2022 McNeese Cowboys football team

The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Goff, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

2022 McNeese Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorTony Pecoraro (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
(capacity: 17,610)
2022 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Southeastern Louisiana +^  5 –1   9 –4  
No. 3 Incarnate Word +^  5 –1   12 –2  
Northwestern State  4 –2   4 –7  
Nicholls  3 –3   3 –8  
Texas A&M–Commerce *  3 –3   5 –6  
McNeese  2 –4   4 –7  
Houston Christian  1 –5   2 –9  
Lamar  1 –5   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Texas A&M–Commerce ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II
Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana90 (7)
2Incarnate Word86 (7)
3Nicholls79 (2)
4McNeese61
5Northwestern State44
6Texas A&M–Commerce39
7Lamar25
8Houston Christian24

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at No. 4 Montana State*
ESPN+L 17–4021,687
September 106:30 p.m.at Rice*
ESPN3L 10–5218,629
September 177:00 p.m.Alcorn State*
ESPN3L 19–3011,425
September 247:00 p.m.Mississippi College*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+W 32–1710,105
October 16:00 p.m.at No. 11 Incarnate Word
ESPN+L 20–482,542
October 157:00 p.m.Texas A&M–Commerce
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 15–409,202
October 223:00 p.m.at Nicholls
ESPN+L 35–405,788
October 297:00 p.m.Southeastern Louisianadagger
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+L 27–288,068
November 57:00 p.m.Eastern Illinois*
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+W 29–157,520
November 122:00 p.m.at Houston Christian
ESPN+W 21–101,355
November 197:00 p.m.Lamar
ESPN+W 24–206,901
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2][3][4]

Game summaries

At No. 4 Montana State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 10 0 7 17
No. 4 Bobcats 0 17 16 7 40
See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

At Rice
See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team
McNeese State Cowboys (0–1) vs. Rice Owls (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 0 10010
Owls 10 21 14752

at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: September 10th
  • Game time: 6:30 P.M CST
  • Game attendance: 18,629
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • TV: ESPN3
Statistics McNeese State Rice
First downs1426
Plays–yards51–26374–487
Rushes–yards30–17243–209
Passing yards91278
Passing: comp–att–int8–21–221–31–0
Time of possession21:4838:12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
McNeese State PassingKnow Kadum5/12, 65 yards, 1 INT
RushingDeonta McMahon5 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingMason Pierce3 receptions, 37 yards
Rice PassingTJ McMahon20/29, 274 yards, 4 TD
RushingAri Broussard17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingBradley Rozner3 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP McNeese State Rice
1st 7:23 4 -1 0:57 Rice 28-yard field goal by Christian VanSickle (#31) 0 3
1st 4:38 4 35 1:35 Rice Bradley Rozner (#2) 13-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 0 10
2nd 10:17 11 70 7:07 Rice TJ McMahon (#7) 9-yard touchdown run, Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 0 17
2nd 6:59 1 91 - Rice Interception returned 91 yards for touchdown by Gabe Taylor (#26), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 0 24
2nd 3:26 5 20 2:05 Rice Ari Broussard (#30) 2-yard touchdown run, Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 0 31
3rd 14:31 2 77 0:23 McNeese State Deonta McMahon (#20) 62-yard touchdown run, Garrison Smith (#37) kick good 7 31
3rd 14:20 1 75 0:11 Rice Bradley Rozner (#2) 75-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 7 38
3rd 9:35 6 80 2:57 Rice Jack Bradley (#87) 17-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 7 45
3rd 3:10 7 60 1:41 McNeese State 23-yard field goal by Garrison Smith (#37) 10 45
4th 13:14 11 75 4:56 Rice Juma Otoviano (#8) 15-yard touchdown reception from TJ McMahon (#7), Christian VanSickle (#31) kick good 10 52
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 52

Vs. Alcorn State
See also: 2022 Alcorn State Braves football team
Alcorn State Braves (0–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Braves 0 21 3630
Cowboys 0 3 14219

at Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: September 17th
  • Game time: 7:00 P.M CST
  • Game attendance: 18,629
  • Referee: Ed Ardito
  • TV: ESPN3

Vs. Mississippi College
See also: 2022 Mississippi College Choctaws football team
Mississippi College Choctaws (1–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–3)
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 8 10 7732
Choctaws 7 0 7317

at Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: September 24th
  • Game time: 7:00 P.M CST
  • Game attendance: 10,105
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV: ESPN+

At No. 11 Incarnate Word
See also: 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
McNeese State Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 3720
No. 11 Cardinals 14 7 72048

at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88 • Wind: E 8 mph • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 2,542
  • Referee: Craig Helser
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Paul Alexander (play-by-play), Karl Schoening (analyst) and Sam Kaman (sideline)
  • Box Score
Game information

Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 10 3 20 40
Cowboys 8 7 0 0 15
See also: 2022 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football team

At Nicholls
See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team
McNeese State Cowboys at Nicholls Colonels
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 22 7635
Colonels 7 7 20640

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium, Thibodaux, LA

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,788
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV: ESPN+

Vs. Southeastern Louisiana
See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Southeastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese State Cowboys
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 7 7728
Cowboys 6 14 7027

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,068
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • TV: ESPN+

Vs. Eastern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 7 0 8 15
Cowboys 10 9 7 3 29
See also: 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

At Houston Christian
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 7 7 7 21
Huskies 0 7 3 0 10
See also: 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team

Vs. Lamar
See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 17 3 0 20
Cowboys 0 21 0 3 24

Statistics

Statistics Lamar McNeese
First downs1913
Total yards369314
Rushing yards219268
Passing yards15046
Turnovers20
Time of possession35:4724:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LamarPassingNick Yockey19-27; 150 total yards; long 18 yards
RushingMajor Bowden11 attempts; 92 total yards; long 30 yards
ReceivingMajor Bowden2 receptions; 35 total yards; long 18 yards
McNeesePassingRyan Roberts6-14; 46 yards total; long 14 yards
RushingDeonata McMahon20 attempts; 241 total yards; long 79 yards
ReceivingJon McCall2 receptions; 22 total yards; long 14 yards

References
  1. "SOUTHEASTERN VOTED TO TOP SPOT IN SOUTHLAND FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL". Southland Conference. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. "Football schedule change adds UIW, Lamar". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  3. "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2022". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
  4. "2022 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
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