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2012 Cowboys Football McNeese Sports Information • Jack Doland Athletic Field House • 700 E. McNeese • Lake Charles, LA • (337) 475-5207 • Fax (337) 475-5202 SID: Matthew Bonnette • [email protected] • cell (337) 304-1658 • www.McNeeseSports.com
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#19/19 McNeese (2-0)
2012 Schedule (2-0)
Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
OPPONENT
TIME/RESULT
at Middle Tennessee W 27-21 (ESPN3) McMURRY W 69-7 at Weber State 7:00 (Big Sky Network) *at Southeastern La. 7:00 *NORTHWESTERN STATE 7:00 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7:00 *at Sam Houston State 2:00 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (HC) 7:00 (SLCTV) *at Nicholls State 3:00 (SLCTV) at Texas-San Antonio 4:00 *LAMAR 7:00
* Southland Conference games all times are Central
2012 Quick Facts Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Charles, Louisiana Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1939 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,900 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cowboys Mascot: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowdy Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue (287) and Gold (116) Stadium (Capacity): . . . . . . Louis Bonnette Field at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cowboy Stadium (17,610) Surface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artificial, GeoMax2 Conference: . . . . . . . . . . Southland (Division I FCS) Joined Southland: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972 President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Philip C. Williams Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy McClelland Head Coach: . . . Matt Viator (McNeese State, 1986) Seasons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-20 Seasons at McNeese: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Record at McNeese: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-20 2011 Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 SLC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3/4th First Year of Football: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1940 All-time Record (years): . . . . . . . . 449-266-13 (68) First Year of SLC Football: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972 All-time SLC Record (years): . . . . . . . 188-82-5 (40) SLC Championships (last): . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (2009) FCS Playoff Appearances (last): . . . . . . . 14 (2009) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . 53/13 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . 9/2 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . 8/3
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Weber State (0-2) Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Stadium (17,500) Ogden, Utah Sept. 15, 2012 • 7 p.m. (CDT) • McNeese Radio Network Game Information
Streaming: . . . . . . . McNeeseSports.com TV: . . . . . . Big Sky Network (BigSky.org) Radio: . . . . . . . McNeese Radio Network (Tom Hoefer, Johnny Suydam and Richard Dow) Live Stats: . . . . . www.McNeeseSports.com Twitter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . @McNeeseFootball The Series: . . . . . . . . . . . . Series tied 1-1
McNeese Cowboys
Rankings (TSN/Coaches) . . . . . . 22/T21 2012 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0/0-0 SLC Last Game: . . . . . . . Sept. 8 vs. McMurry W 69-7 Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Viator Record at McN (yr): . . . . . . . . 47-20 (7th) Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same vs. Weber State: . . . . . . . . Series tied 1-1
Weber State Wildcats
Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NR 2012 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Last Game: . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 8 at BYU .................................. Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Sears Record at WSU (yr): . . . . . . . . 0-2 (1st yr) Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 (1st yr) vs. McN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0
Quick Hits • 2-0 to start the season for the first time since the 2009 season when it started 3-0 before falling 42-32 at Tulane • Five consecutive wins dating back to last season • Senior safety Chris Raggett voted this week’s SLC Defensive Player of the Week • 69 total and 45 first half points scored on Saturday were the second most scored in a game in school history • 45-0 halftime lead was the widest halftime margin since holding a 49-0 lead over Southern Virginia in 2008 • McNeese played everyone that dressed out on Saturday night • 54-16 home record since 2000 • McNeese had four players score their first career points on Saturday - redshirt freshman RB Dillon Berlin (TD), redshirt freshman RB Kelvin Bennett (TD), sophomore kicker James Bice (1 FG, 3 PAT), senior safety Chris Raggett (2 TDs off interceptions) • Raggett’s 2 pic 6s set a McNeese single-game record and tied a NCAA FCS single-game record. It also tied a McNeese individual season record (Rody Gully, 2002) and is one off the career record (Gully 2002-2003) • The Cowboys are 7-0 under Viator in home openers • Series with Weber State is tied at 1-1 • First meeting was in 1990 and a 27-7 WSU win in Cowboy Stadium • McNeese won 23-22 at Weber State in 1992 • Cowboys are 9-8 all-time against members of the Big Sky Conference • Record includes a 6-5 advantage in FCS playoff games • WSU head coach Jody Sears was the defensive coordinator at Eastern Washington in 2007 when it defeated the Cowboys 44-15 in the first round of the FCS playoffs • McNeese’s win over Middle Tennessee was the school’s third over an FBS school since 2000 (3-12) • All three wins are against Sun Belt Conference members (W 24-19 at Louisiana-Monroe, 2002; W 38-17 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 2007; W 27-21 at Middle Tennessee, 2012) • The Cowboys also defeated Florida International 30-27 in 2004, one year before they joined the Sun Belt • It is believed that backup QB Tyler Bolfing’s touchdown pass on his first career pass attempt at MTSU was the first time that has happened in McNeese history • McNeese is the dean of the Southland Conference, having joined the league in 1972 • Cowboys have won 13 Southland championships - more than three times more than the next current league foe • The team played in the 1997 and 2002 FCS national championship game - falling 10-9 to Youngstown State in 1997 and 34-14 to Western Kentucky in 2002 • The Pokes have made 14 FCS playoff appearances, more than double the amount of the next Southland team
McNeese Cowboys Football September 15, 2012 at Weber State •
2012 Opponent Tracker
Raggett Earns Defensive Honors
Middle Tennessee State (1-1) • Senior safety Chris Raggett was named this week’s Southland Conference Defensive Player of Last Week: W 31-17 vs. Florida Atlantic the week and College Football Performance Award National Defensive Back Player of the Week This Week: at Memphis • Raggett set a McNeese single-game record while tying a National FCS record with two interceptions returned for touchdowns in McNeese’s 69-7 win over McMurry McMurry University (0-2) • He’s the third Cowboys player in two weeks to garner conference honors Last Week: L 69-7 at McNeese State • RB Marcus Wiltz was named SLC Offensive Player of the Week last week along with punter Jean This Week: OPEN Breaux as Special Teams Player of the Week Weber State (0-1) Last Week: L 45-13 at BYU okes eturn to the olls This Week: vs. McNeese State • Cowboys return to the national polls for the first time since bowing out after their Oct. 15 loss at Central Arkansas last season Southeastern Louisiana (0-2) Last Week: L 31-13 at South Dakota State • Moved up 3 spots to No. 19 in the Sports Network Top 25 and 2 spots to No. 19 in the FCS Coaches Top 25 poll This Week: at UT-Martin (Thurs.)
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Northwestern State (1-1) Last Week: W 31-24 vs. Ark.-Monticello This Week: at Nevada
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BMW Backfield on Cruise Control but the Young Gun Express took Center Stage on Saturday
• McNeese’s offensive backfield consists of returners Champlain Babin (B), Javaris Murray (M) and Marcus Wiltz (W) Central Arkansas (1-1) Last Week: W 42-20 at Murray State • All three combined to run for 219 yards on 38 carries for a 5.8 yards per carry average at MTSU • Against McMurry, 3 redshirt freshmen - Terrell Alfred (75 yards), Kelvin Bennett (60 yards) and This Week: vs. Bacone College Dillon Berlin (41 yards) paced the rushing attack Sam Houston State (1-0) • Bennett and Berlin each scored their first career touchdowns Last Week: W 54-7 vs. Incarnate Word This Week: at Baylor ushing for quals ictory • McNeese has rushed for 200 or more yards in four consecutive games dating back to last seaStephen F. Austin (1-1) son... all four games were wins. Last Week: L 52-0 at SMU • Since 2000, the Cowboys have rushed for 200 or more yards in 60 games and is 55-5 when This Week: at Montana State doing so Nicholls State (0-1) • Since Matt Viator has been head coach, McNeese has rushed 200 or more 30 times and the Last Week: L 9-3 at South Alabama team has compiled a 27-3 record This Week: at Tulsa The top 5 rushing performances since the start of the 2006 season are: Yards Date Opponent Outcome Texas-San Antonio (1-0) 418 11/7/09 Sam Houston State W 63-42 Last Week: W 27-16 vs. A&M-Commerce 311 11/24/07 Central Arkansas W 41-14 Next Week: at Georgia State 299 11/8/08 Stephen F. Austin W 42-31 298 8/30/12 at Middle Tennessee W 27-21 Lamar (1-1) 11/13/10 Texas State W 36-6 Last Week: W 31-0 vs. Prairie View A&M 295 This Week: at Hawaii
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Youngsters Making Noise
Several Cowboy true and redshirt freshmen have seen a significant amount of playing time and are contributing well • True freshman punter Jean Breaux ranks 2nd in the SLC with a 42.1 average and has had 4 punts downed inside the 5 yard line • True freshman linebacker Bo Brown recovered a fumbled punt return at MTSU that led to a McNeese score and eventually the win • RS freshmen RBs Terrell Alford, Kelvin Bennett and Dillon Berlin finished 1-2-3 in rushing for the game against McMurry • RS freshman QB Tyler Bolfing leads the SLC in pass efficiency with a 312.3 rating • True freshman DE Cameron Smith leads the team with 5 quarterback hurries
McNeese Cowboys Football September 15, 2012 at Weber State •
Nowhere to Run
Media Services
The resurrection of McNeese’s “Blue Wall” defense has been prominent in the first two games of Contact: Matthew Bonnette the 2012 season • McNeese held Middle Tennessee to 103 yards rushing in the season opener and stopped Mc- 700 E. McNeese Street Jack V. Doland Athletic Field House Murry to minus-3 yards rushing on Saturday night Lake Charles, LA 70607 • Pokes sacked the McMurry QBs six times and added another 9 tackles for a loss Phone: (337) 475-5207 • Opponents are averaging 2.2 yards per carry Cell: (337) 304-1658 • Defense has not allowed a rushing TD this year FAX: (337) 475-5202
Cajun Kicker Dropping them Deep
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Zoning in when in Red Zone
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• True freshman place kicker Jean Breaux will likely be called something different every time he lines up to kickoff... the correct way to say Jean is (sz-OH-n) where the J is pronounced with the Matt Viator Weekly Teleconference: SZ sound as in “vision” Tuesday: Southland Conference Teleconference begin• Breaux has had four punts downed inside the 5-yard line already this season ning at 10:30 a.m. Coach Viator’s time is scheduled for • McNeese is nearly perfect when it gets in the Red Zone to score some points • 13 times in the Red Zone this year and 12 scores • 9 TDs and 3 FGs. One missed FG. • Cowboys were a perfect 8 for 8 in the Red Zone againe McMurry with 6 TDs and 2 FGs • Opponents are 5 of 7 in the Red Zone • McMurray scored 1 of 3 times
Career Day
Several Cowboy players had career firsts in Saturday blowout win over McMurray • RBs Dillon Berlin and Kelvin Bennett scored their first career TDs • K James Bice made his first career FG and PAT • S Chris Raggett scored his first career TD off an interception • KR Kenny Brown returned his first career kick... went for 56 yards • LB Hayden Dobbs intercepted his first career pass • QB Leon Blouin attempted and completed his first career pass • DLs Michael Ware, Krishon Seastrunk and DEs Chris Loveless and Logan Gladney recorded their first career sacks
Cowboys Hold Slight Edge Against Big Sky Members
• McNeese holds a 9-8 advantage in 17 meetings with members of the Big Sky Conference • 6-5 record in FCS Playoff games Year Opponent Outcome Year Opponent Outcome 1990 at Montana L 45-22 1997 #Montana W 19-14 1990 Weber State L 27-7 2002 #Montana State W 21-14 1991 Montana W 31-3 2002 #Montana W 24-20 1991 #at Nevada L 22-16 2003 #Northern Arizona L 35-3 1992 at Weber State W 23-22 2004 at Portland State L 35-14 1992 #at Idaho W 23-20 2006 #at Montana L 31-6 1994 #Idaho W 38-21 2007 Portland State W 35-12 1994 #at Montana L 30-28 2007 #E. Washington L 44-15 1995 #Idaho W 33-3
Media Luncheons:
McNeese will hold its weekly media luncheon on Tuesdays during the season. Head coach Matt Viator will speak at approximately 12:30 and will be available after the press conference as well. Players will be available for interviews between 1-1:30 at the field house.
Practice Coverage:
Practices are open to the media and public but interviews will not be conducted until after practice is over.
Postgame Interviews:
Interviews with players and coaches will be conducted on the playing field after a 10-minute cooling off period. Please coordinate through the sports information office for interview needs.
McNeese Cowboys Football September 15, 2012 at Weber State •
Cowboys in the SLC Rankings
Team Stats Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Total Offense Total Defense Rushing Offense Rushing Defense Pass Offense Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Pass Defense Effic. Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Interceptions Punting KO Coverage Field Goals PAT Kicking Sacks By Sacks Against First Downs Opp First Downs 3rd Downs Opp 3rd Downs 4th Downs Opp 4th Downs Penalties Opp Penalties Possession TO Margin Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense
2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 5th 7th 1st 5th 1st 4th 2nd 2nd 7th 3rd T-1st T-3rd 2nd T-1st 5th 3rd 3rd T-6th 5th 3rd 8th 1st 1st 3rd 3rd
48.0 14.0 467.0 294.5 290.0 50.0 177.0 244.5 186.8 116.1 27.3 16.0 4 38.4 33.4 4-5 (.800) 12-12 (1.000) 5 1 24.5 17.0 42.9 (9-21) 32.1 (9-28) 0.0 (0-0) 33.3 (2-6) 16-115 9-85 35:40 +6 (3.00) 92.3 (12-13) 71.4 (5-7)
Cowboys in the NCAA Rankings
Team Stats Turnover Margin Pass Efficiency Kickoff Returns Sacks Allowed Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Rushing Offense
2nd 5th 10th 10th 7th 7th 8th
+3.00 186.78 27.33 .50 pg 48.0 ppg 50.0 ypg 290.0 ypg
Offensive Line Ready to Lead
• Cowboys return all five starters from last year’s unit and got the services back from another Miguel Gauthreax - who started every game in 2010 but missed the entire 2011 season due to a knee injury • Line includes three players that have earned all-conference honors (Gauthreaux, Alec Savoie, Jonathan Landry) and another, Savoie, who has been named to several all-America teams.
