2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Frank Wilson in his second and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

2021 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
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

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

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*
ESPN+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 Worddagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

West Florida
West Florida at McNeese State
1 234Total
• Argonauts 7 14714 42
Cowboys 7 9614 36
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  3:45
  • Game attendance:  8,665
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: 7 W
  • Referee:  Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (CST/ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
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See also: 2021 West Florida Argonauts football team
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At LSU
McNeese State at Louisiana State
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 007 7
• Tigers 7 10710 34
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
    Baton Rouge, LA
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  4:03
  • Game attendance:  94,220
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 6mph
  • Referee:  Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
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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:  3:09
  • Game attendance:  15,003
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 6mph
  • Referee:  Y.N. Myers
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
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See also: 2021 Southern Jaguars football team
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StatisticsMcNeese StateSouthern
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At Incarnate Word
McNeese State at Incarnate Word
1 234Total
Cowboys 0 000 0
• Cardinals 14 773 31
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium
    San Antonio, TX
  • Game start: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  3:27
  • Game attendance:  1,633
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny and clear • Wind: SE 4 MPH
  • Referee:  Ed Bourgeois
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
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See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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StatisticsMcNeese StateIncarnate Word
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No. 14 Southeastern Louisiana
Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State
1 234Total
• No. 14 Lions 14 1077 38
Cowboys 7 01414 35
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  3:36
  • Game attendance:  6,044
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 9
  • Referee:  Ed Bourgeois
  • TV announcers (CST/ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
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See also: 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
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StatisticsSoutheastern LouisianaMcNeese State
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At Northwestern State
McNeese State at Northwestern State
1 234Total
• Cowboys 0 2177 35
Demons 3 077 17
Scoring summary
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3
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See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
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StatisticsMcNeese StateNorthwestern State
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No. 16 Incarnate Word
Incarnate Word at McNeese State
1 234Total
Cardinals 0 668 20
• Cowboys 14 707 28
  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  3:35
  • Game attendance:  7,498
  • Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: SE 10
  • Referee:  Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
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See also: 2021 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team
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StatisticsIncarnate WordMcNeese State
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Incarnate WordPassing  
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McNeese StatePassing  
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At No. 8 Southeastern Louisiana
McNeese State at Southeastern Louisiana
1 234Total
Cowboys 7 0013 20
• No. 8 Lions 3 0713 23
  • Date: October 30, 2021
  • Location: Strawberry Stadium
    Hammond, LA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  3:20
  • Game attendance:  4,185
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NW 7
  • Referee:  Craig Heiser
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
1
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3
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See also: 2021 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsMcNeese StateSoutheastern Louisiana
First downs  
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McNeese StatePassing  
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Southeastern LouisianaPassing  
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Nicholls
Nicholls at McNeese State
1 234Total
• Colonels 0 7710 24
Cowboys 7 070 14
  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time:  3:10
  • Game attendance:  8,898
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Weather: PC • Wind: NNE 8 mp
  • Referee:  Gary Leeper
  • TV announcers (CST/ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
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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 234Total
• Cowboys 14 14313 44
Huskies 3 000 3
  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time:  3:11
  • Game attendance:  2,325
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 8mph
  • Referee:  Ed Bourgeois
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
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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 234Total
• Demons 17 007 24
Cowboys 7 076 20
  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Location: Cowboys Stadium
    Lake Charles, LA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Elapsed time:  3:15
  • Game attendance:  8,412
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E5
  • Referee:  Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (ESPN+):  
Scoring summary
1
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3
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See also: 2021 Northwestern State Demons football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsNorthwestern StateMcNeese State
First downs  
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Northwestern StatePassing  
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McNeese StatePassing  
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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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2 August 2021

References
  1. "Southeastern Voted to Top Spot in 2021 Football Preseason Poll". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  2. "Southland Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Football Teams". www.southland.org. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  3. "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
  4. "2021 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
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