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2019 McNeese

7–⁠5 (5–⁠4 Southland Conference).

Schedule and results

McNeese in 2019, game by game: won vs. Southern 34–28; lost at Oklahoma State 14–56; won vs. Alcorn State 17–14; lost at Abilene Christian 10–17; lost vs. Sam Houston 17–28; won vs. SE Louisiana 38–34; lost at Central Arkansas 31–40; won vs. Houston Christian 42–27; won at Stephen F. Austin 33–10; won vs. Northwestern State 30–20; lost at Nicholls 20–34; won at Lamar 27–3+24−42Won 34–28 vs. Southern+6SouthernLost 14–56 at Oklahoma State-42Oklahoma StateWon 17–14 vs. Alcorn State+3Alcorn StateLost 10–17 at Abilene Christian-7Abilene Christi…Lost 17–28 vs. Sam Houston-11Sam HoustonWon 38–34 vs. SE Louisiana+4SE LouisianaLost 31–40 at Central Arkansas-9Central ArkansasWon 42–27 vs. Houston Christian+15Houston Christi…Won 33–10 at Stephen F. Austin+23Stephen F. Aust…Won 30–20 vs. Northwestern State+10Northwestern St…Lost 20–34 at Nicholls-14NichollsWon 27–3 at Lamar+24Lamar
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsSouthernW 34–⁠2850%
Sep 7atOklahoma StateL 14–⁠5615%
Sep 14vsAlcorn StateW 17–⁠1449%
Sep 21atAbilene ChristianL 10–⁠1745%
Sep 28vsSam HoustonL 17–⁠2852%
Oct 5vsSE LouisianaW 38–⁠3448%
Oct 12atCentral ArkansasL 31–⁠4034%
Oct 19vsHouston ChristianW 42–⁠2770%
Oct 26atStephen F. AustinW 33–⁠1064%
Nov 2vsNorthwestern StateW 30–⁠2078%
Nov 16atNichollsL 20–⁠3436%
Nov 23atLamarW 27–⁠359%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Lamar 27–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southland Conference.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠4 5th in Southland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠311
Coach
—
Elo
1343 +35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.1 No. 39 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 170
Offensive coordinator
Matt Mattox
Defensive coordinator
Jim Gush

Leaders

Passing yardsCody Orgeron QB151 yds
Passing touchdownsCody Orgeron QB1 TD
Rushing yardsCody Orgeron QB89 yds
Receiving yardsD’Andre Hicks RB69 yds
Receiving touchdownsD’Andre Hicks RB1 TD
TacklesC.J. Semien DL5 tkl
SacksChris Livings DE1 sacks

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Christian Guillory OLB★★★No. 1444
Jack Zelezinski OG★★★No. 2086
Jake LaFleur ILB★★No. 3231
Diontae Spencer WR★★No. 3521
Damarcus Thomas OG

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.770
Offensive line13.00.817
Linebackers22.50.810
Whole class42.50.802

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.

2019 Southland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Arkansas7–⁠29–⁠4
Nicholls7–⁠29–⁠5
SE Louisiana6–⁠38–⁠5
Sam Houston6–⁠37–⁠5
McNeese5–⁠47–⁠5
Abilene Christian4–⁠55–⁠7
Incarnate Word4–⁠55–⁠7
Stephen F. Austin3–⁠63–⁠9
Northwestern State3–⁠63–⁠9
Houston Christian2–⁠65–⁠7
Lamar2–⁠74–⁠8

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