1994 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 North Texas $^ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
No. 5 McNeese State ^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Northwestern State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Sam Houston State 1 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nicholls State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Southwest Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Montana in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3No. 22 Illinois State*No. 4
W 31–1716,975[1]
September 10Jacksonville State*No. 2
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 18–1215,025[2]
September 17Central Arkansas*No. 2
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 21–717,000[3]
September 24at No. 9 Northern Iowa*No. 2
W 34–2416,324[4]
October 1at No. 5 Youngstown State*No. 2
L 8–2816,906[5]
October 15at North TexasNo. 5
L 17–38[6]
October 22at Sam Houston StateNo. 10
W 30–6[7]
October 29No. 16 Stephen F. AustinNo. 11
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 13–917,000[8]
November 5Southwest Texas StateNo. 11
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 34–10[9]
November 12at Northwestern StateNo. 11
W 28–710,300[10]
November 19Nicholls StateNo. 8
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 41–2416,000[11]
November 26No. 6 Idaho*No. 5
W 38–2116,000[12]
December 3at No. 8 Montana*No. 5
L 28–308,419[13]

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Roster

1994 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 4 Eric Acheson Jr
G 70 Carter So
TE 89 Chris Fontenot Fr
C 51 Derrick Hennigan Fr
QB 7 Kerry Joseph Sr
WR 81 Skeet Owens Sr
TE 86 Michael Warren Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 9 Zach Bronson So
DE 96 Kavika Pittman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Turnovers doom ISU in opening loss". The Pantagraph. September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "JSU loses, but stuns McNeese State". The Anniston Star. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "McNeese wins 'ugly' over Central Ark". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 18, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McNeese hands UNI a tough loss". The Des Moines Register. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Youngstown's defense handles McNeese State". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "McNeese falls to 4–2". Daily World. October 26, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fontenot's run ignites Cowboys over Bearkats". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese State holds off Stephen F. Austin". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "McNeese St. hammers Southwest Texas St". Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1994. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cowboys lasso NSU Demons". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "McNeese 41, Nicholls 24". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 20, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 27, 1994). "Ambushed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
  13. ^ "Montana slips McNeese State's grasp". The Charlotte Observer. December 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "McNeese State - 1994 Football Schedule". McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2019.


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