2009 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2009 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Cowboys were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Viator and played their home games at Cowboy Stadium. They finished the season with an overall record of 9–3 and a conference mark of 6–1, sharing the Southland title with Stephen F. Austin and losing in the first round of the FCS playoffs to New Hampshire, 49–13.

2009 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland co-champion
NCAA Division I First Round, L 13–49 vs. New Hampshire
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 12
2009 record	9–2 (6–1 Southland)
Head coach	Matt Viator (4th season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium (Capacity: 17,410)

2009 Southland Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Stephen F. Austin +^		6	–	1					10	–	3
No. 12 McNeese State +^		6	–	1					9	–	2
No. 25 Texas State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Southeastern Louisiana		4	–	3					6	–	5
Sam Houston State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Central Arkansas		2	–	5					5	–	6
Nicholls State		2	–	5					3	–	9
Northwestern State		0	–	7					0	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	Henderson State*	No. 15	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 27–24	12,225[1]
September 12	at No. 2 Appalachian State*	No. 16	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	FSN	W 40–35	27,914[2]
September 19	Savannah State*	No. 8	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 56–0	13,912[3]
September 26	at Tulane*	No. 8	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 32–42	29,098[4]
October 10	at Stephen F. Austin	No. 7	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX		L 13–16	11,182[5]
October 17	Northwestern State	No. 13	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 51–23	16,132[6]
October 24	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 12	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 36–35	13,008[7]
October 31	at Nicholls State	No. 13	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA		W 38–17	5,989[8]
November 7	Sam Houston State	No. 12	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 63–42	14,003[9]
November 14	at No. 25 Texas State	No. 10	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	Suddenlink Cable	W 30–27	13,013[10]
November 21	Central Arkansas	No. 8	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)		W 21–17	11,335[11]
November 28	No. 10 New Hampshire	No. 8	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I First Round)		L 13–49	10,009[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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References

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2. "McNeese State vs Appalachian State Stats". southland.org. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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8. "McNeese State vs Nicholls Stats". southland.org. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
9. "Sam Houston State vs McNeese State Stats". southland.org. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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11. "Central Arkansas vs McNeese State Stats". southland.org. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
12. "New Hampshire vs McNeese State Stats". southland.org. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
13. "2009 McNeese State Schedule". mcneesesports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.