2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football McNeese Athletics logo.svg 150 Southland Conference Southland 11 9 10–3 6–1 Matt Viator 8th Tim Leger 7th Lance Guidry 1st Cowboy Stadium NCAA Division I Second Round L 10–31 vs. Jacksonville State The 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Matt Viator, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, placing second in the Southland. McNeese State received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Cowboys lost in the second round to Jacksonville State. The team played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Schedule 2013 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central August 31 6:00 pm w y y South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL ESPN3 53–21 35,470 September 7 7:30 pm w y 18 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA CSNH 58–14 15,217 September 14 7:00 pm w y 13 2013 West Alabama Tigers West Alabama Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA 44–42 10,107 September 21 7:00 pm w y 12 Weber State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA 43–6 8,893 September 28 4:00 pm l y y 9 Northern Iowa 5 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 6–41 12,325 October 5 3:00 pm w y 11 Central Arkansas 14 Red Beans and Rice Bowl Estes Stadium Conway, AR SLCTV 59–28 10,247 October 19 7:00 pm w 9 Sam Houston State 2 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ESPN3 31–23 15,352 October 26 3:00 pm w y 4 Nicholls State John L. Guidry Stadium Thobodaux, LA 55–30 5,988 November 2 7:00 pm l 4 Southeastern Louisiana 25 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA 7–41 14,898 November 9 3:00 pm w y 11 Stephen F. Austin Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX 69–38 6,312 November 16 7:00 pm w 9 Northwestern State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA rivalry ESPN3 43–17 15,003 November 23 3:00 pm w y 6 Lamar Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX Battle of the Border 42–38 7,627 December 7 6:00 pm l y 6 Jacksonville State 20 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 10–31 5,036 McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2013 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2377/season/2013 ESPN June 20, 2023 2013 Football Schedule https://mcneesesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2013 McNeese State University Athletics June 20, 2023 Game summaries South Florida South Florida Bulls football 2013 South Florida Bulls football team McNeese State at South Florida Cowboys 2 31 10 10 Bulls 7 0 7 7 August 31 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL 7:00 PM EST 3:15 35,470 88 °F °C on, Cloudy Todd LaPenta Drew Fellios, Doug Graber, and Tiffany Greene ESPN3Sources: yes 1 12:47 USF Marcus Shaw 80-yard touchdown run, Marvin Kloss kick good USF 7–0 1 7:55 MCN 30-yard Team Safety USF 7–2 2 11:02 MCN Kelvin Bennett 7-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 9–7 2 10:38 MCN Dylan Long 7-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 16–7 2 6:47 MCN Nic Jacobs 22-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 23–7 2 3:13 MCN Jean Breaux 47-yard Field Goal MCN 26–7 2 0:12 MCN Guy Morgan 76-yard Interception return for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 33–7 3 12:46 MCN Dylan Long 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 40–7 3 11:23 USF Stephen Bravo-Brown 59-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Eveld, Marvin Kloss kick good MCN 40–14 3 4:23 MCN Ryan Rome 32-yard Field Goal MCN 43–14 4 13:57 USF Andre Davis 7-yard touchdown pass from Bobby Eveld, Marvin Kloss kick good MCN 43–21 4 12:59 MCN Nic Jacobs 22-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 50–21 4 5:37 MCN Ryan Rome 24-yard Field Goal MCN 53–21 yes McNeese State received $400,000 to play the upper division (FBS) South Florida Bulls to open the 2013 season for both programs.McNeese State Hands USF Bulls Humbling Loss Greg Auman https://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/university-of-south-florida-bulls-mcneese-state-raymond-james-stadium/2139427/ Tampa Bay Times August 31, 2013 September 3, 2013 The Bulls prior record as an FBS team playing against FCS teams was 23–0; USF was a 20.5 point favorite before the game.McNeese State Ranks Among USF Bulls' Worst Losses Greg Auman https://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/mcneese-state-ranks-among-usf-bulls-worst-losses/2139462/ Tampa Bay Times August 31, 2013 September 3, 2013 The Cowboys spoiled Willie Taggart's debut as the Bulls' head coach, winning 53–21. The 32-point margin was the largest margin of victory by any FCS team over an FBS team since Division I was split into FBS and FCS in 1978. