2013 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 11
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record10–3 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTim Leger (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorLance Guidry (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana $^   7 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 11 McNeese State ^   6 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 14 Sam Houston State ^   4 – 3     9 – 5  
Central Arkansas   4 – 3     7 – 5  
Northwestern State   3 – 4     6 – 6  
Lamar   2 – 5     5 – 7  
Nicholls State   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Stephen F. Austin   1 – 6     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Matt Viator, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland. McNeese State received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Cowboys lost in the second round to Jacksonville State. The team played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmat South Florida*
ESPN3W 53–2135,470
September 77:30 pmArkansas-Pine Bluff*No. 18
CSNHW 58–1415,217
September 147:00 pmWest Alabama*No. 13
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 44–4210,107
September 217:00 pmWeber State*No. 12
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 43–68,893
September 284:00 pmat No. 5 Northern Iowa*No. 9
L 6–4112,325
October 53:00 pmat No. 14 Central ArkansasNo. 11
SLCTVW 59–2810,247
October 197:00 pmNo. 2 Sam Houston StateNo. 9
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN3W 31–2315,352
October 263:00 pmat Nicholls StateNo. 4
W 55–305,988
November 27:00 pmNo. 25 Southeastern LouisianaNo. 4
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 7–4114,898
November 93:00 pmat Stephen F. AustinNo. 11
W 69–386,312
November 167:00 pmNorthwestern StateNo. 9
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
ESPN3W 43–1715,003
November 233:00 pmat LamarNo. 6
W 42–387,627
December 76:00 pmNo. 20 Jacksonville State*No. 6
ESPN3L 10–315,036

[1][2]

Game summaries

South Florida

See also: South Florida Bulls football and 2013 South Florida Bulls football team
McNeese State at USF
1 234Total
• Cowboys 2 311010 53
Bulls 7 077 21
  • Date: August 31
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: 7:00 PM EST
  • Elapsed time: 3:15
  • Game attendance: 35,470
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C), Cloudy
  • Referee: Todd LaPenta
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Drew Fellios, Doug Graber, and Tiffany Greene
Sources:
Scoring summary
112:47USFMarcus Shaw 80-yard touchdown run, Marvin Kloss kick goodUSF 7–0
17:55MCN30-yard Team SafetyUSF 7–2
211:02MCNKelvin Bennett 7-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 9–7
210:38MCNDylan Long 7-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 16–7
26:47MCNNic Jacobs 22-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 23–7
23:13MCNJean Breaux 47-yard Field GoalMCN 26–7
20:12MCNGuy Morgan 76-yard Interception return for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 33–7
312:46MCNDylan Long 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 40–7
311:23USFStephen Bravo-Brown 59-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Eveld, Marvin Kloss kick goodMCN 40–14
34:23MCNRyan Rome 32-yard Field GoalMCN 43–14
413:57USFAndre Davis 7-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Eveld, Marvin Kloss kick goodMCN 43–21
412:59MCNNic Jacobs 22-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 50–21
45:37MCNRyan Rome 24-yard Field GoalMCN 53–21

McNeese State received $400,000 to play the upper division (FBS) USF Bulls to open the 2013 season for both programs.[3] The Bulls prior record as an FBS team playing against FCS teams was 23–0; USF was a 20.5 point favorite before the game.[3][4] The Cowboys spoiled Willie Taggart's debut as the Bulls' head coach, winning 53–21. The 32-point margin was the largest margin of victory by any FCS team over an FBS team since Division I was split into FBS and FCS in 1978.[4]

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

See also: Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football and 2013 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
Arkansas–Pine Bluff at McNeese State
1 234Total
Golden Lions 7 700 14
• #18 Cowboys 14 23147 58
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 7:37 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:48
  • Game attendance: 15,217
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), Cloudy, Winds SSW @ 6mph
  • Referee: Ken Ray
  • TV announcers (CSNH): David Saltzman, ND Kalu & Bart Enis
Sources:
Scoring summary
111:40MCNMarcus Wiltz 12-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 7–0
16:00UAPBJamie Smith 7-yard touchdown run, Tyler Strickland kick goodTied 7–7
10:24MCNDylan Long 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 14–7
214:30UAPBJeremiah Young 2-yard touchdown run, Tyler Strickland kick goodTied 14–14
212:32MCNTyler Bolfing 7-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 21–14
211:42MCN1-yard Team SafetyMCN 23–14
210:11MCNMarcus Wiltz 22-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 30–14
20:41MCNMarcus Wiltz 6-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 37–14
314:12MCNErnest Celestie 33-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 44–14
31:56MCNDylan Long 12-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 51–14
49:58MCNJontrey Tillman 9-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 58–14

