The 2022 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented

McNeese State University McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. ...

as a member of the

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during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Goff, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at

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Preseason

Preseason poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on July 20, 2022. The Cowboys were picked to finish fourth in the conference.

Preseason All–Southland Teams

Schedule

Game summaries

At No. 4 Montana State

At Rice

Vs. Alcorn State

Vs. Mississippi College

At No. 11 Incarnate Word

Vs. Texas A&M-Commerce

At Nicholls

Vs. Southeastern Louisiana

Vs. Eastern Illinois

At Houston Christian

Vs. Lamar

Statistics

References

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McNeese Cowboys football seasons