Bisonville.com Football Fan Guide
General Information
Name McNeese State
Location Lake Charles, LA
Nickname Cowboys
Colors Blue and Gold
Coach Matt Viator (80-40 .667)
Division FCS
Conference Southland Conference
2025 Schedule and Results (1-5)
Date Rank Opponent Score
08.30.2025 H Louisiana Christian W 54-9
09.07.2025 A Louisiana-Lafayette L 10-34
09.13.2025 H Weber State L 41-42
09.21.2025 A Utah State L 7-48
09.28.2025 A Stephen F. Austin L 17-34
10.04.2025 H Southeastern LA L 0-38
10.18.2025 H Houston Christian
10.25.2025 A Nicholls State
11.01.2025 H Northwestern State (LA)
11.08.2025 A Texas A&M (Commerce)
11.15.2025 H Texas - Rio Grande Valley
11.22.2025 A Lamar (TX) (18/17)
All-Time Win-Loss Record: 526-340-15 (.606)
1940 1-4 1945 3-4 1946 8-3 1947 8-1-2 1948 8-3
1949 4-7 1950 5-5 1951 5-4-1 1952 7-3 1953 3-7
1954 2-8 1955 7-1-1 1956 3-7 1957 8-2 1958 5-5
1959 6-3 1960 7-3 1961 7-2 1962 6-2-1 1963 8-0
1964 6-3 1965 5-4 1966 5-5 1967 4-5 1968 4-6
1969 4-6 1970 5-6 1971 9-1-1 1972 8-3 1973 7-3
1974 6-4-1 1975 7-4 1976 10-2 1977 5-5-1 1978 7-4
1979 11-1 1980 10-2 1981 7-3-1 1982 4-6-1 1983 6-5
1984 7-3-1 1985 6-3-2 1986 2-9 1987 2-9 1988 6-5
1989 5-6 1990 5-6 1991 6-4-2 1992 9-4 1993 10-3
1994 10-3 1995 13-1 1996 3-8 1997 13-2 1998 9-3
1999 6-5 2000 8-4 2001 8-4 2002 13-2 2003 10-2
2004 4-7 2005 5-4 2006 7-5 2007 11-1 2008 7-3
2009 9-3 2010 6-5 2011 6-5 2012 7-4 2013 10-3
2014 6-5 2015 10-1 2016 6-5 2017 9-2 2018 6-5
2019 7-5 2020 3-4 2021 4-7 2022 4-7 2023 0-10
2024 6-6 2025 1-5
FCS Impact
Membership 1982-current
Overall Record 295-199-6 (.596)
Playoff Record 11-16 (.407) with 0 Championships
Record v FCS 249-168-5 (.596)
Record v FBS 8-28-1 (.230)
Record v DII 26-1 (.963)
Record v DIII 1-0 (1.000)
Record v non-NCAA 11-2 (.846)
DII Impact
Membership 1973-1974
Overall Record 13-7-1 (.643)
Playoff Record 0-0 with 0 Championships
Record v DII 9-5-1 (.633)
Record v FCS 0-0
Record v FBS 2-0 (1.000)
Record v DIII 0-0
Record v non-NCAA 2-2 (.500)
This page was last updated on 10/13/2025 1:45:54 PM.