Brotherly Love in the Defense
• Senior all-American free safety Malcolm Bronson and his backup, brother Ryan Bronson, will be wrapping up a three-year playing career together. Ryan still has one year remaining to play. • The brothers are the nephews of former McNeese and San Francisco 49ers standout Zach Bronson • Malcolm led the team with 90 tackles and three interceptions last season while Ryan had nine stops while playing in nine games
Southland Conference Gets Stronger
• With Texas-Arlington, Texas State and Texas-San Antonio all leaving the league last year, the conference has further strengthened its membership with the addition of Oral Roberts, the University of New Orleans, Houston Baptist, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word • ORU and UNO are non-football playing schools • Houston Baptist is starting up football and will start competition in 2013 and will field a full Southland slate in 2014 • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are making a transition from Division II to Division I
FCS Playoffs Expanding
• Now a 20-team bracket playoff, the Football Championship Subdivision will increase to 24 teams for the 2013 season Individual SLC Stat Rankings
Scoring TDs Darius Carey T-4th Cody Stroud T-4th
6.0 6.0
Scoring Kick Josh Lewis 1st
9.0
Punt Return Avg. Darius Carey 2nd
11.5
312.3 162.3
All-Purpose Darius Carey T-5th
108.0
Receiving Yds/Game Darius Carey 5th
57.0
Punting Jean Breaux
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42.1
Total Offense Cody Stroud 7th Marcus Wiltz 10th
121.5 71.0
Field Goals Josh Lewis
T-1st
1.5
Scoring Josh Lewis T-3rd Chris Raggett T-6th
9.0 6.0
Rushing Marcus Wiltz 2nd Javaris Murray 9th
71.0 39.5
Passing Avg/Game Cody Stroud 7th Tyler Bolfing 10th
118.5 42.5
Pass Efficiency Tyler Bolfing 1st Cody Stroud 4th
Field Goal Pct. Josh Lewis 1st
75.0 (3-4)
PAT Kicking Pct. Josh Lewis T-1st
100.0 (9-9)
McNeese Cowboys Football September 15, 2012 at Weber State •
McNeese Offense Game at Middle Tennessee McMurry University at Weber State at Southeastern La. Northwestern State Central Arkansas at Sam Houston St. Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls State at UT-San Antonio Lamar
McNeese Defense Game at Middle Tennessee McMurry University at Weber State at Southeastern La. Northwestern State Central Arkansas at Sam Houston St. Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls State at UT-San Antonio Lamar
2012 Game-by-Game Starters QB Stroud Stroud
TB Wiltz Wiltz
FB - -
WR Spencer Spencer
WR Celestie Celestie
WR Briscoe Briscoe
TE Jordan Jordan
LT Johnson Johnson
LG Gauthreaux Gauthreaux
C Chaisson Chaisson
RG Agada Agada
LE Loveless Loveless
LT Ware Ware
RT Williams Williams
RE Ellefsen Ellefsen
MLB Thompson Thompson
WLB Narcisse Narcisse
BS Smesny Smesny
BC Morgan Morgan
WS Cahee Cahee
FS M. Bronson M. Bronson
FC Thomas Thomas
Big Crowds
All-Time McNeese Largest Crowds Opponent LSU Nebraska Texas A&M North Carolina Missouri Miami Kansas State Southern Miss. Kansas UL-Lafayette Southern Miss. UL-Lafayette Syracuse Tulsa
‘69); Jackie Smith (Northwestern State, 1960); • McNeese has played in three overtime games Chad Pennington (Marshall, 1995); Daunte Cul• All three have been on the road and McNeese pepper (Central Florida, 1995). • McNeese has had nine unbeaten seasons at won all three as well home with three of those coming since 2000 (2-0 in 2005, 8-0 in 2002 and 5-0 in 2000). OT Results
Overtime Games
• The 92,576 fans McNeese played in front of against LSU at Tiger Stadium in 2010 was the largest for a Cowboy team • Last year’s highest attendance was 41,068 at Kansas Crowd 92,576 77,192 70,656 58,000 55,582 48,411 44,544 42,600 41,068 33,823 28,174 27,500 27,234 24,600
RT Savoie Savoie
Site, Year Tiger Stadium, 2010 Memorial Stadium, 2008 Kyle Field, 2001 Kenan Memorial, 2008 Memorial, 2010 Orange Bowl, 2000 KSU, 2003 Independence Bowl, 1980 Memorial Stadium, 2011 Cajun Field, 2007 M.M. Roberts, 2005 Cowboy Stadium, 1976 Independence Bowl, 1979 Skelly Stadium, 1979
Date 9/12/98 10/6/99 10/4/08
Score McN 20, at Northern Iowa 17 McN 39, at Jacksonville St. 36 (2 ot) McN 46, at South Dakota St. 44 (3 ot)
A Winning Tradition • McNeese is now in its 69th season of football • Has been 72 years since the Cowboys fielded their first team • Played a 5-game schedule in 1940 • Dropped the sport following the 1940 season because of WWII and resumed it in 1945 • 448 wins since that first season • 96 victories coming in the 2000s • 96-46 since 2000 for a .674 percentage • 180-81-5 record in Cowboy Stadium • 54-16 at home since 2000 • Cowboy Stadium has played host to greats such as Roger Staubach (Pensacola Navy, 1968), Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech, ‘67 and
McNeese on the Radio • All games are carried live over GATOR 99.5 (FM) with Tom Hoefer handling play-by-play, Johnny Suydam the color and Richard Dow as the sideline reporter
Cowboy Game Playback • A weekly tape delay playback of each game will four times a week - Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 10 p.m., Thursday 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. It will air on Suddenlink 60. KLOC (Lamp Studios) produces the games.
Matt Viator Coaches Show • Inside Cowboy Football featuring head coach Matt Viator airs each week on Tuesday night at 10 p.m. on KVHP FOX 29. Richard Dow is the host along with Cowboy head coach Matt Viator.
McNeese Cowboys Football September 15, 2012 at Weber State •
FCS Polls (Sept. 10)
The Sports Network Top 25 Rnk. Team (1st place votes)
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North Dakota State (94) Sam Houston State (61) Montana State (1) James Madison (1) Youngstown State (4) Old Dominion Northern Iowa Appalachian State Wofford Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Towson Delaware Montana Illinois State Lehigh Stony Brook New Hampshire
19. McNeese
20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Eastern Kentucky The Citadel Indiana State Stephen F. Austin Jacksonville State Maine
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FCS Coaches Top 25 Rnk. Team (1st place votes)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
North Dakota State (24) Sam Houston State (2) Montana State Old Dominion James Madison Northern Iowa Appalachian State Youngstown State Wofford Georgia Southern Eastern Washington Montana Lehigh Delaware Towson Stony Brook Illinois State New Hampshire
19. McNeese
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Central Arkansas Maine Norfolk State The Citadel Harvard Eastern Kentucky
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Career Total Offense Name, Years Plays Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) 1164 Kerry Joseph (1992-95) 1649 Blake Prejean (1997-99) 1071 Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) 964 Stephen Starring (1979-82) 975 Scott Dieterich (1986-89) 1044 Slade Nagle (1999-01) 725 Henry Fields (1992-95) 839 Johnnie Thibodeaux (‘72-75) 734 Buford Jordan (1980-83) 763 Tony Citizen (1986-89) 753 Tim Leger (1995-98) 527 Vick King (2001-03) 562 Greg Davis (1969-72) 620 Theron McClendon (1978-81) 593 Don Breaux (1958-61) 502 Larry Grissom (1968-71) 528 Cody Stroud (2010-present) 524 Jessie Burton (1998-01) 542 Don Richards (1981-84) 590
Keeing an Eye on the Record Book Yards 10,236 9,676 6,725 5,709 4,989 4,977 4,471 4,358 4,163 4,156 3,326 3,241 3,130 3,035 2,920 2,798 2,761 2,723 2,637 2,500
Career Passes Completed Name, Years Att Cmp Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) 1034 618 Kerry Joseph (1992-95) 1114 565 Blake Prejean (1996-99) 895 497 Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) 810 462 Slade Nagle (1999-01) 653 378 Scott Dieterich (1986-89) 841 360 Cody Stroud (2010-present) 438 262 J. Thibodeaux (1972-75) 455 207 Greg Davis (1969-72) 439 206 Tim Leger (1995-98) 365 184 Stephen Starring (1979-82) 424 181 Don Richards (1981-84) 361 168 Don Breaux (1958-61) 304 159 Eric Acheson (1991-94) 367 155 Chris Jones (2003-05) 263 144 Allan Dennis (1970-72) 280 140 Wes Watts (1988-91) 335 140 Mark Fontenot (2005-08) 207 119 David Bourgeois (1965-67) 286 115 Jacob Bower (2010) 199 113 Hud Jackson (1987-90) 243 100 Career Touchdown Passes Name, Years Kerry Joseph (1992-95) Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) Blake Prejean (1996-99) Slade Nagle (1999-01) Scott Dieterich (1986-89) J. Thibodeaux (1972-75) Tim Leger (1995-98) Greg Davis (1969-72) Don Breaux (1958-61) Cody Stroud (2010-present) Stephen Starring (1979-82)
Tds 67 64 39 35 35 25 24 21 20 17 15 14
Career Pass Receptions Name, Years Catches Jermaine Martin (1999-02) 160 B. J. Sams (2000-03) 136 Steven Whitehead (2004-08) 136 Terence Davis (1992-95) 119 Flip Johnson (1983-86) 113 Damien Morris (1994-97) 112 Carlese Franklin (2004-07) 110 William Davis (1995-98) 106 Chris Fontenot (1994-97) 99 Quinten Lawrence (2005-08) 99 Donnie Ashley (1995-97) 94 Adam Henry (1990-93) 89
Britt Brodhead (2000-03) Andre Perkins (1995-98) Immanuel Friddle (2006-09) James Moore (1969-72) R. C. Slocum (1964-67) Jeff Delhomme (1987-90) Toddrick Pendland (2006-09) Skeet Owens (1991-94) Wes Mangan (2006-09) Henry Smith (2001-04) Arthur Alexander (1984-87) Keith Ortego (1981-84) Erwin Brown (1990-93) Eric Chew (1996-99) Pat Matthews (1996-99) Henry Fields (1992-95) Alan Heisser (1974-77) Corday Clark (2007-10) Richard Ellender (1975-78) Gary Broussard (1973-76) Mark Barousse (1979-82) Champlain Babin (2009-present) Tony Citizen (1986-89) Larry Whatley (1966-69)
89 81 79 76 74 72 72 71 67 66 65 65 64 59 59 59 59 59 57 55 54 52 49 49
Bobby Leach (1968-71) Brian McZeal (1985-88)
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Darius Carey (2011-present) On the Move Damion Dixon (2009-present) Ernest Celestie (2011-present) Wes Briscoe (2010-present)
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Career Punt Return Yards Name, Years Yards B. J. Sams (2000-03) 922 Steven Whitehead (2004-08) 849 Donnie Ashley (1995-97) 725 Troy Jones (1988-89) 650 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 641 Ron Alexander (1989-92) 547 Lloyd Guillot (1960-63) 525 Richard Ellender (1975-78) 524 Flip Johnson (1983-86) 493 Erwin Brown (1990-93) 478 Derrick Batiste (1980-83) 434 Tony Ber (1963-66) 406 On the Move Darius Carey (2011-present) 283 Career Scoring Name, Years Jose Larios (1992-95) Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) Buford Jordan (1980-83) John Marino (2001-04) Toddrick Pendland (2006-09) Don Stump (1978-81) Josh Lewis (2009-present) Larry Grissom (1968-71) Lance Wiley (1985-88) Tony Citizen (1986-80) Tony Whittington (1981-84) Luke Lawton (2000-03) Jessie Burton (1998-00) Conley Hathorn (1973-76) Henry Fields (1992-95) Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) Vick King (2001-03) Eric Roberts (1989-91) Career PATs Kicked Name, Years PAT Jose Larios (1992-95) 158 Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) 151 John Marino (2001-04) 134 Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) 126 Don Stump (1978-81) 113 Josh Lewis (2009-present) 111 Conley Hathorn (1973-76) 86 Lance Wiley (1985-88) 78 Tony Whittington (1981-84) 76 Carlos Medrano (1970-72) 65 Charlie Hebert (2000-01) 54
Points 356 324 295 272 266 254 237 216 209 201 200 190 186 186 182 180 168 156 153 ATT 163 160 150 134 118 120 102 79 81 68 63
Career Field Goals Name, Years FG Jose Larios (1992-95) 66 Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) 66 Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) 48 John Marino (2001-04) 44 Don Stump (1978-81) 41 Lance Wiley (1985-88) 41 Eric Roberts (1989-91) 38 Tony Whittington (1981-84) 38 Josh Lewis (2009-present) 35 Conley Hathorn (1973-76) 32
FGA 100 94 69 67 69 70 53 61 50 59
Career Pass Interceptions Name, Years INT Billy Blakeman (1970-73) 25 Charles Jefferson (1975-78) 19 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 19 Todd McArthur (1981-84) 15 Mark Hamilton (1983-85) 14 Rocke Fournet (1969-71) 13 Tom Murphy (1976-79) 12 Mike Pierce (1987-90) 12 Rod Gulley (2000-03) 12 On the Move Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 10 Career Pass Interceptions Yards Name, Years Yds Zack Bronson (1993-96) 455 Billy Blakeman (1970-73) 330 Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 233 Rod Gulley (2000-03) 214 Tom Murphy (1976-79) 177 Jamelle Juneau (2004-08) 146 Rocke Fournet (1969-71) 111 Mark Hamilton (1983-85) 110 Charles Jefferson (1975-78) 101 Career Pass Interception TDs Name, Years Tds Rod Gulley (2000-03) 3 Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 2 Chris Raggett (2009-present) 2 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 2 Career Tackles Name, Year Charles Ayro (1995-98) Terry Irving (1990-93) Ryan Garrison (2000-03) Allen Nelson (2005-08) Zack Bronson (1993-96) Deron Minor (2006-10) Bob Howell (1974-77) Doug Fruge (1974-77) Arthur Goodly (1998-01) Trey Bennett (2004-07) Wayne Cordova (1996-99) Vincent Landrum (1992-95) Ronnie McZeal (1996-99) Joe Judge (1998-01) Vance Robichaux (1983-85) Rod Royal (2002-03) Richard Vidrine (1967-70) Darrell Jenkins (2008-11) Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) Mike Pierce (1987-90) Desmond Lighten (2007-11) Jamelle Juneau (2004-08) Randy Moss (1984-87) Brant Linde (2005-08) Daryl Burckel (1978-90) Jim Hughes (1980-83)
Tackles 486 461 391 369 347 345 337 325 310 308 306 304 302 297 289 276 269 263 244 243 235 231 225 217 214 205
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2012 Weekly Honors Two Cowboy football players have been named to several preseason watch lists while several SLC Players of the Week others have been named to preseason all-conference or all-America teams. September 3
Cowboys on Watch Lists, Preseason Honors Malcolm Bronson (FS) • Buck Buchanan Watch List • Senior Bowl Watch List • Phil Steele Top 100 FCS NFL Draft Prospect • CFPA Defensive Back Watch List • Sports Network Preseason All-America • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America • First Team Preseason All-Southland Conference Darius Carey (RS/WR) • CFPA Punt Return Watch List • Sports Network Preseason All-America • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America • Second Team Preseason All-Southland Conference
Alec Savoie (OL) • Phil Steele Top 100 FCS NFL Draft Prospect • Sports Network Preseason All-America • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America • First Team Preseason All-Southland Conference
Offense: RB Marcus Wiltz Special Teams: P Jean Breaux
Other Preseason All-SLC Selections Jonathan Landry (OL) Miguel Gauthreaux (OL) Pat Williams (DL)
Louisiana Players of the Week
September 10 Defense: S Chris Raggett
College Sports Madness National Players of the Week September 3 Defense: Terence Cahee
College Football Performance Awards September 3 Defensive Back: Chris Raggett
Pokes Picked 4th in Preseason Polls
• In some close voting among the top five teams, McNeese has been picked for a 4th place finish by both the league head coaches and sports information directors in preseason polls • 2011 champion Sam Houston State was an overwhelming favorite to repeat • SHSU was followed by Stephen F. Austin, Central Arkansas, McNeese, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Lamar, Nicholls State - both polls were identical Coaches Poll Pl. 1 2 3 4 T5 T5 7 8
Team (1st place votes) Sam Houston State (7) Stephen F. Austin (1) Central Arkansas McNeese State Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana Lamar Nicholls State
Tot 49 39 38 34 21 21 13 8
Sports Information Directors Poll Pl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Team (1st place votes) Sam Houston State (7) Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas (1) McNeese State Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana Lamar Nicholls State
Tot 49 38 37 35 26 16 15 8
Southland Conference
Team McNeese Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas Lamar Northwestern State Nicholls State Southeastern La.
Overall 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-2
SLC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Last Week’s Scores at McNeese 69, McMurry 7 at Northwestern State 31, Ark-Monticello 24 at South Alabama 9, Nicholls State 3 Central Arkansas 42, at Murray State 20 at Sam Houston State 54, Incarnate Word 7 at Lamar 31, Prairie View A&M 0 South Dakota State 31, at Southeastern La. 14 at SMU 52, Stephen F. Austin 0 This Week’s Schedule Southeastern La. at UT-Martin, 6 p.m. Thursday Stephen F. Austin at Montana State, 2:35 p.m. Nicholls State at Tulsa, 6 p.m. Bacone College at Central Arkansas, 6 p.m. Sam Houston State at Baylor, 6:05 p.m. McNeese State at Weber State, 7 p.m. Lamar at Hawaii, 11 p.m.
