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1994 McNeese State Cowboys football
1994 McNeese State Cowboys football
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 28–30 vs. Montana
Conference	Southland Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
Record	10–3 (5–1 Southland)
Head coach	Bobby Keasler (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Santiago (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kirby Bruchhaus (5th season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Southland Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 North Texas $^	5	–	0	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
No. 5 McNeese State ^	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Northwestern State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Sam Houston State	1	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State	1	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Southwest Texas State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference (Southland) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bobby Keasler, the team compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished second in the Southland. The Cowboys advanced to the Division I-AA playoffs and lost to Montana in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	No. 22 Illinois State*	No. 4	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 31–17	16,975	^[1]
September 10	Jacksonville State*	No. 2	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 18–12	15,025	^[2]
September 17	Central Arkansas*	No. 2	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)	W 21–7	17,000	^[3]
September 24	at No. 9 Northern Iowa*	No. 2	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	W 34–24	16,324	^[4]
October 1	at No. 5 Youngstown State*	No. 2	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 8–28	16,906	^[5]
October 15	at No. 24 North Texas	No. 5	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 17–38		^[6]
October 22	at Sam Houston State	No. 10	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 30–6		^[7]
October 29	No. 16 Stephen F. Austin	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 13–9	17,000	^[8]
November 5	Southwest Texas State	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 34–10		^[9]
November 12	at Northwestern State	No. 11	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)	W 28–7	10,300	^[10]
November 19	Nicholls State	No. 8	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	W 41–24	16,000	^[11]
November 26	No. 6 Idaho*	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 38–21	16,000	^[12]
December 3	at No. 8 Montana*	No. 5	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 28–30	8,419	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1994 McNeese State Cowboys football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`4`	Eric Acheson	Jr
G	`70`	Carter	So
TE	`89`	Chris Fontenot	Fr
C	`51`	Derrick Hennigan	Fr
QB	`7`	Kerry Joseph	Sr
WR	`81`	Skeet Owens	Sr
TE	`86`	Michael Warren	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FS	`9`	Zach Bronson	So
DB		Delphfrine Lee	Fr
DE	`96`	Kavika Pittman	Sr
S		Jason Rollins

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Bobby Keasler

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Turnovers doom ISU in opening loss". The Pantagraph. September 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JSU loses, but stuns McNeese State". The Anniston Star. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese wins 'ugly' over Central Ark". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 18, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese hands UNI a tough loss". The Des Moines Register. September 25, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown's defense handles McNeese State". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 2, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese falls to 4–2". Daily World. October 26, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fontenot's run ignites Cowboys over Bearkats". The Daily Advertiser. October 23, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese State holds off Stephen F. Austin". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese St. hammers Southwest Texas St". Austin American-Statesman. November 6, 1994. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cowboys lasso NSU Demons". The Shreveport Times. November 13, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese 41, Nicholls 24". The Crowley Post-Signal. November 20, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (November 27, 1994). "Ambushed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. p. 1B.
^ "Montana slips McNeese State's grasp". The Charlotte Observer. December 4, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "McNeese State - 1994 Football Schedule". McNeese State Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2019.