2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football McNeese Athletics logo.svg 150 Southland Conference Southland 6–5 5–4 Lance Guidry 1st Landon Hoefer 1st Tony Restivo 1st Cowboy Stadium The 2016 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Lance Guidry, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Schedule 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 3 6:00 pm w y 11 2016 Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA AACI All-Access Cowboy Insider 33–3 11,901 September 10 6:00 pm l y y 11 Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA Cajun Crown ESPN3 22–30 26,891 September 17 6:00 pm l 14 Stephen F. Austin Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ASN 28–31 11,742 September 24 6:00 pm w y 24 Incarnate Word Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX UIWtv 42–35 4,798 October 1 6:00 pm w 23 Nicholls State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA CST, ESPN3 38–13 10,130 October 8 6:00 pm l y 20 Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA ESPN3 24–31 6,165 October 15 6:00 pm l Central Arkansas 23 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Red Beans and Rice Bowl ESPN3 0–35 9,253 October 22 6:00 pm w y Northwestern State Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA rivalry DemonTV 48–27 10,159 October 29 6:00 pm w Abilene Christian Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA ASN 33–14 11,228 November 5 6:00 pm l y Sam Houston State 1 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX ESPN3 43–56 8,025 November 19 6:00 pm w Lamar Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Battle of the Border AACI 41–10 8,804 McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2016 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2377/season/2016 ESPN June 20, 2023 2016 Football Schedule https://mcneesesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 McNeese State University Athletics June 20, 2023 Game summaries Tarleton State Tarleton State Texans Tarleton State at McNeese State Texans 3 0 0 0 #11 Cowboys 0 20 13 0 September 3 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 6:00 PM CDT 2:55 11,901 91 F • Wind NE 7 mph on • Partly cloudy Eddie Kelley Sources: yes 1 4:20 Tarleton State Sergio Sroka 20 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:19 0–3 2 12:36 McNeese State Trent Manuel 22 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 6:44 3–3 2 10:07 McNeese State Dylan Long 1 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:37 10–3 2 5:06 McNeese State Darious Crawley 35 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:37 17–3 2 0:00 McNeese State Trent Manuel 24 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 2:52 20–7 3 10:01 McNeese State Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:34 27–3 3 3:30 McNeese State Dylan Long 6 yard run (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:57 33–3 yes @ Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team Cajun Crown McNeese State at Louisiana–Lafayette #11 Cowboys 3 9 3 7 Ragin' Cajuns 7 7 13 3 September 10 Cajun FieldLafayette, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:28 26,891 79 F • Wind E 4 mph on • Partly cloudy Jason Autrey ESPN3Sources: yes 1 8:33 McNeese State Trent Manuel 33 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 6:27 3–0 1 4:11 Louisiana–Lafayette Ja'Marcus Bradley 17 yard pass from Anthony Jennings (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:05 3–7 2 9:36 McNeese State Trent Manuel 40 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 35 yards, 6:01 6–7 2 6:14 Louisiana–Lafayette Anthony Jennings 3 yard run (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:22 6–14 2 0:30 McNeese State Dylan Long 1 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44 12–14 3 9:31 McNeese State Trent Manuel 28 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:24 15–14 3 7:18 Louisiana–Lafayette Raymond Calais 7 yard run (Stevie Artigue kick), Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:13 15–21 3 4:02 Louisiana–Lafayette Anthony Jennings 5 yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 0:51 15–27 4 5:01 Louisiana–Lafayette Stevie Artigue 17 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 5:36 15–30 4 0:12 McNeese State Dylan Long 3 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 1:59 22–30 yes Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State Lumberjacks 10 7 7 7 #14 Cowboys 7 7 7 7 September 17 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:50 11,742 82 F • Wind E 1 mph on • Partly cloudy Ross Smith ASN Sources: yes 1 12:11 Stephen F. Austin Zach Conque 36 yard run (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 1:54 0–7 1 7:44 Stephen F. Austin Storm Ruiz 40 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 1:45 0–10 1 5:11 McNeese State Darious Crawley 60 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:33 7–10 2 13:28 Stephen F. Austin Trae Hart 30 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 0:42 7–17 2 5:17 McNeese State Kent Shelby 44 yard pass from James Tabary (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:44 14–17 3 7:25 McNeese State Kent Shelby 5 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:19 21–17 3 6:17 Stephen F. Austin De'Quann Ruffin 58 yard pass from Zach Conque (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:08 21–24 4 14:56 McNeese State Darious Crawley 10 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:04 28–24 4 3:35 Stephen F. Austin Tamrick Pace 4 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Storm Ruiz kick), Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:27 28–31 yes @ Incarnate Word Incarnate