2005 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2005 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 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the Southland.

2005 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 Southland)
Head coach
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Harry Turpin Stadium
Cajun Field
2005 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Texas State +^  5 –1   11 –3  
No. 17 Nicholls State +^  5 –1   6 –4  
McNeese State  3 –3   5 –4  
Northwestern State  3 –3   5 –5  
Southeastern Louisiana  2 –4   4 –6  
Sam Houston State  2 –4   3 –7  
Stephen F. Austin  1 –5   5 –6  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Southern*
Canceled
[A 1] 		[1]
September 10at No. 5 Georgia Southern*
W 23–2020,607[2]
September 17at Southern Miss*No. 21
L 20–4828,174[3]
September 25Northwestern Oklahoma State*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
Canceled
[A 2] 		[4]
October 1Southern Utah*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
Canceled
[A 3] 		[5]
October 8Texas Southern[A 4]*
W 46–282,527[7]
October 15Stephen F. Austin
W 33–236,219[8]
October 22at Southeastern Louisiana
L 13–376,082[9]
October 29Sam Houston State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 31–269,646[10]
November 5at No. 10 Texas State
L 7–4911,904[11]
November 12Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 22–177,824[12]
November 19at No. 25 Nicholls State
L 26–396,571[13]

Notes
  1. The game against Southern scheduled for September 3 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Katrina in Greater New Orleans and throughout Louisiana.
  2. The game against Northwestern Oklahoma State scheduled for September 25 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Rita in Lake Charles.
  3. The game against Southern Utah scheduled for October 1 was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Rita in Lake Charles.
  4. In the original schedule, October 8 was an open date for McNeese. On October 1, the game against Texas Southern was scheduled as October 8 was also their open week and the Tigers needed another contest after their September 24 game against Northwestern State was canceled due to the impacts of Hurricane Rita. Originally to be played at Cowboy Stadium, the game was played at Natchitoches due to on-going recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Rita in Lake Charles.[6]
  5. Originally to be played at Cowboy Stadium, the game was played at Lafayette due to on-going recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Rita in Lake Charles.

References
  1. "McNeese/SU game canceled". Daily World. August 31, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "McNeese flies past Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. September 11, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "USM opens season in style, beating McNeese". Enterprise-Journal. September 18, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "McNeese game canceled by Rita". Daily World. September 22, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McNeese–Southern Utah game already canceled". The Daily Advertiser. September 27, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "NSU to play host for McNeese". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 2, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "McNeese State 46, Texas Southern 28". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "McNeese State handles Stephen F. Austin". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "SE Louisiana 37, McNeese St. 13". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bercegeay's four field goals help lift McNeese". Daily World. October 30, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Texas State 49, McNeese State 7". Daily World. November 6, 2005. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Demons fall short again". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Colonels clinch spot in playoffs with win". Austin American-Statesman. November 20, 2005. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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