FCS

McNeese

Cowboys · Southland

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#93

Among 128 teams · ▼11 since Week 7

Record

2-5

2-4 vs. FCS

Power rating

−7.34

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.53

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

McNeese is 2-5 and ranks No. 93 of 128 FCS teams, down 11 spots from Week 7. Its −7.3 power rating is 21.6 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FCS, 19th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 3.5 wins against it; McNeese is 1.5 behind, 67th in résumé rank.

Best win: 27–24 over East Texas A&M. Season-high rank: No. 46, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Nicholls on Sat, Oct 31. McNeese is a 7.6-point favorite with a 65% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Nicholls
Home

McNeese by 7.6

McNeese 65% · Nicholls 35%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 59 after Week 1 to No. 93 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#93
Week 8: No. 93 · −7.34 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 159−1.96
Week 246−1.28
Week 371−3.95
Week 467−3.36
Week 575−4.69
Week 673−4.13
Week 782−5.34
Week 893−7.34

Game results

7 games · 2026
McNeese results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L6–3820%+5.42
W24–2183%−18.05
at LSU
L14–635%+21.67
W27–2464%−8.75
L10–2734%−1.65
L24–27—+9.36
L27–38—+14.30
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Southland
Southland power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
1unchanged8-0
+14.30
#1−2.93+27.0
17up 66-2
+5.86
#13−3.19+8.3
20up 73-4
+5.42
#44+2.51-0.6
56up 34-4
−1.65
#60−3.07+1.8
61down 34-4
−2.13
#52−0.58-2.5
64down 133-4
−3.01
#57−1.23-10.0
93down 112-5
−7.34
#67+1.53-15.1
102down 132-6
−8.75
#106−2.09-11.6
110unchanged3-5
−10.16
#89−2.70-23.4
122unchanged0-7
−18.05
#124−2.98-27.6