2020 Southland Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^   6 – 0     10 – 0  
No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana   4 – 2     4 – 3  
No. 23 Nicholls   3 – 3     4 – 3  
Incarnate Word   3 – 3     3 – 3  
Lamar   2 – 4     2 – 4  
McNeese State*   2 – 4     3 – 4  
Northwestern State   1 – 5     1 – 5  
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Frank Wilson, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 3–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

On August 13, McNeese State Athletic Department decided to postpone all fall sports with the intent to play in the spring.[1] This decision canceled all games that were to be played from September through November 2020.

Preseason

Recruiting class

Reference(s):[2]

College recruiting information (2020)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Khaylon Chapple
Defensive Line 		Haughton, LA Haughton HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Caron Coleman
Offensive Line 		St. Louis, MO Pattonville HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Dec 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Luke Howard
Tight End 		Lafayette, LA St. Thomas More Catholic HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dec 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Mason Kinsey
Defensive End 		Mansfield, TX Mansfield Legacy HS
Navarro College 		6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Dec 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Grayson Mays
Defensive End 		Bellville, TX Bellville HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Dec 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Josh Parker
Running Back 		Baton Rouge, LA Catholic HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Tyler Patrick
Offensive Line 		Wamego, KS Wamego HS
Butler College 		6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Dec 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Brendan Sirls
Wide Receiver 		Arlington, TX Mansfield Summit HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Rae'kwon Starks
Cornerback 		Harvey, LA Helen Cox HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Ridge Texada
Defensive Back 		Frisco, TX Centennial HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 1, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Quad Wilson
Safety 		San Antonio, TX Brandeis HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Leon Young
Defensive Line 		Dallas, TX Cedar Hills HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Feb 5, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their spring preseason poll in January 2021. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[3] In addition, three Bearkats were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team[4]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Nicholls 67 (7)
2 Sam Houston State 65 (6)
3 Southeastern Louisiana 48
4 McNeese State 45 (1)
5 Incarnate Word 32
6 Northwestern State 20
7 Lamar 17

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
February 136:00 p.m.at Tarleton State*
FSSW+W 40–37 2OT1,324
February 2712:00 p.m.Incarnate WordNo. 19
ESPN+L 20–482,394
March 66:00 p.m.at No. 24 Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+L 20–253,050
March 1312:00 p.m.Lamar
ESPN+L 26–27 OT4,523
March 204:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
CSTW 21–76,577
April 312:00 p.m.No. 13 Nicholls
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
CSTW 43–315,289
April 104:00 p.m.at No. 5 Sam Houston State
ESPN+L 13–273,103

[5][6][7]

Game summaries

At Tarleton State

McNeese State at Tarleton State
1 234Total
• Cowboys 10 0031 41
Texans 3 7147 31
        
See also: 2020 Tarleton State Texans football team
Pregame line Over/under
TAR −3.0 51
Statistics McNeese State Tarleton State
First downs 27 25
Total yards 400 408
Rushing yards 230 180
Passing yards 170 228
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 33:32 26:28
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese State Passing Cody Orgeron 14/34, 170 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Cody Orgeron 19 carries, 180 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Deonta McMahon 2 receptions, 35 yards
Tarleton State Passing Steven Duncan 22/39, 217 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Braelon Bridges 15 carries, 112 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Tariq Bitson 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at McNeese State
1 234Total
• Cardinals 14 17314 48
No. 19 Cowboys 3 0710 20
  • Date: February 27, 2021
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 43 minutes
  • Game attendance: 2,394
  • Game weather: Cloudy
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), Shea Walker (analyst)
        
See also: 2020 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
Pregame line Over/under
MCNS −11.5 57
Statistics Incarnate Word McNeese State
First downs 22 24
Total yards 518 373
Rushing yards 209 171
Passing yards 309 202
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 25:24 34:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Incarnate Word Passing Cam Ward 24/35, 306 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Kevin Brown 10 carries, 117 yards
Receiving Jaelin Campbell 6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
McNeese State Passing Cody Orgeron 18/32, 202 yards
Rushing Cody Orgeron 18 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Joshua Matthews 4 receptions, 65 yards

At Southeastern Louisiana

McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cowboys 3 377 20
• No. 24 Lions 3 9103 25
  • Date: March 6, 2021
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,050
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: 9 N MPH
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • Television network: ESPN+
      
