2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a members of the Southland Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by first-year head coach Frank Wilson. They played their home games at Cowboy Stadium.

2021 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2021 record4–7 (3–5 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRonnie Letson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDeron Wilson (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium (capacity: 17,610)
2021 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Incarnate Word $^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana ^  6 –2   9 –4  
Nicholls  5 –3   6 –5  
McNeese State *  3 –5   4 –7  
Northwestern State  3 –5   3 –8  
Houston Baptist  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The Cowboys finished the 2020 season with a 3–4 record, 2-4 in Southland play, during the shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As McNeese State decided to play during the scheduled FCS season in the spring, their schedule only consisted of FCS teams, including all teams who chose to play in the spring from the Southland, and Tarleton State.

Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released their preseason poll in July 2021. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference.[1] In addition, six Cowboys were chosen to the Preseason All-Southland Team.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Southeastern Louisiana48 (8)
2Nicholls43 (4)
3Incarnate Word32
4McNeese State26
5Northwestern State21
6Houston Baptist10

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Personnel
2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0 Ceejay Powell Sr
WR 1 Mason Pierce  So
RB 5 Stephon Huderson Sr
WR 6 Josh Matthews Sr
QB 7 Dillon Smith Fr
QB 8 Cody Orgeron Sr
QB 9 Walker Wood  Sr
QB 10 Jason Wakefield So
QB 11 Devon Tott Fr
QB 12 Cade Bartlett  So
QB 13 Ryan Roberts Fr
WR 14 Severyn Foster Jr
WR 14 Thomas Miles So
WR 15 Jalen Johnson Fr
WR 16 Brendan Sirls  Fr
WR 17 Jon McCall Fr
RB 20 Deonta McMahon Sr
RB 24 Josh Parker So
RB 29 AJ Carter Jr
RB 33 Ivory Roberts  So
TE 36 Dontay Hargrove  Sr
RB 37 Carlos Williams  So
TE 47 Dominic Prudhomme  So
OL 60 Paxton Crouse So
OL 62 Juan Gonzales Fr
OL 63 Charley Zeno  Jr
OL 64 Jack Zelezinski  So
OL 65 Clay Ancelet Fr
OL 66 Dylan Dauzart Fr
OL 67 Keaton Altman Fr
OL 68 Jared Chapman Fr
OL 69 Aaron McDaniel  So
OL 70 Hezekiah Neason So
OL 71 Caron Coleman Sr
OL 72 Cameron Foster Fr
OL 73 Calvin Barkat Sr
OL 74 Christopher Stephens  Fr
OL 75 Hayden Shaw  Fr
OL 77 Nick Holiday  Jr
OL 78 Trey Winters So
OL 79 Romello Tarver So
TE 80 Jamal Pettigrew Sr
WR 81 Deon Cormier  Jr
WR 83 Raheem Roberts Fr
TE 84 KJ Brown  So
WR 85 Zach Hayes  Jr
WR 86 Markel Cotten  So
WR 87 Chris Raymond  Jr
TE 88 CJ Knighten Fr
WR 89 Christian Thomas  Fr
RB Tyler Gainey Fr
WR Gage Rapp  Fr
RB Jai'Van Samuel Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Colby Richardson  Sr
DB 3 Quad Wilson  Fr
CB 4 Corione Harris Sr
DB 5 Chris Joyce Jr
LB 10 Darius Daniels  Jr
DB 12 Edward Gilds Fr
DB 13 Lathan Adams Fr
DB 18 Trent Winbush  Jr
DB 21 Andre Sam  Jr
DB 22 Rae'Kwon Starks So
LB 23 Kordell Williams  Sr
DB 25 Darius Shields  So
DB 26 Richard Akers Fr
DB 27 Enos Lewis Sr
LB 28 Ge'Mon Eaford Fr
DB 30 Tyler Toliver  Fr
DB 31 Twillie Lovett Fr
DB 32 Alijah Hamilton Fr
DB 33 Travis Walker Fr
DB 34 Eli Johnson Jr
LB 35 Kobe Callahan So
DB 36 Tremayne Evans  Fr
DL 40 Isaiah Chambers Sr
DB 41 Gus Nave Sr
DE 42 Earenest Grayson III  So
DL 43 Tyrell Flugence Jr
LB 45 Tahj Samuel  Jr
DE 47 Khaylon Chapple  Fr
LB 48 Micah Davey Fr
LB 49 Jake Lafleur  Fr
DL 52 Mason Kinsey  Jr
LB 54 lester Joseph So
DB 54 Bradley Livingstone  Fr
DL 55 Joey McNeely  Jr
LB 56 Brayden Adams  Jr
DE 58 Logan Sonnier  So
DL 59 Grayson Mays So
DL 90 Demond Stewart Sr
DL 91 Welland Williams Fr
DL 92 Arthur Lott  So
DL 93 Masry Mapieu Sr
DL 94 Eli Goss Fr
DL 96 C. J. Semien Sr
DL 98 Leon Young So
DL 99 Accord Green Sr
LB Ty Fuselier Fr
DB Jake Hadzicki Fr
DB Brian Lampton  Fr
DB Richard Lee Fr
DB Jace Marsters Fr
LB Noah Simon Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K, LS 37 Mason Caldwell Jr
K 38 Nolan Heitmeier Fr
K, P 38 Eemil Herranen Fr
K 39 Jacob Abel Sr
P 39 Callum Eddings Fr
K 41 Brandon Hayden Jr
K 42 Graycen Kennedy Jr
LS 50 Trey Vondenstein  So
LS 51 Carter Jenke So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2 August 2021

