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2017 McNeese

8–⁠2 (7–⁠2 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠2, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2017, game by game: lost at Nicholls 35–37; won at Alcorn State 34–27; won vs. Houston Christian 27–12; won at Stephen F. Austin 35–0; won at Abilene Christian 13–7; won vs. Incarnate Word 55–7; lost at Central Arkansas 17–47; won vs. SE Louisiana 13–3; won vs. Northwestern State 44–24; won at Lamar 13–3+48−30Lost 35–37 at Nicholls-2NichollsWon 34–27 at Alcorn State+7Alcorn StateWon 27–12 vs. Houston Christian+15Houston Christi…Won 35–0 at Stephen F. Austin+35Stephen F. Aust…Won 13–7 at Abilene Christian+6Abilene Christi…Won 55–7 vs. Incarnate Word+48Incarnate WordLost 17–47 at Central Arkansas-30Central ArkansasWon 13–3 vs. SE Louisiana+10SE LouisianaWon 44–24 vs. Northwestern State+20Northwestern St…Won 13–3 at Lamar+10Lamar
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atNichollsL 35–⁠3754%
Sep 16atAlcorn StateW 34–⁠2744%
Sep 23vsHouston ChristianW 27–⁠1281%
Sep 30atStephen F. AustinW 35–⁠059%
Oct 7atAbilene ChristianW 13–⁠766%
Oct 21vsIncarnate WordW 55–⁠788%
Oct 28atCentral ArkansasL 17–⁠4733%
Nov 4vsSE LouisianaW 13–⁠362%
Nov 11vsNorthwestern StateW 44–⁠2484%
Nov 18atLamarW 13–⁠382%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lamar 13–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
286–⁠167
Coach
—
Elo
1440 +82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.0 No. 38 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 184
Offensive coordinator
Landon Hoefer
Defensive coordinator
Tony Restivo

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Hanif Muhammad CB★★★No. 2181
Cody Roscoe ILB★★No. 2852
Quincy Cage Jr. WR★★No. 2862
Tyrique Gibson SDE★★No. 3114
Nate Briscoe WR

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.775
Defensive line12.00.768
Linebackers12.00.776
Defensive backs13.00.798
Whole class42.30.779

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.

2017 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas9–⁠010–⁠2
Sam Houston8–⁠112–⁠2
McNeese7–⁠28–⁠2
Nicholls7–⁠28–⁠4
SE Louisiana6–⁠36–⁠5
Northwestern State4–⁠54–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin4–⁠54–⁠7
Abilene Christian2–⁠72–⁠9
Incarnate Word1–⁠71–⁠10
Lamar1–⁠81–⁠9
Houston Christian0–⁠91–⁠10

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