2003 McNeese State Cowboys football team

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2003
McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 8
Record10–2 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Viator (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorLance Guidry (2nd season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
Seasons
2003 Southland Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 McNeese State $^   5 – 0     10 – 2  
Stephen F. Austin   4 – 1     7 – 4  
Northwestern State   2 – 3     7 – 5  
Texas State   2 – 3     5 – 7  
Sam Houston State   2 – 3     3 – 8  
Nicholls State   0 – 5     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Nicholls State forfeited 5 wins including 3 conference victories, over Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, and Texas State.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fourth year under head coach Tommy Tate, the team compiled an overall record of 10–2, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as champion in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs and lost to Northern Arizona in the first round.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Henderson State*No. 1
W 42–014,956[1]
September 6at No. 7 (I-A) Kansas State*No. 1
L 14–5544,544[2]
September 13No. 2 Georgia Southern*No. 3
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 34–1517,189[3]
September 20at No. 13 Grambling State*No. 1
W 31–2017,485[4]
October 4at Southeastern Louisiana*No. 1
W 58–209,758[5]
October 18at Southern Utah*No. 1
W 33–204,210[6]
October 25Sam Houston StateNo. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 56–3716,767[7]
October 30at Texas StateNo. 1
W 38–288,889[8]
November 8Stephen F. AustinNo. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 20–1715,417[9]
November 15Northwestern StateNo. 1
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 13–917,289[10]
November 22at Nicholls StateNo. 1
W 63–2810,650[11]
November 29No. 16 Northern Arizona*No. 1
L 3–3514,300[12]

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