1999 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Kirby Bruchhaus, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Southland.

1999 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach
  • Kirby Bruchhaus (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
1999 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Troy State +^  6 –1   11 –2  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin +  6 –1   8 –3  
McNeese State  5 –2   6 –5  
Sam Houston State  4 –3   6 –5  
Northwestern State  3 –4   4 –7  
Southwest Texas State  2 –5   3 –8  
Jacksonville State  1 –6   2 –9  
Nicholls State  1 –6   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4No. 16 Northern Iowa*No. 6
L 17–4116,370[1]
September 11Texas A&M–Kingsville*No. 16
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 24–10[2]
September 18Southern Utah*No. 15
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 24–31[3]
October 2at Maine*
L 7–353,943[4]
October 9at No. 2 Stephen F. Austin
L 14–40[5]
October 16at Jacksonville State
W 39–36 2OT4,888[6]
October 23Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 20–17[7]
October 30Sam Houston State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 3–20[8]
November 6at Southwest Texas State
W 10–7[9]
November 13No. 1 Troy State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 24–712,418[10]
November 20at Nicholls State
W 38–02,343[11]

References
  1. "Panthers cruise past McNeese St". Globe-Gazette. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Offense back but result the same for Javs". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 12, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cannon, Roberts lead T-Birds to upset win over McNeese St". The Daily Spectrum. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Nothing 'obscure' about Black Bears". Portland Press Herald. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lumberjacks drum McNeese State, 40–14". Longview News-Journal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "JSU loses tough one in double OT". The Anniston Star. October 17, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McNeese holds on to edge NSU". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sam Houston St. 20, McNeese St. 3". Abilene Reporter-News. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Martin stands out in MSU win". The Daily Advertiser. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cowboys upset top-ranked Trojans". Daily World. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McNeese blows out Nicholls". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 21, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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