2022 McNeese Cowboys football team

American college football season

2022 McNeese Cowboys football

Conference| Southland Conference
Record| 4–7 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach|

* Gary Goff (1st season)

Offensive scheme| Air raid
Defensive coordinator| Tony Pecoraro (1st season)
Home stadium| Cowboy Stadium

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 Southland Conference football standings

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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

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.

## Preseason

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### Preseason poll

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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)

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1 | Southeastern Louisiana | 90 (7)
2 | Incarnate Word | 86 (7)
3 | Nicholls | 79 (2)
4 | McNeese | 61
5 | Northwestern State | 44
6 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 39
7 | Lamar | 25
8 | Houston Christian | 24

### Preseason All–Southland Teams

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## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 3| 7:00 p.m.| at No. 4 Montana State*|

* Bobcat Stadium
* Bozeman, MT

| ESPN+| L 17–40| 21,687
September 10| 6:30 p.m.| at Rice*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN3| L 10–52| 18,629
September 17| 7:00 p.m.| Alcorn State*|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| ESPN3| L 19–30| 11,425
September 24| 7:00 p.m.| Mississippi College*|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| ESPN+| W 32–17| 10,105
October 1| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 11 Incarnate Word|

* Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
* San Antonio, TX

| ESPN+| L 20–48| 2,542
October 15| 7:00 p.m.| Texas A&M–Commerce|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| ESPN+| L 15–40| 9,202
October 22| 3:00 p.m.| at Nicholls|

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

| ESPN+| L 35–40| 5,788
October 29| 7:00 p.m.| Southeastern Louisiana|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| ESPN+| L 27–28| 8,068
November 5| 7:00 p.m.| Eastern Illinois*|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA

| ESPN+| W 29–15| 7,520
November 12| 2:00 p.m.| at Houston Christian|

* Husky Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN+| W 21–10| 1,355
November 19| 7:00 p.m.| Lamar|

* Cowboy Stadium
* Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)

| ESPN+| W 24–20| 6,901

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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### At No. 4 Montana State

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Cowboys  | 0  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 17
No. 4 Bobcats | 0  | 17  | 16  | 7 | 40

See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

### At Rice

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See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team

McNeese State Cowboys (0–1) vs. Rice Owls (0–1)

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Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 10| 0| 10
Owls | 10 | 21 | 14| 7| 52

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

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First downs | 14 | 26
Plays–yards | 51–263 | 74–487
Rushes–yards | 30–172 | 43–209
Passing yards | 91 | 278
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–21–2 | 21–31–0
Time of possession | 21:48 | 38:12
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McNeese State  | Passing | Know Kadum | 5/12, 65 yards, 1 INT
Rushing | Deonta McMahon | 5 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Mason Pierce | 3 receptions, 37 yards
Rice  | Passing | TJ McMahon | 20/29, 274 yards, 4 TD
Rushing | Ari Broussard | 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Bradley Rozner | 3 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD
Scoring summary

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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

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See also: 2022 Alcorn State Braves football team

Alcorn State Braves (0–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–2)

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Braves | 0 | 21 | 3| 6| 30
Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 14| 2| 19

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

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See also: 2022 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

Mississippi College Choctaws (1–2) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0–3)

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Cowboys | 8 | 10 | 7| 7| 32
Choctaws | 7 | 0 | 7| 3| 17

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

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See also: 2022 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team

McNeese State Cowboys at Incarnate Word Cardinals

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Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 3| 7| 20
No. 11 Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 7| 20| 48

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

First Quarter

* UIW – 12:10 Lindsey Scott Jr. 7 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:50
* UIW – 0:44 Lindsey Scott, Jr. 7 yard run, Carson Mohr kick
UIW 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:05

Second Quarter

* MSU – 10:04 Garrison Smith 39 yard field goal
UIW 14–3 Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 5:40
* MSU – 2:12 Deonta McMahon 3 yard run, Garrison Smith kick
UIW 14–10 Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:52
* UIW – 0:04 Taylor Grimes 11 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 21–10 Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:00