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2012 McNeese Cowboy Football Numerical Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/40 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 38 41 43 44 46 47 49 50 52 53 54 58 61 62 63 70 71 72 73 74 75 77 78 79 80 81 83 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
Player Ford Smesny Josh Lewis Marcus Wiltz Diontae Spencer Chris Raggett Guy Morgan Darius Carey Seth Thomas James Bice Joe Narcisse Terence Cahee Deonte Thompson Gabe Hamner Damion Dixon Garrett McCain Orrin Fontenot Leon Blouin IV Ernest Celestie Cody Stroud Tyler Bolfing Wallace Scott Aaron Sam Shelby Hemenway Reynaldo Young Javaris Murray Champlain Babin Zoe Bruce Terrell Alfred Kelvin Bennett Livingston Hamilton Jean Breaux Halston Flanigan Malcolm Bronson Kenny Brown Dylan Long Ryan Bronson Hayden Dobbs Dillon Berlin Davondrick Phillips Manny Busch Kyle Crouch Kegan Myers Mitchell Amy Correy Middleton Keylon Bruno Brett Koonce Bo Brown Miguel Gauthreaux Quentin Marsh Carson Chaisson Nick Smith Antoine Everett Jonathan Landry Taylor Johnson Ben Jones Kevin Dorn Arinze Agada Cody Eaves Alec Savoie Josh Jordan William Ryckman DeVionte’ Edmonson Hunter Romero Wes Briscoe Deajon Mitchell Jereon McGilvery Kendale Thomas Pat Williams Cameron Smith Logan Gladney Eric LeBlanc Everett Ellefsen Nick Gorman Danyel Hunter Sean Brown Michael Ware Chris Loveless
Pos. S PK TB WR S CB WR CB K/P LB CB LB CB WR QB DE QB WR QB QB WS CB WR WR TB TB CB TB TB DB K FS FS WR FB S LB TB RB TE LB FB C LB LB OG LB C/G DT C OT OT OT OT OT DT OG OG OT TE WR WR TE WR WR WR TE DT DE DE DE DE DT DE DT DT DE
Hgt 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-5
Wgt 190 194 192 161 197 188 184 194 180 222 190 219 185 190 190 232 210 183 194 207 212 176 194 171 180 190 180 190 172 184 150 176 192 155 225 176 210 204 170 230 210 235 232 210 202 288 210 308 287 277 275 304 298 290 275 246 286 275 309 228 171 200 230 168 180 198 230 278 224 234 239 230 279 235 275 280 225
Cl/Exp Sr/3L Sr/3L Jr/2L Jr/2L Sr/3L Jr/1L Sr/1L Sr/3L So/SQ Sr/3L Jr/2L So/1L Fr/RS Sr/3L Fr/RS So/1L Fr/TR Jr/1L Jr/2L Fr/RS Fr/RS So/1L Jr/2L So/1L Jr/2L Sr/3L Sr/1L Fr/RS Fr/RS Fr/RS Fr/HS So/1L Sr/3L Fr/RS Fr/HS Jr/2L Jr/2L Fr/RS Fr/RS Jr/1L So/1L Sr/2L Sr/Sqd So/1L Fr/RS Sr/3L Fr/HS Sr/3L Fr/RS Sr/3L Fr/RS So/1L Sr/3L Sr/3L Fr/RS So/1L Jr/2L Fr/RS Sr/3L Sr/1L Jr/1L Sr/2L So/1L Jr/2L Jr/1L Jr/1L So/1L Sr/3L Fr/HS Fr/RS Sr/2L So/1L Fr/RS So/1L So/1L Jr/2L Jr/2L
Hometown (Last School) Dayton, TX (Dayton HS) Denham Springs, LA (Denham Springs) Cecilia, LA (Cecilia HS) New Iberia, LA (Westgate HS) Beaumont, TX (Ozen HS) Baton Rouge, LA (St. John HS) New Orleans, LA (North Texas, Helen Cox HS) Orange, TX (WO Stark HS) Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) Vacherie, LA (St. James HS) Westlake, LA (Westlake HS) Shreveport, LA (Evangel HS) Sealy, TX (Sealy HS) Port Allen, LA (Louisville, Port Allen HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Baton Rouge, LA (Parkview Baptist) Geismer, LA (Tulane, Dutchtown HS) Lake Charles, LA (Texas Tech, Barbe HS) Montgomery, LA (Montgomery HS) Montgomery, TX (Montgomery HS) Weyanoke, LA (West Feliciana HS) Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS) Plaquemine, LA (St. John HS) Garyville, LA (East St. John HS) Kingston, LA (North DeSoto HS) Donaldsonville, LA (Donaldsonville HS) Baton Rouge, LA (UL Monroe, University HS) Lafayette, LA (Northside HS) Bleakwood, TX (Newton HS) Natchitoches, LA (Ponchatoula HS) Scott, LA (Acadiana HS) Newton, TX (Newton HS) Jasper, TX (Jasper HS) Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) Covington, LA (St. Paul HS) Jasper, TX (Jasper HS) Houston, TX (Cypress Woods HS) Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Covington, LA (Covington HS) Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Monroe, LA (Richwood HS) Carencro, LA (Carencro HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Katy, TX (Katy HS) Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine HS) Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS) Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS) Richmond, TX (Lamar Consolidated) Broussard, LA (St. Thomas More) League City, TX (Clear Creek HS Nederland, TX (Nederland HS) Pineville, LA (Pineville HS) Houston, TX (Hightower HS) Merryville, LA (Merryville HS) Lafayette, LA (Comeaux HS) St. Amant, LA (East Carolina, St. Amant HS) Lafayette, LA (Lafayette HS) Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Lafayette, LA (Tuerlings Catholic HS) Baton Rouge, LA (Central HS) Beaumont, TX (Central HS) Lafayette, LA (Northside HS) New Iberia, LA (New Iberia HS) Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine HS) Tamarac, FL (J.P. Taravella HS) Baton Rouge, LA (University HS) Erath, LA (Erath HS) Madisonville, LA (Mandeville HS) Broken Arrow, OK (Broken Arrow HS) Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS) Baton Rouge, LA (Central HS) Houston, TX (James Madison HS) Houston, TX (South Houston HS)
Cowboy Coaching Staff Head Coach: Matt Viator Assistant Head Coach/Def. Coordinator: Mike Collins Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Tim Leger Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers: Lark Hebert Defensive Line: Manny Michel Defensive Backs: Chris Hampton Offensive Line: Rob Sale Running Backs: Slade Nagle Tight Ends: Eman Naghavi Defensive Line Assistant: Jake Reid Defensive Assistant: Zachary Ballenger Quarterbacks Assistant: David Trahan
Pronunciations ARINZE AGADA CHAMPLAIN BABIN Leon BLOUIN JEAN BREAUX ZOE Bruce Terence CAHEE Ernest CELESTIE Carson CHAISSON Kendrick CORMIER DeVIONTE Edmonson Everett ELLEFSEN MIGUEL GAUTHREAUX JEREON MCGILVERY Joe NARCISSE Chris RAGGETT Alec SAVOIE Ford SMESNY DIONTAE Spencer DEONTE’ Thompson
aah-rinze aah-gad-uh cham-plane baa-bin blue-en sz-oh-n bro zoey k-hee suh-less-t shay-sun corm-yea d-v-ohn-tay L-eff-son me-gal go-tro jerry-uy muh-gill-vuh-ree nar-seese ruh-get saa-voy smes-nee d-ohn-tay d-ohn-tay
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2012 McNeese Football Depth Chart (as of September 10, 2012)
OFFENSE QB TB FB WR WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT
18 19 16 25 26 3 49 37 85 14 17 4 7 83 80 89 73 71 72 54 63 61 50 77 70 79 74
Cody Stroud Tyler Bolfing Leon Blouin Javaris Murray Champlain Babin Marcus Wiltz Kegan Myers Dylan Long Wes Briscoe Damion Dixon Ernest Celestie Diontae Spencer Darius Carey DeVionte’ Edmonson Josh Jordan Kendall Thomas Taylor Johnson Antoine Everett Jonathan Landry Brett Koonce Carson Chaisson Miguel Gauthreaux Mitchell Amy Arinze Agada Nick Smith Alec Savoie Ben Jones
(Jr-2L, 6-3, 194) (Fr-RS, 6-2, 207) (Fr.-TR, 6-0, 210) (Jr-2L, 5-8, 180) (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) (Jr-2L, 5-9, 192) (Sr-2L, 6-1, 235) (Fr-HS, 6-0, 225) (Jr-2L, 6-2, 168) (Sr-3L, 6-2,190) (Jr-1L, 5-11, 183) (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61) (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) (Sr-2L, 6-2, 200) (Sr-1L, 6-5, 228) (So-1L, 6-1, 230) (Sr-3L, 6-4, 290) (So-1L, 6-3, 304) (Sr-3L, 6-4, 298) (Sr-3L, 6-2, 288) (Sr-3L, 6-2, 277) (Sr-3L, 6-1, 308) (Sr-SQ, 5-10, 232) (Jr-2L, 6-1, 286) (Fr-RS, 6-4, 275) (Sr-3L, 6-7, 309) (Fr-RS, 6-5, 275)
PK PUNT DS HOLD
2 31 40 31 2 84 16 7 4
Josh Lewis Jean Breaux James Bice Jean Breaux Josh Lewis Hunter Romero Orrin Fontenot Darius Carey Diontae Spencer
(Sr-3L, 6-0, 194) (Fr-HS, 5-10, 150) (So-SQ, 6-0, 180) (Fr-HS, 5-10, 150) (Sr-3L, 6-0, 194) (So-1L, 6-3, 230) (So-1L, 6-2, 232) (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61)
DEFENSE LE LT RT RE MLB WLB CB CB BS WS FS
99 93 91 98 62 95 90 75 97 94 96 92 12 16 58 10 41 52 6 13 8 21 27 1 5 11 20 30 34 38
SPECIAL TEAMS KOR PR
26 7 4 25 7 26
Chris Loveless Eric LeBlanc Cameron Smith Michael Ware Quentin Marsh Nick Gorman Pat Williams Kevin Dorn Sean Brown Everett Ellefsen Danyel Hunter Logan Gladney Deonte Thompson Orrin Fontenot Bo Brown Joe Narcisse Hayden Dobbs Correy Middleton Guy Morgan Gabe Hamner Seth Thomas Aaron Sam Zoe Bruce Ford Smesny Chris Raggett Terence Cahee Wallace Scott Livingston Hamilton Malcolm Bronson Ryan Bronson
(Jr-2L, 6-5, 225) (Sr-2L, 6-2, 239) (Fr-HS, 6-3, 224) (Jr-2L, 6-1, 280) (Fr.-RS, 6-2, 287) (Fr.-RS, 6-2, 279) (Sr-3L, 6-3, 278) (So-1L, 5-10, 246) (So-1L, 6-1, 275) (So-1L, 6-3, 230) (So-1L, 6-3, 235) (Fr-RS, 6-3, 234 (So-1L, 6-2, 219) (So-1L, 6-2, 232) (Fr.-HS, 6-1, 210) (Sr-3L, 5-11, 222) (Jr-2L, 6-0, 210) (So.-1L, 6-0, 210) (Jr-1L, 6-0, 188) (Fr-RS, 6-0, 185) (Sr-3L, 5-9, 194) (So-1L, 5-9, 176) (Sr-1L, 5-9, 180) (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) (Sr-3L, 5-11, 197) (Jr-2L, 5-9, 190) (Fr-RS, 6-0, 212) (Fr-RS, 5-10, 184) (Sr-3L, 5-11, 192) (Jr-2L, 6-1, 176)
Champlain Babin Darius Carey Diontae Spencer Javaris Murray Darius Carey Champlain Babin
(Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61) (Jr-2L, 5-8, 180) (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190)
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Last Time McNeese... - returned a kickoff for a td (Bernardo Henry, 87 yards vs Tex State, 2010; Todd Pendland, 94 yards vs SFA, 2007; William Davis, 92 yards vs Ark-Monticello 1998) - returned a punt for a td (68 YARDS, Darius Carey vs Sioux Falls, 2011) - returned a pass interception for a td (Chris Raggett, 2 times, vs. McMurry, 9/8/2012) - blocked a field goal (Desmund Lighten vs Sam Houston 2010; John Leday vs Sam Houston State, 2009; Chris White vs Portland State, 2004; Robert Hooker vs Southern Utah, 2004; Brian Harvey vs Texas State, 2007) - blocked a PAT (Robert Hooker vs Southern Utah, 2006) - blocked a punt (Shelby Hemenway vs SE Louisiana, 2011) - returned a blocked FG for a td (Rod Gulley vs Grambling, 2002; 63 yards) - ran a mid-air fumble back for a td (Marcus LeBlanc vs Youngstown St., 100 yards, 1995) - ran a fumble back for a td (Desmund Lighten vs NW State, 2009 - 29 yards) - ran a blocked punt back for a td (Joe Judge vs Maine, 32 yards 1999) - recovered a fumble for a td (Desmund Lighten vs Savannah State, 2009; Jared Dolan vs South Florida, 2006) - rushed for 100 yards (105, Marcus Wiltz at Middle Tennessee, 8/30/12) - had two players rush for 100 yards in same game (S. 24 - 2011 - 118 Andre Anderson and 104 Marcus Wiltz vs SE Louisiana; N. 7, 2009 vs Sam Houston: 171 Toddrick Pendland and 118 Derrick Fourroux vs Sam Houston; S. 26, 2009 vs Tulane: 134 Toddrick Pendland and 102 Derrick Fourroux; O. 20, 2007 vs Nicholls State: 105 Kris Bush, 101 Derrick Fourroux) (S. 29, 2006 vs W. Virginia Tech - Aaron Pierce for 110 yards and Jacob Prim for 104 yards, 2002) - rushed for 200 yards (242 yards - 39 carries - Toddrick Pendland vs SFA, 2008) - rushed for 7 tds (Jessie Burton vs Southern Utah 1998) - had 25 pass completions (*25, Derrick Fourroux vs Appalachian State, 2009) - passed for 300 yards (312, Cody Stroud vs Central Arkansas, 2011) - passed for five tds (5, Scott Pendarvis vs Sam Houston State, 2003) - had 300 yards total offense (308, Derrick Fourroux vs Sam Houston, 2009; 306, Derrick Fourroux vs SFA, 2009; 385, Derrick Fourroux vs Appalachian State, 2009; 332 Derrick Fourroux vs C. Arkansas 2008; *399, Derrick Fourroux vs South Dakota State; 102 rushing, 297 passing; 350, Derrick Fourroux vs Texas State; 42 rushing, 308 passing) - had 300 yards all-purpose running (307, Toddrick Pendland vs SFA, 2008; *316, B. J. Sams vs Western Kentucky, 2002) - caught passes for 100 yards (108, Champlain BAbin vs Kansas, 2011; 113, Wes Briscoe vs Sioux Falls, 2011) - had two players catch passes for 100 yards (137 Corday Clark and 121 Toddrick Pendland vs Appalachian State, 2009; 115 Carlese Franklin and 102 Quinten Lawrence vs SE La. 2007; 105 Carlese Franklin and 104 Quinten Lawrence vs Texas State, 2007; 146, Andy Bertrand vs Sam Houston; 112 Henry Smith vs Sam Houston, 2004) - had one player rush for 100 yards and catch passes for 100 yards (Toddrick Pendland vs Appalachian State, 2009 - 19 rushes for 127 yards and 10 receptions for 121 yards) - kicked five field goals (Blake Bercegeay vs NW State, 2006) - kicked a 50 yard FG (52 yards, Josh Lewis vs SE Louisiana, 2010) - kicked 10 PATS (Blake Bercegeay vs West Virginia Tech, 2006) - had five sacks (Bryan Smith vs West Virginia Tech, 2006) - scored 3 tds receiving (B. J. Sams vs Sam Houston State, 2003) - intercepted two passes (Chris Raggett vs. McMurry, 9/8/2012) - had a 60 yard punt (62 yards by Blake Bercegeay vs NW State, 2007) - forced a safety (Nov. 5 vs Nicholls - Pat Williams and Everett Ellefsen)
LAST TIME AN OPPONENT - rushed for 100 yards (162, Tim Flanders, Sam Houston State, 2011; 104, James Sims, Kansas, 2011) - rushed for 200 yards (253, D. D. Terry, Sam Houston State, 2006) - passed for 300 yards (301, Brian Bell, Sam Houston, 2010; 426, Andre Bevil, Lamar, 2010; 339 Jeremy Moses, SFA, 2010) - caught passes for 100 yards (120, Kam Jones, UTSA, Nov. 12, 2011; 116, Dominique Croom, C. Ark, Oct. 15, 2011; 189 yards J. J. Hayes, Lamar 2011) - returned a kickoff for td (99 yards, Mel Mitchell, Western Kentucky 2001; 99 yards, LeJuan Walker, Nicholls State, 2001) - returned a punt for a td (85 yards, Brandon Tate, North Carolina, 2008) - returned a pass interception for a td (31 yards, Angelo Pree, Sioux Falls, 2011; Will Jefferson, SFA, caught in end zone 2011) - returned a fumble for a td (98 yards, Frank Newsome, Central Arkansas, Oct. 15, 2011) - blocked a punt and returned it for a td (Kansas State - blocked by David Rose and returned by him; SFA - blocked by Corey Goodall and recovered in end zone by Vernon Holman; Sam Houston - blocked by Torra Williams and recovered in end zone for td by Robert Shaw) - shut out the Cowboys - Western Kentucky (21-0 in 2001) LAST MCNEESE STATE SHUTOUT - 56-0 over Savannah State (2009) - 76-0 over West Virginia Tech (2006)