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.West Florida*
CST/ESPN+L 36–428,665
September 117:00 p.m.at LSU*
SECN+/ESPN+L 7–3494,220
September 186:00 p.m.at Southern*
W 31–2415,003
September 2512:00 p.m.at Incarnate Word
ESPN+L 0–311,633
October 212:00 p.m. No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
CST/ESPN+L 35–386,044
October 163:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
CST/ESPN+W 35–177,413
October 2312:00 p.m. No. 16 Incarnate Word
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
ESPN+W 28–207,498
October 306:00 p.m.at No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana
ESPN+L 20–234,185
November 612:00 p.m.Nicholls
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
CST/ESPN+L 14–24 8,898
November 132:00 p.m.at Houston Baptist
ESPN+W 44–32,325
November 2012:00 p.m.Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (Rivalry)
ESPN+L 20–248,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4]

Game summaries

West Florida
West Florida at McNeese State
1 2Total
Argonauts 0
Cowboys 0
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (CST/ESPN+):  
See also: West Florida Argonauts football
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at LSU
McNeese State at Louisiana State
1 2Total
Cowboys 0
Tigers 0
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+):  
See also: 2021 LSU Tigers football team
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StatisticsMcNeese StateLSU
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at Southern
McNeese State at Southern
1 234Total
• Cowboys 7 31011 31
Jaguars 14 703 24
  • Date: September 18, 2021
  • Location: Ace W. Mumford Stadium
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers ( ):  
See also: 2021 Southern Jaguars football team
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StatisticsMcNeese StateSouthern
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SouthernPassing  
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at Incarnate Word
McNeese State at Incarnate Word
1 2Total
Cowboys 0
Cardinals 0
See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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StatisticsMcNeese StateIncarnate Word
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Incarnate WordPassing  
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No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 2Total
No. 14 Lions 0
Cowboys 0
See also: 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaMcNeese State
First downs  
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Time of possession  
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McNeese StatePassing  
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at Northwestern State
McNeese State at Northwestern State
1 2Total
Cowboys 0
Demons 0
See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsMcNeese StateNorthwestern State
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Northwestern StatePassing  
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No. 16 Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at McNeese State
1 2Total
Cardinals 0
Cowboys 0
  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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StatisticsIncarnate WordMcNeese State
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at No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana
McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 2Total
Cowboys 0
No. 8 Lions 0
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
See also: 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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StatisticsMcNeese StateSoutheastern Louisiana
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Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
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Nicholls
Nicholls at McNeese State
1 2Total
Colonels 0
Cowboys 0
  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (CST/ESPN+):  
See also: 2021 Nicholls Colonels football team
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StatisticsNichollsMcNeese State
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McNeese StatePassing  
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at Houston Baptist
McNeese State at Houston Baptist
1 2Total
Cowboys 0
Huskies 0
  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
See also: 2021 Houston Baptist Huskies football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsMcNeese StateHouston Baptist
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Houston BaptistPassing  
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Northwestern State
Northwestern State at McNeese State
1 2Total
Demons 0
Cowboys 0
  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsNorthwestern StateMcNeese State
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
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Northwestern StatePassing  
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Receiving  
McNeese StatePassing  
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Receiving  

References
  1. "Southeastern Voted to Top Spot in 2021 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. "Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. "2021 McNeese State Cowboys Football Schedule".
  4. "2021 McNeese State Cowboys Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.


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