Word Cardinals football 2016 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team McNeese State at Incarnate Word #24 Cowboys 14 21 7 0 Cardinals 7 7 0 21 September 24 Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX 6:00 PM CDT 3:24 4,798 77 F • Wind NW 8 mph on • Scattered showers Mike Cuttone UIWtvSources: Box Score yes 1 8:09 Incarnate Word Jordan Hicks 34 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:24 7–0 1 4:50 McNeese State Ryan Ross 5 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19 7–7 1 3:00 McNeese State Lawayne Ross 2 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 39 yards, 0:31 14–7 2 14:48 McNeese State Dariou Crawley 85 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 86 yards, 0:39 21–7 2 5:55 McNeese State Damon Gladney 2 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:18 28–7 2 1:16 Incarnate Word Broderick Reeves 5 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:32 28–14 2 1:04 McNeese State Khalil Thomas 97 yard kickoff return (Gunnar Raborn kick) 35–14 3 14:50 McNeese State Christi Jacobs 22 yard fumble recovery (Gunnar Raborn kick) 42–14 4 12:40 Incarnate Word Kody Edwards 9 yard pass from Trent Brittain (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:41 42–21 4 6:19 Incarnate Word Dorland Fields 53 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:09 42–28 4 1:37 Incarnate Word Trent Brittain 11 yard run (Cody Seidel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:53 42–35 yes Nicholls State Nicholls State Colonels football 2016 Nicholls State Colonels football team Nicholls at McNeese State Colonels 3 0 3 7 #23 Cowboys 7 14 7 10 October 1 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:18 10,130 80 F • Wind NE 2 mph on • Partly cloudy Dan Lewis CST/ESPN3Sources: yes 1 8:10 McNeese State Andre Fuller 27 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:13 7–0 1 3:08 Nicholls David McKey 23 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:02 7–3 2 6:24 McNeese State Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:56 14–3 2 0:18 McNeese State Parker Orgeron 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:46 21–3 3 10:44 Nicholls David McKey 33 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:16 21–6 3 5:17 McNeese State Ryan Ross 11 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 5:27 28–6 4 13:35 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 37 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:35 31–6 4 8:10 McNeese State Kylon Highshaw 80 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:12 38–6 4 3:54 Nicholls Team 0 yard fumble return (David McKey kick), Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 4:16 38–13 yes @ Southeastern Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana Lions football 2016 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana #20 Cowboys 0 14 3 7 Lions 7 0 17 7 October 8 Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:21 6,165 83 F • Wind N 12 mph on • Sunny Kevin Hassell ESPN3Sources: yes 1 10:33 Southeastern Louisiana Max Lyons 0 yard fumble recovery (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 4 plays, -20 yards, 1:26 0–7 2 14:55 McNeese State Nick Edwards 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 5:11 7–7 2 6:41 McNeese State Dylan Long 4 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:40 14–7 3 13:55 Southeastern Louisiana Juwaan Rogers 36 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05 14–14 3 10:51 Southeastern Louisiana Bransen Schwebel 17 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:35 14–21 3 9:22 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 30 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:21 17–21 3 5:34 Southeastern Louisiana Jonathon Tatum 41 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:42 17–24 4 7:42 McNeese State Lawayne Ross 19 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:03 24–24 4 0:08 Southeastern Louisiana Brandon Acker 82 yard pass from Justin Alo (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:39 24–31 yes Central Arkansas Central Arkansas Bears football 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team Red Beans and Rice Bowl Central Arkansas at McNeese State #23 Bears 7 7 14 7 Cowboys 0 0 0 0 October 15 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:06 9,253 84 F • Wind SSE 8 mph on • Partly cloudy, 62% humidity C. Castleberry ESPN3Sources: yes 1 5:52 Central Arkansas Kelton Warren 4 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 2:15 0–7 2 7:57 Central Arkansas Antwon Wells 10 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 0:34 0–14 3 12:06 Central Arkansas Antwon Wells 8 yard run (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:54 0–21 3 9:20 Central Arkansas Jatavio Wilson 33 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:48 0–28 4 8:01 Central Arkansas Roman Gordon 83 yard pass from Hay Hildebrand (Matt Cummins kick), Drive: 3 plays, 87 yards, 1:32 0–35 yes @ Northwestern State Northwestern State Demons football 2016 Northwestern State Demons football team McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry McNeese State at Northwestern State Cowboys 14 7 17 10 Demons 7 7 10 3 October 22 Harry Turpin StadiumNatchitoches, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:24 10,159 71 F • Wind ESE 3 mph on • Clear and crisp Kevin Muir DTVSources: yes 1 9:45 McNeese State Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:10 7–0 1 8:13 Northwestern State Bobb Chan-Chan 7 yard pass from Brooks Haack (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:25 7–7 1 0:10 McNeese State Dylan Long 3 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:12 14–7 