See also: 2020 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Pregame line Over/under
SELA −11.5 62
Statistics McNeese State Southeastern Louisiana
First downs 20 26
Total yards 331 492
Rushing yards 166 191
Passing yards 165 301
Turnovers 4 1
Time of possession 30:59 29:01
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese State Passing Cody Orgeron 13/20, 165 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing AJ Carter 15 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Severyn Foster 2 receptions, 75 yards
Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 21/39, 301 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Morgan Ellison 15 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Javon Conner 5 receptions, 104 yards

Lamar

Lamar at McNeese State
1 234Total
Cardinals 3 1007 20
Cowboys 13 007 20
     
See also: 2020 Lamar Cardinals football team and Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State)
Pregame line Over/under
MCNS −14.0 48
Statistics Lamar McNeese State
First downs 21 18
Total yards 330 399
Rushing yards 223 321
Passing yards 107 78
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 38:15 36:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Lamar Passing Jalen Dummett 8/11, 100 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Marcellus Johnson 6 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Kirkland Banks 4 receptions, 41 yards
McNeese State Passing Cody Orgeron 9/16, 78 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Carlos Williams 16 carries, 90 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jamal Pettigrew 1 reception, 31 yards

At Northwestern State

McNeese State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
• Cowboys 7 0140 21
Demons 7 000 7
  • Date: March 20, 2021
  • Location: Harry Turpin Stadium
    Natchitoches, LA
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 6 minutes
  • Game attendance: 6,577
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SW 6 MPH
  • Referee: Ed Bourgeois
  • Television network: CST
  
See also: 2020 Northwestern State Demons football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
Pregame line Over/under
NSU −3.5 48
Statistics McNeese State Northwestern State
First downs 20 21
Total yards 416 394
Rushing yards 110 33
Passing yards 306 361
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 30:36 29:24
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese State Passing Cody Orgeron 17/22, 306 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Josh Parker 16 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Trevor Begue 8 receptions, 165 yards, 1 TD
Northwestern State Passing Kaleb Fletcher 13/18, 171 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Scooter Adams 8 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Javon Antonio 6 receptions, 103 yards

Nicholls

Nicholls at McNeese State
1 234Total
No. 13 Colonels 14 377 31
• Cowboys 3 21712 43
  • Date: April 3, 2021
  • Location: Cowboy Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,289
  • Referee: Vidal Jones
  • Television network: CST
        
See also: 2020 Nicholls Colonels football team
Pregame line Over/under
NICH −13.5 60
Statistics Nicholls McNeese State
First downs 29 21
Total yards 562 541
Rushing yards 273 187
Passing yards 289 354
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 35:26 24:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Nicholls Passing Lindsey Scott Jr. 26/53, 289 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Lindsey Scott Jr. 28 carries, 137 yards
Receiving K. J. Franklin 4 receptions, 76 yards
McNeese State Passing Cody Orgeron 20/27, 354 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Deonta McMahon 11 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Joshua Matthews 7 receptions, 147 yards, 2 TDs

At Sam Houston State

McNeese State at Sam Houston State
1 234Total
Cowboys 3 037 13
• No. 5 Bearkats 7 10100 27
  • Date: April 10, 2021
  • Location: Bowers Stadium
    Huntsville, TX
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes
  • Game attendance: 3,103
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Clear & Sunny • Wind: 9 N MPH
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • Television network: ESPN+
    
See also: 2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team
Pregame line Over/under
SHSU −15.0 59
Statistics McNeese State Sam Houston State
First downs 19 19
Total yards 328 392
Rushing yards 37 190
Passing yards 291 202
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 30:02 29:58
Team Category Player Statistics
McNeese State Passing Cody Orgeron 27/42, 291 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Cody Orgeron 18 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Joshua Matthews 6 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
Sam Houston State Passing Eric Schmid 12/24, 202 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Eric Schmid 15 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Jequez Ezzard 3 receptions, 87 yards

