McNeese Cowboys football

McNeese Cowboys football
2025 McNeese Cowboys football team
First season1940 (1940)
Athletic directorHeath Schroyer
Head coachMatt Viator
11th season, 83–40 (.675)
LocationLake Charles, Louisiana
StadiumNavarre Stadium
(capacity: 17,610)
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceSouthland
ColorsRoyal blue and gold
   
All-time record487–311–13 (.609)
Bowl record3–3–1 (.500)
Conference championships
SLC: 1976, 1979, 1980, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2015
RivalriesCentral Arkansas (rivalry)
Lamar (rivalry)
Louisiana (rivalry)
Northwestern State (rivalry)
Fight song"On Mcneese"
MascotRowdy
Marching band"The Pride of Mcneese"
WebsiteMcNeeseSports.com

The McNeese Cowboys football program is the intercollegiate American football team for McNeese State University located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference. McNeese's first football team was fielded in 1940. The team plays its home games at the 17,410 seat Navarre Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.