Matt
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McNeese State, 1986
Head Coach (47-20, 7th season) One of the most successful coaches in the Head Coaching Highlights NCAA’s FCS division, McNeese State’s Matt Viator has put together winning percentages of • Darius Carey named to four All-America teams in 2010 69 percent (overall) and 75 percent (league • Malcolm Bronson named All-SLC first team 3 straight years games only) in his previous six years as the • McNeese wins 11 straight games in 2007; wins the SLC title for second year in row Cowboy head coach. • Cowboys win six straight SLC games for the league title in 2009, the third in four years During that period he has led his team to three Southland Conference titles • Toddrick Pendland named all-American in 2008; Bryan Smith named all-American in 2007; and to two runnerup finishes, averaging seven victories a year. The winningest active coach in the league, Viator will carry a 45-20 overall Steven Whitehead, Bryan • Derrick Fourroux named SLC and Louisiana Player of the Year in 2009; Bryan Smith named SLC Player of Year in 2007 record and a 31-10 league mark into the upcoming season. The Cowboy coach, a graduate of McNeese, had served as an assistant coach • Steven Whitehead named SLC Player of the Year in 2006 on the staff for eight years before stepping into the top job four games deep into • Toddrick Pendland named Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 the 2006 season. Taking over a squad that had won but one of its first four games • Bryan Smith named Defensive Player of the Year and Derrick Fourroux named Freshman of he led the team to a 6-2 record the rest of the way that year, won the SLC title and the Year in 2006 put his team into the NCAA championship playoffs. That was the start of one of the most electrifying coaching rises in conference • Cowboys win five straight games to win the SLC title in 2006 history as the very next year his team posted only the fourth undefeated, untied • McNeese selected for the NCAA FCS playoffs in 2009, 2007 and 2006 regular season record in the university’s history, won the league title for a second • 2007 team ranked No. 3 in last regular season poll year and participated in the NCAA FCS championship for a second straight year. • Bryan Smith ranked No. 3 in nation in QB sacks in 2007 Since then his team also won the 2009 title and finished second in the league • McNeese as a team in the national rankings was 4th in total offense, fifth in scoring offense standings in both 2008 and 2010. The Cowboys finished fourth last season. Viator has earned numerous coaching honors including two SLC coach of the and 10th in rushing offense in 2008 year awards and a Louisiana collegiate coach of the year honor. He has also been a finalist for the national Eddie Robinson award twice. Coaching Experience He claimed his first collegiate coaching victory in his very first game as head 1986-88 Assistant Coach Sam Houston HS coach when the Cowboys posted a 30-27 win over Southern Utah in 2006. Vinton HS 13-9 His 45th win came in the final game of the 2011 season – a triumph on the 1989-90 Head Coach 1991-94 Head Coach Jennings HS 38-12 1992 LA Coach of the Year road against Lamar as the Cowboys won their last three games and will carry that winning streak into the 2012 season. 1995-98 Head Coach Sulphur HS 30-16 1998 LA Coach of the Year Viator is the 14th head coach in McNeese history. His 6-2 rookie record in- 1999 Assistant Coach McNeese State 6-5 5-2 SLC cluded a 5-1 mark in league play, the team winning the final five league games 2000 Assistant Coach McNeese State 8-4 5-2 SLC FCS Playoffs of the year. 2001 Assistant Coach McNeese State 8-4 5-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs His teams have been ranked in the top 25 national poll four of the last six 2002 Assistant Coach McNeese State 13-2 6-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Runner-Up seasons. Prior to his becoming head coach, Viator had served the university as of- 2003 Assistant Coach McNeese State 10-2 5-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs fensive coordinator and is regarded as one of the top Division I offensive minds. 2004 Assistant Coach McNeese State 4-7 1-4 SLC The Cowboys have ranked among the national leaders in offense for eight 2005 Assistant Coach McNeese State 5-4 3-3 SLC of the past 11 years and the university has also produced the Southland Confer2006 Asst./Head Coach McNeese State 7-5 5-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs ence’s top offensive performer four of the last eight seasons. SLC and LA Coach of the Year His offenses have led the league in scoring five times and in 2008 set school records for total offense per game, passing offense per game and scoring average Eddie Robinson Award Finalist per game. 2007 Head Coach McNeese State 11-1 7-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs The Cowboys had the nation’s leading scorer in 2009, tailback Toddrick SLC Coach of the Year Pendland, and a year ago had the No. 2 punt returner in the nation in Darius Eddie Robinson Award Finalist Carey, a returnee for 2012. Head Coach McNeese State 7-4 4-3 SLC Before he joined McNeese, Viator was one of the top prep coaches in Louisi- 2008 ana, producing an 81-37 won-lost record, winning one state crown and five league 2009 Head Coach McNeese State 9-3 6-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs titles. He joined McNeese in 1999 as linebacker coach and was made offensive 2010 Head Coach McNeese State 6-5 5-2 SLC coordinator in 2000, the Cowboys leading the league in both scoring offense and 2011 Head Coach McNeese State 6-5 4-3 SLC total offense that year. 2012 Head Coach McNeese State 2-0 Defeated FBS’s Middle Tennessee He is married and wife Schantel is a school teacher. His father is the late Nolan Viator, a former Cowboy coach, player (QB, MVP) and member of the McNeese Hall of Fame.
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2012 Game Recaps
Game 1 • McNeese 27, Middle Tennessee 21
Aug. 30 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee (18,690) McNeese 0 14 10 3 - 27 MTSU 3 3 0 15 - 21 MT (1st, 12:40) Carlos Lopez 20 yd field goal, MT 3-0 MT (2nd, 14:53) Carlos Lopez 28 yd field goal, MT 6-0 McN (2nd, 9:20) Josh Jordan 2 yd pass from Tyler Bolfing, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-6 McN (2nd, 00:33) Champlain Babin 8 yd pass from Cody Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 14-6 McN (3rd, 12:00) Lewis 46 yd field goal, McN 17-6 McN (3rd, 1:20) Stroud 1 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 24-6 MT (4th, 6:58) Anthony Amos 6 yd pass from Logan Kilgore, Jordan Parker pass from Kilgore, McN 24-14 McN (4th, 5:21) Lewis 33 yd field goal, McN 27-14 MT (4th, 5:01) Kyle Griswould 15 yd pass from Kilgore, Lopez kick, McN 24-21 TEAM TOTALS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Yds Rushing Yds Passing Passes Total Yards Fumbles/lost Penalty/yards Punts/avg. Punt Returns KO Returns Possession 3rd Downs 4th Downs Red Zone
McN 24 17 6 1 51-298 152 12-19-0 450 0-0 9-69 5-38.2 42 86 36:05 3 of 11 0 of 0 4 of 5
MT 20 7 12 1 27-103 240 27-41-1 343 2-2 6-50 4-46.0 26 241 23:55 6 of 14 2 of 2 4 of 4
Game 2 • McNeese 69, McMurry 7
Sept. 8 at Lake Charles, La. (13,291) McMurry 0 0 7 0 - 7 McNeese 21 24 14 10 - 69 McN (1st, 8:40) Cody Stroud 1 yd run, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-0 McN (1st, 3:01) Javaris Murray 6 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 14-0 McN (1st, 00:26) Damion Dixon 10 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 21-0 McN (2nd, 13:11) Darius Carey 13 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 28-0 McN (2nd, 11:40) Chris Raggett 41 yd interception return, Lewis kick, McN 35-0 McN (2nd, 5:46) Carey 52 yd pass from Tyler Bolfing, Lewis kick, McN 42-0 McN (2nd, 1:28) Lewis 23 yd field goal, McN 45-0 McN (3rd, 11:21) Raggett 30 yd interception return, James Bice kick, McN 52-0 McN (3rd, 3:49) Dillon Berlin 5 yd run, Bice kick, McN 59-0 MCM (3rd, 2:28) Clinton McCoy 7 yd pass from Brady Lambert, Josh King kick, McN 59-7 McN (4th, 12:11) Bice 24 yd field goal, McN 62-7 McN (4th, 10:43) Kelvin Bennett 17 yd run, Bice kick, McN 69-7 TEAM TOTALS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Yds Rushing Yds Passing Passes Total Yards Fumbles/lost Penalty/yards Punts/avg. Punt Returns KO Returns Possession 3rd Downs 4th Downs Red Zone
MCM 14 3 11 0 18-(-3) 249 31-46-3 246 3-1 3-35 6-39.3 0 185 24:44 3 of 14 0 of 4 1 of 3
McN 25 15 8 2 51-282 202 11-17-1 484 1-0 7-46 2-52.0 38 78 35:16 6 of 10 0 of 0 8 of 8
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: McNeese - Wiltz 20-105; Babin 11-64; Murray 7-50, Celestie 3-42; Carey 4-31; Stroud 5-5, td; Spencer 1-1. Totals 51-298, td. Middle Tennessee - Parker 9-39; Cunningham 9-34; Calhoun 8-27; Bryson 1-3. Totals 27-103. PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 10-17, 139, td; Bolfing 2-2, 13, td. Totals 12-19, 152, 2 td. Middle Tennessee - Kilgore 27-41, 240, 2 td, 1 int. RECEIVING: McNeese - Babin 4-32, td; Spencer 2-35; Murray 2-20; Celestie 1-30; Carey 1-24; Wiltz 1-9; Jordan 1-2, td. MTSU - Amos 8-70, td; Griswould 5-63, td; Jefferson 4-24; Collis 3-41; Henry 2-24; Turner 2-22; Whatley 1-4; Calhoun 1-3; Parker 1--2. PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 5-191, 38.2, 47 long, 2 In20. MTSU - Davis 4-184, 46.0, 60 long, 2 In20. PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - Carey 3-42. MTSU - Singletary 2-26; Sharpe 1-0. KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - Spencer 2-46; Murray 2-40. MTSU - Whatley 2-123; Gilstrap 2-76; Griswould 2-42. FIELD GOALS: McNeese - Lewis 2-3 (46, 33). MTSU - Lopez 2-2 (20, 28) DEFENSE: McNeese - Narcisse 9 hits, 1 TFL; M. Bronson 8 hits, TFL; Smesny 7 hits, TFL; Sam 6 hits, FR; Morgan 6 hits, Int; Cahee 5 hits, 4 PBU; Thompson 4 hits; Ware 4 hits; Dobbs 3 hits; Williams 3 hits, QBH; Thomas 2 hits; Ellefsen 2 hits; Raggett 2 hits, TFL; Mitchell 2 hits; Fontenot 2 hits; Scott 1 hit; Bruno 1 hit; R. Bronson 1 hit; Flanigan 1 hit; Bennett 1 hit; Hamner 1 hit; Murray 1 hit; B. Brown 1 hit, FR. OFFENSIVE LINE: Savoie 95%, 76 snaps; Agada 93%, 66 snaps, 1 pancake; Johnson 91%, 58 snaps, 1 KO; Gauthreaux 90%, 56 snaps, 4 KO; Everett 90%, 25 snaps, 1 pancake; Koonce 89%, 54 snaps; Landry 88%, 37 snaps, 1 KO. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: McNeese - Alfred 12-78; Bennett 10-60, td; Berlin 7-41, td; Wiltz 8-37; Murray 4-29, td; Carey 3-25; Babin 2-9; Blouin 1-5; Bolfing 1-4; Stroud 1-1; McCain 1--3. Totals 51-282, 4 td. McMurry - Cole 2-16; House 3-15; Simpson 3-9; Grayer 3-6; Lambert 3--17; Mullin 4--32. Totals 18--3. PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 6-10, 98, 2 td, 1 int; Bolfing 3-4, 72, td; Blouin 2-3, 32. Totals 11-17, 202, 3 td, int. McMurry - Mullin 22-36, 171, 3 int; Lambert 9-10, 78, td. Totals 31-46, 249, td, 3 int. RECEIVING: McNeese - Carey 4-90, 2 td; Edmonson 2-32; Jordan 1-27; Long 1-18; McGilvery 1-14; Bennett 1-11; Dixon 1-10, td. McMurry - Grayer 6-60; McCoy 5-58, td; Livingston 3-34; Shaffer 3-20; Simpson 2-17; Cain 2-10; House 2-4; Cole 2-3; Singleton 1-18; Gilbert 1-10; Freeman 1-9; Chatman 1-6; Rentfro 1-2; Nelson 1--2. PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 2-104, 52.0, 59 long, 2 In20. McMurry - Mullin 3-113, 37.7, 56 long, 1 In20; Kowalski 2-75, 37.5, 46 long; Lambert 1-48, 48.0, 48 long. PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - M. Bronson 1-34; Carey 1-4. McMurry - None KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - K. Brown 1-56; Spencer 1-22. McMurry - Grayer 5-152; McCoy 2-33. FIELD GOALS: McNeese - Lewis 1-1 (23); Bice 1-1 (24). McMurry - None DEFENSE: McNeese - Hamilton 5 hits, PBU; Hamner 5 hits, TFL, FF; Gladney 4 hits, sack, TFL, QBH; Morgan 4 hits; Raggett 4 hits, TFL, 2 Int, 2 TDs; Middleton 4 hits; Crouch 4 hits; Phillips 4 hits; Scott 3 hits; Smesny 3 hits; Cahee 3 hits, TFL; Thomas 3 hits, QBH; R. Bronson 3 hits, PBU; Narcisse 3 hits; Berlin 3 hits; Bruce 2 hits; Flanigan 2 hits; Ellefsen 2 hits, sack, TFL, QBH; S. Brown 2 hits, TFL, QBH; Ware 2 hits, sack, TFL, FF; B. Brown 2 hits; Wagley 1 hit; Dorn 1 hit; Thompson 1 hit; Stroud 1 hit; Mitchell 1 hit; Seastrunk 1 hit, sack, TFL; Gorman 1 hit, PBU, QBH; Marsh 1 hit; Smith 1 hit, 3 QBH; Loveless 1 hit, sack, 0.5 TFL; Dobbs 1 hit, Int; Bruno 1 hit, FR; Sam 1 hit, PBU; Williams 1 hit, sack, 0.5 TFL, QBH; Hunter 2 QBH. OFFENSIVE LINE: Savoie 93%, 36 snaps, 2 KD; Agada 91%, 36 snaps; Chaisson 90%, 29 snaps; Gauthreaux 89%, 20 snaps; Johnson 89%, 30 snaps, 1 KD.
