1996 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the Southland.

1996 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record3–8 (1–5 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
1996 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Troy State $^  5 –1   12 –2  
No. 19 Nicholls State ^  4 –2   8 –4  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin  3 –3   7 –4  
Northwestern State  3 –3   6 –5  
Sam Houston State  3 –3   4 –7  
Southwest Texas State  2 –4   5 –6  
McNeese State  1 –5   3 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Southwest Missouri State*
L 7–1214,059[1]
September 14James Madison*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 10–2412,543[2]
September 21Angelo State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 37–238,679[3]
September 28at Northern Iowa*
L 10–4314,692[4]
October 5Arkansas–Monticello*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 49–36,866[5]
October 12at No. 8 Troy State
L 12–169,500[6]
October 26at Sam Houston State
L 25–30[7]
October 29No. 11 Stephen F. Austin
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 37–387,901[8]
November 9Southwest Texas State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 13–16[9]
November 16at Northwestern State
W 20–38,100[10]
November 23No. 22 Nicholls State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 16–176,121[11]

References
  1. "SMS scraps past McNeese". The Springfield News-Leader. September 8, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "JMU deals McNeese rare loss". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeese State exposes ASU weaknesses". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clayton, Stovall lead Panthers to 43–10 victory". The Des Moines Register. September 29, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McNeese St. 49, Ark. Monticello 3". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 6, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "TSU Trojans trick their way to victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sam Houston St. 30, McNeese St. 25". The Daily Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "SFA rallies, nips McNeese". Longview News-Journal. November 3, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "SWT hangs on to sink McNeese". Austin American-Statesman. November 10, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "McNeese gallops past NSU". The Shreveport Times. November 17, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Nicholls St. 17, McNeese St. 16". Daily World. November 24, 1996. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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