2012 McNeese State Cowboys football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2012 McNeese State Cowboys football McNeese Athletics logo.svg 150 Southland Conference Southland 7–4 4–3 Matt Viator 7th Tim Leger 6th Mike Collins 2nd Cowboy Stadium The 2012 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Matt Viator, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Schedule 2012 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Central August 30 6:30 pm w y y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN ESPN3 27–21 18,690 September 8 7:00 pm w y 22 McMurry Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Cowboy Insider 69–7 13,291 September 15 7:00 pm w y y 19 Weber State Stewart Stadium Ogden, UT Big Sky TV 35–21 9,617 September 22 7:00 pm l y 19 Southeastern Louisiana Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA The Southeastern Channel 24–25 4,791 September 29 7:00 pm w 24 Northwestern State Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA rivalry Cowboy Insider 30–22 10,532 October 13 7:00 pm l 19 Central Arkansas 21 Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Red Beans and Rice Bowl Cowboy Insider 26–27 12,913 October 20 2:00 pm l y Sam Houston State 6 Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX CSNH 10–45 10,151 October 27 7:00 pm w y Stephen F. Austin Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA SLC TV 35–24 12,213 November 3 3:00 pm w y Nicholls State John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA SLC TV 42–10 5,299 November 10 1:00 pm l y y UTSA Alamodome San Antonio, TX 24–31 25,784 November 17 7:00 pm w Lamar Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Battle of the Border Cowboys Insider 35–0 11,235 http://mcneesesports.com/news/2012/1/6/FB_0106122204.aspx McNeese State announces 2012 football schedule McNeese Sports January 6, 2012 McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2012 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2377/season/2012 ESPN June 19, 2023 2012 Football Schedule https://mcneesesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2012 McNeese State University Athletics June 19, 2023 Game summaries Middle Tennessee 2012 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team McNeese State at Middle Tennessee State Cowboys 0 14 10 3 Blue Raiders 3 3 0 15 August 30 Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN 6:32 CST 3:03 18,690 83 °F °C on, Clear and nice, winds SW at 10mph Jeff Hillyer Chip Walters and Kelly Holcomb ESPN3Sources: After Texas A&M bought out the 2012 game scheduled against McNeese State, the Cowboys were able to find a replacement to open the season in the form of the Blue Raiders. It will be the first ever meeting between the two schools.http://ncaafootball.com/News/tabid/729/Article/145465/McNeese-State-Finalizes-2012-Schedule.aspx McNeese State Finalizes 2012 Schedule NCAAFootball.com February 24, 2012 MSU MTST collapsed 1 12:40 Middle Tennessee State 6 34 3:20 FG 20 Carlos Lopez 0 3 2 14:53 Middle Tennessee State 11 55 3:53 FG 28 Carlos Lopez 0 6 2 9:20 McNeese State 11 70 5:33 RecTD Josh Jordan Tyler Bolfing 2 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 6 2 0:33 McNeese State 10 87 5:43 RecTD Champlain Babin Cody Stroud 8 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 6 3 12:00 McNeese State 8 51 3:00 FG 46 Josh Lewis 17 6 3 1:20 McNeese State 5 49 2:08 RushTD Cody Stroud 1 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 6 4 6:58 Middle Tennessee State 17 97 4:17 RecTD Anthony Amos Logan Kilgore 6 pass to Jordan Parker from Logan Kilgore good 24 14 4 5:21 McNeese State 5 25 1:37 FG 33 Josh Lewis 27 14 4 5:01 Middle Tennessee State 1 15 0:20 RecTD Kyle Griswould Logan Kilgore 15 good Carlos Lopez run/pass good/failed/incomplete 27 21 27 21 McMurry 2012 McMurry University War Hawks football team The Cowboys look to get rid of a goose egg when they meet the D2 Independent War Hawks. McMurry and McNeese State have met twice before, in 1957 and 1958, with the War Hawks owning a 2–0 record against the Cowboys.http://halmummefb.com/articles/mcmurry-football-announces-2012-schedule/ McMurry Football Announces 2012 schedule halmummefb.com March 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120727041325/http://halmummefb.com/articles/mcmurry-football-announces-2012-schedule/# 2012-07-27 dead McMurry at #21 McNeese State War Hawks 0 0 7 0 Cowboys 21 24 14 10 