2 6:48 McNeese State Kent Shelby 22 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:15 21–7 2 2:44 Northwestern State Ronald Green 28 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:59 21–14 3 12:43 Northwestern State Shakeir Ryan 26 yard run (Eric Piccione kick), Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:10 21–21 3 9:02 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:36 24–21 3 6:56 McNeese State Justin Pratt 47 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 2 plays, 56 yards, 0:58 31–21 3 4:04 McNeese State Kylon Highshaw 6 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:22 38–21 3 1:07 Northwestern State Eric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:51 38–24 4 12:56 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 25 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:05 41–24 4 7:29 Northwestern State Eric Piccione 30 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:46 41–27 4 1:25 McNeese State Jermai Antoine 70 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:30 48–27 yes Abilene Christian Abilene Christian Wildcats football 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team Abilene Christian at McNeese State Wildcats 7 0 0 7 Cowboys 10 9 7 7 October 29 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 6:00 PM CDT 3:17 11,228 80 F • Wind SSW 5 mph on • 47% relative humidity, Partly cloudy Scott Campbell ASNSources: yes 1 10:36 McNeese State Justin Pratt 4 yard run (Khalil Thomas kick), Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:31 7–0 1 6:16 Abilene Christian Troy Grant 13 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:38 7–7 1 1:57 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 27 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:19 10–7 2 5:27 McNeese State Lawayne Ross 13 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 6:18 16–7 2 0:13 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 47 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:27 19–7 3 11:30 McNeese State Justin Pratt 1 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:30 26–7 4 7:37 McNeese State Benjamin Jones 16 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:40 33–7 4 4:41 Abilene Christian Tracy James 1 yard run (Nik Grau kick), Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:56 33–14 yes @ Sam Houston State Sam Houston State Bearkats football 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team McNeese State at Sam Houston State Cowboys 0 9 21 13 #1 Bearkats 14 14 21 7 November 5 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX 6:00 PM CST 3:28 8,025 68 F • Wind N 4 mph on • Overcast Marvel July ESPN3Sources: yes 1 8:13 Sam Houston State Davion Davis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:22 0–7 1 5:27 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 52 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:37 0–14 2 11:04 McNeese State Gunnar Raborn 41 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:16 3–14 2 9:36 Sam Houston State Yedidiah Louis 45 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:23 3–21 2 6:33 Sam Houston State Ragan Henderson 1 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:34 3–28 2 1:29 McNeese State Kent Shelby 4 yard pass from James Tabary (two-point run conv. failed), Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04 9–28 3 12:39 McNeese State Justin Pratt 39 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:21 16–28 3 10:13 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 11 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:17 16–35 3 9:02 McNeese State Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:05 23–35 3 5:39 Sam Houston State Collin Rison 2 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:18 23–42 3 3:25 McNeese State Kylon Highshaw 8 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14 30–42 3 0:54 Sam Houston State Nathan Stewart 35 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:24 30–49 4 11:25 McNeese State Kent Shelby 11 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 4:24 36–49 4 6:57 McNeese State Tavarious Battiste 55 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:11 43–49 4 5:42 Sam Houston State Ragan Henderson 2 yard run (Luc Swimberghe kick), Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 1:09 43–56 yes Lamar Lamar Cardinals football 2016 Lamar Cardinals football team Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State) Lamar at McNeese State Cardinals 0 3 0 7 Cowboys 14 14 7 6 November 19 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 6:00 PM CST 3:07 8,804 56 F • Wind N 7 mph on • Clear, 29% relative humidity Marvel July AACISources: yes 1 13:26 McNeese State Ryan Ross 6 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:34 7–0 1 0:40 McNeese State Dylan Long 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 18 plays, 94 yards, 8:21 14–0 2 13:09 McNeese State Darious Crawley 19 yard pass from James Tabary (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:11 21–0 2 8:33 Lamar Juan Carranco 37 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:36 21–3 2 4:23 McNeese State Justin Pratt 3 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:33 28–3 3 3:11 McNeese State Jermaine Antoine 65 yard interception return (Gunnar Raborn kick), Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 3:03 35–3 4 13:58 Lamar Martell Hawthorne 32 yard pass from Adam Morse (Juan Carranco kick), Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:54 35–10 4 11:34 McNeese State James Tabary 26 yard run (Gunnar Raborn kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:24 41–10 yes 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