1999 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 Southland)
Head coach
  • Kirby Bruchhaus (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorScott Stoker (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
1999 Southland Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Troy State +^  6 –1   11 –2  
No. 22 Stephen F. Austin +  6 –1   8 –3  
McNeese State  5 –2   6 –5  
Sam Houston State  4 –3   6 –5  
Northwestern State  3 –4   4 –7  
Southwest Texas State  2 –5   3 –8  
Jacksonville State  1 –6   2 –9  
Nicholls State  1 –6   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first year under head coach Kirby Bruchhaus, the team compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the Southland.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4No. 16 Northern Iowa*No. 6
L 17–4116,370[1]
September 11Texas A&M–Kingsville*No. 16
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 24–1014,006[2][3]
September 18Southern Utah*No. 15
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 24–3112,755[4][5]
October 2at Maine*
L 7–353,943[6]
October 9at No. 2 Stephen F. Austin
L 14–40[7]
October 16at Jacksonville State
W 39–36 2OT4,888[8]
October 23Northwestern State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA (rivalry)
W 20–1713,300[9][10]
October 30Sam Houston State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
L 3–2011,341[11][12]
November 6at Southwest Texas State
W 10–75,243[13][14]
November 13No. 1 Troy State
  • Cowboy Stadium
  • Lake Charles, LA
W 24–712,418[15]
November 20at Nicholls State
W 38–02,343[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Panthers cruise past McNeese St". Globe-Gazette. September 5, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Final 1999 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 1999 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Offense back but result the same for Javs". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 12, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "SUU Avenges Loss to McNeese". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 19, 1999. p. 41 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cannon, Roberts lead T-Birds to upset win over McNeese St". The Daily Spectrum. September 19, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Nothing 'obscure' about Black Bears". Portland Press Herald. October 3, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Lumberjacks drum McNeese State, 40–14". Longview News-Journal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "JSU loses tough one in double OT". The Anniston Star. October 17, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "McNeese St. 20, Northwestern St. 17". The Anniston Star. October 24, 1999. p. 18 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "McNeese holds on to edge NSU". The Shreveport Times. October 24, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Sam Houston State 20, McNeese State 3". ESPN – via Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ "Sam Houston St. 20, McNeese St. 3". Abilene Reporter-News. October 31, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "McNeese 10, SW Texas St. 7". The Town Talk. November 7, 1999. p. 18 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Martin stands out in MSU win". The Daily Advertiser. November 7, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Cowboys upset top-ranked Trojans". Daily World. November 14, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "McNeese blows out Nicholls". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 21, 1999. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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