September 8 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:00 PM CST 2:50 13,291 74 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds N at 13mph Buddy Gingras Sources: McMurry McNeese St. collapsed 1 8:40 McNeese State 10 61 4:33 RushTD Cody Stroud 1 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 3:01 McNeese State 7 62 3:11 RushTD Javaris Murray 1 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 1 0:26 McNeese State 4 22 1:09 RecTD Damion Dixon Cody Stroud 10 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 21 2 13:11 McNeese State 3 46 1:11 RecTD Darius Carey Cody Stroud 13 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 28 2 11:40 McNeese State IntTD Chris Raggett 41 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 35 2 5:46 McNeese State 9 83 5:13 RecTD Darius Carey Tyler Bolfing 52 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 42 2 1:28 McNeese State 4 8 1:39 FG 23 Josh Lewis 0 45 3 11:21 McNeese State IntTD Chris Raggett 30 good James Bice run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 52 3 3:49 McNeese State 9 95 4:45 RushTD Dillon Berlin 5 good James Bice run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 59 3 2:28 McMurry 3 4 1:21 RecTD Clinton McCoy Brady Lambert 7 good Josh King run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 59 4 12:11 McNeese State 9 37 5:27 FG 27 James Bice 7 62 4 10:43 McNeese State 3 32 1:18 RushTD Kelvin Bennett 17 good James Bice run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 69 7 69 Weber State 2012 Weber State Wildcats football team The Cowboys and Wildcats meet for the third time in 2012 with the series even at 1–1, the last having taken place in 1990 with Weber prevailing 27–7. The Wildcats will head to Lake Charles in 2013 as part of this home-and-home series.http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/53194634-77/state-football-mcneese-weber.html.csp Weber State and McNeese State Football Teams to Meet Salt Lake Tribune December 28, 2011 December 28, 2011 #19 McNeese State at Weber State #19 Cowboys 0 14 7 14 Wildcats 0 0 7 14 September 15 Stewart StadiumOgden, UT 7:05 PM CST 2:53 9,617 81 °F °C on, Sunny, winds N at 3mph Bruce Palmer Carl Arky and Ty Sparrow Big Sky TVSources: McNeese St. Weber St. collapsed 2 4:00 McNeese State 9 80 4:01 RushTD Darius Casey 3 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 2 00:16 McNeese State 11 80 2:47 RushTD Cody Stroud 4 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 3 11:25 Weber State 7 33 1:59 RecTD Shaydon Kehano Mike Hoke 10 good Shaun McClain run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 7 3 10:07 McNeese State 1 91 0:13 RushTD Dionate Spencer 91 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 7 4 10:56 McNeese State 8 49 3:56 RecTD Jereon McGilvery Cody Stroud 8 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 28 7 4 6:45 McNeese State 2 80 0:51 RushTD Javaris Murray 76 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 7 4 3:50 Weber State 10 66 2:49 RushTD C. J. Tuckett 2 good Shaun McClain run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 14 4 00:20 Weber State 7 63 1:01 RushTD Jordan Adamczyk 3 good Shaun McClain run/pass good/failed/incomplete 35 21 35 21 Southeastern Louisiana 2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team SLC play begins with this match against the Lions. The Cowboys currently own a 22–15 record against the Lions. McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana Cowboys 14 10 0 0 Lions 3 7 7 8 September 22 Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA 7:00 PM CST 2:56 4,791 Scott Novak Allen Waddell and Trey Willie Southeastern ChannelSources: McNeese St. SE Louisiana collapsed 1 7:39 McNeese State 9 63 4:48 RushTD Cody Stroud 1 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 6:22 McNeese State 4 21 1:11 RecTD Kendale Thomas Cody Stroud 8 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 1 0:04 Southeastern Louisiana 15 49 6:10 FG 49 Seth Sebastian 14 3 2 10:01 Southeastern Louisiana 2 41 0:26 RushTD Nathan Stanley 2 good Seth Sebastian run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 10 2 8:41 McNeese State 3 72 1:15 RecTD Javaris Murray Cody Stroud 26 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 21 10 2 0:03 McNeese State 17 60 4:06 FG 30 Josh Lewis 24 10 3 3:26 Southeastern Louisiana 15 86 7:03 RushTD Michael Chaney 2 good Seth Sebastian