2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team

American college football season

2015 McNeese State Cowboys football
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Southland champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 29–34 vs. Sam Houston State
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 9
Record	10–1 (9–0 Southland)
Head coach	Matt Viator (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Leger (9th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lance Guidry (3rd season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
Seasons← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 McNeese State $^	9	–	0	10	–	1
No. 3 Sam Houston State ^	7	–	2	11	–	4
Central Arkansas	7	–	2	7	–	4
Incarnate Word *	5	–	4	6	–	5
Lamar	4	–	5	5	–	6
Northwestern State	4	–	5	4	–	7
Stephen F. Austin	4	–	5	4	–	7
SE Louisiana	3	–	6	4	–	7
Abilene Christian *	3	–	6	3	–	8
Nicholls State	3	–	6	3	–	8
Houston Baptist	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS poll

The 2015 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Matt Viator in his tenth and final season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the Southland title. McNeese State received the conference's automatic bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, where, after a first-round bye, the Cowboys lost in the second round to fellow Southland member, Sam Houston State. The team played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:30 pm	No. 14 (FBS) LSU*	No. 25	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	Canceled
September 12	6:00 pm	Incarnate Word		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ASN	W 43–6	12,804
September 19	6:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin		Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN3	W 28–14	12,018
September 26	6:00 pm	Mississippi College*	No. 25	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 37–0	10,436
October 3	3:00 pm	at Nicholls State	No. 23	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	CST	W 37–7	6,192
October 10	6:00 pm	No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana	No. 22	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	CST	W 21–7	13,110
October 17	6:00 pm	at Central Arkansas	No. 15	Estes Stadium Conway, AR (Red Beans and Rice Bowl)	ESPN3	W 28–13	10,527
October 24	6:00 pm	Northwestern State	No. 12	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	CST	W 47–27	9,806
October 31	2:00 pm	at Abilene Christian	No. 10	Shotwell Stadium Abilene, TX	ASN	W 15–13	3,567
November 7	6:00 pm	No. 7 Sam Houston State	No. 9	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN3	W 27–10	10,501
November 21	6:00 pm	at Lamar	No. 3	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX (Battle of the Border)	ESPN3	W 20–14	9,808
December 5	7:00 pm	No. 6 Sam Houston State	No. 3	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 29–34	13,493
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

The game between LSU and McNeese State was canceled due to inclement weather. The game was delayed due to lightning after 5 minutes of play during each team held the ball for one drive and no one scored. Both schools' athletic directors decided not to reschedule the game, thus declaring it a "no contest". LSU did agree to pay McNeese State its promised fee of $500,000.

Game summaries

@ LSU

McNeese State at LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Cowboys	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 5
Location: Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Game start: CANCELLED

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Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	6	6
• Cowboys	7	2	20	14	43

Date: September 12
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 12,804
Game weather: NNW 11 • Fair, 38% humidity
Referee: Ross Smith
Television network: ASN

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Scoring summary

1	3:50	McNeese State	Derrick Milton 36 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:33	7–0

2	1:39	McNeese State	Team Safety, Drive: 0 plays, -1 yard, 0:07	9–0

3	10:36	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 20 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:24	12–0

3	7:38	McNeese State	Austin Nelson 2 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:50	19–0

3	4:03	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 22 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:52	22–0

3	0:26	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 2 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:37	29–0

4	12:01	McNeese State	Grant Ashcraft 2 yard run (Trent Manuel Kick), Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:09	36–0

4	7:15	Incarnate Word	Kody Edwards 11 yard pass from Jordan Scelfo (two-point pass conv. failed), Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:46	36–7

4	3:56	McNeese State	David Hamm 33 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:09	43–7

@ Stephen F. Austin

McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Cowboys	7	14	0	7	28
Lumberjacks	14	0	0	0	14

Date: September 19
Location: Homer Bryce Stadium
Nacogdoches, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 12,018
Game weather: High 80's • SE 0–5 • Sunny and clear
Referee: Brandon Cruse
Television network: ESPN3

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Scoring summary

1	11:15	McNeese State	Wallace Scott 97 yard fumble return (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:25	7–0