Third Quarter

* MSU – 10:58 Garrison Smith 47 yard field goal
UIW 21–13 Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:02
* UIW – 3:40 Taylor Grimes 33 yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 28–13 Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 2:31

Fourth Quarter

* MSU – 12:13 Josh Parker 1 yard run, Garrison Smith kick
UIW 28–20 Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 6:17
* UIW – 8:20 Lindsey Scott, Jr. 5 yard run, Kevin Nguyen run failed
UIW 34–20 Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 3:45
* UIW – 2:22 CJ Hardy 23 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 41–20 Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:08
* UIW – 0:40 Taylor Grimes 6 yard pass from Lindsey Scott, Jr., Carson Mohr kick
UIW 48–20 Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 1:03

Passing

* MSU – Knox Kadum 13/26, 144 YDS
* UIW – Lindsey Scott Jr. 25/35, 347 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing

* MSU – Deonta McMahon 17 ATT, 88 YDS, 1 TD
* UIW – Marcus Cooper 25 ATT, 135 YDS

Receiving

* MSU – Mason Pierce 5 REC, 60 YDS
* UIW – Taylor Grimes 8 REC, 115 YDS, 3 TD

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Lions | 7  | 10  | 3  | 20 | 40
Cowboys  | 8  | 7  | 0  | 0 | 15

See also: 2022 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions football team

### At Nicholls

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See also: 2022 Nicholls Colonels football team

McNeese State Cowboys at Nicholls Colonels

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Cowboys | 0 | 22 | 7| 6| 35
Colonels | 7 | 7 | 20| 6| 40

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

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See also: 2022 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at McNeese State Cowboys

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Lions | 7 | 7 | 7| 7| 28
Cowboys | 6 | 14 | 7| 0| 27

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

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Panthers  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 8 | 15
Cowboys | 10  | 9  | 7  | 3 | 29

See also: 2022 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

### At Houston Christian

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Cowboys | 0  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 21
Huskies  | 0  | 7  | 3  | 0 | 10

See also: 2022 Houston Christian Huskies football team

### Vs. Lamar

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See also: 2022 Lamar Cardinals football team

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Cardinals  | 0  | 17  | 3  | 0 | 20
Cowboys | 0  | 21  | 0  | 3 | 24

Statistics

Statistics  | Lamar | McNeese

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First downs | 19 | 13
Total yards | 369 | 314
Rushing yards | 219 | 268
Passing yards | 150 | 46
Turnovers | 2 | 0
Time of possession | 35:47 | 24:13
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Lamar | Passing | Nick Yockey | 19-27; 150 total yards; long 18 yards
Rushing | Major Bowden | 11 attempts; 92 total yards; long 30 yards
Receiving | Major Bowden | 2 receptions; 35 total yards; long 18 yards
McNeese | Passing | Ryan Roberts | 6-14; 46 yards total; long 14 yards
Rushing | Deonata McMahon | 20 attempts; 241 total yards; long 79 yards
Receiving | Jon McCall | 2 receptions; 22 total yards; long 14 yards

## References

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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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Members|

* Houston Christian Huskies
* Incarnate Word Cardinals
* Lamar Cardinals and Lady Cardinals
* McNeese Cowboys and Cowgirls
* Nicholls State Colonels
* New Orleans Privateers
* Northwestern State Demons and Lady Demons
* Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions
* Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and Ladyjacks
* Texas A&M–Commerce Lions
* Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders
* UTRGV Vaqueros (adding football in 2025)

Beach volleyball-only members|

* Boise State Broncos
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Golf-only members|

* Augusta Jaguars (men & women)
* Francis Marion Patriots (men)

Tennis-only members|

* NJIT Highlanders (men & women)

Multi-sport affiliate|

* Bryant Bulldogs (men's & women's golf and tennis)

Related entities|

* Southland Bowling League (2015–2023)

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