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football 2013 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team Arkansas–Pine Bluff at McNeese State Golden Lions 7 7 0 0 #18 Cowboys 14 23 14 7 September 7 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:37 PM CST 2:48 15,217 82 °F °C on, Cloudy, Winds SSW @ 6mph Ken Ray David Saltzman, ND Kalu & Bart Enis CSNHSources: yes 1 11:40 MCN Marcus Wiltz 12-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 7–0 1 6:00 UAPB Jamie Smith 7-yard touchdown run, Tyler Strickland kick good Tied 7–7 1 0:24 MCN Dylan Long 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 14–7 2 14:30 UAPB Jeremiah Young 2-yard touchdown run, Tyler Strickland kick good Tied 14–14 2 12:32 MCN Tyler Bolfing 7-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 21–14 2 11:42 MCN 1-yard Team Safety MCN 23–14 2 10:11 MCN Marcus Wiltz 22-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 30–14 2 0:41 MCN Marcus Wiltz 6-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 37–14 3 14:12 MCN Ernest Celestie 33-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 44–14 3 1:56 MCN Dylan Long 12-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 51–14 4 9:58 MCN Jontrey Tillman 9-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 58–14 yes West Alabama West Alabama Tigers football West Alabama at McNeese State Tigers 14 7 14 7 #13 Cowboys 14 10 7 13 September 14 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:00 PM CST 3:05 10,107 80 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, Winds E @ 6mph Ross Smith Sources: yes 1 14:48 UWA Chad Toocheck 75-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Caldwell, Mark Grant kick good UWA 7–0 1 10:35 MCN Zach Hetrick 3-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good Tied 7–7 1 7:40 UWA Seth Roberts 26-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Caldwell, Mark Grant kick good UWA 14–7 1 1:49 MCN Wes Briscoe 16-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good Tied 14–14 2 13:11 UWA Gary Johnston 1-yard touchdown run, Mark Grant kick good UWA 21–14 2 10:39 MCN Ryan Rome 31-yard Field Goal UWA 21–17 2 4:17 MCN Nic Jacobs 4-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 24–21 3 12:49 UWA Ty Morgan 57-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Caldwell, Mark Grant kick good UWA 28–24 3 6:34 MCN Dylan Long 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 31–28 3 0:22 UWA Kedrick Rhodes 29-yard touchdown run, Mark Grant kick good UWA 35–31 4 12:58 MCN Jereon McGilvery 28-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 38–35 4 3:41 UWA Gary Johnston 2-yard touchdown run, Mark Grant kick good UWA 42–38 4 0:46 MCN Diontae Spencer 20-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick blocked MCN 44–42 yes Weber State Weber State Wildcats football 2013 Weber State Wildcats football team Weber State at McNeese State Wildcats 6 0 0 0 #12 Cowboys 7 10 13 13 September 21 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:00 PM CST 2:53 8,893 73 °F °C on, Cloudy w/ 70% chance of rain, Winds NNE @ 12mph C. Castleberry Sources: yes 1 9:41 WSU Cam Livingston 48-yard touchdown pass from Austin Chipoletti, Austin Chipoletti rush failed WSU 6–0 1 2:55 MCN Wallace Scott 69-yard Interception returned for a touchdown, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 7–6 2 14:45 MCN Kelvin Bennett 48-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 14–6 2 5:40 MCN Ryan Rome 35-yard Field Goal MCN 17–6 3 7:15 MCN Ernest Celestie 