2020 McNeese State Cowboys football team

American college football season

2020 McNeese State Cowboys football

Conference	Southland Conference
Record	3–4 (2–4 Southland)
Head coach	Frank Wilson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ronnie Letson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Grady Brown (1st season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southland Conference football standings
v t e
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Note: Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Stephen F. Austin played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season. 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]

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
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
Khaylon Chapple Defensive Line	Recruiting 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
Caron Coleman Offensive Line	Recruiting 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
Luke Howard Tight End	Recruiting 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
Mason Kinsey Defensive End	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Grayson Mays Defensive End	Recruiting 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
Josh Parker Running Back	Recruiting 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
Tyler Patrick Offensive Line	Recruiting 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
Brendan Sirls Wide Receiver	Recruiting 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
Rae'kwon Starks Cornerback	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Ridge Texada Defensive Back	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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
Quad Wilson Safety	Recruiting 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
Leon Young Defensive Line	Recruiting 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

Offense

1st Team

Cyron Sutton – Wide Receiver, SR

Defense

1st Team

Darion Dunn – Defensive Back, SR

2nd Team

Cory McCoy – Defensive Back, SR
Cyron Sutton – Punt Returner, SR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 13	6:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State*		Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	FSSW+	W 40–37 ^2OT	1,324
February 27	12:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	No. 19	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	L 20–48	2,394
March 6	6:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Southeastern Louisiana		Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 20–25	3,050
March 13	12:00 p.m.	Lamar		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)	ESPN+	L 26–27 ^OT	4,523
March 20	4:00 p.m.	at Northwestern State		Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	CST	W 21–7	6,577
April 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Nicholls		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST	W 43–31	5,289
April 10	4:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Sam Houston State		Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN+	L 13–27	3,103
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Tarleton State

McNeese State at Tarleton State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	10	0	0	31	41
Texans	3	7	14	7	31

Date: February 13, 2021
Location: Memorial Stadium
Stephenville, TX
Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 4 hours and 22 minutes
Game attendance: 1,324
Game weather: 28 °F (−2 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: 12 MPH
Referee: Vidal Jones
Television network: Fox Sports Southwest Plus

Scoring summary

1	09:15	MCNS	Jacob Abel 21-yard field goal (12 plays, 61 yards, 4:31)	MCNS 3–0
	05:26	MCNS	Joshua Matthews 13-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (3 plays, 15 yards, 0:44)	MCNS 10–0
	03:37	TAR	Adrian Guzman 38-yard field goal (6 plays, 33 yards, 1:41)	MCNS 10–3

2	01:05	TAR	Ryheem Skinner 4-yard rush (Christian Hernandez kick) (15 plays, 73 yards, 4:25)	TIE 10–10

3	11:07	TAR	Tariq Bitson 13-yard pass from Steven Duncan (Christian Hernandez kick) (6 plays, 60 yards, 1:34)	TAR 17–10
3	02:31	TAR	Braelon Bridges 27-yard rush (Christian Hernandez kick) (10 plays, 77 yards, 3:31)	TAR 24–10

4	12:09	MCNS	Cody Orgeron 5-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (16 plays, 77 yards, 5:17)	TAR 24–17
	07:39	TAR	Braelon Bridges 1-yard rush (Christian Hernandez kick) (13 plays, 83 yards, 4:24)	TAR 31–17
	02:46	MCNS	Mason Pierce 26-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 1:22)	TAR 31–24
	00:35	MCNS	Trevor Begue 12-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (7 plays, 56 yards, 2:10)	TIE 31–31

1OT		MCNS	Jacob Abel 21-yard field goal (6 plays, 22 yards)	MCNS 34–31
1OT		TAR	Adrian Guzman 34-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards)	TIE 34–34

2OT		TAR	Adrian Guzman 45-yard field goal (4 plays, -3 yards)	TAR 37–34
2OT		MCNS	Cody Orgeron 19-yard rush (2 plays, 25 yards)	MCNS 40–37

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	2	3	4	Total
• Cardinals	14	17	3	14	48
No. 19 Cowboys	3	0	7	10	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)