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Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters McNeese Opponents
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96 48.0 49 32 14 3 580 602 22 102 5.7 290.0 5 354 23-36-1 9.8 15.4 177.0 5 934 138 6.8 467.0 6-164 5-80 4-71 27.3 16.0 17.8 1-0 16-115 57.5 7-295 42.1 38.4 18-1108 61.6 54.6 3 5 :4 0 9/21 43% 0/0 0% 5-49 0 12 4-5 0-0 (12-13) 92% (9-13) 69% (12-12) 100% 13291 1/13291
28 14.0 34 10 23 1 100 167 67 45 2.2 50.0 0 489 58-87-4 5.6 8.4 244.5 3 589 132 4.5 294.5 13-426 3-26 1-0 32.8 8.7 0.0 5-3 9-85 42.5 10-420 42.0 34.0 6-362 60.3 33.0 2 3 :2 6 9/28 32% 2/6 33% 1-4 0 3 2-2 0-1 (5-7) 71% (3-7) 43% (2-2) 100% 18690 1/18690 0/0
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2012 Cowboys Football McNeese Sports Information • Jack Doland Athletic Field House • 700 E. McNeese • Lake Charles, LA • (337) 475-5207 • Fax (337) 475-5202 SID: Matthew Bonnette • [email protected] • cell (337) 304-1658 • www.McNeeseSports.com
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2012 Schedule (2-0)
Aug. 30 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
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TIME/RESULT
at Middle Tennessee W 27-21 (ESPN3) McMURRY W 69-7 at Weber State 7:00 (Big Sky Network) *at Southeastern La. 7:00 *NORTHWESTERN STATE 7:00 *CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7:00 *at Sam Houston State 2:00 *STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (HC) 7:00 (SLCTV) *at Nicholls State 3:00 (SLCTV) at Texas-San Antonio 4:00 *LAMAR 7:00
* Southland Conference games all times are Central
2012 Quick Facts Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Charles, Louisiana Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1939 Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,900 Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cowboys Mascot: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rowdy Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue (287) and Gold (116) Stadium (Capacity): . . . . . . Louis Bonnette Field at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cowboy Stadium (17,610) Surface: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artificial, GeoMax2 Conference: . . . . . . . . . . Southland (Division I FCS) Joined Southland: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972 President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Philip C. Williams Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy McClelland Head Coach: . . . Matt Viator (McNeese State, 1986) Seasons: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-20 Seasons at McNeese: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Record at McNeese: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47-20 2011 Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 SLC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3/4th First Year of Football: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1940 All-time Record (years): . . . . . . . . 449-266-13 (68) First Year of SLC Football: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1972 All-time SLC Record (years): . . . . . . . 188-82-5 (40) SLC Championships (last): . . . . . . . . . . . 13 (2009) FCS Playoff Appearances (last): . . . . . . . 14 (2009) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . 53/13 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . 9/2 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . 8/3
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Weber State (0-2) Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Stadium (17,500) Ogden, Utah Sept. 15, 2012 • 7 p.m. (CDT) • McNeese Radio Network Game Information
Streaming: . . . . . . . McNeeseSports.com TV: . . . . . . Big Sky Network (BigSky.org) Radio: . . . . . . . McNeese Radio Network (Tom Hoefer, Johnny Suydam and Richard Dow) Live Stats: . . . . . www.McNeeseSports.com Twitter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . @McNeeseFootball The Series: . . . . . . . . . . . . Series tied 1-1
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Rankings (TSN/Coaches) . . . . . . 22/T21 2012 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0/0-0 SLC Last Game: . . . . . . . Sept. 8 vs. McMurry W 69-7 Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Viator Record at McN (yr): . . . . . . . . 47-20 (7th) Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same vs. Weber State: . . . . . . . . Series tied 1-1
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Rankings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NR 2012 Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 Last Game: . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 8 at BYU .................................. Head Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jody Sears Record at WSU (yr): . . . . . . . . 0-2 (1st yr) Career Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2 (1st yr) vs. McN: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0
Quick Hits • 2-0 to start the season for the first time since the 2009 season when it started 3-0 before falling 42-32 at Tulane • Five consecutive wins dating back to last season • Senior safety Chris Raggett voted this week’s SLC Defensive Player of the Week • 69 total and 45 first half points scored on Saturday were the second most scored in a game in school history • 45-0 halftime lead was the widest halftime margin since holding a 49-0 lead over Southern Virginia in 2008 • McNeese played everyone that dressed out on Saturday night • 54-16 home record since 2000 • McNeese had four players score their first career points on Saturday - redshirt freshman RB Dillon Berlin (TD), redshirt freshman RB Kelvin Bennett (TD), sophomore kicker James Bice (1 FG, 3 PAT), senior safety Chris Raggett (2 TDs off interceptions) • Raggett’s 2 pic 6s set a McNeese single-game record and tied a NCAA FCS single-game record. It also tied a McNeese individual season record (Rody Gully, 2002) and is one off the career record (Gully 2002-2003) • The Cowboys are 7-0 under Viator in home openers • Series with Weber State is tied at 1-1 • First meeting was in 1990 and a 27-7 WSU win in Cowboy Stadium • McNeese won 23-22 at Weber State in 1992 • Cowboys are 9-8 all-time against members of the Big Sky Conference • Record includes a 6-5 advantage in FCS playoff games • WSU head coach Jody Sears was the defensive coordinator at Eastern Washington in 2007 when it defeated the Cowboys 44-15 in the first round of the FCS playoffs • McNeese’s win over Middle Tennessee was the school’s third over an FBS school since 2000 (3-12) • All three wins are against Sun Belt Conference members (W 24-19 at Louisiana-Monroe, 2002; W 38-17 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 2007; W 27-21 at Middle Tennessee, 2012) • The Cowboys also defeated Florida International 30-27 in 2004, one year before they joined the Sun Belt • It is believed that backup QB Tyler Bolfing’s touchdown pass on his first career pass attempt at MTSU was the first time that has happened in McNeese history • McNeese is the dean of the Southland Conference, having joined the league in 1972 • Cowboys have won 13 Southland championships - more than three times more than the next current league foe • The team played in the 1997 and 2002 FCS national championship game - falling 10-9 to Youngstown State in 1997 and 34-14 to Western Kentucky in 2002 • The Pokes have made 14 FCS playoff appearances, more than double the amount of the next Southland team
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Raggett Earns Defensive Honors
Middle Tennessee State (1-1) • Senior safety Chris Raggett was named this week’s Southland Conference Defensive Player of Last Week: W 31-17 vs. Florida Atlantic the week and College Football Performance Award National Defensive Back Player of the Week This Week: at Memphis • Raggett set a McNeese single-game record while tying a National FCS record with two interceptions returned for touchdowns in McNeese’s 69-7 win over McMurry McMurry University (0-2) • He’s the third Cowboys player in two weeks to garner conference honors Last Week: L 69-7 at McNeese State • RB Marcus Wiltz was named SLC Offensive Player of the Week last week along with punter Jean This Week: OPEN Breaux as Special Teams Player of the Week Weber State (0-1) Last Week: L 45-13 at BYU okes eturn to the olls This Week: vs. McNeese State • Cowboys return to the national polls for the first time since bowing out after their Oct. 15 loss at Central Arkansas last season Southeastern Louisiana (0-2) Last Week: L 31-13 at South Dakota State • Moved up 3 spots to No. 19 in the Sports Network Top 25 and 2 spots to No. 19 in the FCS Coaches Top 25 poll This Week: at UT-Martin (Thurs.)
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BMW Backfield on Cruise Control but the Young Gun Express took Center Stage on Saturday
• McNeese’s offensive backfield consists of returners Champlain Babin (B), Javaris Murray (M) and Marcus Wiltz (W) Central Arkansas (1-1) Last Week: W 42-20 at Murray State • All three combined to run for 219 yards on 38 carries for a 5.8 yards per carry average at MTSU • Against McMurry, 3 redshirt freshmen - Terrell Alfred (75 yards), Kelvin Bennett (60 yards) and This Week: vs. Bacone College Dillon Berlin (41 yards) paced the rushing attack Sam Houston State (1-0) • Bennett and Berlin each scored their first career touchdowns Last Week: W 54-7 vs. Incarnate Word This Week: at Baylor ushing for quals ictory • McNeese has rushed for 200 or more yards in four consecutive games dating back to last seaStephen F. Austin (1-1) son... all four games were wins. Last Week: L 52-0 at SMU • Since 2000, the Cowboys have rushed for 200 or more yards in 60 games and is 55-5 when This Week: at Montana State doing so Nicholls State (0-1) • Since Matt Viator has been head coach, McNeese has rushed 200 or more 30 times and the Last Week: L 9-3 at South Alabama team has compiled a 27-3 record This Week: at Tulsa The top 5 rushing performances since the start of the 2006 season are: Yards Date Opponent Outcome Texas-San Antonio (1-0) 418 11/7/09 Sam Houston State W 63-42 Last Week: W 27-16 vs. A&M-Commerce 311 11/24/07 Central Arkansas W 41-14 Next Week: at Georgia State 299 11/8/08 Stephen F. Austin W 42-31 298 8/30/12 at Middle Tennessee W 27-21 Lamar (1-1) 11/13/10 Texas State W 36-6 Last Week: W 31-0 vs. Prairie View A&M 295 This Week: at Hawaii
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Several Cowboy true and redshirt freshmen have seen a significant amount of playing time and are contributing well • True freshman punter Jean Breaux ranks 2nd in the SLC with a 42.1 average and has had 4 punts downed inside the 5 yard line • True freshman linebacker Bo Brown recovered a fumbled punt return at MTSU that led to a McNeese score and eventually the win • RS freshmen RBs Terrell Alford, Kelvin Bennett and Dillon Berlin finished 1-2-3 in rushing for the game against McMurry • RS freshman QB Tyler Bolfing leads the SLC in pass efficiency with a 312.3 rating • True freshman DE Cameron Smith leads the team with 5 quarterback hurries
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Media Services
The resurrection of McNeese’s “Blue Wall” defense has been prominent in the first two games of Contact: Matthew Bonnette the 2012 season • McNeese held Middle Tennessee to 103 yards rushing in the season opener and stopped Mc- 700 E. McNeese Street Jack V. Doland Athletic Field House Murry to minus-3 yards rushing on Saturday night Lake Charles, LA 70607 • Pokes sacked the McMurry QBs six times and added another 9 tackles for a loss Phone: (337) 475-5207 • Opponents are averaging 2.2 yards per carry Cell: (337) 304-1658 • Defense has not allowed a rushing TD this year FAX: (337) 475-5202
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• True freshman place kicker Jean Breaux will likely be called something different every time he lines up to kickoff... the correct way to say Jean is (sz-OH-n) where the J is pronounced with the Matt Viator Weekly Teleconference: SZ sound as in “vision” Tuesday: Southland Conference Teleconference begin• Breaux has had four punts downed inside the 5-yard line already this season ning at 10:30 a.m. Coach Viator’s time is scheduled for • McNeese is nearly perfect when it gets in the Red Zone to score some points • 13 times in the Red Zone this year and 12 scores • 9 TDs and 3 FGs. One missed FG. • Cowboys were a perfect 8 for 8 in the Red Zone againe McMurry with 6 TDs and 2 FGs • Opponents are 5 of 7 in the Red Zone • McMurray scored 1 of 3 times
Career Day
Several Cowboy players had career firsts in Saturday blowout win over McMurray • RBs Dillon Berlin and Kelvin Bennett scored their first career TDs • K James Bice made his first career FG and PAT • S Chris Raggett scored his first career TD off an interception • KR Kenny Brown returned his first career kick... went for 56 yards • LB Hayden Dobbs intercepted his first career pass • QB Leon Blouin attempted and completed his first career pass • DLs Michael Ware, Krishon Seastrunk and DEs Chris Loveless and Logan Gladney recorded their first career sacks
Cowboys Hold Slight Edge Against Big Sky Members
• McNeese holds a 9-8 advantage in 17 meetings with members of the Big Sky Conference • 6-5 record in FCS Playoff games Year Opponent Outcome Year Opponent Outcome 1990 at Montana L 45-22 1997 #Montana W 19-14 1990 Weber State L 27-7 2002 #Montana State W 21-14 1991 Montana W 31-3 2002 #Montana W 24-20 1991 #at Nevada L 22-16 2003 #Northern Arizona L 35-3 1992 at Weber State W 23-22 2004 at Portland State L 35-14 1992 #at Idaho W 23-20 2006 #at Montana L 31-6 1994 #Idaho W 38-21 2007 Portland State W 35-12 1994 #at Montana L 30-28 2007 #E. Washington L 44-15 1995 #Idaho W 33-3
Media Luncheons:
McNeese will hold its weekly media luncheon on Tuesdays during the season. Head coach Matt Viator will speak at approximately 12:30 and will be available after the press conference as well. Players will be available for interviews between 1-1:30 at the field house.
Practice Coverage:
Practices are open to the media and public but interviews will not be conducted until after practice is over.
Postgame Interviews:
Interviews with players and coaches will be conducted on the playing field after a 10-minute cooling off period. Please coordinate through the sports information office for interview needs.
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Cowboys in the SLC Rankings
Team Stats Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Total Offense Total Defense Rushing Offense Rushing Defense Pass Offense Pass Defense Pass Efficiency Pass Defense Effic. Kickoff Returns Punt Returns Interceptions Punting KO Coverage Field Goals PAT Kicking Sacks By Sacks Against First Downs Opp First Downs 3rd Downs Opp 3rd Downs 4th Downs Opp 4th Downs Penalties Opp Penalties Possession TO Margin Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense
2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 5th 7th 1st 5th 1st 4th 2nd 2nd 7th 3rd T-1st T-3rd 2nd T-1st 5th 3rd 3rd T-6th 5th 3rd 8th 1st 1st 3rd 3rd
48.0 14.0 467.0 294.5 290.0 50.0 177.0 244.5 186.8 116.1 27.3 16.0 4 38.4 33.4 4-5 (.800) 12-12 (1.000) 5 1 24.5 17.0 42.9 (9-21) 32.1 (9-28) 0.0 (0-0) 33.3 (2-6) 16-115 9-85 35:40 +6 (3.00) 92.3 (12-13) 71.4 (5-7)
Cowboys in the NCAA Rankings
Team Stats Turnover Margin Pass Efficiency Kickoff Returns Sacks Allowed Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Rushing Offense
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+3.00 186.78 27.33 .50 pg 48.0 ppg 50.0 ypg 290.0 ypg
Offensive Line Ready to Lead
• Cowboys return all five starters from last year’s unit and got the services back from another Miguel Gauthreax - who started every game in 2010 but missed the entire 2011 season due to a knee injury • Line includes three players that have earned all-conference honors (Gauthreaux, Alec Savoie, Jonathan Landry) and another, Savoie, who has been named to several all-America teams.
