2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

The 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team represented McNeese State University as a member of the Southland Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Sterlin Gilbert in his first and only season as head coach, the Cowboys compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Southland. McNeese State played home games at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

2019 McNeese State Cowboys football
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record7–5 (5–4 Southland)
Head coach
  • Sterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorMatt Mattox (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Gush (1st season)
Home stadiumCowboy Stadium
2019 Southland Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Nicholls +^  7 2   8 4  
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^  7 2   9 3  
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^  6 3   8 5  
Sam Houston State  6 3   7 5  
McNeese State  5 4   7 5  
Incarnate Word  4 5   5 7  
Abilene Christian  4 5   5 7  
Northwestern State  3 6   3 9  
Stephen F. Austin  3 6   3 9  
Houston Baptist  2 6   5 7  
Lamar  2 7   4 8  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS poll

On November 20, 2018, head coach Lance Guidry was fired. He finished at McNeese State with a three-year record of 21–12. On December 5, the school hired South Florida offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert as head coach.

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