Scoring summary

1	08:13	UIW	Kaleb Ducros 35-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Cade Kostroun kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 2:24)	UIW 7–0
	02:05	MCNS	Jacob Abel 25-yard field goal (12 plays, 64 yards, 6:01)	UIW 7–3
	01:51	UIW	Ce'Cori Tolds 100-yard kickoff returned (Carson Mohr kick) (12 plays, 64 yards, 6:01)	UIW 14–3

2	11:37	UIW	Carson Mohr 36-yard field goal (8 plays, 44 yards, 1:45)	UIW 17–3
	09:56	UIW	Darion Chafin 56-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (2 plays, 57 yards, 0:31)	UIW 24–3
	04:40	UIW	Jaelin Campbell 27-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (9 plays, 85 yards, 4:13)	UIW 31–3

3	02:54	MCNS	Carlos Williams 9-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (17 plays, 80 yards, 6:47)	UIW 31–10
3	00:28	UIW	Carson Mohr 48-yard field goal (8 plays, 44 yards, 2:26)	UIW 34–10

4	12:24	UIW	Roger McCuller 8-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Carson Mohr kick) (5 plays, 54 yards, 1:51)	UIW 41–10
	08:34	MCNS	Jacob Abel 27-yard field goal (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:50)	UIW 41–13
	04:21	MCNS	Cody Orgeron 12-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (5 plays, 50 yards, 1:47)	UIW 41–20
	00:33	UIW	Ameer King 3-yard pass from Kevin Yeager (Carson Mohr kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:48)	UIW 48–20

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	Cameron 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	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	3	7	7	20
• No. 24 Lions	3	9	10	3	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+

Scoring summary

1	10:52	MCNS	Jacob Abel 21-yard field goal (7 plays, 17 yards, 4:08)	MCNS 3–0
1	03:51	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 27-yard field goal (12 plays, 56 yards, 4:34)	TIE 3–3

2	09:13	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 29-yard field goal (16 plays, 79 yards, 7:02)	SELA 6–3
	05:58	MCNS	Jacob Abel 45-yard field goal (9 plays, 38 yards, 3:15)	TIE 6–6
	00:00	SELA	CJ Turner 8-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo PAT blocked) (12 play, 80 yards, 2:02)	SELA 12–6

3	11:49	SELA	Morgan Ellison 32-yard rush (Mateo Rengifo kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 3:11)	SELA 19–6
	05:18	MCNS	Carlos Williams 9-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (7 plays, 61 yards, 2:37)	SELA 19–13
	01:55	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 32-yard field goal (8 plays, 59 yards, 3:14)	SELA 22–13

4	14:10	MCNS	AJ Carter 2-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (8 plays, 67 yards, 2:39)	SELA 22–20
4	09:19	SELA	Mateo Rengifo 33-yard field goal (6 plays, 19 yards, 0:58)	SELA 25–20

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	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	10	0	7	20
Cowboys	13	0	0	7	20

Date: March 13, 2021
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 30 minutes
Game attendance: 4,523
Referee: Dan Lewis
Television network: ESPN+

Scoring summary

1	11:05	MCNS	Mason Pierce 80-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (1 play, 80 yards, 0:15)	MCNS 7–0
	06:31	LAMR	Bailey Giffen 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 58 yards, 4:34)	MCNS 7–3
	03:52	MCNS	AJ Carter 45-yard rush (Jacob Abel PAT failed) (6 plays, 76 yards, 2:34)	MCNS 13–3

2	09:26	LAMR	Griffin Hammond 13-yard pass from Jalen Dummett (Bailey Giffen kick) (12 plays, 90 yards, 5:52)	MCNS 13–10
2	04:54	LAMR	Bailey Giffen 37-yard field goal (8 play, 27 yards, 2:49)	TIE 13–13

4	12:55	MCNS	Carlos Williams 11-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (10 plays, 86 yards, 4:05)	MCNS 20–13
4	04:33	LAMR	Nathan Gaskamp 5-yard pass from Jalen Dummett (Bailey Giffen kick) (9 plays, 53 yards, 4:33)	TIE 20–20

