2007 McNeese State Cowboys football team
American college football season
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The 2007 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 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. In their second year under head coach Matt Viator, the team compiled an overall record of 11–1, with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as Southland champion. The Cowboys advanced to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs and lost to Eastern Washington in the first round.
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Sports NetworkNo. 11
Record11–1 (7–0 Southland)
Headcoach
- Matt Viator (2nd season)
| 2007 McNeese State Cowboys football | |
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Southland champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 15–44 vs. Eastern Washington | |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
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| Sports Network | No. 11 |
| Record | 11–1 (7–0 Southland) |
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| Home stadium | Cowboy Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 McNeese State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas* | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | No. 13 Portland State* | No. 10 | W 35–12 | 13,498 | [1] | ||
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana–Lafayette* | No. 8 | W 38–17 | 33,828 | [2] | |
| September 22 | at Southern Utah* | No. 6 | W 41–20 | 3,987 | [3] | ||
| September 29 | South Dakota* | No. 6 |
| W 31–7 | 14,260 | [4] | |
| October 6 | at Texas State | No. 6 | W 41–20 | 13,171 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | Sam Houston State | No. 6 |
| W 31–21 | 13,060 | [6] | |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 13 Nicholls State | No. 6 | W 28–7 | 6,486 | ||
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 5 |
| W 45–17 | 15,153 | [7] |
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | at Stephen F. Austin | No. 5 | W 49–20 | 6,845 | [8] | |
| November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Northwestern State | No. 4 |
| W 27–21 | 13,413 | [9] |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas | No. 4 |
| W 41–14 | 11,135 | [10] |
| November 24 | No. 14 Eastern Washington | No. 3 |
| L 15–44 | 9,213 | [11] | |
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