2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team


The 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Lance Guidry and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They were a member of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–4 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place.

Previous season

The Cowboys finished the 2015 season 10–1, 9–0 in Southland play to win the Southland Conference title. They went undefeated 10–0 in the regular season. They received the Southland's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to fellow Southland member Sam Houston State.

Schedule

Game summaries

Tarleton State

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@ Louisiana–Lafayette

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20–15–22007W 38–17

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Stephen F. Austin

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19–142015W 28–14

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@ Incarnate Word

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2–02015W 43–6

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Nicholls State

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29–112015W 37–7

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@ Southeastern Louisiana

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23–172015W 21–7

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Central Arkansas

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5–42015W 28–13

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@ Northwestern State

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44–20–12015W 47–27

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Abilene Christian

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3–02015W 15–13

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@ Sam Houston State

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26–11–12015 FCS PlayoffsL 29–34

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Lamar

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22–8–12015W 20–14

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Ranking movements