1OT		MCNS	Carlos Williams 5-yard rush (Jacob Abel PAT blocked) (4 plays, 20 yards)	MCNS 26–20
1OT		LAMR	Jalen Dummett 5-yard rush (Bailey Giffen kick) (5 plays, 25 yards)	LAMR 27–26

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	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	7	0	14	0	21
Demons	7	0	0	0	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

Scoring summary

1	04:42	NSU	Kendrick Price 13-yard pass from Kaleb Fletcher (Eddie Godina kick) (8 plays, 91 yards, 3:28)	NSU 7–0
1	02:07	MCNS	Jamal Pettigrew 2-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (5 plays, 59 yards, 2:29)	TIE 7–7

3	13:45	MCNS	Trevor Begue 75-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (3 plays, 96 yards, 1:07)	MCNS 14–7
3	07:45	MCNS	Walker Wood 1-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (7 plays, 66 yards, 2:30)	MCNS 21–7

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	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Colonels	14	3	7	7	31
• Cowboys	3	21	7	12	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

Scoring summary

1	07:28	NICH	Dontaze Costly 10-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (11 plays, 69 yards, 4:08)	NICH 7–0
	03:22	MCNS	Jacob Abel 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 3 yards, 1:22)	NICH 7–3
	00:08	NICH	Dai'Jean Dixon 2-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick)br/>(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:14)	NICH 14–3

2	13:43	MCNS	Mason Pierce 4-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (4 play, 65 yards, 0:32)	NICH 14–10
	07:20	MCNS	Walker Wood 4-yard rush (Jacob Abel kick) (7 plays, 86 yards, 2:59)	MCNS 17–14
	05:47	MCNS	Mason Pierce 85-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (1 play, 85 yards, 0:13)	MCNS 24–14
	01:23	NICH	Gavin Lasseigne 26-yard field goal (11 plays, 66 yards, 4:24)	MCNS 24–17

3	12:08	MCNS	Joshua Matthews 28-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (8 plays, 79 yards, 2:52)	MCNS 31–17
3	05:43	NICH	Julien Gums 8-yard rush (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (16 plays, 75 yards, 6:25)	NICH 31–24

4	12:48	MCNS	Joshua Matthews 13-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel PAT failed) (2 plays, 19 yards, 0:34)	MCNS 37–24
	11:17	NICH	Dai'Jean Dixon 11-yard pass from Lindsey Scott Jr. (Gavin Lasseigne kick) (8 plays, 75 yards, 1:31)	MCNS 37–31
	10:21	MCNS	Deonta McMahon 67-yard rush (two-point conversion pass failed) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:50)	MCNS 43–31

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	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	0	3	7	13
• No. 5 Bearkats	7	10	10	0	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+

Scoring summary

1	07:09	MCNS	Jacob Abel 19-yard field goal (12 plays, 79 yards, 5:31)	MCNS 3–0
1	02:53	SHSU	Noah Smith 19-yard pass from Eric Schmid (Seth Morgan kick) (8 plays, 64 yards, 4:11)	SHSU 7–3

2	03:27	SHSU	Ramon Jefferson 1-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick) (7 plays, 47 yard, 3:28)	SHSU 14–3
2	00:00	SHSU	Seth Morgan 21-yard field goal (11 plays, 34 yards, 2:17)	SHSU 17–3

3	12:17	SHSU	Seth Morgan 33-yard field goal (6 plays, 49 yards, 2:37)	SHSU 20–3
	07:43	SHSU	Donovan Williams 2-yard rush (Seth Morgan kick) (7 plays, 85 yards, 3:06)	SHSU 27–3
	04:58	MCNS	Jacob Abel 25-yard field goal (10 plays, 68 yards, 2:45)	SHSU 27–6

4	11:18	MCNS	Joshua Matthews 24-yard pass from Cody Orgeron (Jacob Abel kick) (4 plays, 45 yards, 1:23)	SHSU 27–13

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

Frank Wilson (Nicholls State)

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
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 22, 2020

References

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

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