1	8:43	Stephen F. Austin	Aaron Thomas 14 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Nick Bruno kick), Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 0:00	7–7

1	1:35	Stephen F. Austin	Braxton Bearden 55 yard pass from Hunter Taylor (Nick Bruno kick), Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:28	7–14

2	10:17	McNeese State	David Bush 22 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel Kick), Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13	14–14

2	5:11	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 5 yard pass from Grant Ashcraft (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:28	21–14

4	6:05	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 76 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:33	28–14

Mississippi College

@ Nicholls

McNeese State at Nicholls

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #23 Cowboys	7	20	7	3	37
Colonels	0	7	0	0	7

Date: October 3
Location: John L. Guidry Stadium
Thibodaux, LA
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:03
Game attendance: 6,192
Game weather: 76°F • Clear • NNW 11 mph
Referee: Kevin Hassell
Television network: CST

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Scoring summary

1	8:25	McNeese State	Tavarious Battiste 34 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:32	7–0

2	10:53	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 6 yard run (Trent Manuel kick failed), Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:22	13–0

2	1:51	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 4 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 14 plays, 90 yards, 6:49	20–0

2	1:31	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 49 yard pass from David Bush (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 1 play, 49 yards, 0:12	27–0

2	0:27	Nicholls	Damion Jeanpiere 52 yard pass from Tuskani Figaro (Francisco Condado kick), Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:04	27–7

3	6:13	McNeese State	Anthony Yruegas 0 yard fumble return (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 2 plays, -20 yards, 0:25	34–7

4	7:03	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 36 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 4:41	37–7

Southeastern Louisiana

Southeastern Louisiana at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Lions	0	7	0	0	7
• #22 Cowboys	14	7	0	0	21

Date: October 10
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:13
Game attendance: 13,110
Game weather: 80°F • NNW 6 • Sunny and warm
Referee: Ross Smith
Television network: CST/ESPN3

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Scoring summary

1	9:57	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 3 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:03	7–0

1	5:00	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 58 yard run, (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 3:19	14–0

2	13:08	Southeastern Louisiana	Xavier Roberson 1 yard run (Jonathon Tatum kick), Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:04	14–7

2	1:27	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 4 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:39	21–7

@ Central Arkansas

McNeese State at Central Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #15 Cowboys	0	0	7	21	28
Bears	0	3	10	0	13

Date: October 17
Location: Estes Stadium
Conway, AR
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 10,527
Game weather: 66°F • Clear
Referee: Kevin Boitmann
Television network: ESPN3

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Scoring summary

2	3:13	Central Arkansas	Jace Denker 42 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:43	0–3

3	12:22	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 5 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:08	7–3

3	6:42	Central Arkansas	Dominique Thomas 1 yard run (Jace Denker kick), Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:32	7–10

3	3:13	Central Arkansas	Jace Denker 44 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:08	7–13

4	14:50	McNeese State	Wallace Scott 45 yard fumble return (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 2:16	14–13

4	9:47	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 10 yard run (Trent Manuel Kick), Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:24	21–13

4	6:56	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 2 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 1:56	28–13

Northwestern State (homecoming)

Northwestern State at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	7	3	10	7	27
• #12 Cowboys	7	7	13	20	47

Date: October 24
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:28
Game attendance: 9,806
Game weather: 73°F • NE 8 • Cloudy, 40% rain
Referee: Kevin Hassell
Television network: CST

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Scoring summary

1	14:47	Northwestern State	Ed Eagan 97 yard kickoff return (Chris Moore kick)	0–7

1	4:22	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 1 yard run (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:22	7–7

2	14:56	McNeese State	Tavarious Battiste 29 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Trent Manuel kick), Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:19	14–7

2	7:45	Northwestern State	Chris Moore 20 yard field goal, Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 7:11	14–10

3	14:40	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 73 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:20	21–10

3	14:24	Northwestern State	Joel Blumenthal 62 yard run (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:29	21–17

3	5:45	Northwestern State	Chris Moore 44 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:33	21–20

