2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2014 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Matt Viator, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

2014 McNeese State Cowboys football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 Southland)
Head coach	Matt Viator (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tim Leger (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Rob Sale (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Lance Guidry (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cowboy Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Sam Houston St +^		7	–	1					11	–	5
No. 14 SE Louisiana +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Lamar		5	–	3					8	–	4
Stephen F. Austin ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
Central Arkansas		5	–	3					6	–	6
McNeese State		4	–	4					6	–	5
Abilene Christian *		4	–	4					6	–	6
Northwestern State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Incarnate Word *		2	–	6					2	–	9
Houston Baptist		1	–	7					2	–	9
Nicholls State		0	–	8					0	–	12
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – ineligible for FCS playoffs due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	11:00 am	at No. 19 (FBS) Nebraska*	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ESPNU	L 24–31	91,082
September 13	6:00 pm	Prairie View A&M*	No. 6	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 48–16	17,469
September 27	6:00 pm	Arkansas Tech*	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 61–7	11,429
October 4	6:00 pm	Nicholls State	No. 5	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		W 45–3	11,744
October 11	3:00 pm	at Sam Houston State	No. 5	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	SLCTV	L 22–38	8,418
October 18	6:00 pm	Abilene Christian	No. 11	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN3	W 31–20	14,464
October 25	6:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	No. 11	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX	FCS	W 41–21	4,558
November 1	6:00 pm	at Northwestern State	No. 9	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (rivalry)		W 35–28	9,178
November 8	6:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	No. 6	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA		L 16–31	10,069
November 15	3:00 pm	at No. 10 Southeastern Louisiana	No. 13	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	SLCTV	L 9–28	7,012
November 22	6:00 pm	Lamar	No. 19	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (Battle of the Border)		L 24–27	7,402
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	11	11	9	6	13	19	RV	RV
Coaches	9	6	6	6	4	4	4	10	10	8	6	11	17	RV	RV

References

1. "McNeese Cowboys Schedule 2014". ESPN. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
2. "2014 Football Schedule". McNeese State University Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2023.