1995 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 1995 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 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 13–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as Southland champions. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Marshall in the semifinals.

1995 McNeese State Cowboys football
Southland champion
NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 13–25 vs. Marshall
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
Record	13–1 (5–0 Southland)
Head coach	Bobby Keasler (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Santiago (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kirby Bruchhaus (6th season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 McNeese State $^	5	–	0	–	0			13	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Stephen F. Austin ^	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Northwestern State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Sam Houston State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southwest Texas State	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Nicholls State	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Southwest Missouri State*	No. 3	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 31–2	13,794	[1]
September 9	Southeastern Oklahoma State*	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 45–10	16,860	[2]
September 16	at No. 6 James Madison*	No. 1	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	W 30–24	11,000	[3]
September 23	No. 14 Youngstown State*	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 31–3	20,290	[4]
September 30	UCF*	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 49–7	16,921	[5]
October 14	Portland State*	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 27–14	14,264	[6]
October 21	Sam Houston State	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 20–0	15,083	[7]
October 28	at No. 3 Stephen F. Austin	No. 1	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	W 34–16	23,617	[8]
November 4	at Southwest Texas State	No. 1	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	W 28–7		[9]
November 11	No. 19 Northwestern State	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 20–10		[10]
November 18	at Nicholls State	No. 1	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 31–6	3,061	[11]
November 25	No. 17 Idaho*	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 33–3	15,736	[12]
December 2	No. 7 Delaware*	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	W 52–18	17,239	[13]
December 9	No. 6 Marshall*	No. 1	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal)	L 13–25	18,018	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1995 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Delphfrine Lee So DE 96 Kavika Pittman Sr S Jason Rollins	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bobby Keasler Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt