2001 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as co-champion in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and lost to Maine in the first round.

2001 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland co-champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record8–4 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
2001 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Sam Houston State +^  5 –1   10 –3  
No. 13 McNeese State +^  5 –1   8 –4  
No. 14 Northwestern State ^  4 –2   8 –4  
Stephen F. Austin  4 –2   6 –5  
Jacksonville State  2 –4   5 –6  
Nicholls State  1 –5   3 –8  
Southwest Texas State  0 –6   4 –7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Texas A&M*No. 8
L 24–3870,656[1]
September 16Prairie View A&M*No. 7
W 56–013,151[2]
September 22Alcorn State*No. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 54–1414,529[3]
September 29West Virginia Tech*No. 5
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 51–912,871[4]
October 6Stephen F. AustinNo. 4
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 14–2615,054[5]
October 13at No. 17 Southwest Texas StateNo. 13
W 24–311,617[6]
October 20at No. 10 Western Kentucky*No. 11
L 0–2114,000[7]
October 27No. 14 Sam Houston StateNo. 17
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 35–2313,875[8]
November 10No. 12 Northwestern StateNo. 13
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 17–1016,200[9]
November 17at Nicholls StateNo. 11
W 34–274,107[10]
November 24at Jacksonville StateNo. 11
W 31–217,842[11]
December 1No. 16 Maine*No. 10
L 10–1412,450[12]

References
  1. "Aggies struggle with McNeese State". The Odessa American. September 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese romps". Daily World. September 9, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cowboys lasso Braves 54–14". Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "McNeese demolishes W. Va. Tech". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lumberjacks upset McNeese". Longview News-Journal. October 7, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "McNeese St. 24, SW Texas 3". The Daily Advertiser. October 14, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Western silences, taunts McNeese". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese St. 35, Sam Houston 23". Austin American-Statesman. October 28, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Demons fall to Cowboys, 17–10". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "McNeese St. 34, Nicholls St. 27". The Daily Advertiser. November 18, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "After lightning, Cowboys strike". The Anniston Star. November 25, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Maine holds on". Kennebec Journal. December 2, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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