West Alabama

See also: West Alabama Tigers football
West Alabama at McNeese State
1 234Total
Tigers 14 7147 42
• #13 Cowboys 14 10713 44
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 10,107
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Partly Cloudy, Winds E @ 6mph
  • Referee: Ross Smith
Sources:
Scoring summary
114:48UWAChad Toocheck 75-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Caldwell, Mark Grant kick goodUWA 7–0
110:35MCNZach Hetrick 3-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodTied 7–7
17:40UWASeth Roberts 26-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Caldwell, Mark Grant kick goodUWA 14–7
11:49MCNWes Briscoe 16-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodTied 14–14
213:11UWAGary Johnston 1-yard touchdown run, Mark Grant kick goodUWA 21–14
210:39MCNRyan Rome 31-yard Field GoalUWA 21–17
24:17MCNNic Jacobs 4-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 24–21
312:49UWATy Morgan 57-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Caldwell, Mark Grant kick goodUWA 28–24
36:34MCNDylan Long 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 31–28
30:22UWAKedrick Rhodes 29-yard touchdown run, Mark Grant kick goodUWA 35–31
412:58MCNJereon McGilvery 28-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 38–35
43:41UWAGary Johnston 2-yard touchdown run, Mark Grant kick goodUWA 42–38
40:46MCNDiontae Spencer 20-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick blockedMCN 44–42

Weber State

See also: Weber State Wildcats football and 2013 Weber State Wildcats football team
Weber State at McNeese State
1 234Total
Wildcats 6 000 6
• #12 Cowboys 7 101313 43
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 2:53
  • Game attendance: 8,893
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), Cloudy w/ 70% chance of rain, Winds NNE @ 12mph
  • Referee: C. Castleberry
Sources:
Scoring summary
19:41WSUCam Livingston 48-yard touchdown pass from Austin Chipoletti, Austin Chipoletti rush failedWSU 6–0
12:55MCNWallace Scott 69-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 7–6
214:45MCNKelvin Bennett 48-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 14–6
25:40MCNRyan Rome 35-yard Field GoalMCN 17–6
37:15MCNErnest Celestie 43-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick goodMCN 24–6
31:36MCNMarcus Wiltz 11-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick blockedMCN 30–6
414:49MCNErnest Celestie 60-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick failedMCN 36–6
49:55MCNKelvin Bennett 50-yard touchdown run, Jean Breaux kick goodMCN 43–6

Northern Iowa

See also: Northern Iowa Panthers football and 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
McNeese State at Northern Iowa
1 234Total
#9 Cowboys 0 060 6
• #5 Panthers 7 101410 41
Sources:

Central Arkansas

See also: 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team
McNeese State at Central Arkansas
1 234Total
• #11 Cowboys 7 35710 59
#14 Bears 7 1470 28
Sources:

Sam Houston State

See also: Sam Houston State Bearkats football and 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
#9 Cowboys 0 000 0
#2 Bearkats 0 000 0
Sources:

Nicholls State

See also: Nicholls State Colonels football and 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team
McNeese State at Nicholls State
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 000 0
Colonels 0 000 0
Sources:

Southeastern Louisiana

See also: Southeastern Louisiana Lions football and 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 234Total
Lions 0 000 0
Cowboys 0 000 0
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
Sources:

Stephen F. Austin

See also: Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football and 2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team
McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin
1 234Total
• #11 Cowboys 21 24177 69
Lumberjacks 24 077 38
Sources:
Scoring summary
19:37SFATyler Boyd 62-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kickSFA 7–0
19:25MCNSDiontae Spencer 93-yard kickoff return, Ryan Rome kickTied 7–7
17:16SFAJordan Wiggs 20-yard field goalSFA 10–7
15:07SFATyler Boyd 17-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kickSFA 17–7
14:53MCNSDiontae Spencer 85-yard kickoff return, Ryan Rome kickSFA 17–14
14:39SFAMike Brooks 100-yard kickoff return, Jordan Wiggs kickSFA 24–14
12:09MCNSMarcus Wiltz 2-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kickSFA 24–21
28:08MCNSErnest Celestie 71-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kickMCNS 28–24
27:24MCNSZack Hetrick 4-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kickMCNS 35–24
22:37MCNSDiontae Spencer 10-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kickMCNS 42–24
20:05MCNSRyan Rome 22-yard field goalMCNS 45–24
37:54MCNSRyan Rome 23-yard field goalMCNS 48–24
37:20SFAMarquis Mosley 51-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Boyd, Jordan Wiggs kickMCNS 48–31
35:29MCNSDylan Long 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kickMCNS 55–31
33:29MCNSDiontae Spencer 9-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kickMCNS 62–31
48:36MCNSDiontae Spencer 35-yard punt return, Ryan Rome kickMCNS 69–31
43:38MCNSBraxton Beardon 11-yard pass from Joe Minden, Jordan Wiggs kickMCNS 69–38

Northwestern State

See also: Northwestern State Demons football and 2013 Northwestern State Demons football team
Northwestern State at McNeese State
1 234Total
Demons 0 000 0
Cowboys 0 000 0
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Television network: ESPN3
Sources:

Lamar

See also: Lamar Cardinals football and 2013 Lamar Cardinals football team
McNeese State at Lamar
1 234Total
Demons 0 000 0
Cowboys 0 000 0
Sources:

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports Network—18131291199441196611
Coaches—2018139141110771311869

Media

All McNeese State games were broadcast on Gator 99.5 FM. KVHP 30.2 is the local affiliate for SLC TV and aired McNeese State games on SLC TV.

References

  1. ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Auman, Greg (August 31, 2013). "McNeese State Hands USF Bulls Humbling Loss". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Auman, Greg (August 31, 2013). "McNeese State Ranks Among USF Bulls' Worst Losses". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
Categories