Brotherly Love in the Defense
• Senior all-American free safety Malcolm Bronson and his backup, brother Ryan Bronson, will be wrapping up a three-year playing career together. Ryan still has one year remaining to play. • The brothers are the nephews of former McNeese and San Francisco 49ers standout Zach Bronson • Malcolm led the team with 90 tackles and three interceptions last season while Ryan had nine stops while playing in nine games
Southland Conference Gets Stronger
• With Texas-Arlington, Texas State and Texas-San Antonio all leaving the league last year, the conference has further strengthened its membership with the addition of Oral Roberts, the University of New Orleans, Houston Baptist, Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word • ORU and UNO are non-football playing schools • Houston Baptist is starting up football and will start competition in 2013 and will field a full Southland slate in 2014 • Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word are making a transition from Division II to Division I
FCS Playoffs Expanding
• Now a 20-team bracket playoff, the Football Championship Subdivision will increase to 24 teams for the 2013 season Individual SLC Stat Rankings
Scoring TDs Darius Carey T-4th Cody Stroud T-4th
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Scoring Kick Josh Lewis 1st
9.0
Punt Return Avg. Darius Carey 2nd
11.5
312.3 162.3
All-Purpose Darius Carey T-5th
108.0
Receiving Yds/Game Darius Carey 5th
57.0
Punting Jean Breaux
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Total Offense Cody Stroud 7th Marcus Wiltz 10th
121.5 71.0
Field Goals Josh Lewis
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Scoring Josh Lewis T-3rd Chris Raggett T-6th
9.0 6.0
Rushing Marcus Wiltz 2nd Javaris Murray 9th
71.0 39.5
Passing Avg/Game Cody Stroud 7th Tyler Bolfing 10th
118.5 42.5
Pass Efficiency Tyler Bolfing 1st Cody Stroud 4th
Field Goal Pct. Josh Lewis 1st
75.0 (3-4)
PAT Kicking Pct. Josh Lewis T-1st
100.0 (9-9)
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McNeese Offense Game at Middle Tennessee McMurry University at Weber State at Southeastern La. Northwestern State Central Arkansas at Sam Houston St. Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls State at UT-San Antonio Lamar
McNeese Defense Game at Middle Tennessee McMurry University at Weber State at Southeastern La. Northwestern State Central Arkansas at Sam Houston St. Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls State at UT-San Antonio Lamar
2012 Game-by-Game Starters QB Stroud Stroud
TB Wiltz Wiltz
FB - -
WR Spencer Spencer
WR Celestie Celestie
WR Briscoe Briscoe
TE Jordan Jordan
LT Johnson Johnson
LG Gauthreaux Gauthreaux
C Chaisson Chaisson
RG Agada Agada
LE Loveless Loveless
LT Ware Ware
RT Williams Williams
RE Ellefsen Ellefsen
MLB Thompson Thompson
WLB Narcisse Narcisse
BS Smesny Smesny
BC Morgan Morgan
WS Cahee Cahee
FS M. Bronson M. Bronson
FC Thomas Thomas
Big Crowds
All-Time McNeese Largest Crowds Opponent LSU Nebraska Texas A&M North Carolina Missouri Miami Kansas State Southern Miss. Kansas UL-Lafayette Southern Miss. UL-Lafayette Syracuse Tulsa
‘69); Jackie Smith (Northwestern State, 1960); • McNeese has played in three overtime games Chad Pennington (Marshall, 1995); Daunte Cul• All three have been on the road and McNeese pepper (Central Florida, 1995). • McNeese has had nine unbeaten seasons at won all three as well home with three of those coming since 2000 (2-0 in 2005, 8-0 in 2002 and 5-0 in 2000). OT Results
Overtime Games
• The 92,576 fans McNeese played in front of against LSU at Tiger Stadium in 2010 was the largest for a Cowboy team • Last year’s highest attendance was 41,068 at Kansas Crowd 92,576 77,192 70,656 58,000 55,582 48,411 44,544 42,600 41,068 33,823 28,174 27,500 27,234 24,600
RT Savoie Savoie
Site, Year Tiger Stadium, 2010 Memorial Stadium, 2008 Kyle Field, 2001 Kenan Memorial, 2008 Memorial, 2010 Orange Bowl, 2000 KSU, 2003 Independence Bowl, 1980 Memorial Stadium, 2011 Cajun Field, 2007 M.M. Roberts, 2005 Cowboy Stadium, 1976 Independence Bowl, 1979 Skelly Stadium, 1979
Date 9/12/98 10/6/99 10/4/08
Score McN 20, at Northern Iowa 17 McN 39, at Jacksonville St. 36 (2 ot) McN 46, at South Dakota St. 44 (3 ot)
A Winning Tradition • McNeese is now in its 69th season of football • Has been 72 years since the Cowboys fielded their first team • Played a 5-game schedule in 1940 • Dropped the sport following the 1940 season because of WWII and resumed it in 1945 • 448 wins since that first season • 96 victories coming in the 2000s • 96-46 since 2000 for a .674 percentage • 180-81-5 record in Cowboy Stadium • 54-16 at home since 2000 • Cowboy Stadium has played host to greats such as Roger Staubach (Pensacola Navy, 1968), Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech, ‘67 and
McNeese on the Radio • All games are carried live over GATOR 99.5 (FM) with Tom Hoefer handling play-by-play, Johnny Suydam the color and Richard Dow as the sideline reporter
Cowboy Game Playback • A weekly tape delay playback of each game will four times a week - Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 10 p.m., Thursday 6:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. It will air on Suddenlink 60. KLOC (Lamp Studios) produces the games.
Matt Viator Coaches Show • Inside Cowboy Football featuring head coach Matt Viator airs each week on Tuesday night at 10 p.m. on KVHP FOX 29. Richard Dow is the host along with Cowboy head coach Matt Viator.
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FCS Polls (Sept. 10)
The Sports Network Top 25 Rnk. Team (1st place votes)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
North Dakota State (94) Sam Houston State (61) Montana State (1) James Madison (1) Youngstown State (4) Old Dominion Northern Iowa Appalachian State Wofford Eastern Washington Georgia Southern Towson Delaware Montana Illinois State Lehigh Stony Brook New Hampshire
19. McNeese
20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Eastern Kentucky The Citadel Indiana State Stephen F. Austin Jacksonville State Maine
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FCS Coaches Top 25 Rnk. Team (1st place votes)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
North Dakota State (24) Sam Houston State (2) Montana State Old Dominion James Madison Northern Iowa Appalachian State Youngstown State Wofford Georgia Southern Eastern Washington Montana Lehigh Delaware Towson Stony Brook Illinois State New Hampshire
19. McNeese
20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
Central Arkansas Maine Norfolk State The Citadel Harvard Eastern Kentucky
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Career Total Offense Name, Years Plays Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) 1164 Kerry Joseph (1992-95) 1649 Blake Prejean (1997-99) 1071 Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) 964 Stephen Starring (1979-82) 975 Scott Dieterich (1986-89) 1044 Slade Nagle (1999-01) 725 Henry Fields (1992-95) 839 Johnnie Thibodeaux (‘72-75) 734 Buford Jordan (1980-83) 763 Tony Citizen (1986-89) 753 Tim Leger (1995-98) 527 Vick King (2001-03) 562 Greg Davis (1969-72) 620 Theron McClendon (1978-81) 593 Don Breaux (1958-61) 502 Larry Grissom (1968-71) 528 Cody Stroud (2010-present) 524 Jessie Burton (1998-01) 542 Don Richards (1981-84) 590
Keeing an Eye on the Record Book Yards 10,236 9,676 6,725 5,709 4,989 4,977 4,471 4,358 4,163 4,156 3,326 3,241 3,130 3,035 2,920 2,798 2,761 2,723 2,637 2,500
Career Passes Completed Name, Years Att Cmp Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) 1034 618 Kerry Joseph (1992-95) 1114 565 Blake Prejean (1996-99) 895 497 Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) 810 462 Slade Nagle (1999-01) 653 378 Scott Dieterich (1986-89) 841 360 Cody Stroud (2010-present) 438 262 J. Thibodeaux (1972-75) 455 207 Greg Davis (1969-72) 439 206 Tim Leger (1995-98) 365 184 Stephen Starring (1979-82) 424 181 Don Richards (1981-84) 361 168 Don Breaux (1958-61) 304 159 Eric Acheson (1991-94) 367 155 Chris Jones (2003-05) 263 144 Allan Dennis (1970-72) 280 140 Wes Watts (1988-91) 335 140 Mark Fontenot (2005-08) 207 119 David Bourgeois (1965-67) 286 115 Jacob Bower (2010) 199 113 Hud Jackson (1987-90) 243 100 Career Touchdown Passes Name, Years Kerry Joseph (1992-95) Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) Scott Pendarvis (2001-04) Blake Prejean (1996-99) Slade Nagle (1999-01) Scott Dieterich (1986-89) J. Thibodeaux (1972-75) Tim Leger (1995-98) Greg Davis (1969-72) Don Breaux (1958-61) Cody Stroud (2010-present) Stephen Starring (1979-82)
Tds 67 64 39 35 35 25 24 21 20 17 15 14
Career Pass Receptions Name, Years Catches Jermaine Martin (1999-02) 160 B. J. Sams (2000-03) 136 Steven Whitehead (2004-08) 136 Terence Davis (1992-95) 119 Flip Johnson (1983-86) 113 Damien Morris (1994-97) 112 Carlese Franklin (2004-07) 110 William Davis (1995-98) 106 Chris Fontenot (1994-97) 99 Quinten Lawrence (2005-08) 99 Donnie Ashley (1995-97) 94 Adam Henry (1990-93) 89
Britt Brodhead (2000-03) Andre Perkins (1995-98) Immanuel Friddle (2006-09) James Moore (1969-72) R. C. Slocum (1964-67) Jeff Delhomme (1987-90) Toddrick Pendland (2006-09) Skeet Owens (1991-94) Wes Mangan (2006-09) Henry Smith (2001-04) Arthur Alexander (1984-87) Keith Ortego (1981-84) Erwin Brown (1990-93) Eric Chew (1996-99) Pat Matthews (1996-99) Henry Fields (1992-95) Alan Heisser (1974-77) Corday Clark (2007-10) Richard Ellender (1975-78) Gary Broussard (1973-76) Mark Barousse (1979-82) Champlain Babin (2009-present) Tony Citizen (1986-89) Larry Whatley (1966-69)
89 81 79 76 74 72 72 71 67 66 65 65 64 59 59 59 59 59 57 55 54 52 49 49
Bobby Leach (1968-71) Brian McZeal (1985-88)
47 47
Darius Carey (2011-present) On the Move Damion Dixon (2009-present) Ernest Celestie (2011-present) Wes Briscoe (2010-present)
47
45 43 36
Career Punt Return Yards Name, Years Yards B. J. Sams (2000-03) 922 Steven Whitehead (2004-08) 849 Donnie Ashley (1995-97) 725 Troy Jones (1988-89) 650 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 641 Ron Alexander (1989-92) 547 Lloyd Guillot (1960-63) 525 Richard Ellender (1975-78) 524 Flip Johnson (1983-86) 493 Erwin Brown (1990-93) 478 Derrick Batiste (1980-83) 434 Tony Ber (1963-66) 406 On the Move Darius Carey (2011-present) 283 Career Scoring Name, Years Jose Larios (1992-95) Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) Buford Jordan (1980-83) John Marino (2001-04) Toddrick Pendland (2006-09) Don Stump (1978-81) Josh Lewis (2009-present) Larry Grissom (1968-71) Lance Wiley (1985-88) Tony Citizen (1986-80) Tony Whittington (1981-84) Luke Lawton (2000-03) Jessie Burton (1998-00) Conley Hathorn (1973-76) Henry Fields (1992-95) Derrick Fourroux (2006-09) Vick King (2001-03) Eric Roberts (1989-91) Career PATs Kicked Name, Years PAT Jose Larios (1992-95) 158 Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) 151 John Marino (2001-04) 134 Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) 126 Don Stump (1978-81) 113 Josh Lewis (2009-present) 111 Conley Hathorn (1973-76) 86 Lance Wiley (1985-88) 78 Tony Whittington (1981-84) 76 Carlos Medrano (1970-72) 65 Charlie Hebert (2000-01) 54
Points 356 324 295 272 266 254 237 216 209 201 200 190 186 186 182 180 168 156 153 ATT 163 160 150 134 118 120 102 79 81 68 63
Career Field Goals Name, Years FG Jose Larios (1992-95) 66 Shonz LaFrenz (1996-99) 66 Blake Bercegeay (2005-08) 48 John Marino (2001-04) 44 Don Stump (1978-81) 41 Lance Wiley (1985-88) 41 Eric Roberts (1989-91) 38 Tony Whittington (1981-84) 38 Josh Lewis (2009-present) 35 Conley Hathorn (1973-76) 32
FGA 100 94 69 67 69 70 53 61 50 59
Career Pass Interceptions Name, Years INT Billy Blakeman (1970-73) 25 Charles Jefferson (1975-78) 19 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 19 Todd McArthur (1981-84) 15 Mark Hamilton (1983-85) 14 Rocke Fournet (1969-71) 13 Tom Murphy (1976-79) 12 Mike Pierce (1987-90) 12 Rod Gulley (2000-03) 12 On the Move Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 10 Career Pass Interceptions Yards Name, Years Yds Zack Bronson (1993-96) 455 Billy Blakeman (1970-73) 330 Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 233 Rod Gulley (2000-03) 214 Tom Murphy (1976-79) 177 Jamelle Juneau (2004-08) 146 Rocke Fournet (1969-71) 111 Mark Hamilton (1983-85) 110 Charles Jefferson (1975-78) 101 Career Pass Interception TDs Name, Years Tds Rod Gulley (2000-03) 3 Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) 2 Chris Raggett (2009-present) 2 Zack Bronson (1993-96) 2 Career Tackles Name, Year Charles Ayro (1995-98) Terry Irving (1990-93) Ryan Garrison (2000-03) Allen Nelson (2005-08) Zack Bronson (1993-96) Deron Minor (2006-10) Bob Howell (1974-77) Doug Fruge (1974-77) Arthur Goodly (1998-01) Trey Bennett (2004-07) Wayne Cordova (1996-99) Vincent Landrum (1992-95) Ronnie McZeal (1996-99) Joe Judge (1998-01) Vance Robichaux (1983-85) Rod Royal (2002-03) Richard Vidrine (1967-70) Darrell Jenkins (2008-11) Malcolm Bronson (2009-present) Mike Pierce (1987-90) Desmond Lighten (2007-11) Jamelle Juneau (2004-08) Randy Moss (1984-87) Brant Linde (2005-08) Daryl Burckel (1978-90) Jim Hughes (1980-83)
Tackles 486 461 391 369 347 345 337 325 310 308 306 304 302 297 289 276 269 263 244 243 235 231 225 217 214 205
McNeese Cowboys Football September 15, 2012 at Weber State •
2012 Weekly Honors Two Cowboy football players have been named to several preseason watch lists while several SLC Players of the Week others have been named to preseason all-conference or all-America teams. September 3
Cowboys on Watch Lists, Preseason Honors Malcolm Bronson (FS) • Buck Buchanan Watch List • Senior Bowl Watch List • Phil Steele Top 100 FCS NFL Draft Prospect • CFPA Defensive Back Watch List • Sports Network Preseason All-America • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America • First Team Preseason All-Southland Conference Darius Carey (RS/WR) • CFPA Punt Return Watch List • Sports Network Preseason All-America • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America • Second Team Preseason All-Southland Conference
Alec Savoie (OL) • Phil Steele Top 100 FCS NFL Draft Prospect • Sports Network Preseason All-America • College Sports Journal Preseason All-America • First Team Preseason All-Southland Conference
Offense: RB Marcus Wiltz Special Teams: P Jean Breaux
Other Preseason All-SLC Selections Jonathan Landry (OL) Miguel Gauthreaux (OL) Pat Williams (DL)
Louisiana Players of the Week
September 10 Defense: S Chris Raggett
College Sports Madness National Players of the Week September 3 Defense: Terence Cahee
College Football Performance Awards September 3 Defensive Back: Chris Raggett
Pokes Picked 4th in Preseason Polls
• In some close voting among the top five teams, McNeese has been picked for a 4th place finish by both the league head coaches and sports information directors in preseason polls • 2011 champion Sam Houston State was an overwhelming favorite to repeat • SHSU was followed by Stephen F. Austin, Central Arkansas, McNeese, Northwestern State, Southeastern Louisiana, Lamar, Nicholls State - both polls were identical Coaches Poll Pl. 1 2 3 4 T5 T5 7 8
Team (1st place votes) Sam Houston State (7) Stephen F. Austin (1) Central Arkansas McNeese State Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana Lamar Nicholls State
Tot 49 39 38 34 21 21 13 8
Sports Information Directors Poll Pl. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Team (1st place votes) Sam Houston State (7) Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas (1) McNeese State Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana Lamar Nicholls State
Tot 49 38 37 35 26 16 15 8
Southland Conference
Team McNeese Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin Central Arkansas Lamar Northwestern State Nicholls State Southeastern La.
Overall 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-2
SLC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Last Week’s Scores at McNeese 69, McMurry 7 at Northwestern State 31, Ark-Monticello 24 at South Alabama 9, Nicholls State 3 Central Arkansas 42, at Murray State 20 at Sam Houston State 54, Incarnate Word 7 at Lamar 31, Prairie View A&M 0 South Dakota State 31, at Southeastern La. 14 at SMU 52, Stephen F. Austin 0 This Week’s Schedule Southeastern La. at UT-Martin, 6 p.m. Thursday Stephen F. Austin at Montana State, 2:35 p.m. Nicholls State at Tulsa, 6 p.m. Bacone College at Central Arkansas, 6 p.m. Sam Houston State at Baylor, 6:05 p.m. McNeese State at Weber State, 7 p.m. Lamar at Hawaii, 11 p.m.
