Year: | 2018 |
Team: | McNeese State Cowboys |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southland Conference |
Short Conf: | Southland |
Record: | 6–5 |
Conf Record: | 5–4 |
Head Coach: | Lance Guidry |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Off Coach: | Landon Hoefer |
Oc Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Cowboy Stadium |
The 2018 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Lance Guidry in his third and final season as head caoach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for fourth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
On November 20, Guidry was fired.[1] He finished his tenure at McNeese State with a three-year record of 21–12.
On July 12, 2018, the Southland announced their Preseason All-Conference Teams, with the Cowboys having ten players selected.[2]
Offense First Team
Defense First Team
Offense Second Team
Defense Second Team
On July 19, 2018, the Southland announced their preseason poll, with the Cowboys predicted to finish in fourth place.[3]
1 | Sam Houston State | 187 (10) | |
2 | Nicholls State | 173 (6) | |
3 | Central Arkansas | 170 (5) | |
4 | McNeese State | 159 (1) | |
5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 119 | |
6 | Stephen F. Austin | 90 | |
7 | Abilene Christian | 89 | |
8 | Northwestern State | 86 | |
9 | Incarnate Word | 53 | |
10 | Lamar | 52 | |
11 | Houston Baptist | 32 |
See also: 2018 Northern Colorado Bears football team.
See also: 2018 Nicholls State Colonels football team.
See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team.
See also: 2018 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team.
See also: 2018 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team.
See also: 2018 Incarnate Word Cardinals football team.
See also: 2018 Central Arkansas Bears football team and Red Beans and Rice Bowl.
See also: 2018 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team.
See also: 2018 Northwestern State Demons football team and McNeese State–Northwestern State football rivalry.
See also: 2018 Lamar Cardinals football team and Battle of the Border (Lamar–McNeese State).