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2015 McNeese

9–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 10–⁠1, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2015, game by game: won vs. Incarnate Word 43–6; won at Stephen F. Austin 28–14; won vs. Mississippi College 37–0; won vs. SE Louisiana 21–7; won at Central Arkansas 28–13; won vs. Northwestern State 47–27; won vs. Abilene Christian 15–13; won vs. Sam Houston 27–10; won at Lamar 20–14; lost vs. Sam Houston 29–34+37−5Won 43–6 vs. Incarnate Word+37Incarnate WordWon 28–14 at Stephen F. Austin+14Stephen F. Aust…Won 37–0 vs. Mississippi College+37Mississippi Col…Won 21–7 vs. SE Louisiana+14SE LouisianaWon 28–13 at Central Arkansas+15Central ArkansasWon 47–27 vs. Northwestern State+20Northwestern St…Won 15–13 vs. Abilene Christian+2Abilene Christi…Won 27–10 vs. Sam Houston+17Sam HoustonWon 20–14 at Lamar+6LamarLost 29–34 vs. Sam Houston-5Sam Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsIncarnate WordW 43–⁠675%
Sep 19atStephen F. AustinW 28–⁠1451%
Sep 26vsMississippi CollegeW 37–⁠083%
Oct 10vsSE LouisianaW 21–⁠753%
Oct 17atCentral ArkansasW 28–⁠1352%
Oct 24vsNorthwestern StateW 47–⁠2779%
Oct 31vsAbilene ChristianW 15–⁠1376%
Nov 7vsSam HoustonW 27–⁠1059%
Nov 21atLamarW 20–⁠1467%
Dec 5vsSam HoustonNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 29–⁠3459%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Sam Houston 34–⁠29 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southland Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Southland Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠138
Coach
—
Elo
1487 +135 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.5 No. 22 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 213
Offensive coordinator
Tim Leger
Defensive coordinator
Lance Guidry

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Grant Burguillos OG★★★No. 1859

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line13.00.809

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2015 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
McNeese8–⁠09–⁠1
Sam Houston6–⁠210–⁠4
Central Arkansas6–⁠26–⁠4
Incarnate Word4–⁠45–⁠5
Northwestern State4–⁠44–⁠6
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠44–⁠6
Lamar4–⁠55–⁠6
Abilene Christian3–⁠53–⁠7
Nicholls3–⁠53–⁠7
SE Louisiana3–⁠64–⁠7
Houston Christian0–⁠81–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.