Roster

2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Cyron Sutton Sr
QB 2 Cade Bartlett  Fr
RB 4 Elijah Mack Sr
QB 8 Cody Orgeron Sr
QB 10 Matt Keller Sr
QB 12 Matt Gardner  Jr
WR 13 Nate Briscoe Jr
WR 14 Draysean Hudson  Sr
WR 15 Zach Hayes So
WR 19 Tyler Washington  Fr
RB 33 J'Uan Gross Jr
RB 34 J'Cobi Skinner Jr
TE 36 Dontay Hargrove Sr
RB 37 Carlos Williams So
TE 40 Dominic Prudhomme  Fr
TE 44 Jacob Logan Sr
RB 47 McCaylon Thibeaux  Fr
OL 53 Kyle Herridge Jr
OL 55 Cutter Leftwich Jr
OL 57 Aaron McDaniel  Fr
OL 58 Tanner Pugh Jr
OL 62 Joe Latronico Sr
OL 63 Charley Zeno  So
OL 64 Jack Zelezinski  Fr
OL 66 Juwan Felix  Fr
OL 68 Caleb Gary Sr
OL 71 Jamarius Bolding Sr
OL 73 Calvin Barkat Jr
OL 77 DeMarcus Thomas So
OL 78 Hayden Shaw  Fr
OL 79 Nick Holiday  So
WR 81 Deon Cormier  So
WR 83 Trevor Begue Sr
TE 84 KJ Brown  Fr
WR 86 Markel Cotten  Fr
WR 87 Markquell Stewart  Fr
WR 88 Tylin Bryant  Fr
WR 89 Mason Pierce So
QB Morgan Clark  Fr
RB Ivory Roberts  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Darion Dunn Sr
DB 2 Cory McCoy Sr
DB 4 Colby Burton Sr
DB 7 Gabe Foster Sr
DL 8 Damien DeGruy Jr
LB 10 Darius Daniels So
DB 16 Colby Richardson Jr
DB 17 Darius Johnson Sr
DB 18 Eli Johnson So
DB 21 Andre Sam Jr
LB 23 Kordell Williams Jr
DB 25 Darius Shields  Fr
DB 27 Enos Lewis Jr
DB 28 Andrew Croker  So
LB 29 Jake LaFleur  Fr
DE 30 Marcus Foster Sr
LB 31 Dorion Pollard Sr
LB 32 Carlos Scott Sr
DB 35 Anthony Johnson So
LB 41 Eric Rene  So
DE 42 Earenest Grayson, III  Fr
LB 43 Tyrell Flugence So
LB 48 Andrew Hyacinth Sr
DL 54 Jonathon Hageon  So
LB 56 Brayden Adams  So
DL 91 Tyrique Gibson Jr
DL 92 Arthur Lott  Fr
DL 93 Steven Conerly Jr
DL 94 Kaleb Wenson  Fr
DL 95 Chase Davis Jr
DL 96 C. J. Semien Jr
DL 97 Camron Peterson Jr
DE 98 Logan Sonnier  Fr
LB Blake Robinson  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 3 Noah Anderson  So
K 11 Kade Dixon Jr
K 26 Eric Martin So
P 38 Bailey Raborn Sr
LS 51 Trey Vondenstein So
LS 65 Chandler Perer  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ronnie Letson (Mississippi)
    Offensive coordinator
  • Grady Brown (Alabama A&M)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Gary Hyman (Humboldt State)
    Special teams coordinator
  • Landon Hoefer (Texas Tech)
    Running backs
  • Chris Truax (LSU)
    Offensive line
  • J. B. Lageman (West Virginia)
    Defensive line
  • Deron Wilson (Southern Miss)
    Defensive backs
  • Will Thomas (LSU)
    Linebackers
  • Blaine Gautier (Louisiana
    Wide receivers
  • Kyle Washington (Angelo State)
    Offensive assistant coach
  • Kyle Little
    Director of strength and conditioning
  • Matt Saucier
    Head equipment manager
  • Raymond Donovan
    Video coordinator
  • Jim "Doc" Murphy
    Director of sports medicine
  • Hunter Martin
    Assistant athletic trainer
  • Matthew Bonnette
    Assistant athletic director/information director
  • Alexandria Haley
    Director of student athlete services
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 22, 2020

References

  1. ^ "McNeese postpones all fall sports competition". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Frank Wilson announces signing class, introduces coaches". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nicholls Favored to Win Southland Football Spring Season". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "Southland Announces 2020 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Southland Conference Postponed Spring Football Schedule Announced". www.southland.org. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "2021 Spring Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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