run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 17 4 2:39 Southeastern Louisiana 17 80 6:25 RecTD Taylor Jenkins Nathan Stanley 2 run by Michael Chaney good 24 25 24 25 Northwestern State 2012 Northwestern State Demons football team SLC play continues when the Demons and Cowboys meet with the Cowboys owning a 40–20–1 record against Northwestern State. Northwestern State at McNeese State Demons 0 0 14 8 Cowboys 7 10 3 10 September 29 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:00 PM CST 3:03 10,532 78 °F °C on, Cloudy, winds ESE at 5mph Ross Smith Tom Hoefer, Johnny Suydam, and Richard Dow Cowboy InsiderSources: Northwestern St. McNeese St. collapsed 1 6:29 McNeese State 5 52 2:23 RecTD Josh Jordan Cody Stroud 17 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 14:07 McNeese State 5 73 1:52 RecTD Diontae Spencer Cody Stroud 43 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 0:00 McNeese State 14 64 2:48 FG 17 Josh Lewis 0 17 3 13:56 Northwestern State 3 34 1:04 RecTD Clifton Brown Brad Henderson 18 good John Shaughnessy run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 17 3 4:33 McNeese State 18 64 9:23 FG 21 Josh Lewis 7 20 3 2:44 Northwestern State 6 74 1:49 RecTD Phillip Harvey Brad Henderson 41 good John Shaughnessy run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 20 4 10:19 McNeese State 4 7 2:03 FG 31 Josh Lewis 14 23 4 9:28 McNeese State 2 22 0:47 RushTD Javaris Murray 18 good Josh Lewis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 30 4 5:58 Northwestern State 11 98 3:30 RecTD Jovhan Jilbert Brad Henderson 58 Jovhan Jilbert pass to Robert Walker good 22 30 22 30 Central Arkansas 2012 Central Arkansas Bears football team Central Arkansas heads to Cowboy Stadium in 2012. The Cowboys are 3–3 against the Bears. Central Arkansas at McNeese State Bears 7 3 0 17 Cowboys 3 9 0 14 October 13 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA 7:00 PM CST 2:50 12,913 81 °F °C on, Partly Cloudy, winds SSE 17mph Alan Eck Justin Acri UCA GamedaySources: C. Arkansas McNeese St. collapsed 27 26 Sam Houston State 2012 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team The defending conference champions appear near the end of November. The Cowboys own a 24–8–1 record against Sam Houston State, but the Bearkats have won the recent games. McNeese State at Sam Houston State Cowboys Bearkats October 20 Bowers StadiumHuntsville, TX CST Dave Saltzman, Eddie Robinson Jr., and Bart Enis CSN HoustonSources: MSU SHSU collapsed Stephen F. Austin 2012 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team An attempt to pull further away from the Lumberjacks takes place in this 2012 contest. The Cowboys own a 16–13–2 record against the Lumberjacks. Stephen F. Austin at McNeese State Lumberjacks Cowboys October 27 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA CST Lyn Rollins, Rene Nadeau, and Erin Cofiell SLC TVSources: SFA MSU collapsed Nicholls State 2012 Nicholls State Colonels football team The Cowboys open November with the Colonels. It's the 37th meeting with the Cowboys owning a 25–11 advantage in the series. McNeese State at Nicholls State Cowboys Colonels November 3 John L. Guidry StadiumThibodaux, LA CST Kevin Eschenfelder, Rene Nadeau, and Erin Cofiell SLC TVSources: MSU NSU collapsed UTSA 2012 UTSA Roadrunners football team The Roadrunners stand as the final non-conference team until playoff time comes for the Cowboys in 2012. It's the second meeting between the 2 with McNeese having won the 2011 match. McNeese State at UTSA Cowboys Roadrunners November 10 AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX CST Sources: MSU UTSA collapsed Lamar 2012 Lamar Cardinals football team The 31st meeting between the Cardinals and Cowboys closes the 2012 SLC season. The Cowboys own a 21–8–1 record against the Cardinals. Lamar at McNeese State Cardinals Cowboys November 17 Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA CST Sources: Lamar MSU collapsed Ranking movements Sports Network 0 16 RV 22 19 19 24 21 19 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Coaches 0 16 RV 21 19 17 21 18 15 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Media All McNeese State games will be broadcast on Gator 99.5 FM. KVHP 30.2 is the local affiliate for SLC TV and will air McNeese State games on SLC TV. References McNeese State Category:McNeese Cowboys football seasons McNeese State Cowboys football