pace 4 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:2728–31

@ Incarnate Word

McNeese State at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
• #24 Cowboys 14 2170 42
Cardinals 7 7021 35
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 4,798
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind NW 8 mph (13 km/h) • Scattered showers
  • Referee: Mike Cuttone
  • Television network: UIWtv
Sources: Box Score
Scoring summary
18:09Incarnate WordJordan Hicks 34 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:247–0
14:50McNeese StateRyan Ross 5 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:197–7
13:00McNeese StateLawayne Ross 2 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards, 0:3114–7
214:48McNeese StateDariou Crawley 85 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:3921–7
25:55McNeese StateDamon Gladney 2 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:1828–7
21:16Incarnate WordBroderick Reeves 5 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:3228–14
21:04McNeese StateKhalil Thomas 97 yard kickoff return (Gunnar Raborn kick)35–14
314:50McNeese StateChristi Jacobs 22 yard fumble recovery (Gunnar Raborn kick)42–14
412:40Incarnate WordKody Edwards 9 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:4142–21
46:19Incarnate WordDorland Fields 53 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:0942–28
41:37Incarnate WordTrent Brittain 11 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:5342–35

Nicholls State

Nicholls at McNeese State
1 234Total
Colonels 3 037 13
• #23 Cowboys 7 14710 38
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 10,130
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind NE 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: CST/ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
18:10McNeese StateAndre Fuller 27 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:137–0
13:08NichollsDavid McKey 23 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:027–3
26:24McNeese StateRyan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:5614–3
20:18McNeese StateParker Orgeron 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:4621–3
310:44NichollsDavid McKey 33 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:1621–6
35:17McNeese StateRyan Ross 11 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:2728–6
413:35McNeese StateGunnar Raborn 37 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:3531–6
48:10McNeese StateKylon Highshaw 80 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:1238–6
43:54NichollsTeam 0 yard fumble return (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:1638–13

@ Southeastern Louisiana

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
#20 Cowboys 0 1437 24
• Lions 7 0177 31
  • Date: October 8
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:21
  • Game attendance: 6,165
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind N 12 mph (19 km/h) • Sunny
  • Referee: Kevin Hassell
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
110:33Southeastern LouisianaMax Lyons 0 yard fumble recovery (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, -20 yards, 1:260–7
214:55McNeese StateNick Edwards 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 5:117–7
26:41McNeese StateDylan Long 4 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:4014–7
313:55Southeastern LouisianaJuwaan Rogers 36 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:0514–14
310:51Southeastern LouisianaBransen Schwebel 17 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:3514–21
39:22McNeese StateGunnar Raborn 30 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:2117–21
35:34Southeastern LouisianaJonathon Tatum 41 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:4217–24
47:42McNeese StateLawayne Ross 19 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:0324–24
40:08Southeastern LouisianaBrandon Acker 82 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:3924–31

Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas at McNeese State
1 234Total
• #23 Bears 7 7147 35
Cowboys 0 000 0
  • Date: October 15
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 9,253
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind SSE 8 mph (13 km/h) • Partly cloudy, 62% humidity
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
15:52Central ArkansasKelton Warren 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:150–7
27:57Central ArkansasAntwon Wells 10 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:340–14
312:06Central ArkansasAntwon Wells 8 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:540–21
39:20Central ArkansasJatavio Wilson 33 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:480–28
48:01Central ArkansasRoman Gordon 83 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:320–35

@ Northwestern State

McNeese State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
• Cowboys 14 71710 48
Demons 7 7103 27
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:24
  • Game attendance: 10,159
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind ESE 3 mph (4.8 km/h) • Clear and crisp
  • Referee: Kevin Muir
  • Television network: DTV
Sources:
Scoring summary
19:45McNeese StateRyan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:107–0
18:13Northwestern StateBobb Chan-Chan 7 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:257–7
10:10McNeese StateDylan Long 3 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:1214–7
26:48McNeese StateKent Shelby 22 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:1521–7
22:44Northwestern StateRonald Green 28 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:5921–14
312:43Northwestern StateShakeir Ryan 26 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:1021–21
39:02McNeese StateGunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:3624–21
36:56McNeese StateJustin Pratt 47 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:5831–21
34:04McNeese StateKylon Highshaw 6 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:2238–21
31:07Northwestern StateEric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:5138–24
412:56McNeese StateGunnar Raborn 25 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:0541–24
47:29Northwestern StateEric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:4641–27
41:25McNeese StateJermai Antoine 70 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:3048–27

Abilene Christian

Abilene Christian at McNeese State
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 007 14
• Cowboys 10 977 33
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 11,228
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind SSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • 47% relative humidity, Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • Television network: ASN
Sources:
Scoring summary
110:36McNeese StateJustin Pratt 4 yard run (Khalil Thomas kick), Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:317–0
16:16Abilene ChristianTroy Grant 13 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:387–7
11:57McNeese StateGunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:1910–7
25:27McNeese StateLawayne Ross 13 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:1816–7
20:13McNeese StateGunnar Raborn 47 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:2719–7
311:30McNeese StateJustin Pratt 1 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:3026–7
47:37McNeese StateBenjamin Jones 16 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:4033–7
44:41Abilene ChristianTracy James 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:5633–14

@ Sam Houston State

McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 92113 43
• #1 Bearkats 14 14217 56
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 8,025
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind N 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Overcast
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:
Scoring summary
18:13Sam Houston StateDavion Davis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:220–7
15:27Sam Houston StateNathan Stewart 52 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:370–14
211:04McNeese StateGunnar Raborn 41 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:163–14
29:36Sam Houston StateYedidiah Louis 45 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:233–21
26:33Sam Houston StateRagan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:343–28
21:29McNeese StateKent Shelby 4 yard pass from James Tabary (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:049–28
312:39McNeese StateJustin Pratt 39 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:2116–28
310:13Sam Houston StateNathan Stewart 11 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:1716–35
39:02McNeese StateDarious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:0523–35
35:39Sam Houston StateCollin Rison 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:1823–42
33:25McNeese StateKylon Highshaw 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:1430–42
30:54Sam Houston StateNathan Stewart 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:2430–49
411:25McNeese StateKent Shelby 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:2436–49
46:57McNeese StateTavarious Battiste 55 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:1143–49
45:42Sam Houston StateRagan Henderson 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:0943–56

Lamar

Lamar at McNeese State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 307 10
• Cowboys 14 1476 41
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:07
  • Game attendance: 8,804
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind N 7 mph (11 km/h) • Clear, 29% relative humidity
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • Television network: AACI
Sources:
Scoring summary
113:26McNeese StateRyan Ross 6 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:347–0
10:40McNeese StateDylan Long 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 18 plays, 94 yards, 8:2114–0
213:09McNeese StateDarious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:1121–0
28:33LamarJuan Carranco 37 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:3621–3
24:23McNeese StateJustin Pratt 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:3328–3
33:11McNeese StateJermaine Antoine 65 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 3:0335–3
413:58LamarMartell Hawthorne 32 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:5435–10
411:34McNeese StateJames Tabary 26 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:2441–10

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ↑ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2016 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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