43-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick good MCN 24–6 3 1:36 MCN Marcus Wiltz 11-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick blocked MCN 30–6 4 14:49 MCN Ernest Celestie 60-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick failed MCN 36–6 4 9:55 MCN Kelvin Bennett 50-yard touchdown run, Jean Breaux kick good MCN 43–6 yes Northern Iowa Northern Iowa Panthers football 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers football team McNeese State at Northern Iowa #9 Cowboys 0 0 6 0 #5 Panthers 7 10 14 10 September 28 UNI-DomeCedar Falls, IA CST 12,325 Sources: Central Arkansas 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team McNeese State at Central Arkansas #11 Cowboys 7 35 7 10 #14 Bears 7 14 7 0 October 5 Estes StadiumConway, AR CST SLCTVSources: Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Bearkats football 2013 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team McNeese State at Sam Houston State #9 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 #2 Bearkats 0 0 0 0 October 19 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX CST ESPN3Sources: Nicholls State Nicholls State Colonels football 2013 Nicholls State Colonels football team McNeese State at Nicholls State Cowboys 0 0 0 0 Colonels 0 0 0 0 October 26 John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA CST Sources: Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana Lions football 2013 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State Lions 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 November 2 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA CST Sources: Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football 2013 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin #11 Cowboys 21 24 17 7 Lumberjacks 24 0 7 7 November 9 Homer Bryce StadiumNacogdoches, TX CST Sources: yes 1 9:37 SFA Tyler Boyd 62-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick SFA 7–0 1 9:25 MCNS Diontae Spencer 93-yard kickoff return, Ryan Rome kick Tied 7–7 1 7:16 SFA Jordan Wiggs 20-yard field goal SFA 10–7 1 5:07 SFA Tyler Boyd 17-yard touchdown pass from Brady Attaway, Jordan Wiggs kick SFA 17–7 1 4:53 MCNS Diontae Spencer 85-yard kickoff return, Ryan Rome kick SFA 17–14 1 4:39 SFA Mike Brooks 100-yard kickoff return, Jordan Wiggs kick SFA 24–14 1 2:09 MCNS Marcus Wiltz 2-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick SFA 24–21 2 8:08 MCNS Ernest Celestie 71-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick MCNS 28–24 2 7:24 MCNS Zack Hetrick 4-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick MCNS 35–24 2 2:37 MCNS Diontae Spencer 10-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick MCNS 42–24 2 0:05 MCNS Ryan Rome 22-yard field goal MCNS 45–24 3 7:54 MCNS Ryan Rome 23-yard field goal MCNS 48–24 3 7:20 SFA Marquis Mosley 51-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Boyd, Jordan Wiggs kick MCNS 48–31 3 5:29 MCNS Dylan Long 1-yard touchdown run, Ryan Rome kick MCNS 55–31 3 3:29 MCNS Diontae Spencer 9-yard touchdown pass from Cody Stroud, Ryan Rome kick MCNS 62–31 4 8:36 MCNS Diontae Spencer 35-yard punt return, Ryan Rome kick MCNS 69–31 4 3:38 MCNS Braxton Beardon 11-yard pass from Joe Minden, Jordan Wiggs kick MCNS 69–38 yes Northwestern State Northwestern State Demons football 2013 Northwestern State Demons football team Northwestern State at McNeese State Demons 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 November 16 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA CST ESPN3Sources: Lamar Lamar Cardinals football 2013 Lamar Cardinals football team McNeese State at Lamar Demons 0 0 0 0 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 November 23 Provost Umphrey StadiumBeaumont, TX CST Sources: Ranking movements Sports Network 0 14 NR 18 13 12 9 11 9 9 4 4 11 9 6 6 11 Coaches 0 14 NR 20 18 13 9 14 11 10 7 7 13 11 8 6 9 Media All McNeese State games were broadcast on Gator 99.5 FM. KVHP 30.2 is the local affiliate for SLC TV and aired McNeese State games on SLC TV. References McNeese State Category:McNeese Cowboys football seasons McNeese State McNeese State Cowboys football