3	2:17	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 2 yard run (Jean Breaux kick failed), Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:28	27–20

4	14:53	Northwestern State	Tuff McClain 42 yard pass from Stephen Rivers (Chris Moore kick), Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:24	27–27

4	12:42	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 52 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 2:11	34–27

4	5:25	McNeese State	Austin Nelson 2 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:35	40–27

4	2:19	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 1 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 2:51	47–27

@ Abilene Christian

McNeese State at Abilene Christian

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #10 Cowboys	3	3	6	3	15
Wildcats	0	6	0	7	13

Date: October 31
Location: Shotwell Stadium
Abilene, TX
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 3,567
Game weather: 65°F • NNW 13 • Sunny
Referee: Marvel July
Television network: ASN

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Scoring summary

1	9:25	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 28 yard field goal, Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:25	3–0

2	6:18	Abilene Christian	Dallas Sealey 9 yard pass from Herschel Sims (Zach Lehr kick blocked), Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:02	3–6

2	0:00	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 27 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:36	6–6

3	10:37	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 2 yard run (Trent Manuel kick blocked), Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:16	12–6

4	4:31	McNeese State	Trent Manuel 23 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 9 yards, 3:36	15–6

4	3:54	Abilene Christian	Carl Whitley 24 yard pass from Dallas Sealey (Zach Lehr kick), Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:37	15–13

Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Bearkats	10	0	0	0	10
• #9 Cowboys	0	14	3	10	27

Date: November 7
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:58
Game attendance: 10,501
Game weather: 64°F • NNE 13 • Overcast with rain
Referee: Daniel Romeo
Television network: ESPN3

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Scoring summary

1	9:38	Sam Houston State	Darion Flowers 90 yard interception return (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 5:22	0–7

1	0:54	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 20 yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:06	0–10

2	1:40	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 64 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:37	7–10

2	0:04	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 6 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 1:06	14–10

3	3:48	McNeese State	Jean Breaux 23 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:53	17–10

4	5:20	McNeese State	Jean Breaux 27 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:09	20–10

4	5:11	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 20 yard run (Jean Breaux Kick), Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:09	27–10

@ Lamar

McNeese State at Lamar

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Cowboys	17	0	0	3	20
Cardinals	7	0	0	7	14

Date: November 21
Location: Provost Umphrey Stadium
Beaumont, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:11
Game attendance: 9,808
Game weather: 62°F • 17 mph • Cloudy and Windy
Referee: Randy Christal
Television network: ESPN3

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Scoring summary

1	11:59	McNeese State	Jean Breaux 32 yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:49	3–0

1	6:19	Lamar	Dedrick Garner 66 yard fumble recovery (Alex Ball kick)	3–7

1	5:30	McNeese State	Ryan Ross 26 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:49	10–7

1	00:36	McNeese State	Daniel Sams 32 yard run (Jean Breaux kick), Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:04	17–7

4	8:46	McNeese State	Jean Breaux 31 yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:48	20–7

4	4:42	Lamar	Devonn Brown 32 yard pass from Joe Minden (Alex Ball kick), Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:33	20–14

Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Second Round

Sam Houston State at McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #6 Bearkats	7	17	10	0	34
#3 Cowboys	10	7	6	6	29

Date: December 5
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:33
Game attendance: 13,493
Game weather: 57°F • ENE 3 • Fair, 45% humidity
Referee: Jeremy Parker
Television network: ESPN3

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Scoring summary

1	11:58	McNeese State	Jean Breaux 43 yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:23	3–0

1	4:08	Sam Houston State	LaDarius Brown 54 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:04	3–7

1	0:39	McNeese State	Kent Shelby 15 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick) Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:29	10–7

2	13:32	McNeese State	David Bush 4 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick) Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:34	17–7

2	9:38	Sam Houston State	Corey Avery 1 yard run (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:54	17–14

2	4:30	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 22 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick) Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 3:11	17–21

2	0:00	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 47 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 1:58	17–24

3	9:01	Sam Houston State	Tre Honshtein 24 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:31	17–27

3	2:22	McNeese State	Zach Hetrick 3 yard pass from Daniel Sams (Jean Breaux kick blocked), Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:58	23–27