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2012 McNeese Cowboy Football Numerical Roster No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/40 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 37 38 41 43 44 46 47 49 50 52 53 54 58 61 62 63 70 71 72 73 74 75 77 78 79 80 81 83 84 85 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
Player Ford Smesny Josh Lewis Marcus Wiltz Diontae Spencer Chris Raggett Guy Morgan Darius Carey Seth Thomas James Bice Joe Narcisse Terence Cahee Deonte Thompson Gabe Hamner Damion Dixon Garrett McCain Orrin Fontenot Leon Blouin IV Ernest Celestie Cody Stroud Tyler Bolfing Wallace Scott Aaron Sam Shelby Hemenway Reynaldo Young Javaris Murray Champlain Babin Zoe Bruce Terrell Alfred Kelvin Bennett Livingston Hamilton Jean Breaux Halston Flanigan Malcolm Bronson Kenny Brown Dylan Long Ryan Bronson Hayden Dobbs Dillon Berlin Davondrick Phillips Manny Busch Kyle Crouch Kegan Myers Mitchell Amy Correy Middleton Keylon Bruno Brett Koonce Bo Brown Miguel Gauthreaux Quentin Marsh Carson Chaisson Nick Smith Antoine Everett Jonathan Landry Taylor Johnson Ben Jones Kevin Dorn Arinze Agada Cody Eaves Alec Savoie Josh Jordan William Ryckman DeVionte’ Edmonson Hunter Romero Wes Briscoe Deajon Mitchell Jereon McGilvery Kendale Thomas Pat Williams Cameron Smith Logan Gladney Eric LeBlanc Everett Ellefsen Nick Gorman Danyel Hunter Sean Brown Michael Ware Chris Loveless
Pos. S PK TB WR S CB WR CB K/P LB CB LB CB WR QB DE QB WR QB QB WS CB WR WR TB TB CB TB TB DB K FS FS WR FB S LB TB RB TE LB FB C LB LB OG LB C/G DT C OT OT OT OT OT DT OG OG OT TE WR WR TE WR WR WR TE DT DE DE DE DE DT DE DT DT DE
Hgt 5-9 6-0 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-0 5-11 5-9 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-0 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-3 5-11 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-11 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-4 6-7 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-5
Wgt 190 194 192 161 197 188 184 194 180 222 190 219 185 190 190 232 210 183 194 207 212 176 194 171 180 190 180 190 172 184 150 176 192 155 225 176 210 204 170 230 210 235 232 210 202 288 210 308 287 277 275 304 298 290 275 246 286 275 309 228 171 200 230 168 180 198 230 278 224 234 239 230 279 235 275 280 225
Cl/Exp Sr/3L Sr/3L Jr/2L Jr/2L Sr/3L Jr/1L Sr/1L Sr/3L So/SQ Sr/3L Jr/2L So/1L Fr/RS Sr/3L Fr/RS So/1L Fr/TR Jr/1L Jr/2L Fr/RS Fr/RS So/1L Jr/2L So/1L Jr/2L Sr/3L Sr/1L Fr/RS Fr/RS Fr/RS Fr/HS So/1L Sr/3L Fr/RS Fr/HS Jr/2L Jr/2L Fr/RS Fr/RS Jr/1L So/1L Sr/2L Sr/Sqd So/1L Fr/RS Sr/3L Fr/HS Sr/3L Fr/RS Sr/3L Fr/RS So/1L Sr/3L Sr/3L Fr/RS So/1L Jr/2L Fr/RS Sr/3L Sr/1L Jr/1L Sr/2L So/1L Jr/2L Jr/1L Jr/1L So/1L Sr/3L Fr/HS Fr/RS Sr/2L So/1L Fr/RS So/1L So/1L Jr/2L Jr/2L
Hometown (Last School) Dayton, TX (Dayton HS) Denham Springs, LA (Denham Springs) Cecilia, LA (Cecilia HS) New Iberia, LA (Westgate HS) Beaumont, TX (Ozen HS) Baton Rouge, LA (St. John HS) New Orleans, LA (North Texas, Helen Cox HS) Orange, TX (WO Stark HS) Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) Vacherie, LA (St. James HS) Westlake, LA (Westlake HS) Shreveport, LA (Evangel HS) Sealy, TX (Sealy HS) Port Allen, LA (Louisville, Port Allen HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Baton Rouge, LA (Parkview Baptist) Geismer, LA (Tulane, Dutchtown HS) Lake Charles, LA (Texas Tech, Barbe HS) Montgomery, LA (Montgomery HS) Montgomery, TX (Montgomery HS) Weyanoke, LA (West Feliciana HS) Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS) Plaquemine, LA (St. John HS) Garyville, LA (East St. John HS) Kingston, LA (North DeSoto HS) Donaldsonville, LA (Donaldsonville HS) Baton Rouge, LA (UL Monroe, University HS) Lafayette, LA (Northside HS) Bleakwood, TX (Newton HS) Natchitoches, LA (Ponchatoula HS) Scott, LA (Acadiana HS) Newton, TX (Newton HS) Jasper, TX (Jasper HS) Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) Covington, LA (St. Paul HS) Jasper, TX (Jasper HS) Houston, TX (Cypress Woods HS) Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Covington, LA (Covington HS) Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Monroe, LA (Richwood HS) Carencro, LA (Carencro HS) Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) Katy, TX (Katy HS) Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine HS) Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS) Jennings, LA (Jennings HS) Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS) Richmond, TX (Lamar Consolidated) Broussard, LA (St. Thomas More) League City, TX (Clear Creek HS Nederland, TX (Nederland HS) Pineville, LA (Pineville HS) Houston, TX (Hightower HS) Merryville, LA (Merryville HS) Lafayette, LA (Comeaux HS) St. Amant, LA (East Carolina, St. Amant HS) Lafayette, LA (Lafayette HS) Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Lafayette, LA (Tuerlings Catholic HS) Baton Rouge, LA (Central HS) Beaumont, TX (Central HS) Lafayette, LA (Northside HS) New Iberia, LA (New Iberia HS) Plaquemine, LA (Plaquemine HS) Tamarac, FL (J.P. Taravella HS) Baton Rouge, LA (University HS) Erath, LA (Erath HS) Madisonville, LA (Mandeville HS) Broken Arrow, OK (Broken Arrow HS) Dickinson, TX (Dickinson HS) Baton Rouge, LA (Central HS) Houston, TX (James Madison HS) Houston, TX (South Houston HS)
Cowboy Coaching Staff Head Coach: Matt Viator Assistant Head Coach/Def. Coordinator: Mike Collins Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Tim Leger Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers: Lark Hebert Defensive Line: Manny Michel Defensive Backs: Chris Hampton Offensive Line: Rob Sale Running Backs: Slade Nagle Tight Ends: Eman Naghavi Defensive Line Assistant: Jake Reid Defensive Assistant: Zachary Ballenger Quarterbacks Assistant: David Trahan
Pronunciations ARINZE AGADA CHAMPLAIN BABIN Leon BLOUIN JEAN BREAUX ZOE Bruce Terence CAHEE Ernest CELESTIE Carson CHAISSON Kendrick CORMIER DeVIONTE Edmonson Everett ELLEFSEN MIGUEL GAUTHREAUX JEREON MCGILVERY Joe NARCISSE Chris RAGGETT Alec SAVOIE Ford SMESNY DIONTAE Spencer DEONTE’ Thompson
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2012 McNeese Football Depth Chart (as of September 10, 2012)
OFFENSE QB TB FB WR WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT
18 19 16 25 26 3 49 37 85 14 17 4 7 83 80 89 73 71 72 54 63 61 50 77 70 79 74
Cody Stroud Tyler Bolfing Leon Blouin Javaris Murray Champlain Babin Marcus Wiltz Kegan Myers Dylan Long Wes Briscoe Damion Dixon Ernest Celestie Diontae Spencer Darius Carey DeVionte’ Edmonson Josh Jordan Kendall Thomas Taylor Johnson Antoine Everett Jonathan Landry Brett Koonce Carson Chaisson Miguel Gauthreaux Mitchell Amy Arinze Agada Nick Smith Alec Savoie Ben Jones
(Jr-2L, 6-3, 194) (Fr-RS, 6-2, 207) (Fr.-TR, 6-0, 210) (Jr-2L, 5-8, 180) (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) (Jr-2L, 5-9, 192) (Sr-2L, 6-1, 235) (Fr-HS, 6-0, 225) (Jr-2L, 6-2, 168) (Sr-3L, 6-2,190) (Jr-1L, 5-11, 183) (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61) (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) (Sr-2L, 6-2, 200) (Sr-1L, 6-5, 228) (So-1L, 6-1, 230) (Sr-3L, 6-4, 290) (So-1L, 6-3, 304) (Sr-3L, 6-4, 298) (Sr-3L, 6-2, 288) (Sr-3L, 6-2, 277) (Sr-3L, 6-1, 308) (Sr-SQ, 5-10, 232) (Jr-2L, 6-1, 286) (Fr-RS, 6-4, 275) (Sr-3L, 6-7, 309) (Fr-RS, 6-5, 275)
PK PUNT DS HOLD
2 31 40 31 2 84 16 7 4
Josh Lewis Jean Breaux James Bice Jean Breaux Josh Lewis Hunter Romero Orrin Fontenot Darius Carey Diontae Spencer
(Sr-3L, 6-0, 194) (Fr-HS, 5-10, 150) (So-SQ, 6-0, 180) (Fr-HS, 5-10, 150) (Sr-3L, 6-0, 194) (So-1L, 6-3, 230) (So-1L, 6-2, 232) (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61)
DEFENSE LE LT RT RE MLB WLB CB CB BS WS FS
99 93 91 98 62 95 90 75 97 94 96 92 12 16 58 10 41 52 6 13 8 21 27 1 5 11 20 30 34 38
SPECIAL TEAMS KOR PR
26 7 4 25 7 26
Chris Loveless Eric LeBlanc Cameron Smith Michael Ware Quentin Marsh Nick Gorman Pat Williams Kevin Dorn Sean Brown Everett Ellefsen Danyel Hunter Logan Gladney Deonte Thompson Orrin Fontenot Bo Brown Joe Narcisse Hayden Dobbs Correy Middleton Guy Morgan Gabe Hamner Seth Thomas Aaron Sam Zoe Bruce Ford Smesny Chris Raggett Terence Cahee Wallace Scott Livingston Hamilton Malcolm Bronson Ryan Bronson
(Jr-2L, 6-5, 225) (Sr-2L, 6-2, 239) (Fr-HS, 6-3, 224) (Jr-2L, 6-1, 280) (Fr.-RS, 6-2, 287) (Fr.-RS, 6-2, 279) (Sr-3L, 6-3, 278) (So-1L, 5-10, 246) (So-1L, 6-1, 275) (So-1L, 6-3, 230) (So-1L, 6-3, 235) (Fr-RS, 6-3, 234 (So-1L, 6-2, 219) (So-1L, 6-2, 232) (Fr.-HS, 6-1, 210) (Sr-3L, 5-11, 222) (Jr-2L, 6-0, 210) (So.-1L, 6-0, 210) (Jr-1L, 6-0, 188) (Fr-RS, 6-0, 185) (Sr-3L, 5-9, 194) (So-1L, 5-9, 176) (Sr-1L, 5-9, 180) (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) (Sr-3L, 5-11, 197) (Jr-2L, 5-9, 190) (Fr-RS, 6-0, 212) (Fr-RS, 5-10, 184) (Sr-3L, 5-11, 192) (Jr-2L, 6-1, 176)
Champlain Babin Darius Carey Diontae Spencer Javaris Murray Darius Carey Champlain Babin
(Sr-3L, 5-9, 190) (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) (Jr-2L, 5-9, l61) (Jr-2L, 5-8, 180) (Sr-1L, 5-10, 184) (Sr-3L, 5-9, 190)
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Last Time McNeese... - returned a kickoff for a td (Bernardo Henry, 87 yards vs Tex State, 2010; Todd Pendland, 94 yards vs SFA, 2007; William Davis, 92 yards vs Ark-Monticello 1998) - returned a punt for a td (68 YARDS, Darius Carey vs Sioux Falls, 2011) - returned a pass interception for a td (Chris Raggett, 2 times, vs. McMurry, 9/8/2012) - blocked a field goal (Desmund Lighten vs Sam Houston 2010; John Leday vs Sam Houston State, 2009; Chris White vs Portland State, 2004; Robert Hooker vs Southern Utah, 2004; Brian Harvey vs Texas State, 2007) - blocked a PAT (Robert Hooker vs Southern Utah, 2006) - blocked a punt (Shelby Hemenway vs SE Louisiana, 2011) - returned a blocked FG for a td (Rod Gulley vs Grambling, 2002; 63 yards) - ran a mid-air fumble back for a td (Marcus LeBlanc vs Youngstown St., 100 yards, 1995) - ran a fumble back for a td (Desmund Lighten vs NW State, 2009 - 29 yards) - ran a blocked punt back for a td (Joe Judge vs Maine, 32 yards 1999) - recovered a fumble for a td (Desmund Lighten vs Savannah State, 2009; Jared Dolan vs South Florida, 2006) - rushed for 100 yards (105, Marcus Wiltz at Middle Tennessee, 8/30/12) - had two players rush for 100 yards in same game (S. 24 - 2011 - 118 Andre Anderson and 104 Marcus Wiltz vs SE Louisiana; N. 7, 2009 vs Sam Houston: 171 Toddrick Pendland and 118 Derrick Fourroux vs Sam Houston; S. 26, 2009 vs Tulane: 134 Toddrick Pendland and 102 Derrick Fourroux; O. 20, 2007 vs Nicholls State: 105 Kris Bush, 101 Derrick Fourroux) (S. 29, 2006 vs W. Virginia Tech - Aaron Pierce for 110 yards and Jacob Prim for 104 yards, 2002) - rushed for 200 yards (242 yards - 39 carries - Toddrick Pendland vs SFA, 2008) - rushed for 7 tds (Jessie Burton vs Southern Utah 1998) - had 25 pass completions (*25, Derrick Fourroux vs Appalachian State, 2009) - passed for 300 yards (312, Cody Stroud vs Central Arkansas, 2011) - passed for five tds (5, Scott Pendarvis vs Sam Houston State, 2003) - had 300 yards total offense (308, Derrick Fourroux vs Sam Houston, 2009; 306, Derrick Fourroux vs SFA, 2009; 385, Derrick Fourroux vs Appalachian State, 2009; 332 Derrick Fourroux vs C. Arkansas 2008; *399, Derrick Fourroux vs South Dakota State; 102 rushing, 297 passing; 350, Derrick Fourroux vs Texas State; 42 rushing, 308 passing) - had 300 yards all-purpose running (307, Toddrick Pendland vs SFA, 2008; *316, B. J. Sams vs Western Kentucky, 2002) - caught passes for 100 yards (108, Champlain BAbin vs Kansas, 2011; 113, Wes Briscoe vs Sioux Falls, 2011) - had two players catch passes for 100 yards (137 Corday Clark and 121 Toddrick Pendland vs Appalachian State, 2009; 115 Carlese Franklin and 102 Quinten Lawrence vs SE La. 2007; 105 Carlese Franklin and 104 Quinten Lawrence vs Texas State, 2007; 146, Andy Bertrand vs Sam Houston; 112 Henry Smith vs Sam Houston, 2004) - had one player rush for 100 yards and catch passes for 100 yards (Toddrick Pendland vs Appalachian State, 2009 - 19 rushes for 127 yards and 10 receptions for 121 yards) - kicked five field goals (Blake Bercegeay vs NW State, 2006) - kicked a 50 yard FG (52 yards, Josh Lewis vs SE Louisiana, 2010) - kicked 10 PATS (Blake Bercegeay vs West Virginia Tech, 2006) - had five sacks (Bryan Smith vs West Virginia Tech, 2006) - scored 3 tds receiving (B. J. Sams vs Sam Houston State, 2003) - intercepted two passes (Chris Raggett vs. McMurry, 9/8/2012) - had a 60 yard punt (62 yards by Blake Bercegeay vs NW State, 2007) - forced a safety (Nov. 5 vs Nicholls - Pat Williams and Everett Ellefsen)
LAST TIME AN OPPONENT - rushed for 100 yards (162, Tim Flanders, Sam Houston State, 2011; 104, James Sims, Kansas, 2011) - rushed for 200 yards (253, D. D. Terry, Sam Houston State, 2006) - passed for 300 yards (301, Brian Bell, Sam Houston, 2010; 426, Andre Bevil, Lamar, 2010; 339 Jeremy Moses, SFA, 2010) - caught passes for 100 yards (120, Kam Jones, UTSA, Nov. 12, 2011; 116, Dominique Croom, C. Ark, Oct. 15, 2011; 189 yards J. J. Hayes, Lamar 2011) - returned a kickoff for td (99 yards, Mel Mitchell, Western Kentucky 2001; 99 yards, LeJuan Walker, Nicholls State, 2001) - returned a punt for a td (85 yards, Brandon Tate, North Carolina, 2008) - returned a pass interception for a td (31 yards, Angelo Pree, Sioux Falls, 2011; Will Jefferson, SFA, caught in end zone 2011) - returned a fumble for a td (98 yards, Frank Newsome, Central Arkansas, Oct. 15, 2011) - blocked a punt and returned it for a td (Kansas State - blocked by David Rose and returned by him; SFA - blocked by Corey Goodall and recovered in end zone by Vernon Holman; Sam Houston - blocked by Torra Williams and recovered in end zone for td by Robert Shaw) - shut out the Cowboys - Western Kentucky (21-0 in 2001) LAST MCNEESE STATE SHUTOUT - 56-0 over Savannah State (2009) - 76-0 over West Virginia Tech (2006)
