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2018 McNeese

6–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2018, game by game: won at Northern Colorado 17–14; won at Houston Christian 51–34; won vs. Nicholls 20–10; lost at No. 25 BYU 3–30; won vs. Stephen F. Austin 17–10; won vs. Abilene Christian 24–21; lost at Incarnate Word 17–45; won vs. Central Arkansas 23–21; lost at SE Louisiana 6–23; lost at Northwestern State 34–37; lost vs. Lamar 17–21+17−28Won 17–14 at Northern Colorado+3Northern Colora…Won 51–34 at Houston Christian+17Houston Christi…Won 20–10 vs. Nicholls+10NichollsLost 3–30 at No. 25 BYU-27No. 25 BYUWon 17–10 vs. Stephen F. Austin+7Stephen F. Aust…Won 24–21 vs. Abilene Christian+3Abilene Christi…Lost 17–45 at Incarnate Word-28Incarnate WordWon 23–21 vs. Central Arkansas+2Central ArkansasLost 6–23 at SE Louisiana-17SE LouisianaLost 34–37 at Northwestern State-3Northwestern St…Lost 17–21 vs. Lamar-4Lamar
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNorthern ColoradoW 17–⁠1464%
Sep 8atHouston ChristianW 51–⁠3472%
Sep 15vsNichollsW 20–⁠1069%
Sep 22at25BYUL 3–⁠3033%
Sep 29vsStephen F. AustinW 17–⁠1081%
Oct 6vsAbilene ChristianW 24–⁠2182%
Oct 20atIncarnate WordL 17–⁠4569%
Oct 27vsCentral ArkansasW 23–⁠2146%
Nov 3atSE LouisianaL 6–⁠2359%
Nov 10atNorthwestern StateL 34–⁠3761%
Nov 17vsLamarL 17–⁠2160%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lamar 21–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 tied for 4th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠266
Coach
—
Elo
1312 −82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.1 No. 60 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 199
Offensive coordinator
Landon Hoefer

Leaders

Passing yardsJames Tabary QB121 yds
Rushing yardsDavid Hamm RB29 yds
Receiving yardsCyron Sutton WR72 yds
TacklesChristian Jacobs LB8 tkl

Top recruits in the 2018 class

John Blunt Jr. CB★★No. 3531
Chase Davis TE★★No. 3824
Cameron Smith PRO
Nick Holiday OT
Joshua Carr WDE

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.700
Defensive backs12.00.750
Whole class22.00.725

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.

2018 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nicholls7–⁠29–⁠4
Incarnate Word6–⁠26–⁠5
Lamar6–⁠37–⁠5
McNeese5–⁠46–⁠5
Sam Houston5–⁠46–⁠5
Central Arkansas5–⁠46–⁠5
Abilene Christian5–⁠46–⁠5
Northwestern State4–⁠55–⁠6
SE Louisiana4–⁠54–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin2–⁠72–⁠8
Houston Christian0–⁠91–⁠10

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