2000 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and lost to Georgia Southern in the first round.

2000 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 16
Record8–4 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
2000 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Troy State $^  7 –0   10 –2  
No. 16 McNeese State ^  5 –2   8 –4  
No. 25 Southwest Texas State  5 –2   7 –4  
Sam Houston State  4 –3   7 –4  
Stephen F. Austin  3 –4   6 –5  
Jacksonville State  2 –5   4 –6  
Northwestern State  1 –6   4 –7  
Nicholls State  1 –6   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Northwestern State forfeited conference wins over Troy State and Nicholls State.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31at No. 5 (I-A) Miami (FL)*
L 14–6148,111[1]
September 9vs. Prairie View A&M*
W 41–0[2]
September 16Southwest Missouri State*
W 26–19 2OT14,460[3]
September 23at Alcorn State*
W 41–12[4]
October 7No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 40–14[5]
October 14Jacksonville StateNo. 22
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 28–013,983[6]
October 21at No. 9 Northwestern StateNo. 17
L 34–3714,586[7]
October 28at Sam Houston StateNo. 21
W 31–1710,017[8]
November 4Southwest Texas StateNo. 17
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 18–3[9]
November 11at No. 3 Troy StateNo. 16
L 16–2015,715[10]
November 18Nicholls StateNo. 17
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 12–75,000[11]
November 25at No. 5 Georgia Southern*No. 16
L 17–425,350[12]

References
  1. "Runaway rout for UM". South Florida Sun Sentinel. September 1, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese State 41, Prairie View 0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 10, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "McNeese leaves SMS frustrated". The Springfield News-Leader. September 17, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cowboys lasso Braves 41–12 with Nagle's arm". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McNeese State rules Lumberjacks from opening whistle, 40–14". Longview News-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McNeese shuts out Gamecocks". Daily World. October 15, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mistakes cause MSU Cowboys 'devil' of a time". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 22, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Cowboys drop Sam Houston". Daily World. October 29, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "McNeese State 18, SW Texas 3". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 5, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Trojans clinch share of SFL title". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McNeese St. 12, Nicholls St. 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Eagles turn it up, turn away Cowboys". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 2000. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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