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McNeese State, 1986
Head Coach (47-20, 7th season) One of the most successful coaches in the Head Coaching Highlights NCAA’s FCS division, McNeese State’s Matt Viator has put together winning percentages of • Darius Carey named to four All-America teams in 2010 69 percent (overall) and 75 percent (league • Malcolm Bronson named All-SLC first team 3 straight years games only) in his previous six years as the • McNeese wins 11 straight games in 2007; wins the SLC title for second year in row Cowboy head coach. • Cowboys win six straight SLC games for the league title in 2009, the third in four years During that period he has led his team to three Southland Conference titles • Toddrick Pendland named all-American in 2008; Bryan Smith named all-American in 2007; and to two runnerup finishes, averaging seven victories a year. The winningest active coach in the league, Viator will carry a 45-20 overall Steven Whitehead, Bryan • Derrick Fourroux named SLC and Louisiana Player of the Year in 2009; Bryan Smith named SLC Player of Year in 2007 record and a 31-10 league mark into the upcoming season. The Cowboy coach, a graduate of McNeese, had served as an assistant coach • Steven Whitehead named SLC Player of the Year in 2006 on the staff for eight years before stepping into the top job four games deep into • Toddrick Pendland named Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 the 2006 season. Taking over a squad that had won but one of its first four games • Bryan Smith named Defensive Player of the Year and Derrick Fourroux named Freshman of he led the team to a 6-2 record the rest of the way that year, won the SLC title and the Year in 2006 put his team into the NCAA championship playoffs. That was the start of one of the most electrifying coaching rises in conference • Cowboys win five straight games to win the SLC title in 2006 history as the very next year his team posted only the fourth undefeated, untied • McNeese selected for the NCAA FCS playoffs in 2009, 2007 and 2006 regular season record in the university’s history, won the league title for a second • 2007 team ranked No. 3 in last regular season poll year and participated in the NCAA FCS championship for a second straight year. • Bryan Smith ranked No. 3 in nation in QB sacks in 2007 Since then his team also won the 2009 title and finished second in the league • McNeese as a team in the national rankings was 4th in total offense, fifth in scoring offense standings in both 2008 and 2010. The Cowboys finished fourth last season. Viator has earned numerous coaching honors including two SLC coach of the and 10th in rushing offense in 2008 year awards and a Louisiana collegiate coach of the year honor. He has also been a finalist for the national Eddie Robinson award twice. Coaching Experience He claimed his first collegiate coaching victory in his very first game as head 1986-88 Assistant Coach Sam Houston HS coach when the Cowboys posted a 30-27 win over Southern Utah in 2006. Vinton HS 13-9 His 45th win came in the final game of the 2011 season – a triumph on the 1989-90 Head Coach 1991-94 Head Coach Jennings HS 38-12 1992 LA Coach of the Year road against Lamar as the Cowboys won their last three games and will carry that winning streak into the 2012 season. 1995-98 Head Coach Sulphur HS 30-16 1998 LA Coach of the Year Viator is the 14th head coach in McNeese history. His 6-2 rookie record in- 1999 Assistant Coach McNeese State 6-5 5-2 SLC cluded a 5-1 mark in league play, the team winning the final five league games 2000 Assistant Coach McNeese State 8-4 5-2 SLC FCS Playoffs of the year. 2001 Assistant Coach McNeese State 8-4 5-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs His teams have been ranked in the top 25 national poll four of the last six 2002 Assistant Coach McNeese State 13-2 6-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Runner-Up seasons. Prior to his becoming head coach, Viator had served the university as of- 2003 Assistant Coach McNeese State 10-2 5-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs fensive coordinator and is regarded as one of the top Division I offensive minds. 2004 Assistant Coach McNeese State 4-7 1-4 SLC The Cowboys have ranked among the national leaders in offense for eight 2005 Assistant Coach McNeese State 5-4 3-3 SLC of the past 11 years and the university has also produced the Southland Confer2006 Asst./Head Coach McNeese State 7-5 5-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs ence’s top offensive performer four of the last eight seasons. SLC and LA Coach of the Year His offenses have led the league in scoring five times and in 2008 set school records for total offense per game, passing offense per game and scoring average Eddie Robinson Award Finalist per game. 2007 Head Coach McNeese State 11-1 7-0 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs The Cowboys had the nation’s leading scorer in 2009, tailback Toddrick SLC Coach of the Year Pendland, and a year ago had the No. 2 punt returner in the nation in Darius Eddie Robinson Award Finalist Carey, a returnee for 2012. Head Coach McNeese State 7-4 4-3 SLC Before he joined McNeese, Viator was one of the top prep coaches in Louisi- 2008 ana, producing an 81-37 won-lost record, winning one state crown and five league 2009 Head Coach McNeese State 9-3 6-1 SLC SLC Champions/FCS Playoffs titles. He joined McNeese in 1999 as linebacker coach and was made offensive 2010 Head Coach McNeese State 6-5 5-2 SLC coordinator in 2000, the Cowboys leading the league in both scoring offense and 2011 Head Coach McNeese State 6-5 4-3 SLC total offense that year. 2012 Head Coach McNeese State 2-0 Defeated FBS’s Middle Tennessee He is married and wife Schantel is a school teacher. His father is the late Nolan Viator, a former Cowboy coach, player (QB, MVP) and member of the McNeese Hall of Fame.
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2012 Game Recaps
Game 1 • McNeese 27, Middle Tennessee 21
Aug. 30 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee (18,690) McNeese 0 14 10 3 - 27 MTSU 3 3 0 15 - 21 MT (1st, 12:40) Carlos Lopez 20 yd field goal, MT 3-0 MT (2nd, 14:53) Carlos Lopez 28 yd field goal, MT 6-0 McN (2nd, 9:20) Josh Jordan 2 yd pass from Tyler Bolfing, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-6 McN (2nd, 00:33) Champlain Babin 8 yd pass from Cody Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 14-6 McN (3rd, 12:00) Lewis 46 yd field goal, McN 17-6 McN (3rd, 1:20) Stroud 1 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 24-6 MT (4th, 6:58) Anthony Amos 6 yd pass from Logan Kilgore, Jordan Parker pass from Kilgore, McN 24-14 McN (4th, 5:21) Lewis 33 yd field goal, McN 27-14 MT (4th, 5:01) Kyle Griswould 15 yd pass from Kilgore, Lopez kick, McN 24-21 TEAM TOTALS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Yds Rushing Yds Passing Passes Total Yards Fumbles/lost Penalty/yards Punts/avg. Punt Returns KO Returns Possession 3rd Downs 4th Downs Red Zone
McN 24 17 6 1 51-298 152 12-19-0 450 0-0 9-69 5-38.2 42 86 36:05 3 of 11 0 of 0 4 of 5
MT 20 7 12 1 27-103 240 27-41-1 343 2-2 6-50 4-46.0 26 241 23:55 6 of 14 2 of 2 4 of 4
Game 2 • McNeese 69, McMurry 7
Sept. 8 at Lake Charles, La. (13,291) McMurry 0 0 7 0 - 7 McNeese 21 24 14 10 - 69 McN (1st, 8:40) Cody Stroud 1 yd run, Josh Lewis kick, McN 7-0 McN (1st, 3:01) Javaris Murray 6 yd run, Lewis kick, McN 14-0 McN (1st, 00:26) Damion Dixon 10 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 21-0 McN (2nd, 13:11) Darius Carey 13 yd pass from Stroud, Lewis kick, McN 28-0 McN (2nd, 11:40) Chris Raggett 41 yd interception return, Lewis kick, McN 35-0 McN (2nd, 5:46) Carey 52 yd pass from Tyler Bolfing, Lewis kick, McN 42-0 McN (2nd, 1:28) Lewis 23 yd field goal, McN 45-0 McN (3rd, 11:21) Raggett 30 yd interception return, James Bice kick, McN 52-0 McN (3rd, 3:49) Dillon Berlin 5 yd run, Bice kick, McN 59-0 MCM (3rd, 2:28) Clinton McCoy 7 yd pass from Brady Lambert, Josh King kick, McN 59-7 McN (4th, 12:11) Bice 24 yd field goal, McN 62-7 McN (4th, 10:43) Kelvin Bennett 17 yd run, Bice kick, McN 69-7 TEAM TOTALS First Downs Rushing Passing Penalty Yds Rushing Yds Passing Passes Total Yards Fumbles/lost Penalty/yards Punts/avg. Punt Returns KO Returns Possession 3rd Downs 4th Downs Red Zone
MCM 14 3 11 0 18-(-3) 249 31-46-3 246 3-1 3-35 6-39.3 0 185 24:44 3 of 14 0 of 4 1 of 3
McN 25 15 8 2 51-282 202 11-17-1 484 1-0 7-46 2-52.0 38 78 35:16 6 of 10 0 of 0 8 of 8
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: McNeese - Wiltz 20-105; Babin 11-64; Murray 7-50, Celestie 3-42; Carey 4-31; Stroud 5-5, td; Spencer 1-1. Totals 51-298, td. Middle Tennessee - Parker 9-39; Cunningham 9-34; Calhoun 8-27; Bryson 1-3. Totals 27-103. PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 10-17, 139, td; Bolfing 2-2, 13, td. Totals 12-19, 152, 2 td. Middle Tennessee - Kilgore 27-41, 240, 2 td, 1 int. RECEIVING: McNeese - Babin 4-32, td; Spencer 2-35; Murray 2-20; Celestie 1-30; Carey 1-24; Wiltz 1-9; Jordan 1-2, td. MTSU - Amos 8-70, td; Griswould 5-63, td; Jefferson 4-24; Collis 3-41; Henry 2-24; Turner 2-22; Whatley 1-4; Calhoun 1-3; Parker 1--2. PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 5-191, 38.2, 47 long, 2 In20. MTSU - Davis 4-184, 46.0, 60 long, 2 In20. PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - Carey 3-42. MTSU - Singletary 2-26; Sharpe 1-0. KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - Spencer 2-46; Murray 2-40. MTSU - Whatley 2-123; Gilstrap 2-76; Griswould 2-42. FIELD GOALS: McNeese - Lewis 2-3 (46, 33). MTSU - Lopez 2-2 (20, 28) DEFENSE: McNeese - Narcisse 9 hits, 1 TFL; M. Bronson 8 hits, TFL; Smesny 7 hits, TFL; Sam 6 hits, FR; Morgan 6 hits, Int; Cahee 5 hits, 4 PBU; Thompson 4 hits; Ware 4 hits; Dobbs 3 hits; Williams 3 hits, QBH; Thomas 2 hits; Ellefsen 2 hits; Raggett 2 hits, TFL; Mitchell 2 hits; Fontenot 2 hits; Scott 1 hit; Bruno 1 hit; R. Bronson 1 hit; Flanigan 1 hit; Bennett 1 hit; Hamner 1 hit; Murray 1 hit; B. Brown 1 hit, FR. OFFENSIVE LINE: Savoie 95%, 76 snaps; Agada 93%, 66 snaps, 1 pancake; Johnson 91%, 58 snaps, 1 KO; Gauthreaux 90%, 56 snaps, 4 KO; Everett 90%, 25 snaps, 1 pancake; Koonce 89%, 54 snaps; Landry 88%, 37 snaps, 1 KO. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: McNeese - Alfred 12-78; Bennett 10-60, td; Berlin 7-41, td; Wiltz 8-37; Murray 4-29, td; Carey 3-25; Babin 2-9; Blouin 1-5; Bolfing 1-4; Stroud 1-1; McCain 1--3. Totals 51-282, 4 td. McMurry - Cole 2-16; House 3-15; Simpson 3-9; Grayer 3-6; Lambert 3--17; Mullin 4--32. Totals 18--3. PASSING: McNeese - Stroud 6-10, 98, 2 td, 1 int; Bolfing 3-4, 72, td; Blouin 2-3, 32. Totals 11-17, 202, 3 td, int. McMurry - Mullin 22-36, 171, 3 int; Lambert 9-10, 78, td. Totals 31-46, 249, td, 3 int. RECEIVING: McNeese - Carey 4-90, 2 td; Edmonson 2-32; Jordan 1-27; Long 1-18; McGilvery 1-14; Bennett 1-11; Dixon 1-10, td. McMurry - Grayer 6-60; McCoy 5-58, td; Livingston 3-34; Shaffer 3-20; Simpson 2-17; Cain 2-10; House 2-4; Cole 2-3; Singleton 1-18; Gilbert 1-10; Freeman 1-9; Chatman 1-6; Rentfro 1-2; Nelson 1--2. PUNTING: McNeese - Breaux 2-104, 52.0, 59 long, 2 In20. McMurry - Mullin 3-113, 37.7, 56 long, 1 In20; Kowalski 2-75, 37.5, 46 long; Lambert 1-48, 48.0, 48 long. PUNT RETURNS: McNeese - M. Bronson 1-34; Carey 1-4. McMurry - None KICKOFF RETURNS: McNeese - K. Brown 1-56; Spencer 1-22. McMurry - Grayer 5-152; McCoy 2-33. FIELD GOALS: McNeese - Lewis 1-1 (23); Bice 1-1 (24). McMurry - None DEFENSE: McNeese - Hamilton 5 hits, PBU; Hamner 5 hits, TFL, FF; Gladney 4 hits, sack, TFL, QBH; Morgan 4 hits; Raggett 4 hits, TFL, 2 Int, 2 TDs; Middleton 4 hits; Crouch 4 hits; Phillips 4 hits; Scott 3 hits; Smesny 3 hits; Cahee 3 hits, TFL; Thomas 3 hits, QBH; R. Bronson 3 hits, PBU; Narcisse 3 hits; Berlin 3 hits; Bruce 2 hits; Flanigan 2 hits; Ellefsen 2 hits, sack, TFL, QBH; S. Brown 2 hits, TFL, QBH; Ware 2 hits, sack, TFL, FF; B. Brown 2 hits; Wagley 1 hit; Dorn 1 hit; Thompson 1 hit; Stroud 1 hit; Mitchell 1 hit; Seastrunk 1 hit, sack, TFL; Gorman 1 hit, PBU, QBH; Marsh 1 hit; Smith 1 hit, 3 QBH; Loveless 1 hit, sack, 0.5 TFL; Dobbs 1 hit, Int; Bruno 1 hit, FR; Sam 1 hit, PBU; Williams 1 hit, sack, 0.5 TFL, QBH; Hunter 2 QBH. OFFENSIVE LINE: Savoie 93%, 36 snaps, 2 KD; Agada 91%, 36 snaps; Chaisson 90%, 29 snaps; Gauthreaux 89%, 20 snaps; Johnson 89%, 30 snaps, 1 KD.
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Team Statistics SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game Neutral Site Games Score by Quarters McNeese Opponents
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28 14.0 34 10 23 1 100 167 67 45 2.2 50.0 0 489 58-87-4 5.6 8.4 244.5 3 589 132 4.5 294.5 13-426 3-26 1-0 32.8 8.7 0.0 5-3 9-85 42.5 10-420 42.0 34.0 6-362 60.3 33.0 2 3 :2 6 9/28 32% 2/6 33% 1-4 0 3 2-2 0-1 (5-7) 71% (3-7) 43% (2-2) 100% 18690 1/18690 0/0
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