3	1:21	Sam Houston State	Yedidiah Louis 28 yard pass from Jeremiah Briscoe (Tre Honshtein kick), Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:01	23–34

4	11:20	McNeese State	Tavarious Battiste 43 yard pass from Daniel Sams (two-point conv. failed), Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:33	29–34

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	25	RV	RV	25	23	22	15	12	10	9	3	3	3	7
Coaches	23	23	21	17	15	13	9	9	7	5–T	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (1)	9

References

"Southland Conference Announces Week Five TV Selections". Southland Conference. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
"McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
"2015 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
"Blame it on the rain: Cowboys–Tigers washed out". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
"Incarnate Word (1–1) –vs– McNeese State (0–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
"McNeese (2–0, 2–0) –vs– Stephen F. Austin (0–3, 0–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
"Mississippi College (2–2) –vs– McNeese (3–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. September 26, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
"McNeese State (4–0, 3–0) –vs– Nicholls (0–4, 0–2)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
"Southeastern Louisiana (3–2, 2–1) –vs– McNeese State (5–0, 4–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
"McNeese State (6–0, 5–0) –vs– Central Arkansas (3–3, 3–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
"Northwestern State (1–6, 1–4) –vs– McNeese State (7–0, 6–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
"McNeese State (8–0, 7–0) –vs– Abilene Christian (2–6, 2–5)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
"Sam Houston State (6–3, 5–2) –vs– McNeese State (9–0, 8–0)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
"McNeese State (10–0, 9–0) –vs– Lamar University (5–6, 4–5)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
"Sam Houston State (10–3) –vs– McNeese State (10–1)". McNeese State University Department of Athletics. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

v t e McNeese Cowboys football
Venues	Killen Field (1951–1953) Wildcat Stadium (1954–1964) Cowboy Stadium (1965–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Central Arkansas: Red Beans and Rice Bowl Lamar: Battle of the Border Louisiana: Cajun Crown Northwestern State
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1940–1950 (junior college) 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Southland Conference football champions
College Division	Lamar Tech (1964) Lamar Tech (1965) Arlington State & Lamar Tech (1966) UT Arlington (1967) Arkansas State (1968) Arkansas State (1969) Arkansas State (1970) Lamar, Louisiana Tech, & Trinity (1971) Louisiana Tech (1972)
Division II	Louisiana Tech (1973) Louisiana Tech (1974)
Division I	Arkansas State (1975) McNeese State (1976) Louisiana Tech (1977)
Division I-A	Arkansas State & Louisiana Tech (1978) McNeese State (1979) McNeese State (1980) UT Arlington (1981)
Division I-AA/FCS	Louisiana Tech (1982) North Texas State & Northeast Louisiana (1983) Louisiana Tech (1984) Arkansas State (1985) Arkansas State (1986) Northeast Louisiana (1987) Northwestern State (1988) Stephen F. Austin (1989) Northeast Louisiana (1990) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (1991) Northeast Louisiana (1992) McNeese State (1993) North Texas (1994) McNeese State (1995) Troy State (1996) McNeese State & Northwestern State (1997) Northwestern State (1998) Stephen F. Austin & Troy State (1999) Troy State (2000) McNeese State & Sam Houston State (2001) McNeese State (2002) McNeese State (2003) Northwestern State & Sam Houston State (2004) Nicholls State & Texas State (2005) McNeese State (2006) McNeese State (2007) Central Arkansas (2008) McNeese State & Stephen F. Austin (2009) Stephen F. Austin (2010) Sam Houston State (2011) Central Arkansas & Sam Houston State (2012) Southeastern Louisiana (2013) Sam Houston State & Southeastern Louisiana (2014) McNeese State (2015) Sam Houston State (2016) Central Arkansas (2017) Incarnate Word & Nicholls (2018) Central Arkansas & Nicholls (2019) Sam Houston State (2020) Incarnate Word (2021) Incarnate Word & Southeastern Louisiana (2022) Nicholls (2023) Incarnate Word (2024)
National championships in bold

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